Bristol and South Gloucestershire Circuit of the Methodist Church

Analysis

Bristol and South Gloucestershire Circuit of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in December 2012, 14 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, Bristol and South Gloucestershire Circuit of the Methodist Church reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.6m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.3m (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bristol and South Gloucestershire Circuit of the Methodist Church sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Biblica Europe Ministries Trust (£1.3m), Paradise Rida School Trust (£1.3m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of North Abingdon (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, investments 21% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £46k. Reserves of £13.8m would cover about 103 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.