Macclesfield Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Macclesfield Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides other finance, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Macclesfield Methodist Circuit reported income of £239k and spending of £183k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £306k to £239k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Macclesfield Methodist Circuit sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth 2000 Charitable Trust (£239k), The St Paul's Knightsbridge Foundation (£239k) and Stahl Memorial Limited (£239k).