NORTHAMPTON METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1199372 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Northampton Methodist Church is the registered charity for all of the Methodist worshipping communities within Northampton and the surrounding area.It provides both worship, fellowship and pastoral care from its various buildings within the town, more details available on our website.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SINCE THE DATE OF UNION THE ADVANCEMENT OF-(A) THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL STANDARDS AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH;(B) ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY CONNEXIONAL, DISTRICT, CIRCUIT, LOCAL OR OTHER ORGANISATION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH;(C) ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY SOCIETY OR INSTITUTION SUBSIDUARY OR ANCILLARY TO THE METHODIST CHURCH;(D) ANY PURPOSE FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY CHARITY BEING A CHARITY SUBSIDIARY OR ANCILLARY TO THE METHODIST CHURCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£362k

Latest spending

£374k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's free reserves were £125,000 at the end of the financial year, providing 4.5 months of expenditure cover. This level of reserves meets the charity's stated policy requirement of holding a minimum sum equivalent to 4 months' average expenditure. The net movement in funds for the year was a surplus of £9,902, following a transfer out of the Kingsthorpe Society.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months' average expenditure (held: £125k)

“The Reserves Policy for the Church is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 4 months' average expenditure.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev David John Speirschair · trustee of 2 other charities
Charmaine Wareham-Voyce · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Hellen Oluoko Okello · trustee of 2 other charities
Frances Perry · trustee of 1 other charity
Hilary Walden · trustee of 1 other charity
Jennifer Brooks
Jennifer Ruth Richardson
Julie Michelle Kerry
Kathryn Stretton
Laura Ferris
Linda Caines
Patricia Ann Oliver · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul James Deakin · trustee of 1 other charity
Philip Neil Leeson · trustee of 2 other charities
William Keith BROOKS · trustee of 4 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£362k	£374k
31/08/2024	£436k	£426k
31/08/2023	£413k	£406k

Common questions

Is NORTHAMPTON METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's free reserves were £125,000 at the end of the financial year, providing 4.5 months of expenditure cover. This level of reserves meets the charity's stated policy requirement of holding a minimum sum equivalent to 4 months' average expenditure. The net movement in funds for the year was a surplus of £9,902, following a transfer out of the Kingsthorpe Society. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL CHURCH CHARITY.

NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL CHURCH CHARITY income £333k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOLY GHOST ZONE (NORTHAMPTON) income £180k
SOUTHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT income £246k
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City income £156k
METHODIST CHURCH - NORTH WEST ENGLAND DISTRICT income £7.3m
ELM HALL DRIVE METHODIST CHURCH income £140k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTHAMPTON METHODIST CHURCH	£362k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL CHURCH CHARITY FY2024	£333k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOLY GHOST ZONE (NORTHAMPTON) FY2025	£180k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£246k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City FY2025	£156k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
METHODIST CHURCH - NORTH WEST ENGLAND DISTRICT FY2025	£7.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.