Wirral Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Wirral Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ellesmere Port. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, Wirral Methodist Circuit reported income of £784k and spending of £821k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £743k to £784k (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Wirral Methodist Circuit sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veritas College International (£784k), The Christian Centre (Humberside) Limited (£784k) and Berwick Upon Tweed Corporation (Freemen) Trustees (£783k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £650. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £27k. Reserves of £400k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.