Poole Methodists

Analysis

Poole Methodists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Poole Methodists reported income of £489k and spending of £373k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £121k to £489k (+303%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Poole Methodists 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 Wintershall CIO (£489k), Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple (£489k) and The Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre (£488k).