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VALE OF AYLESBURY CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134235 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AYLESBURY VALE METHODIST CIRCUIT

The Circuit produces a quarterly preaching planto ensure regular acts of worship take place in each of the 18 Methodist Churches and Local Ecumenical partnerships in its geographical area. These are open to all people without charge.The Circuit is directly involved in plans to provide a Town Center Chaplain service for Aylesbury and support to the new housing developments in the Aylesbury area.

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Latest income
£331k
Latest spending
£277k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds carried forward stood at £3,211,364, with approximately 75% of this value held as freehold property. The charity reported a net income of £217,790 for the year, which included a £161,653 gain on the revaluation of property, while total expenditure was 4% lower than budgeted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (73% of income)
“Income rose by 17% (£48,610) year on year with assessment paid by circuit churches continuing to make up the bulk of regular income (73%).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' average expenditure (held: £3.2m)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to six months' average expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 26
“Related parties include the Methodist Connexion, the Northampton District, churches within the Circuit, other Methodist Districts in Great Britain, CFB and TMCP. Reference to transactions with some of these parties can be found in Notes 3,4,6,9,10,12,16 and 18. All of these entities have their own trustees or directors.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£331k£277k
31/08/2024£282k£273k
31/08/2023£271k£231k
31/08/2022£272k£242k
31/08/2021£247k£227k

Common questions

Is VALE OF AYLESBURY CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds carried forward stood at £3,211,364, with approximately 75% of this value held as freehold property. The charity reported a net income of £217,790 for the year, which included a £161,653 gain on the revaluation of property, while total expenditure was 4% lower than budgeted. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£27k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VALE OF AYLESBURY CIRCUIT£331k—0above—no doubt
SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
ROTHERHAM AND DEARNE VALLEY CIRCUIT FY2025£300k—0above—no doubt
THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£304k—0unclear—noted
THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
AIREDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£320k—0above—no doubt

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