West London Mission Methodist Circuit

Analysis

West London Mission Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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, West London Mission Methodist Circuit reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.6m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £2.9m (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, West London Mission Methodist Circuit sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends International Ministries (£2.9m), The Joseph Rank Trust (£2.9m) and Sat-7 UK Trust Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, investments 7.3% and donations and legacies 2.8%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.