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LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1129943 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CIRCUIT SUPERINTENDS THE WORK OF 17 METHODIST CHURCHES , TWO ARE LEPS: ONE IS SHARED WITH ANGLICANS, THE OTHER WITH BAPTISTS. ANOTHER OF OUR CHURCHES IS SIGNED UP TO AN AREA LEP WITH BOTH ANGLICAN AND URC CHURCHES. A FURTHER CHURCH HOSTS A MORAVIAN CONGREGATION. THE CIRCUIT COMPRISES CITY CENTRE, INNER CITY AREAS , OUTER SUBURBS, OUTLYING TOWNS, AND VILLAGES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST.

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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Registered contact address: Blaby, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£478k
Latest spending
£529k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £195,379, providing 4.8 months of cover, which aligns with the stated reserves policy of four months. The trustees have budgeted for a deficit of £124,819 for the coming year, intending to fund this shortfall from existing reserves following the sale of the Harrison Road church and the Clumber Road manse.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: unclear
“Circuit income is primarily drawn from the assessment paid by the circuit churches.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months’ average unrestricted expenditure (held: £195k)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold in the cash balances of the Unrestricted Fund a minimum sum equivalent to four months’ average unrestricted expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Circuit is part of the Northampton District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference.
“The Circuit is part of the Northampton District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference. The following Methodist Churches are linked to the circuit: Birstall, Bishop Street, Blaby, Christchurch LEP, Cosby, Countesthorpe, Great Glen, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Mayflower, Nativity LEP, Oadby, Rothley, South Wigston, Syston, Uppingham Road, Wesley Hall and Wigston Magna.” — page 5
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: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£478k£529k
31/08/2024£497k£532k
31/08/2023£456k£486k
31/08/2022£453k£450k
31/08/2021£433k£397k

Common questions

Is LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £195,379, providing 4.8 months of cover, which aligns with the stated reserves policy of four months. The trustees have budgeted for a deficit of £124,819 for the coming year, intending to fund this shortfall from existing reserves following the sale of the Harrison Road church and the Clumber Road manse. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT£478k—0above—no doubt
TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£197k—0unclear—no doubt
LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH - LIVERPOOL (SOUTH) CIRCUIT FY2025£292k—0above—no doubt
COLCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£235k—0unclear—no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH, WEST OXFORDSHIRE CIRCUIT FY2025£276k—0below—no doubt

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