Wokingham Methodist Church
Analysis
Wokingham Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Wokingham Methodist Church reported income of £306k and spending of £382k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £166k to £306k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Wokingham Methodist Church sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary on the Hill, Chester (£305k), Morning Star Trust (£306k) and Chelsea Methodist Church and Pastoral Centre (£305k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
As stated in original charity application - no change.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary on the Hill, Chester | Chester | £305k |
| Morning Star Trust | Middlesex | £306k |
| Chelsea Methodist Church and Pastoral Centre | London | £305k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Thames Ditton | Thames Ditton | £306k |