THE METHODIST CHURCH IN GREAT BRITAIN
Registered charity 1132208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and and non members alike. The teaching of Christianity through sermons etc, Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities generally and for other specific needs groups.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2.6m for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant improvement from the £5.8m surplus in the prior year, largely due to a reduction in investment gains. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains adequate financial resources with approximately three years' worth of expenditure sitting in reserves, supported by substantial balances held in Central Finance Board deposit accounts estimated at £250m.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Payments to trustees: 12 trustees received remuneration for their work as Connexional team members or District Chairs, totaling £491k (2024: £864k).
“Of the trustees listed above, 12 were in the Connexional team or District Chairs (2024: 15). Their aggregate total emoluments including pension contributions and national insurance for this work and not in their role as trustees amounted to £0.49m (2024: £1.07m).” — page 89
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Methodist Church Mission in Britain Fund (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Revd Helen Cameron — Moderator of The Free Churches Group (source)
- Stuart Wild — Superintendent Minister (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£8.4m
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (30/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (22/06/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE METHODIST CHURCH IN GREAT BRITAIN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2.6m for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant improvement from the £5.8m surplus in the prior year, largely due to a reduction in investment gains. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains adequate financial resources with approximately three years' worth of expenditure sitting in reserves, supported by substantial balances held in Central Finance Board deposit accounts estimated at £250m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
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