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LESNES ABBEY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134664 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our activities include the following:1. Supporting local churches in the provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike.2. The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups.3. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved.4. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services.

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
£203k
Latest spending
£215k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,447 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income declining by 11% to £203k. The trustees' report highlights a risk that the circuit may not be able to generate enough income through assessments, with future projections showing a deficit as expenditure surpasses income. Consequently, the circuit is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain sufficient reserves to meet unforeseen circumstances.

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: £18k; policy: five months' average expenditure)
“The Circuit is finding it increasing difficult to meet its obligations of maintaining sufficient reserve to meets unforeseen circumstances.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Circuit is finding it increasing difficult to meet its obligations of maintaining sufficient reserve to meets unforeseen circumstances.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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: Bexley · Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£203k£215k
31/08/2024£225k£222k
31/08/2023£180k£194k
31/08/2022£197k£201k
31/08/2021£230k£175k

Common questions

Is LESNES ABBEY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,447 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income declining by 11% to £203k. The trustees' report highlights a risk that the circuit may not be able to generate enough income through assessments, with future projections showing a deficit as expenditure surpasses income. Consequently, the circuit is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain sufficient reserves to meet unforeseen circumstances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£27k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST1£4k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD1£2k
ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST)1£1k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DANE AND TRENT METHODIST CIRCUIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LESNES ABBEY METHODIST CIRCUIT£203k—0below—noted
DANE AND TRENT METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£319k—0unclear—no doubt
LAUNCESTON AREA METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£264k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£387k—0above—no doubt
SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£304k—0unclear—noted

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