West Kirby Methodist Church

Analysis

West Kirby Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, West Kirby Methodist Church reported income of £70k and spending of £106k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £85k to £70k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, West Kirby Methodist Church sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Christian Fellowship Church (£70k), Fleet and Crookham Churches Together in Schools (£70k) and Yeading Community Association (£69k).

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.