CENTRAL SUSSEX UNITED AREA

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. To teach, baptise and nurture believers. To respond to human need by loving service. To seek to transform unjust social structures of society. To strive to safeguard the integrity or creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023
Total income:
£645,756
Donations and legacies | £20.63k | |
Charitable activities | £391.56k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £3.61k | |
Other | £229.96k |
Total expenditure:
£401,291
Raising funds | £6.27k | |
Charitable activities | £395.02k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £6.27k | |
Charitable expenditure | £395.02k | |
Retained for future use | £244.47k |
People

6 Employee(s)
29 Trustee(s)
200 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Religious Activities
- The General Public/mankind
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- East Sussex
- West Sussex
Governance
- 17 February 2010: Standard registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
29 Trustee(s)
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Jennifer Ann Gandy | Trustee | 01 May 2021 |
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Helen Abel | Trustee | 01 May 2021 |
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Daniel Ellison McQuillin | Trustee | 23 March 2021 |
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Rev BRIDGET JANE BANKS | Trustee | 23 March 2021 |
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Hugh Cochrane Young | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Rev Memona Shahbaz | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Rev William Fletcher | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Janice May Crompton | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Rev Barbara Theresa Evans-Routley | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Robert Maurice Drake | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Andrew David Feasey | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Heather Johnson | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Andrew David Ferris | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Adrian James Morris | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Jennifer Dorothy Macfadyen | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Janet Walton | Trustee | 01 May 2019 |
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Kathleen Shaw | Trustee | 23 January 2019 |
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Rev Ann Caffyn | Trustee | 01 September 2018 |
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Dr Brenda Vance | Trustee | 01 September 2017 |
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Rev ANDREW SIMON CHRISTIAN MELVIN | Trustee | 01 July 2017 |
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Bernard John Dignum | Trustee | 01 June 2017 |
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ALAN NEVILLE COLGATE | Trustee | 01 May 2015 |
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Rev KEITH JAMES MORRISON | Trustee | 28 February 2015 |
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Angela Bridget Jenkins | Trustee | 25 February 2015 |
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Carol Jewell | Trustee | 01 January 2015 |
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Neil Graham Fisher | Trustee | 01 November 2014 |
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Rev Paul Simon Tabraham | Trustee | 01 September 2014 |
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CAROLYN FRANCES AUGER | Trustee |
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JEREMY NIGEL HALLETT | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £756.12k | £360.83k | £548.79k | £375.41k | £645.76k | |
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Total expenditure | £630.01k | £553.62k | £935.00k | £384.65k | £401.29k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £800 | N/A | £2.99k | N/A | £20.63k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £309.26k | N/A | £339.00k | N/A | £391.56k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £3.96k | N/A | £1.41k | N/A | £3.61k | |
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Income - Other | £442.10k | N/A | £205.39k | N/A | £229.96k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £630.01k | N/A | £935.00k | N/A | £395.02k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £6.27k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | N/A | £7.84k | N/A | £9.08k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £273.52k | N/A | £547.37k | N/A | £9.26k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £3.67m | N/A | £3.19m | N/A | £3.39m | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Other assets | £630.07k | N/A | £86.01k | N/A | £168.05k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £450.06k | N/A | £0 | N/A | £58.33k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 26 June 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 26 June 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 27 June 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 27 June 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 14 November 2022 | 137 days late | |
Accounts and TAR |
31 August 2021
(These accounts |
14 November 2022 | 137 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 28 June 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 28 June 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2019 | 16 June 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2019 | 16 June 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
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 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.
Area of benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.
Contact information
- Address:
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Methodist Church
High Street
HAILSHAM
East Sussex
BN27 1AU
- Phone:
- 01323 840026
- Website:
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