BARKING DAGENHAM & ILFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1131364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting local Methodist churches in the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, and Redbridge

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 discipline 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
£402k
Latest spending
£498k
Registered
2009

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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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£389k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~72.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£402k£498k
31/08/2024£2.3m£389k
31/08/2023£293k£314k
31/08/2022£294k£292k
31/08/2021£315k£309k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2013£10kCreating a Vibrant Community Hub