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Upton Methodist Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1189452PooleReligion
Income£247k2025-08-31
Spending£228ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause83rd pctReligion
Registered2020Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Upton Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Upton Methodist Church reported income of £247k and spending of £228k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £177k to £247k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Upton Methodist Church sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Assembly of God Ministry Adorai Church (£247k), The Milton Keynes Chinese Christian Church (£247k) and Freshbrook Church (£247k).

Income and spending

£0£62k£123k£185k£247k2021 Income: £177,0252021 Spending: £166,12820212022 Income: £176,4472022 Spending: £176,32620222023 Income: £214,7982023 Spending: £195,79720232024 Income: £219,9472024 Spending: £216,66120242025 Income: £246,5612025 Spending: £227,9312025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Christian Methodist Church

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Assembly of God Ministry Adorai ChurchEssex£247k
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Freshbrook ChurchSwindon£247k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, GuildfordSurrey£247k