SOUTHDOWN METHODIST CHURCH

Charity Number: 1133879

Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The purpose of Southdown Methodist Church is the advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church. We do this by worshipping, learning and caring for those in our community, acts of service and making more disciples of Jesus Christ.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £73,225

Total expenditure: £110,588

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:

General Charitable Purposes
Education/training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Religious Activities
Recreation
Other Charitable Purposes

Who the charity helps:

Children/young People
Elderly/old People
The General Public/mankind

How the charity helps:

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Provides Services
Other Charitable Activities

Where the charity operates:

Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:

28 January 2010: Previously excepted registration
24 January 2025: Removed (Does not operate)

Organisation type:

Previously excepted

Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:

Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid

Other regulators:

No information available

Policies:

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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Land and property:

This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure	31/08/2020	31/08/2021	31/08/2022	31/08/2023	31/08/2024
Total gross income	£65.22k	£132.92k	£137.64k	£66.22k	£73.22k
Total expenditure	£74.35k	£156.76k	£140.90k	£68.31k	£110.59k
Income from government contracts	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Income from government grants	N/A	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
Annual return	31 August 2024	22 October 2024	On Time
Accounts and TAR	31 August 2024	22 October 2024	On Time
Annual return	31 August 2023	27 November 2023	On Time
Accounts and TAR	31 August 2023	27 November 2023	On Time
Annual return	31 August 2022	17 January 2023	On Time
Accounts and TAR	31 August 2022	17 January 2023	On Time
Annual return	31 August 2021	05 July 2022	5 days late
Accounts and TAR	31 August 2021	05 July 2022	5 days late
Annual return	31 August 2020	15 May 2021	On Time
Accounts and TAR	31 August 2020	15 May 2021	On Time

Submit annual return

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.

METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1939), METHODIST CHURCH FUNDS ACT (1960) AND DEED OF UNION (1932)

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 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.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL