Wesley Memorial Oxford Methodist Church

Analysis

Wesley Memorial Oxford Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wesley Memorial Oxford Methodist Church reported income of £544k and spending of £654k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £275k to £544k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Wesley Memorial Oxford Methodist Church sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Ministry Area of West Cardiff (£544k), Methodist Central Hall, Manchester (£544k) and Wolverhampton Methodist Circuit (£543k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 41%, donations and legacies 33% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £27k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £101k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.