BILLERICAY METHODIST CHURCH

Charity number: 1128787
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1.provision of regular public acts of worship open to church members & non-members alike 2. provision of sacred space for prayer & contemplation 3.teaching Christianity through sermons, courses & small groups 4.pastoral work including visiting the sick & bereaved 5.promoting the church's mission through activities for older people, parents & toddlers, young people and other specific needs groups

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £483,470
Total expenditure: £289,903

People

18 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

One or more trustees receive 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:
  • 24 March 2009: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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
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

18 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Moses Kweku Agyam Chair 01 September 2023
SOUTH ESSEX METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Heather Ashworth Trustee 02 March 2025
SOUTH ESSEX METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Dr Barbara Almond Trustee 02 March 2025
None on record
Elizabeth Eileen Perry Trustee 17 March 2024
None on record
Julia Margaret Faulkner Trustee 05 March 2023
None on record
Gillian Rogers Trustee 05 March 2023
None on record
Susan Cooke Trustee 05 March 2023
None on record
Rev Felicity Al-Hassan Trustee 01 September 2021
SOUTH ESSEX METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
RACHEL KATHERINE GALLEHAWK Trustee 10 June 2021
CHRISTIAN CREATIVITY LTD
Received: On time
Geraldine Joan Hanton Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
Pamela Mary Cottrell Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
David Samuel Rogers Trustee 01 May 2019
MASSEY SHAW AND MARINE VESSELS PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED
Received: On time
HELEN HACKER Trustee 22 February 2017
None on record
MRS LIZ READ Trustee 02 May 2013
None on record
Margaret Kingston Trustee 08 November 2011
BILLERICAY CHORAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
MR KEN COWELL Trustee
SOUTH ESSEX METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
LORRAINE ANNE HARRIS Trustee
None on record
LYN BOWDITCH 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 £177.87k £238.09k £258.00k £328.81k £483.47k
Total expenditure £208.83k £258.91k £229.87k £306.96k £289.90k
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 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 20 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 20 February 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2024 20 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 20 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 13 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 13 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 28 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 28 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 11 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 11 January 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:
148 NORSEY VIEW DRIVE
BILLERICAY
CM12 0QX
Phone:
07910811004
Email:
contact@billericaymethodistchurch.org
Website:

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