The Methodist Church in West Somerset
Key takeaways
- Its stated work centres on children's services, older people's support, food provision and youth work, alongside worship, pastoral care, weekly groups and warm spaces, so a request should show a clear link to one of these.
- Neither the annual report nor the register gives a usable grants figure or grant range, so there is no basis here for setting a request size, and it is worth asking the contact shown before settling on an amount.
- No application process is published, so the first step is to get in touch with the contact shown and ask how it accepts requests.
- The registered area of operation is Somerset, but no geographic focus is stated.
- Nothing published says how competitive or relationship-led its giving is, so a short, direct enquiry is a sensible first approach.
Overview
The Methodist Church in West Somerset is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1147036).
The Methodist Church in West Somerset is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its purposes include the advancement of the Christian faith and the charitable purposes of Methodist Church organisations and related charities. It supports charitable agencies, including those connected with children's services, older people's support, food provision and youth work, and its wider community activity includes Christian worship, pastoral care, weekly groups, warm spaces and work with other churches and community groups.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 25 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Methodist Church in West Somerset supports charitable agencies, including organisations connected with children’s services, older people’s support, food provision and youth work. Its wider community activity includes Christian worship, pastoral care and mission, weekly groups, warm spaces and work with other churches and community groups. The Circuit describes its aim as enabling personal growth and making every church a place of welcome, love and acceptance in the name of Jesus Christ. Its account of outreach stresses a Christian presence in the local community and service to the community.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £113,979 | £95,465 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £129,952 | £131,444 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £147,869 | £143,782 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £442,514 | £116,667 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £165,591 | £266,764 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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Contact
- finance@westsomersetmethodists.org.uksource
- West Somerset Methodist Circuit Office, Minehead Methodist Church, 7, The Avenue, Minehead, Somersetsource
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- finance@westsomersetmethodists.org.uksource
- West Somerset Methodist Circuit Office, Minehead Methodist Church, 7, The Avenue, Minehead, Somersetsource