The Methodist Church Yorkshire West District
Analysis
The Methodist Church Yorkshire West District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. 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 services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Methodist Church Yorkshire West District reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £673k to £1.5m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 280%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Methodist Church Yorkshire West District sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Sevenoaks (£1.5m), World Shirdi Sai Baba Organisation (UK) (£1.5m) and Community of Saint John the Baptist (£1.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66%, donations and legacies 17% and investments 11%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 17%
- Charitable activities 66%
- Investments 11%
- Other 5.2%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional,District,Circuit,Local or other organisation of the Methodist Church,any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiaryor ancillary to the Methodist Church,any purpose for the time being of any Charity being a Charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Sevenoaks | Sevenoaks | £1.5m |
| World Shirdi Sai Baba Organisation (UK) | London | £1.5m |
| Community of Saint John the Baptist | Essex | £1.5m |
| Grace Charities Trust | London | £1.5m |