Shirley Methodist Church

Analysis

Shirley Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Shirley Methodist Church reported income of £117k and spending of £121k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £97k to £117k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Shirley Methodist Church sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Washington (£117k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kirkbymoorside with Gillamoor, Farndale, Bransdale & Edstone (£117k) and St Mary the Virgin Church (St Mary's), Wirksworth (£117k).