The Methodist Church - Sherwood Forest Circuit

Analysis

The Methodist Church - Sherwood Forest Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Methodist Church - Sherwood Forest Circuit reported income of £985k and spending of £534k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £339k to £985k (+190%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 290%. 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, The Methodist Church - Sherwood Forest Circuit sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Knightsbridge (£984k), Tiferes High School Ltd (£985k) and Darlington Methodist District (£983k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £15k. It employed 50 people.