The Methodist Church - Bolton Circuit

Analysis

The Methodist Church - Bolton Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. 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 and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Methodist Church - Bolton Circuit reported income of £505k and spending of £401k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £305k to £505k (+66%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Methodist Church - Bolton Circuit sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri Limited (£505k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George and St Barnabas Beckenham (£506k) and Lincolnshire Methodist District (£504k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 18%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 100 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.