Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 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 2024, Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit reported income of £610k and spending of £648k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income fell from £882k to £610k (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Trent, Christ Church Cockfosters (£608k), Jubilee Community Church (Maidenhead) (£610k) and The Dawah Project (£608k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, investments 15% and donations and legacies 9.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £18k. Reserves of £657k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.