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Canterbury and East Kent Methodist Circuit

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1132654KentReligion
Income£23k2025-08-31
Spending£19ksame year
Spent / received78%5-year average
Size in its cause35th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Canterbury and East Kent Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 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, Canterbury and East Kent Methodist Circuit reported income of £23k and spending of £19k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £798k to £23k (-97%), an average of -59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Canterbury and East Kent Methodist Circuit sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roborough (Winkleigh) Village Hall (£23k), Grace Community Church, Brentwood (£23k) and Rugby Muslim Centre (£23k).

Income and spending

£0£222k£444k£665k£887k2021 Income: £798,0792021 Spending: £540,46420212022 Income: £537,1132022 Spending: £528,91220222023 Income: £887,0222023 Spending: £521,83020232024 Income: £434,6412024 Spending: £494,10720242025 Income: £23,1912025 Spending: £19,1842025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SINCE THE DATE OF UNION THE ADVANCEMENT OF -(A) THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL STANDARDS AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH;

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Roborough (Winkleigh) Village HallWinkleigh£23k
Grace Community Church, BrentwoodBrentwood£23k
Rugby Muslim CentreWarwickshire£23k
Charitable Fund Administered by the Russia CompanyEast Sussex£23k