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Berkshire Surrey Borders Methodist Circuit

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1134496BerkshireReligion
Income£282k2025-08-31
Spending£312ksame year
Spent / received121%5-year average
Size in its cause85th pctReligion
Registered2010Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Berkshire Surrey Borders Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Berkshire Surrey Borders Methodist Circuit reported income of £282k and spending of £312k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £144k to £282k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Berkshire Surrey Borders Methodist Circuit sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Islamic Cultural Society (£282k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Merrow (£282k) and The PCC of Kildwick, Cononley & Bradley (£282k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£78k£156k£234k£312k2021 Income: £143,5432021 Spending: £272,40520212022 Income: £215,4392022 Spending: £259,53520222023 Income: £253,0352023 Spending: £271,29320232024 Income: £270,6162024 Spending: £290,25120242025 Income: £282,2522025 Spending: £311,8782025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non-membersalike; Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved; Promotion of Christian activitiesthrough the staging of events and services; Supporting other charities in the UK and overseasfinancially and with prayer.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
London Islamic Cultural SocietyLondon£282k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of MerrowGuildford£282k
The PCC of Kildwick, Cononley & BradleyKeighley£282k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of DunstableBedfordshire£282k