The Newcastle Central and East Circuit of the Methodist Church

Analysis

The Newcastle Central and East Circuit of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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, The Newcastle Central and East Circuit of the Methodist Church reported income of £790k and spending of £763k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £790k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Newcastle Central and East Circuit of the Methodist Church sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Bristol (£788k), Detention Action (£792k) and Mount Zion Christian Ministries International (Freedom Arena) (£788k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62% and investments 14%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £41k. Reserves of £217k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.