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PURLEY CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134261 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Purley Circuit co-ordinates and supports the activity of 4 Methodist Churches and 1 Local Ecumenical Partnership (with the United Reformed Church). These run over the southern part of the Borough of Croydon, include one church in the borough of Sutton (but only just so) and one church in the Tandridge District of Surrey. Each of these churches devise their own programme of activities.

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Latest income
£466k
Latest spending
£269k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit reported an operating deficit of £79,894 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to property expenditure and a significant levy on its Model Trust Fund. However, the trustees confirm the Circuit is expected to remain solvent for the next two financial years, supported by substantial unrestricted reserves and the recent acquisition of a new manse.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on churches (88% of income)
“In the year ended 31 August 2025, 88% (£137,064) of the Circuit’s income (other than capital receipts) was derived from assessments paid by each of the individual churches in the Circuit” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months projected expenditure from that fund, excluding expenditure on manses (held: £150k)
“The Reserves Policy of the Purley Circuit was revised at the Circuit Meeting in March 2024 to ensure that, at the end of each financial year, the General Fund should cover six months projected expenditure from that fund, excluding expenditure on manses” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Circuit is expected to remain solvent for 2025/26 and 2026/27. It continues to be the case that the Circuit Trustees will need to agree a plan to eliminate the deficit in the longer term.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Circuit received a grant of £100,000 from the London District Advance Fund towards the costs of employing a Deacon.
“The Circuit has received a grant of £100,000 from the London District Advance Fund towards the costs of employing a Deacon for five years, commencing on 1st September 2025.” — page 21
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: Croydon · Surrey · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£466k£269k
31/08/2024£183k£442k
31/08/2023£133k£422k
31/08/2022£159k£186k
31/08/2021£175k£179k

Common questions

Is PURLEY CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit reported an operating deficit of £79,894 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to property expenditure and a significant levy on its Model Trust Fund. However, the trustees confirm the Circuit is expected to remain solvent for the next two financial years, supported by substantial unrestricted reserves and the recent acquisition of a new manse. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.