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Methodist Ministers' Housing Society

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC050661
Status
Active
Registered
Jan. 11, 2021
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Methodist Ministers' Housing Society
109 Baker Street
London
W1U 6RP

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'

Objectives: Objects 2.1 The Society's objects are restricted specifically, in each case only for the public benefit: (a) to carry on the business of providing, within the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, housing, or financial assistance towards the housing needs of, and any associated amenities upon terms appropriate to their means, for: (i) Methodist presbyters and deacons (formerly referred to as ministers and deacons) who are in receipt of their full Methodist Church pension entitlement and their widows, widowers or dependants. (ii) Methodist presbyters and deacons who have retired prior to reaching full retirement age with the consent of the Conference of the Methodist Church on health or compassionate grounds and the widows, widowers or dependants thereof. (iii) widows, widowers or dependants of Methodist presbyters and deacons who have died in active service. in each case such presbyters and deacons, widows, widowers or dependants being of limited means and for those in receipt of such provision, the further provision of, or assistance with the costs of, services or facilities calculated to reduce their conditions of need (whether age, ill-health, disability or financial), also upon terms appropriate to their means. (b) such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time determine. 2.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Society for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Aug. 31, 2025 £7,907,000 £7,717,000 20
Aug. 31, 2024 £7,868,000 £7,603,000 19
Aug. 31, 2023 £5,706,000 £7,472,000 22
Aug. 31, 2022 £7,520,000 £7,074,000 16
Aug. 31, 2021 £5,013,000 £6,237,000 17