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Central (& Woods) Methodist Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1126968WednesburyReligion
Income£26k2025-08-31
Spending£17ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause38th pctReligion
Registered2008Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Central (& Woods) Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wednesbury. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Central (& Woods) Methodist Church reported income of £26k and spending of £17k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £123k to £26k (-79%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Central (& Woods) Methodist Church sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Welsh Church Act Trust Fund) Scheme 1999 (£26k), Longhorsley Mission Free Church (£26k) and Wyken Gospel Hall Trust (£26k).

Income and spending

£0£45k£91k£136k£181k2021 Income: £123,1942021 Spending: £136,15020212022 Income: £137,1852022 Spending: £150,67920222023 Income: £181,1282023 Spending: £145,61620232024 Income: £15,7812024 Spending: £20,19120242025 Income: £26,3592025 Spending: £17,2822025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Religious Activities

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Welsh Church Act Trust Fund) Scheme 1999Port Talbot Civic Centre£26k
Longhorsley Mission Free ChurchMorpeth£26k
Wyken Gospel Hall TrustCoventry£26k
Christian Resources for Primary Schools TrustLeighton Buzzard£26k