The Methodist Church Chelmsford Circuit

Analysis

The Methodist Church Chelmsford Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Methodist Church Chelmsford Circuit reported income of £265k and spending of £307k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £208k to £265k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Methodist Church Chelmsford Circuit sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royston Evangelical Church CIO (£265k), Hope Church (£265k) and Chase Family Church (£265k).