Skipton and Grassington Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Skipton and Grassington Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. 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 and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Skipton and Grassington Methodist Circuit reported income of £564k and spending of £384k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £434k to £564k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 308%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Skipton and Grassington Methodist Circuit sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sutton with Seaford (£564k), Mecca Mosque (£565k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Mudeford (£564k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 18% and investments 4.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,000. Reserves of £636k would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.