Trafford Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Trafford Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in July 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 2025, Trafford Methodist Circuit reported income of £602k and spending of £1.3m, spending 208% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £234k to £602k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 366%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Trafford 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 Light London (£602k), The Buddhapadipa Temple Trust (£603k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of All Saints Peckham (£601k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 23%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 46 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.