TONBRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1206065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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 surplus of £4,259 for the year ended 31 August 2025, adding to its reserves. The trustees confirm that current income and reserves are sufficient to meet ongoing expenditure, with general fund cash resources providing approximately four months of cover. The charity holds unrestricted designated funds of £48,822 available for exceptional costs or outreach support.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Kirsty McGheechair
• Ann Welch · trustee of 1 other charity
• Diane Thorpe
• Helen Cook · trustee of 1 other charity
• Hugh Taylor
• JOANNE ROWE
• Jane Jordan
• Jennifer Wythes
• Jill Gray
• Joanne Michelle Davis
• John Eric Davis
• Keith Reynolds · trustee of 1 other charity
• Liesje Athwal BEM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lynne Taylor
• Peter Thorpe
• Roi Arden
• Victor Obbard

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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