East Durham Circuit of the Methodist Church

Analysis

East Durham Circuit of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Houghton-le-Spring. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, East Durham Circuit of the Methodist Church reported income of £149k and spending of £145k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £144k to £149k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, East Durham Circuit of the Methodist Church sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodwill Children's Homes (£149k), Shanti Dham (£149k) and King's Church Harrow (£149k).