ISLINGTON & CAMDEN MISSION METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1129475 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISLINGTON & CAMDEN MISSION CIRCUIT

The Circuit's main activity is the provision to the four churches in the Circuit of the Preaching Plan, the encouragement of work in and outreach from each of the churches, the provision of sacred space (a building) for prayer and contemplation and supporting other charities within the UK and overseas financially and with prayer.

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. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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
£98k
Latest spending
£138k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £39,844 for the year, with total expenditure of £137,637 against incoming resources of £97,793. The trustees report that the circuit relies on drawing down from reserves to cover running cost shortfalls, although unrestricted reserves remain significantly above the stated policy target. The trustees maintain that going concern is not threatened, though they note that future assessment income from local churches is dependent on their ability to pay.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of expenditure (held: £173k)
“Our reserves policy is to hold at least 6 month's expenditure. With the current level of annual expenditure ( £137,385) the expected level of Reserves should be £68,692” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Circuit pays ministerial stipends to ministers who are employed by the Methodist Conference, not the Circuit itself.
“Although the Circut pays the ministerial stinends, the Ministers are not employed by the Circuit Ministers are employed by Conference, but itis the responsibilty ofthe Circuit to pay them. There were no other related parties transactions forthe year ended 31, August 2025” — page 18
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: Camden · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£98k£138k
31/08/2024£101k£147k
31/08/2023£119k£197k
31/08/2022£83k£149k
31/08/2021£71k£120k

Common questions

Is ISLINGTON & CAMDEN MISSION METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £39,844 for the year, with total expenditure of £137,637 against incoming resources of £97,793. The trustees report that the circuit relies on drawing down from reserves to cover running cost shortfalls, although unrestricted reserves remain significantly above the stated policy target. The trustees maintain that going concern is not threatened, though they note that future assessment income from local churches is dependent on their ability to pay. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.