North Kent Methodist Circuit

Analysis

North Kent Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, North Kent Methodist Circuit reported income of £1.1m and spending of £697k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £780k to £1.1m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 74%. 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, North Kent Methodist Circuit sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Church of the Londoners (£1.1m), Ark of the Covenant Prayer and Worship Tabernacle (£1.1m) and Manchester Reform Congregation (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 3.9%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.4m would cover about 109 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.