Derby Circuit of the Methodist Church

Analysis

Derby Circuit of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in June 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 and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Derby Circuit of the Methodist Church reported income of £532k and spending of £667k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £464k to £532k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Derby Circuit of the Methodist Church sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buckingham Parish Church (£531k), York Area Quaker Meeting (£534k) and Beth Shmuel Synagogue Limited (£530k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 19%. Charitable activities took 1.3% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 78 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.