West Hertfordshire and Borders Methodist Circuit

Analysis

West Hertfordshire and Borders Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, West Hertfordshire and Borders Methodist Circuit reported income of £574k and spending of £830k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £520k to £574k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, West Hertfordshire and Borders 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 Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church Trust (£573k), Harrow and Hillingdon Methodist Circuit (£574k) and Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre (£573k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and investments 7.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £167k. Reserves of £798k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.