Central Methodist Church Preston

Analysis

Central Methodist Church Preston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Central Methodist Church Preston reported income of £169k and spending of £84k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £72k to £169k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Central Methodist Church Preston sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milton Keynes Hindu Association (£169k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Acton with Worleston (£169k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Sebastian, Wokingham (£169k).