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Cumbria Methodist Circuit

Registered charity 1133928 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST CUMBRIA METHODIST CHURCH, EAST CUMBRIA METHODIST CIRCUIT, East Cumbria Methodist Circuit, PENRITH METHODIST CIRCUIT

Work in Churches in the County of Cumbria, Other Methodist Bodies, Churches Together, Local Schools/Hospitals. Outreach; Alpha Courses, Work with children, young people and families and the elderly: Provide a Debt Centre in conjunction with Christians Against Poverty. Charitable work in UK and Overseas. Affirming Christian Faith through Worship Service and Outreach in and around the Circuit.

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Latest income
£661k
Latest spending
£531k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit held unrestricted reserves of £99,012 against a policy target of six months' average expenditure. The Trustees consider monetary assets and human resources sufficient to meet plans for 2025/26, regarding the Circuit as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessment paid by Circuit churches
“Circuit income totalled £349,386 which includes an exceptional item of £97,314 representing the sale of Renwick Methodist Chapel, less an amount retained by the Methodist Church centrally. The remaining income is primarily drawn from the Assessment paid by Circuit churches, drawn down from the East Cumbria Circuit Model Trust Fund and rental income.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months average expenditure from unrestricted funds (held: £99k)
“The Reserves Policy takes into account that income is received quarterly whilst most expenditure occurs on a monthly basis. The Circuit retains in reserve a sum equivalent to 6 months average expenditure from unrestricted funds.” — 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.

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

Total income
£661k
Total spending
£531k
Reserves (reported)
£502k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~11.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (97% 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).

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Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£661k£531k
31/08/2024£349k£259k
31/08/2023£155k£257k
31/08/2022£266k£198k
31/08/2021£447k£171k

Common questions

Is Cumbria Methodist Circuit financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit held unrestricted reserves of £99,012 against a policy target of six months' average expenditure. The Trustees consider monetary assets and human resources sufficient to meet plans for 2025/26, regarding the Circuit as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.