Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit

Analysis

Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit reported income of £1.9m and spending of £652k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £606k to £1.9m (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 588%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christianity Explored (£1.9m), St Mary's Abbey, Quarr (£1.9m) and The Woodard Corporation (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 13%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £196k. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 83 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.