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ENFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1131881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Enables and promotes the purposes of the Methodist Church in the Enfield area.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£381k
Latest spending
£672k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Enfield Methodist Circuit reported a net deficit of £650,083 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in a significant reduction in total funds. The trustees monitor income and expenditure against an approved budget to manage risks and avoid unforeseen calls on reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (76% of income)
“Assessments on Churches 331,000” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months’ average expenditure (held: £4.0m)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 6 months’ average expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Enfield Methodist Foodhubs (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£370k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (97% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Enfield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£381k£672k
31/08/2024£435k£1.0m
31/08/2023£2.0m£1.2m
31/08/2022£951k£2.1m
31/08/2021£1.3m£1.6m

Common questions

Is ENFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Enfield Methodist Circuit reported a net deficit of £650,083 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in a significant reduction in total funds. The trustees monitor income and expenditure against an approved budget to manage risks and avoid unforeseen calls on reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BURY ST.EDMUNDS METHODIST CIRCUIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT£381k—0unclear—no doubt
BURY ST.EDMUNDS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£416k—0unclear—no doubt
ALDERLEY EDGE AND KNUTSFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£320k—0unclear—no doubt
DANE AND TRENT METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£319k—0unclear—no doubt
THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
WEALD OF KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt

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