West Devon Methodist Circuit

Analysis

West Devon Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Okehampton. It was registered in February 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, West Devon Methodist Circuit reported income of £174k and spending of £214k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £279k to £174k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, West Devon Methodist Circuit sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Potter's House Christian Fellowship UK Sheffield Church (£174k), West Runton Holidays (£174k) and Spinnaker Trust Limited (£174k).

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.