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HULL (CENTRE AND WEST) METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1132962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HULL (WEST) METHODIST CIRCUIT

We are the umbrella body which embraces 18 Methodist churches situated in the centre and west of Hull and towns and villages on the western outskirts of Hull. We seek to consolidate and develop the work of the churches. We promote Christianity through the worship and activities of the individual churches and to hold those churches together in unity.

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Latest income
£354k
Latest spending
£482k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit incurred a deficit on its General Account of £60,451, resulting from falling income and increased expenditure. To fund this deficit and property purchases, the Circuit drew upon its Model Trust Fund, which has been depleted, leaving unrestricted liquid funds of £731,470. The Trustees anticipate a similar substantial deficit in the following year and plan to sell two properties to address financial pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to provide working capital for its continued operations (held: £2.7m)
“It is the policy of the Charity to hold sufficient reserves to provide working capital for its continued operations.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£876k
Total spending
£429k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~31.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (56% 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).

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£354k£482k
31/08/2024£876k£429k
31/08/2023£758k£487k
31/08/2022£375k£481k
31/08/2021£421k£480k

Common questions

Is HULL (CENTRE AND WEST) METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit incurred a deficit on its General Account of £60,451, resulting from falling income and increased expenditure. To fund this deficit and property purchases, the Circuit drew upon its Model Trust Fund, which has been depleted, leaving unrestricted liquid funds of £731,470. The Trustees anticipate a similar substantial deficit in the following year and plan to sell two properties to address financial pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.