Newark and Southwell Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Newark and Southwell Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newark. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Newark and Southwell Methodist Circuit reported income of £658k and spending of £392k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £316k to £658k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Newark and Southwell Methodist Circuit sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greatgreen Limited (£657k), The Regal Trust Limited (£658k) and City Church ( Cambridge ) (£657k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 27% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,000. Reserves of £506k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.