Sheffield Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Sheffield Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sheffield Methodist Circuit reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £2.1m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sheffield Methodist Circuit sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Loyola Preparatory School (£2.1m), Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue (£2.1m) and Kick Ltd. (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £119k. Reserves of £736k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.