Church Road Methodist Church

Analysis

Church Road Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Church Road Methodist Church reported income of £87k and spending of £138k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £84k to £87k (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Church Road Methodist Church sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Monmouth Diocesan Clergy Widows & Dependants Society (£87k), SPS Cambodian Foundation Ltd (£87k) and Siddha Yoga Sangham of Europe (£87k).

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.