Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit

Analysis

Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leigh-On-Sea. 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, Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit reported income of £524k and spending of £538k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £405k to £524k (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church Bristol (£524k), The Deo Gloria Trust (£524k) and Banbury Muslim Mosque Society (£524k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 7.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £269k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.