EAST ANGLIA DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1129451 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST ANGLIA DISTRICT

Religious Activities

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Latest income

£1.5m

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall gain of £271,832 for the year, with total income of £1,533,799 against expenditure of £1,297,582. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's financial viability for at least 12 months. Total unrestricted and restricted funds at year-end stood at £2,122,091.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear

“Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year were 7 (2024 - 6)” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“All of the Charity's activities are in respect of charitable activities and no costs are in respect of fund raising activities” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months of working capital (£194,000) (held: £716k)

“The charity is required to maintain sufficient funds to cover 12 months of working capital. In monetary terms this would be a figure of £194,000.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Chair remuneration paid by Connexion

“The remuneration, employer's NIC and employer's pension contributions of the Chair of District are paid by the Methodist Connexion” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Green. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£1.5m

Total spending

£1.3m

Cost of raising funds

£145k

Reserves (reported)

£716k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (52% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Chris Finbow
Deacon Donna Ely
Dr Liz Cope
Dr Yasmin Finch
Judith Read · trustee of 1 other charity
Maggie Finbow
RICHARD LESLIE DEAN
Rev Colin Telfer
Rev Helen Hollands · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev James Bamber
Rev Judith Bell · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Mary Sachikonye · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Paul Critchley · trustee of 1 other charity
SHAUN CUSHION · trustee of 1 other charity
SUSAN JANE ELDRIDGE FCII, FPMI

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£1.5m	£1.3m
31/08/2024	£1.3m	£1.0m
31/08/2023	£1.0m	£957k
31/08/2022	£985k	£865k
31/08/2021	£893k	£795k

Common questions

Is EAST ANGLIA DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall gain of £271,832 for the year, with total income of £1,533,799 against expenditure of £1,297,582. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's financial viability for at least 12 months. Total unrestricted and restricted funds at year-end stood at £2,122,091. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Green.

What does the highest-paid employee of EAST ANGLIA DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	27/11/2024	£523k	"Light and Life For All"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LINCOLNSHIRE METHODIST DISTRICT.

LINCOLNSHIRE METHODIST DISTRICT income £504k
METHODIST CHURCH - NORTH WEST ENGLAND DISTRICT income £7.3m
West Midlands Methodist District income £1.5m
THE NORFOLK BROADS CIRCUIT income £276k
BEDFORDSHIRE ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH income £980k
LONDON DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH income £2.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EAST ANGLIA DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH	£1.5m	unclear	0	above	0.0%	no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE METHODIST DISTRICT FY2024	£504k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
METHODIST CHURCH - NORTH WEST ENGLAND DISTRICT FY2025	£7.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
West Midlands Methodist District FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NORFOLK BROADS CIRCUIT FY2025	£276k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£980k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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