National Forest East Methodist Circuit
Analysis
National Forest East Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in January 2010, 16 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, National Forest East Methodist Circuit reported income of £369k and spending of £415k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £216k to £369k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, National Forest East Methodist Circuit sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Neston (£369k), Wymondham Baptist Church (£370k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Pauls, Letchworth,herts (Trading As St Paul's Letchworth) (£369k).
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 National Forest East Methodist Circuit was formerly known as the Ashby & Coalville Methodist Circuit; it was renamed when it amalgamated with the adjoining Castle Donington Circuit in September 2012. The Circuit comprises 13 local Methodist churches and fellowships serving the area's towns and villages.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Neston | Neston | £369k |
| Wymondham Baptist Church | Wymondham | £370k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Pauls, Letchworth,herts (Trading As St Paul's Letchworth) | Letchworth Garden City | £369k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bridport | Dorset | £370k |