The Methodist Church: South-East District

Analysis

The Methodist Church: South-East District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in W Sussex. 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, The Methodist Church: South-East District reported income of £951k and spending of £444k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £643k to £951k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Methodist Church: South-East District sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fusion UK (£950k), Leo Baeck College (£952k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Leeds St George (£947k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £295k. Reserves of £663k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.