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WIMBLEDON CIRCUIT (THE METHODIST CHURCH)

Registered charity 1134284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of the Christian Religion through the support of the six Churches making up the Wimbledon Circuit.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£223k
Latest spending
£224k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit ended the year with a deficit of £503, resulting in net current assets of £81.1k. This balance provides approximately 4.3 months of expenditure cover, which is below the stated reserves policy target of six months. The trustees plan to temporarily reduce reserves further to three months to fund urgent manse repairs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear
“Stipend expenditure has increased each financial year in line with conference approved ` increases and is 58.9% of the Circuit Expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Assessment/Share (88% of income)
“Circuit income is primarily drawn from the assessment paid by the circuit churches. This was increased by £16,000.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £81k; policy: 6 months’ average expenditure)
“The fund balances are below required by the reserves policy.” — page 3
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: Merton · Surrey · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£223k£224k
31/08/2024£197k£213k
31/08/2023£192k£184k
31/08/2022£184k£173k
31/08/2021£185k£170k

Common questions

Is WIMBLEDON CIRCUIT (THE METHODIST CHURCH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit ended the year with a deficit of £503, resulting in net current assets of £81.1k. This balance provides approximately 4.3 months of expenditure cover, which is below the stated reserves policy target of six months. The trustees plan to temporarily reduce reserves further to three months to fund urgent manse repairs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of WIMBLEDON CIRCUIT (THE METHODIST CHURCH) earn?

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

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WIMBLEDON CIRCUIT (THE METHODIST CHURCH)£223kunclear0below—no doubt
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£574k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST WIMBLEDON FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ALBANS AND WELWYN METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£331k—0below—no doubt
THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£304k—0unclear—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, WIMBLEDON FY2024£194k—0above—no doubt

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