OFFINGTON PARK METHODIST CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 22 January 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £313,155
Latest expenditure: £275,924
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: OFFINGTON PARK METHODIST CHURCH, SOUTH FARM ROAD, WORTHING, BN14 7TN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.offingtonpark.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Place of Worship

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £313,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £275,924

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £177,430
Total Gross Expenditure: £168,817

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £182,142
Total Gross Expenditure: £141,073

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £150,276
Total Gross Expenditure: £142,836

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £119,477
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,820

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £313,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £275,924
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £177,430
Total Gross Expenditure: £168,817
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £182,142
Total Gross Expenditure: £141,073
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £150,276
Total Gross Expenditure: £142,836
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £119,477
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,820
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: OFFINGTON PARK METHODIST CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2009-01-22T00:00:00

Charity Name: OFFINGTON PARK METHODIST CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-06-17T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4017845
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1110952
Assoc Charity Name: OFFINGTON PARK PRE-SCHOOL

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: 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: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 484347
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: OPMC

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures