Leicester Trinity Methodist Circuit
Analysis
Leicester Trinity Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Leicester Trinity Methodist Circuit reported income of £478k and spending of £529k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £433k to £478k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leicester Trinity Methodist Circuit sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christleton (£478k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Team Parish Morden Surrey (£478k) and The Freida Cope Community Centre Trust (£478k).
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
THE CIRCUIT SUPERINTENDS THE WORK OF 17 METHODIST CHURCHES , TWO ARE LEPS: ONE IS SHARED WITH ANGLICANS, THE OTHER WITH BAPTISTS. ANOTHER OF OUR CHURCHES IS SIGNED UP TO AN AREA LEP WITH BOTH ANGLICAN AND URC CHURCHES. A FURTHER CHURCH HOSTS A MORAVIAN CONGREGATION. THE CIRCUIT COMPRISES CITY CENTRE, INNER CITY AREAS , OUTER SUBURBS, OUTLYING TOWNS, AND VILLAGES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christleton | Christleton | £478k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Team Parish Morden Surrey | Surrey | £478k |
| The Freida Cope Community Centre Trust | Manchester | £478k |
| Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District | Ashton-Under-Lyne | £478k |