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WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1135094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE METHODIST CHURCH - WATFORD CIRCUIT

Our mission is to encourage, enable and equip the churches, congregations and individuals of the Circuit to draw nearer to God, to proclaim the good news of Christ and to share the love of God.

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Latest income
£574k
Latest spending
£830k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit reported a revenue deficit of £255,576 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by increased grants and lower investment income. Despite this deficit, the Trustees consider the level of unrestricted reserves to be sufficient to meet known risks and future commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (83% of income)
“Assessments on Churches 478,956” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: fifty percent of annual expenditure (held: £505k)
“The recommended amount equates to fifty percent of lines 9 — 16 of the Standard Form of Accounts (general fund), net of expenditure met by grants received, which in 2024-25 amounted to £262k” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hicks and Company. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£574k
Total spending
£830k
Reserves (reported)
£798k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£574k£830k
31/08/2024£599k£764k
31/08/2023£1.5m£611k
31/08/2022£518k£572k
31/08/2021£520k£559k

Common questions

Is WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit reported a revenue deficit of £255,576 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by increased grants and lower investment income. Despite this deficit, the Trustees consider the level of unrestricted reserves to be sufficient to meet known risks and future commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hicks and Company.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ALBANS AND WELWYN METHODIST CIRCUIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT£574k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ALBANS AND WELWYN METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£331k—0below—no doubt
BUCKLEY AND DEESIDE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£289k—0unclear—noted
BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£4.3m—0above—no doubt
SHROPSHIRE & MARCHES METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
LOWESTOFT AND EAST SUFFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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