CCEW Charity Commission profile

Methodist Central Hall, Manchester

Registered charity 1137980 · organisation 5007009

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Previously excepted
Registered
13 September 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£544,002
Latest expenditure
£477,157
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: THE METHODIST CHURCH, CENTRAL BUILDINGS, OLDHAM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 1JQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Methodist Central Hall, Manchester (MCHM) aims to promote, facilitate and assist with the work and purposes of the Methodist Church for the advancement of the Christian faith. In order to achieve this aim, MCHM aims to maintain sound finances and good property management so that it can continue to provide suitable accommodation for each of the Church Bodies at Central Buildings.

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
30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£544,002
Total Gross Expenditure
£477,157
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
26 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
26 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£527,579
Total Gross Expenditure
£432,089
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
2 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
2 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£528,962
Total Gross Expenditure
£551,871
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
5 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
5 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£489,922
Total Gross Expenditure
£403,957
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
14 July 2022
Date Accounts Received
14 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£361,476
Total Gross Expenditure
£393,208

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
30 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£544,002
Total Gross Expenditure
£477,157
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
12
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
26 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£527,579
Total Gross Expenditure
£432,089
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
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
2 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£528,962
Total Gross Expenditure
£551,871
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
0
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
5 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£489,922
Total Gross Expenditure
£403,957
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£17,463
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
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
14 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£361,476
Total Gross Expenditure
£393,208
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£49,494
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
1

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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
30 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
254441
Income Charitable Activities
62831
Income Investments
226730
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
544002
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£477,157
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
477157
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2988
Expenditure Support Costs
55571
Expenditure Depreciation
4464
Gain Loss Investment
-6668
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£239,000
Assets Total Fixed
2976055
Assets Own Use
262054
Assets Long Term Investment
2714001
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£139,860
Assets Total Liabilities
£62,368
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,053,547
Creditors One Year Total Current
62368
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£100,786
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3053547
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3053547
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
26 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
211374
Income Charitable Activities
62465
Income Investments
253740
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
527579
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£432,089
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
432089
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4546
Expenditure Support Costs
52632
Expenditure Depreciation
4781
Gain Loss Investment
33229
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,993,370
Assets Total Fixed
2985810
Assets Own Use
266518
Assets Long Term Investment
2719292
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£83,900
Assets Total Liabilities
£76,340
Assets Current Investment
52690
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,993,370
Creditors One Year Total Current
60090
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
16250
Assets Cash
£31,210
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2993370
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2993370
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
2 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
208515
Income Charitable Activities
62218
Income Investments
258229
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
528962
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£551,871
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
551871
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4610
Expenditure Support Costs
210624
Expenditure Depreciation
5069
Gain Loss Investment
-19049
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,864,651
Assets Total Fixed
2927651
Assets Own Use
271299
Assets Long Term Investment
2656352
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£97,137
Assets Total Liabilities
£160,137
Assets Current Investment
28114
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,864,651
Creditors One Year Total Current
113887
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
46250
Assets Cash
£69,023
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2864651
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2864651
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No

07 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
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Methodist Central Hall, Manchester
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event
2010-09-13T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 05 Sep 2019
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 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.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
347929
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
MCBMC
Charity Name Id
347938
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
METHODIST CENTRAL BUILDINGS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Complaints policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Investment
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Paying staff
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures