BENFLEET METHODIST CHURCH

Charity number: 1127749
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our mission is to be a powerful spiritual force in the community and a visible expression of God's inclusive love.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £351,410
Total expenditure: £125,291

People

19 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 January 2009: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

19 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shelagh Stokes Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
Stephen Decker Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
Robin Macdonald Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
Valerie Windsor Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Rev Zena Smith Trustee 01 September 2022
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Rosalind Klass Trustee 31 August 2022
None on record
Stella Holden Trustee 31 August 2022
None on record
Andrew Keyes Trustee 01 June 2017
None on record
Elixabeth Ann Keyes Trustee 01 June 2017
None on record
Daisy Humphreys Trustee 01 June 2017
None on record
Alan John Stokes Trustee 01 June 2017
None on record
CAROLINE HUGGETT B.ED. HONS Trustee
None on record
RICHARD JOHN REEVES Trustee
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED
Received: On time
ROBERT GRAY Trustee
THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY
Received: On time
Diane Norton Trustee
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Valerie Ryall Trustee
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT
Received: On time
JANICE MARIE GRAY Trustee
None on record
SUSAN DOWNER Trustee
None on record
DOREEN BARTLETT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £218.10k £141.58k £130.59k £123.39k £351.41k
Total expenditure £207.79k £179.06k £118.28k £138.47k £125.29k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.40k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2025 09 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 09 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2024 12 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 12 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 02 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 02 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 22 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 22 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)

Charitable 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 dicipline 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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
221 VICARAGE HILL
BENFLEET
SS7 1PG
Phone:
01268751393
Email:
REEVES221@BTINTERNET.COM
Website:

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