North Shields & Whitley Bay Methodist Church Circuit

Analysis

North Shields & Whitley Bay Methodist Church Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in November 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, North Shields & Whitley Bay Methodist Church Circuit reported income of £582k and spending of £429k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £312k to £582k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, North Shields & Whitley Bay Methodist Church 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 Testwood Baptist Church (£581k), The Potter's House Christian Fellowship UK Erdington Church (£582k) and East Midland Baptist Association (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 38% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £17k. Reserves of £360k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.