Bradford South Methodist Circuit
Analysis
Bradford South Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in June 2014, 12 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Bradford South Methodist Circuit reported income of £157k and spending of £426k, spending 271% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £821k to £157k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bradford South Methodist Circuit sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include R B K Schools Christian Worker Trust (£157k), Pudsey Parish Church (£157k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence, Biddulph (£157k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Circuit has 7 churches and employs and supports 2 full time Presbyters and 1 part time Deacon who share their pastoral care, The Circuit supports work in the local churches and St Arnolds (a chaplaincy role in the centre of Bradford). 1 Circuit Manager supporting the churches.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| R B K Schools Christian Worker Trust | Surrey | £157k |
| Pudsey Parish Church | Pudsey | £157k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence, Biddulph | Stoke-On-Trent | £157k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Linton-In-Craven | Skipton | £157k |