Oswestry Methodist Church
The latest figures on the register are for the year ending 31 August 2024, 26 months ago. Charities must report within 10 months of their year end, so its report for the following year looks overdue.
What it does
Relgious Activities
Its charitable purposes
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.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Shropshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £162,432 and spent £163,059.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £162,432 | £163,059 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 August 2024 | £163,627 | £166,459 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 August 2023 | £141,967 | £137,840 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £153,382 | £153,143 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £127,198 | £139,482 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 28%, from £127,198 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £162,432 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Ann Horsley
- Doris Mary Beaman
- Ian Skaife
- Jennifer Roberts
- Judith Schofield
- Martin Bennett
- Rev Graham Horsley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 3 June 2026, 27 days early | Received 4 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 5 May 2025, 56 days early | Received 15 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 3 June 2024, 27 days early | Received 3 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 16 May 2023, 45 days early | Received 16 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 27 May 2022, 34 days early | Received 27 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1128700
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 March 2009
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Website
- www.methodist.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Not matched to a council area
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 18 April 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.