Beckenham Methodist Church
Analysis
Beckenham Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Beckenham Methodist Church reported income of £171k and spending of £251k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £117k to £171k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Beckenham Methodist Church sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Winnersh in the Diocese of Oxford (£171k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Milton in the Diocese of Ely (£171k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Church of the Holy Cross, Uckfield (£171k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision of regular public acts of worship open to all The provision of sacred space (two buildings) for prayer and contemplationThe teaching of Christianity Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved The provision of activities for different age and gender groups with a Christian ethos Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer.