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BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1132926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRMINGHAM SOUTH WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT

The Circuit produces a preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worship take place at each of the Methodist Churches and Local Ecumenical Partnerships in its geographical area. These are open to all people, without charge.

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Latest income
£4.3m
Latest spending
£3.7m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit faced a shortfall in the general fund of £320,913, excluding capital transactions, which was covered by using reserves. Despite this deficit, the charity reports an overall surplus on unrestricted funds of £690,007 and holds free/unrestricted reserves of £3,490,864, which the trustees consider sufficient to provide approximately three years' cover for expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity remains a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (16% of income)
“Assessments on Churches 686,041” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months’ average expenditure (held: £3.5m)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to four months’ average expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by FWC Advisory Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£4.3m
Total spending
£3.7m
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (79% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.3m£3.7m
31/08/2024£2.4m£2.2m
31/08/2023£2.6m£3.8m
31/08/2022£2.4m£1.9m
31/08/2021£2.1m£2.0m

Common questions

Is BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit faced a shortfall in the general fund of £320,913, excluding capital transactions, which was covered by using reserves. Despite this deficit, the charity reports an overall surplus on unrestricted funds of £690,007 and holds free/unrestricted reserves of £3,490,864, which the trustees consider sufficient to provide approximately three years' cover for expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity remains a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by FWC Advisory Ltd.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT£4.3m—0above—no doubt
YORK METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£860k—0above—no doubt
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£574k—0unclear—no doubt
ROTHERHAM AND DEARNE VALLEY CIRCUIT FY2025£300k—0above—no doubt
South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit FY2025£370kunclear0above—no doubt
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£704k—0unclear—no doubt

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