Lambeth Circuit Methodist Church
Analysis
Lambeth Circuit Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Lambeth Circuit Methodist Church reported income of £490k and spending of £1.1m, spending 229% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £2.9m to £490k (-83%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lambeth Circuit Methodist Church sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Church Charity Estates (£490k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James & Emmanuel, Didsbury (£490k) and St Clement Danes Church Fund (£490k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide support mechanism to the local churches within the Circuit. The Circuit provide ministerial oversight and pastoral care for the 10 local churches in the Circuit. It support ministerial team of 5 ministers. It maintains 5 manses, 2 let manses and 2 former churches.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Church Charity Estates | Richmond | £490k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James & Emmanuel, Didsbury | Manchester | £490k |
| St Clement Danes Church Fund | London | £490k |
| Coventry Diocesan Board of Education | Coventry | £491k |