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HARROW AND HILLINGDON METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1132676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious activities

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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Registered contact address: Hillingdon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£574k
Latest spending
£666k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £355,724, which is above its stated policy target of exceeding £300,000. The total net assets are £8,350,463, with the majority held in restricted funds for property and mission, indicating a stable financial position supported by significant fixed assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an amount in excess of £300,000 (held: £356k)
“The Trustees aim to ensure that the unrestricted funds are at a sufficient level (taken to be an amount in excess of £300,000)” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Mr Alan Pannell was paid for gardening services.
“Trustee Mr Alan Pannell was paid for gardening services totalling £1,540.” — page 37
“The total amount reimbursed to 4 Trustees amounted to £2,365.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees reimbursed for expenses.
“Trustee Mr Alan Pannell was paid for gardening services totalling £1,540.” — page 37
“The total amount reimbursed to 4 Trustees amounted to £2,365.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Summers Morgan. 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£574k
Total spending
£666k
Reserves (reported)
£645k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~11.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent · Harrow · Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£574k£666k
31/08/2024£583k£650k
31/08/2023£570k£679k
31/08/2022£555k£727k
31/08/2021£550k£623k

Common questions

Is HARROW AND HILLINGDON METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £355,724, which is above its stated policy target of exceeding £300,000. The total net assets are £8,350,463, with the majority held in restricted funds for property and mission, indicating a stable financial position supported by significant fixed assets. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Summers Morgan.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW RIVER METHODIST CIRCUIT LONDON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HARROW AND HILLINGDON METHODIST CIRCUIT£574k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW RIVER METHODIST CIRCUIT LONDON FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£347k—0unclear—noted
TADCASTER METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£585k—0unclear—no doubt
OLDHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£311k—0above—no doubt
BURNLEY AND PENDLE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£354k—0above—no doubt

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