The Methodist Church - Manchester Circuit

Analysis

The Methodist Church - Manchester Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 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 2024, The Methodist Church - Manchester Circuit reported income of £2.9m and spending of £595k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income grew from £795k to £2.9m (+261%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Methodist Church - Manchester Circuit sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and St Andrew in Peterborough (£2.8m), HMC (UK) (£2.9m) and Science of the Soul British Isles (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, trading 2.8% and charitable activities 1.6%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £11k. Reserves of £4.7m would cover about 92 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.