Free Methodist Church, Garstang

Analysis

Free Methodist Church, Garstang is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in November 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Free Methodist Church, Garstang reported income of £384k and spending of £263k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £212k to £384k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Free Methodist Church, Garstang sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Baptist Church Northallerton (£384k), Northumberland Domestic Abuse Services (£384k) and Liverpool Six Community Association (£383k).