EALING TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134040 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The circuit is responsible for the maintenance and support of ministry in the spiritual, pastoral, and administrative leadership of the ten churches. Ministers are paid a stipend and reimbursed expenses by the circuit to allow them to pursue their calling to serve God in his Church. Accommodation for ministers is provided in properties that are owned and maintained at the circuit's expense.

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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Latest income
£405k
Latest spending
£457k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit held total funds of £5,557,582 at the balance sheet date, a decrease from £5,958,764 in the prior year, driven by a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that the Circuit was not insolvent at any time during the year and holds free reserves of £49,435, which is below the stated reserves policy target of £243,981.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £49k; policy: sufficient to cover the stipends and employment costs of its ministers and other staff for the full ensuing year (£211,566) and six months of other fixed costs (£32,325), totaling £243,981)
“The total of these possible costs is £243,981. At the balance sheet date the Circuit held free reserves, as defined by the Charity Commission, of £49,435”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Circuit is part of the Methodist Connexion, accountable to the Methodist Conference and the London District. Ministers' stipends are paid by the National Methodist Church but funded in full by the Circuit. The Circuit Model Trust Fund is held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP).
“Related parties include the Methodist Connexion, the London District and churches within the Circuit, other Methodist Districts in Great Britain, the Central Finance Board (CFB) and Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP). There were no related party transactions in the year under review other than those disclosed elsewhere in the notes.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nunn Hayward LLP. 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£405k£457k
31/08/2024£493k£594k
31/08/2023£302k£438k
31/08/2022£316k£437k
31/08/2021£329k£644k

Common questions

Is EALING TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit held total funds of £5,557,582 at the balance sheet date, a decrease from £5,958,764 in the prior year, driven by a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that the Circuit was not insolvent at any time during the year and holds free reserves of £49,435, which is below the stated reserves policy target of £243,981. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nunn Hayward LLP.