Cambridge Methodist Circuit
Analysis
Cambridge Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. 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, Cambridge Methodist Circuit reported income of £291k and spending of £358k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £235k to £291k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cambridge Methodist Circuit sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chabad of Hampstead Garden Suburb Limited (£291k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Shipley (£291k) and South Street Baptist Church Exeter & Brampford Speke (£291k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Circuit's policy is framed in the light of the Methodist Church's calling. Through the structures of the Circuit local churches assist each other to respond to their calling seeking to deploy shared resources effectively to that end.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chabad of Hampstead Garden Suburb Limited | London | £291k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Shipley | Shipley | £291k |
| South Street Baptist Church Exeter & Brampford Speke | Exeter | £291k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Wendover | Buckinghamshire | £291k |