Southport Methodist Circuit
Analysis
Southport Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. 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, Southport Methodist Circuit reported income of £332k and spending of £388k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £388k to £332k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Southport Methodist Circuit sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doncaster Methodist Circuit (£332k), Ohel David Eastern Synagogue (£332k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip, Earls Court Road, London (£332k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are the UK Methodist Church in Southport (including Scarisbrick). It supports the Presbyters and staff with administration. Where directed by its Managing Trustees, through the Circuit Meeting, it supports other charities with small donations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Methodist Circuit | Doncaster | £332k |
| Ohel David Eastern Synagogue | London | £332k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip, Earls Court Road, London | London | £332k |
| The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust | Northampton | £332k |