Rotherham and Dearne Valley Circuit
Analysis
Rotherham and Dearne Valley Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rotherham. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Rotherham and Dearne Valley Circuit reported income of £300k and spending of £363k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £289k to £300k (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Rotherham and Dearne Valley Circuit sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cuckfield (£300k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bloxwich (£300k) and The Lantern Methodist Church of Wimbledon and Raynes Park (£300k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Circuit produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worship take place at the 10 Methodist Churches and 1 Local Ecumenical Partnership in its geographical area. These are open to all people without charge.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cuckfield | Haywards Heath | £300k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bloxwich | Walsall | £300k |
| The Lantern Methodist Church of Wimbledon and Raynes Park | London | £300k |
| St Philip's Centre | Leicester | £300k |