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The Peterborough Circuit of the Methodist Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1135613PeterboroughReligion
Income£304k2025-08-31
Spending£241ksame year
Spent / received88%5-year average
Size in its cause87th pctReligion
Registered2010Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Peterborough Circuit of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Peterborough Circuit of the Methodist Church reported income of £304k and spending of £241k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £170k to £304k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Peterborough Circuit of the Methodist Church sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, Gillingham (£304k), Beth Zilka (£304k) and Shanti Sadan (£304k).

Income and spending

£0£76k£152k£228k£304k2021 Income: £170,3732021 Spending: £134,40020212022 Income: £194,0722022 Spending: £141,74120222023 Income: £150,4022023 Spending: £181,74320232024 Income: £202,8172024 Spending: £201,51220242025 Income: £304,1172025 Spending: £240,7442025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

SUPPORT TO LOCAL CHURCHES IN THE CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE ACTS OF WORSHIP - IN PERSON AND ONLINE - FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIANITY THROUGH SERMONS, COURSES AND SMALL GROUPS. PASTORAL WORK INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND BEREAVED. PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY THROUGH EVENTS AND SERVICES. SUPPORTING OTHER CHARITIES LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND OVERSEAS FINANCIALLY AND WITH PRAYER.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, GillinghamChatham£304k
Beth ZilkaLondon£304k
Shanti SadanLondon£304k
Clayhall Community CentreEssex£304k