East Solent and Downs Methodist Circuit
Analysis
East Solent and Downs Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in August 2013, 13 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, East Solent and Downs Methodist Circuit reported income of £541k and spending of £794k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £523k to £541k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, East Solent and Downs Methodist Circuit 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 Pars Media Trust (£540k), Jewish Learning Exchange Building Limited (£541k) and St Michael's Abbey Charitable Trust (£540k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and investments 12%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.1%
- Charitable activities 88%
- Investments 12%
- Other 0.5%
In the charity's own words
The provision of public religious worship in the Methodist tradition.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pars Media Trust | London | £540k |
| Jewish Learning Exchange Building Limited | London | £541k |
| St Michael's Abbey Charitable Trust | Farnborough | £540k |
| Chichester Baptist Church | Chichester | £542k |