Westminster Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Westminster Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Westminster Methodist Circuit reported income of £641k and spending of £736k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £435k to £641k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Westminster Methodist Circuit sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Berkshire Healthcare Charity (£641k), Amy Winehouse Foundation (£641k) and Drop Zone Youth Projects (£641k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63%, charitable activities 32%, trading 3.4% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £200. Reserves of £160k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.