Ipswich Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Ipswich Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. 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 services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ipswich Methodist Circuit reported income of £596k and spending of £393k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £559k to £596k (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ipswich Methodist Circuit sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Fisherton Anger (St Paul), Salisbury (£596k), The Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches Trust Corporation Limited (£596k) and Islwyn Ministry Area (£596k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, trading 2.6% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,400. Reserves of £65k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.