West Sussex (Coast and Downs) Methodist Circuit

Analysis

West Sussex (Coast and Downs) Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, West Sussex (Coast and Downs) Methodist Circuit reported income of £598k and spending of £596k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £584k to £598k (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, West Sussex (Coast and Downs) 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 Redeemer Church Nottingham (£597k), Spiritualists' National Union Trust (£598k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peters Yateley (£597k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 16% and investments 5.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £14k. Reserves of £666k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.