West Preston Methodist Church

Analysis

West Preston Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, West Preston Methodist Church reported income of £122k and spending of £147k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £78k to £122k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Preston 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 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christchurch (West Sussex) (£121k), Hope Church Gainsborough (£122k) and Peace Child International (£121k).