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Easington Lane Independent Methodist Church (Trust Property Held in Connexion Therewith)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 249285Houghton le SpringReligion
Income£15k2025-10-31
Spending£14ksame year
Spent / received107%5-year average
Size in its cause28th pctReligion
Registered1967Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Easington Lane Independent Methodist Church (Trust Property Held in Connexion Therewith) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Houghton le Spring. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Easington Lane Independent Methodist Church (Trust Property Held in Connexion Therewith) reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £11k to £15k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Easington Lane Independent Methodist Church (Trust Property Held in Connexion Therewith) sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The David Fogwill Charitable Trust (£15k), Apostolic Evangelical Ministry (£15k) and Charity Links (£15k).

Income and spending

£0£5,034£10k£15k£20k2021 Income: £10,5192021 Spending: £10,04820212022 Income: £15,4012022 Spending: £20,13720222023 Income: £16,6082023 Spending: £16,28720232024 Income: £12,7772024 Spending: £14,53020242025 Income: £15,0172025 Spending: £14,2932025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

WE ARE A CHRISTIAN LAY CHURCH PROVIDING FELLOWSHIP AND FACILITIES FOR FUNERALS, WEDDINGS, CHRISTENINGS AND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH A LOCAL CHURCH.

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