METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Circuit is the administrative body for the fourteen Methodist Churches and two Mission Centres in the Southend and Leigh Circuit.

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Latest income

£524k

Latest spending

£538k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit held unrestricted reserves of £171,636, excluding property values, against a policy target of six months' average expenditure. The filing notes that excluding property revaluations, the general fund result was a modest surplus of £17,650, while designated funds showed a deficit from grants awarded. The Circuit remains reliant on church assessments for income and notes that the Experience Project is totally reliant on grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear

“Our current team includes four full-time Presbyters, one full-time Deacon, one part-time Presbyter, and two part-time administrators, providing administrative cover five days a week.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (66% of income)

“Circuit income is predominantly from the assessments paid by the circuit churches which we gratefully receive in support of Circuit work.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months average expenditure (held: £172k)

“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum of six months average expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income

£524k

Total spending

£538k

Reserves (reported)

£269k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Peter Moorhousechair
ALAN SAMBRIDGE
ANNE BRIANT
Angela Merenda
Anne Sains
Claire Gunn
Deacon Sarah McDowall
GABRIELLE GREENWAY · trustee of 1 other charity
Heather Sims
IAN LOWE BSC HONS · trustee of 1 other charity
JUDITH TAYLOR
Jane Fulford
KEITH WILLIAM NORMAN · trustee of 3 other charities
LAWRENCE WARD
MARGARET JOAN POULTER · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL SPAULL
MURIEL PREGNALL
Paul Wornell
ROBERT BRIANT
Rev Agnes Sam
Rev Heather Simmons
Rev Stephen Mayo
Roger Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
SUSAN ALLUM
Sheila Smith
Stuart Mann
TINA GOWERS
VALERIE SHEILA DOBBIN
Valerie Ryall · trustee of 1 other charity
Wendy Coombes
William Frank Edmonds

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£524k	£538k
31/08/2024	£591k	£542k
31/08/2023	£507k	£514k
31/08/2022	£393k	£534k
31/08/2021	£405k	£422k

Common questions

Is METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit held unrestricted reserves of £171,636, excluding property values, against a policy target of six months' average expenditure. The filing notes that excluding property revaluations, the general fund result was a modest surplus of £17,650, while designated funds showed a deficit from grants awarded. The Circuit remains reliant on church assessments for income and notes that the Experience Project is totally reliant on grant funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.