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Southwick Methodist Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1172433BrightonReligion
Income£339k2025-08-31
Spending£149ksame year
Spent / received70%5-year average
Size in its cause88th pctReligion
Registered2017Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Southwick Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Southwick Methodist Church reported income of £339k and spending of £149k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £76k to £339k (+346%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 254%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Southwick Methodist Church sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camborne Wesley Methodist Church (£339k), Friends of Torah V'emunah (£339k) and Wantage and Abingdon Methodist Circuit (£339k).

Income and spending

£0£85k£170k£254k£339k2021 Income: £76,0542021 Spending: £78,62320212022 Income: £100,5772022 Spending: £98,72620222023 Income: £148,5432023 Spending: £100,41120232024 Income: £95,8922024 Spending: £105,00320242025 Income: £339,0722025 Spending: £148,7192025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Public worship, fellowship groups, Bible study groups, work with children and young people, pastoral care, social activities, training activities, Safeguarding care for children and adults at risk, all in line with the purposes of the Methodist Church nationally.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Camborne Wesley Methodist ChurchCamborne£339k
Friends of Torah V'emunahLondon£339k
Wantage and Abingdon Methodist CircuitOxfordshire£339k
Harvest Fields Centre LtdWest Midlands£340k