Trinity Methodist Circuit
Analysis
Trinity Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Retford. It was registered in December 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, Trinity Methodist Circuit reported income of £197k and spending of £368k, spending 187% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £211k to £197k (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Trinity Methodist Circuit sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael, Wood Green with St Gabriel, Bounds Green and St Michael-At-Bowes (£197k), Milton Keynes Murugan Temple Trust (£197k) and The Friends of St Ebbe's Trust (£197k).
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
SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES OF 16 CHURCHES FOLLOWING THE MERGER OF THE WORKSOP & KIVETON CIRCUIT WITH THE RETFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGH PROVIDING MINISTERS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES. TRINITY CIRCUIT OPERATES IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERING PARTS OF NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE AND SOUTH YORKSHIRE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael, Wood Green with St Gabriel, Bounds Green and St Michael-At-Bowes | London | £197k |
| Milton Keynes Murugan Temple Trust | Milton Keynes | £197k |
| The Friends of St Ebbe's Trust | Oxford | £197k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's, Eaton Socon | St Neots | £197k |