FREE METHODIST CHURCH, MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM

Registered charity 514358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEYSHAM FREE METHODIST CHURCH

Religious activities such as Sunday services, meetings for children, youth, elderly and general ages. Support of missions and local charities.

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£176k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that Morecambe & Heysham Free Methodist Church reported an operating surplus of £26,935 for the year ended 31 December 2024, while its associated Heart Church reported an operating deficit of £7,297. The filing indicates that an independent examination was carried out with no matters coming to the examiner's attention regarding compliance or accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: General offerings includes £6,000 of funding from HFMC
“General offerings includes £6,000 of funding from HFMC.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£195k£176k
31/12/2023£182k£159k
31/12/2022£153k£157k
31/12/2021£127k£122k
31/12/2020£157k£132k

Common questions

Is FREE METHODIST CHURCH, MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that Morecambe & Heysham Free Methodist Church reported an operating surplus of £26,935 for the year ended 31 December 2024, while its associated Heart Church reported an operating deficit of £7,297. The filing indicates that an independent examination was carried out with no matters coming to the examiner's attention regarding compliance or accounting records. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED1£26k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HEYSHAM ST PETER WITH ST JAMES AND ST ANDREW.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FREE METHODIST CHURCH, MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM£195k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HEYSHAM ST PETER WITH ST JAMES AND ST ANDREW FY2024£148k—0unclear—no doubt
CARNFORTH FREE METHODIST CHURCH FY2024£197k—0above—no doubt
FAREHAM METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
FREE METHODIST CHURCH, FULWOOD FY2025£492k—0above—no doubt
FREE METHODIST CHURCH, GARSTANG FY2024£384k—0below—no doubt

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