Newcastle Upon Tyne District of the Methodist Church

Analysis

Newcastle Upon Tyne District of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Newcastle Upon Tyne District of the Methodist Church reported income of £941k and spending of £760k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £358k to £941k (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Newcastle Upon Tyne District of the Methodist Church sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of Guildford Emmanuel, St Francis and St Clare (£940k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Claygate (£942k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Chesham (£940k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 9.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £657k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.