BOWTHORPE ROAD METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1202520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Methodist Church belonging to the Norwich Circuit. We are here to service our local community and also the Chinese community living in Norfolk. We provide Sunday services in either Chinese or English. In addition, weekly activities are organized for groups of different ages. Young people are welcome to join our Sunday school and fellowships, and also our summer youth camps

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £10,907 for the year, with total expenditure of £171,169 exceeding total income of £160,262. However, unrestricted reserves at year-end stood at £200,586, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of six months of normal operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chi Wai Lai
• Kai Chiu Liu · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kit Yee Holland
• Rev Thomas John Osborne · trustee of 1 other charity
• Xue Qin Wang
• Yim Mui Connie Chan
• Yuk Heung Lee
• Yun Tuan Lin
• Zoe Lai Chun Lam

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

Operates in: Norfolk

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