South Bristol Methodist Church

Analysis

South Bristol Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. 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 2025, South Bristol Methodist Church reported income of £264k and spending of £181k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £138k to £264k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, South Bristol Methodist Church sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Swanage (£264k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Divine with St James the Apostle Kennington (£264k) and Self-Realization Fellowship Church-Uk (£264k).