UNITY METHODIST CHURCH

Charity Number: 1173520
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sunday and midweek worship; youth and family work, including Stepping Stones (parents and toddlers) and family afternoons; pastoral care; Lifeline Debt Advice; Foodbank; Pantry. Hire of premises to outside groups; Craft and Chat group; Wesley Guild; House Groups; Social events (Saturday Cafe, community lunches, Sunday lunches, church bowls group); Justice and Peace Group; fundraising; donations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £174,334
Total expenditure: £182,898

Total income includes £5,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

17 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 2017: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WESLEY AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH, SANDBACH (Working name)
  • SANDBACH METHODIST CHURCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

17 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Carolyn Ann Lawrance Chair 01 September 2023
None on record
Pamela Christine Smith Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Brian Cornel Hanna Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Elizabeth Mary Trinder Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Cynthia Kelly Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Norma Joyce Stolworthy Trustee 01 September 2022
CHESHIRE SOUTH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Katy Louise Lowe Trustee 22 June 2022
None on record
Ellen Doreen Cieka Trustee 24 November 2021
WINTERLEY METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
CHESHIRE SOUTH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Marian Pauline Sherwin Trustee 25 November 2020
None on record
JAYNE LORRELLA BUNN Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Matthew Timothy Cooke Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
ROBERT PAUL CHARLES GLASSONBURY Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Karen Elizabeth Foster Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
STEPHEN DAVID PARKER-AIKEN Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
ANN HORSFIELD Trustee 01 September 2020
CHESHIRE SOUTH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
GEORGE ALAN PIMLOTT Trustee 01 September 2020
CHESHIRE SOUTH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
BRUNILDA EYRE Trustee 01 September 2020
CHESHIRE SOUTH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £84.87k £89.38k £105.39k £155.75k £174.33k
Total expenditure £102.78k £94.54k £128.06k £137.26k £182.90k
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 £5.00k

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 2024 02 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 02 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 05 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 05 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 15 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 15 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 29 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 29 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 04 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 04 March 2021 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) ADOPTED 20 SEP 1932 as amended on 21 Jul 2020

Charitable objects

SECTION 4 METHODIST CHURCH ACT 1976 THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE PURPOSES 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 BEING A 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;

Contact information

Address:
WESLEY CENTRE
16 CHAPEL STREET
SANDBACH
CW11 1DS
Phone:
01270750078
Email:
No information available
Website:

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