Thornton Methodist Church

Analysis

Thornton Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. 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 human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Thornton Methodist Church reported income of £61k and spending of £67k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £91k to £61k (-34%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Thornton Methodist Church sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenwich Youth for Christ (£61k), The Hellenic School of High Barnet Limited (£61k) and Kingsbridge Family Church (£61k).

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.