Brighouse Central Methodist Church — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 7 May 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £249,684
Latest expenditure: £201,130
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Central Methodist Church, Commercial Street, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AQ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.centralmethodistchurchbrighouse.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of regular public acts of worship Provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplationFacilitating the development of Christian faithPastoral work Promotion of Christianity through events and servicesProvision of interest groups with a Christian ethosPromoting the mission of the Church through activitiesAccommodating community groups consistent with the Christian faith

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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: 16 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £249,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £201,130

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: 18 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £192,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £214,952

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: 18 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £240,373
Total Gross Expenditure: £308,789

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: 26 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £188,571
Total Gross Expenditure: £272,366

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: 29 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £243,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,965

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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: 16 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £249,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £201,130
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: 18 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £192,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £214,952
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £400
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 40

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: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £240,373
Total Gross Expenditure: £308,789
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 40

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: 26 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £188,571
Total Gross Expenditure: £272,366
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: 40

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: 29 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £243,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,965
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £30,526
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Calderdale
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Brighouse Central Methodist Church
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2009-05-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 16 Oct 2017
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.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 488947
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH, BRIGHOUSE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries