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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1127327 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We have promoted the Christian faith in accordance with the doctorinal standards and the discipline of the methodist church by organising weekly acts of worship and meetings for fellowship. We have supported the charitable purpose of the church at connexional, district, circuit and local levels and other charitable organisations subsidiary or ancillary to the church.

Objects

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the dicipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£387k
Latest spending
£420k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds are currently above the reserves policy limit, which is defined as the equivalent of relevant annual expenditure plus known fluctuations. The charity received significant external support, including £129,767 in grants from Newcastle City Council and a £30,000 pension refund, while total expenditure for the year was £182,641.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Newcastle city council grants
“Newcastle city council provided us with grants totalling £129,767.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: the equivalent of the relevant annual expenditure, plus an estimate of any known fluctuations
“The reserves policy of the Circuit agreed by the Trustees is to hold the equivalent of the relevant annual expenditure, plus an estimate of any known fluctuations.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£387k£420k
31/08/2024£238k£332k
31/08/2023£318k£274k
31/08/2022£218k£316k
31/08/2021£206k£229k

Common questions

Is NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds are currently above the reserves policy limit, which is defined as the equivalent of relevant annual expenditure plus known fluctuations. The charity received significant external support, including £129,767 in grants from Newcastle City Council and a £30,000 pension refund, while total expenditure for the year was £182,641. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH WEST TYNESIDE METHODIST CIRCUIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT£387k—0above—no doubt
SOUTH WEST TYNESIDE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£455k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£290k—0below—no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH NOTTINGHAM SOUTH CIRCUIT FY2025£327kUp to £60,0000unclear—no doubt
EAST DURHAM CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2024£149k—0unclear—no doubt
TYNEDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£417k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.