Bristol District of the Methodist Church

Analysis

Bristol District of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bristol District of the Methodist Church reported income of £664k and spending of £304k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £345k to £664k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bristol District of the Methodist Church sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Community Centre Ltd (£664k), Teachbeyond UK (£665k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishopston and St Andrew, Bristol (£663k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and investments 10%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £192k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.