Brunswick Methodist Church
Analysis
Brunswick Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in February 2009, 17 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, Brunswick Methodist Church reported income of £302k and spending of £303k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £205k to £302k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Brunswick Methodist Church sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wade Street Church, Lichfield (United Reformed and Baptist) (£302k), Ramgarhia Sikh Association, Woolwich (£302k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Frimley (£302k).
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
Brunswick Methodist Church is part of the Methodist Church of Great Britain. Our strap line is 'The Church at the heart of the city'. We are the successors to John Wesley's [founder of the Methodist Church] first purpose built Methodist Church, we work to bring about change in people through a love of Christ, we act with Christian social justice, teaching, preaching and being a place of refuge.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Street Church, Lichfield (United Reformed and Baptist) | Lichfield | £302k |
| Ramgarhia Sikh Association, Woolwich | UK | £302k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Frimley | Frimley | £302k |
| Parochial Church Council of Bournemouth Town Centre Parish | Bournemouth | £302k |