Lincoln Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Lincoln Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, Lincoln Methodist Circuit reported income of £641k and spending of £508k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £683k to £641k (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lincoln Methodist Circuit sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ely Cathedral Trust (£640k), St Andrews Chorleywood PCC (£641k) and The Ffald-Y-Brenin Trust Limited (£640k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.