Harpenden Methodist Church

Analysis

Harpenden Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harpenden. It was registered in April 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, Harpenden Methodist Church reported income of £768k and spending of £510k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £489k to £768k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Harpenden Methodist Church sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chorley and Leyland Methodist Circuit (£765k), The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust (£768k) and Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust (£763k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, charitable activities 37% and investments 5.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £896k would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.