Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit reported income of £2.3m and spending of £893k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £431k to £2.3m (+431%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 357%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talmud Torah Torah Veyirah D'satmar London Limited (£2.3m), The London Baptist Association (£2.3m) and The Jewish Leadership Council (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, donations and legacies 41%, investments 2.1% and trading 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £942k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £43k. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 70 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.