GRANGEWOOD ROAD METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1209482 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRANGEWOOD METHODIST CHURCH

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 SUBSIDIARY 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

£123k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £86,317 to £96,740 during the year, with total cash funds held by the church rising from £88,004 to £98,533. The trustees' report indicates that the charity aims to hold reserves covering six months of expenditure, targeting £60,000, and confirms that no funds are in deficit. The independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention, confirming the accounts accord with the accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Offerings and Tax recovered (63% of income)

“Some 63% of the Church’s income came from offerings and Tax recovered.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ average expenditure i.e. £60,000 (held: £97k)

“We aim to hold in reserve sufficient money in our general funds to cover a minimum of six months’ average expenditure i.e. £60,000.” — page 7

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Anthony Malcolmchair
Andrew Hart
Angela Horsley MBE
Christopher Dennis Oldham
Cristina Anne Rosas
DILYS CAROL OLDHAM
Dorothy Mary Richmond
Dr Paul Irvine Rodmell
Emma Kathryn Harman
Gillian Ann Watts
Hannah Elizabeth Alderson
Helen Jones
Helen Pickering
Jacqueline Mary Hastie
Janet Mary Crooks
Jessica Bullet
Joan Genieve Spence
Julie Anne Rodmell
Margaret Christine Featherstone
Margaret Lynda Jackaman
Martin Leslie Jackaman
Martin Sykes · trustee of 2 other charities
Pamela Grayling
Patricia Ann Henly
Stephen John Pickering · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Bond

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£123k	£112k

Common questions

Is GRANGEWOOD ROAD METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £86,317 to £96,740 during the year, with total cash funds held by the church rising from £88,004 to £98,533. The trustees' report indicates that the charity aims to hold reserves covering six months of expenditure, targeting £60,000, and confirms that no funds are in deficit. The independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention, confirming the accounts accord with the accounting records. 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
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	1	£477k
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL	1	£155k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HORWICH, DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER	1	£50

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD FAITH ASSEMBLY.

THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD FAITH ASSEMBLY income £119k
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES income £490k
HILLINGDON PARK BAPTIST CHURCH income £126k
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND income £473k
GRACE CHURCH EXETER income £286k
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK income £300k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRANGEWOOD ROAD METHODIST CHURCH	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD FAITH ASSEMBLY FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES FY2025	£490k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HILLINGDON PARK BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND FY2025	£473k	£70,000 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH EXETER FY2025	£286k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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