South Warwickshire Methodist Circuit
Analysis
South Warwickshire Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kenilworth. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, South Warwickshire Methodist Circuit reported income of £415k and spending of £537k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £338k to £415k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, South Warwickshire Methodist Circuit sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Local Christian Assembly (Vauxhall) (£415k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Burscough Bridge (£415k) and The Parochial Church Council of Hope Church Hounslow (£414k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of Union the advancement of:(a) the Christian Faith in accordance with the Doctrinal Standards and the Discipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, Local or other organisation of the Methodist Church.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Local Christian Assembly (Vauxhall) | Kent | £415k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Burscough Bridge | Ormskirk | £415k |
| The Parochial Church Council of Hope Church Hounslow | Hounslow | £414k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury | £415k |