Wesley Methodist Church Reading

Analysis

Wesley Methodist Church Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in March 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 and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wesley Methodist Church Reading reported income of £124k and spending of £64k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £117k to £124k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 116%. 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, Wesley Methodist Church Reading sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peterborough Afghan Shia Association (£123k), Bridgend United Area (£124k) and Muslim Patel Association (Bharuch) (£123k).