Lancaster Methodist Church

Analysis

Lancaster Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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, Lancaster Methodist Church reported income of £134k and spending of £165k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £355k to £134k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lancaster Methodist Church sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot (£134k), Olton Baptist Church (£134k) and Burma Court Playgroup (£134k).