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BURNLEY AND PENDLE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1132972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURNLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Religious activities - Burnley area

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Latest income
£354k
Latest spending
£336k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £101,386 exceed the trustees' agreed policy target of at least £60,000. The charity reported a net income increase for the year, with total funds rising to £1,560,721, supported by significant tangible fixed assets including manses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £60,000 over and above those reserves represented by unrestricted fixed assets and the Circuit Model Trust fund (held: £101k)
“The Trustees have reviewed the Charity's needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by The Charity Commission and have agreed to hold a general reserve in respect of unrestricted funds in the region of at least £60,000 over and above those reserves represented by unrestricted fixed assets and the Circuit Model Trust fund.” — page 5
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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Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£354k£336k
31/08/2024£300k£302k
31/08/2023£481k£370k
31/08/2022£294k£332k
31/08/2021£332k£290k

Common questions

Is BURNLEY AND PENDLE METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £101,386 exceed the trustees' agreed policy target of at least £60,000. The charity reported a net income increase for the year, with total funds rising to £1,560,721, supported by significant tangible fixed assets including manses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government08/03/2021£1kCRF21 The Managing Trustees of Brierfield Methodist Church
UK government08/03/2021£14kCRF21 The Managing Trustees of Brierfield Methodist Church
UK government08/03/2021£16kCRF21 The Managing Trustees of Brierfield Methodist Church
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/03/2014£210k"Pendle: Brierfield Methodist Church, Brierfield"

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BURNLEY AND PENDLE METHODIST CIRCUIT£354k—0above—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£347k—0unclear—noted
Burnley Leisure and Culture FY2025£7.9m——below—no doubt
CRAWLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£144k£22,3490above—no doubt
WIRRAL METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£784kunclear0unclear—no doubt
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK FY2025£300k—0within—no doubt

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