LONDON DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON METHODIST DISTRICT

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Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District reported a net outgoing resource deficit of £786,924 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven primarily by significant grant expenditures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are being rebuilt towards a policy target of three to six months' expenditure, and the trustees consider the overall reserves adequate but not excessive.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' worth of annual expenditure (held: £2.6m)
going forward, expects to retain between three and six months' worth of annual expenditure. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Clay Ratnage Strevens & Hills. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£156k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.4m£3.2m
31/08/2024£2.3m£1.6m
31/08/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/08/2022£1.0m£834k
31/08/2021£1.1m£1.1m

Common questions

Is LONDON DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

The accounts state that the District reported a net outgoing resource deficit of £786,924 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven primarily by significant grant expenditures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are being rebuilt towards a policy target of three to six months' expenditure, and the trustees consider the overall reserves adequate but not excessive. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Clay Ratnage Strevens & Hills.