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WEST NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1136177 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

West Norfolk Methodist Circuit offers opportunity for Christian worship and service in its 21 churches. It also makes its services available for baptisms, wedding and funerals as well as providing pastoral care. Several volunteers within the Methodist Church are Lay Preachers and many other volunteers take on roles to promote the religious ethos of the charity.

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Latest income
£484k
Latest spending
£366k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £168,456, representing approximately 57% of annual expenditure of £294,560, which exceeds the stated policy target of up to 50%. The charity reports that these reserve funds act as contingency funds to allow for fluctuations in receipts against set payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“These reserve funds allow for fluctuations in receipts against set payments and act as contingency funds.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: up to 50% of annual expenditure (held: £168k)
“Our reserve policy is to hold up to 50% of annual expenditure in hand, including the Manses Fund, but is currently about 57% standing at £168,456 with the annual expenditure being £294,560.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£484k£366k
31/08/2024£235k£318k
31/08/2023£221k£299k
31/08/2022£219k£369k
31/08/2021£216k£224k

Common questions

Is WEST NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £168,456, representing approximately 57% of annual expenditure of £294,560, which exceeds the stated policy target of up to 50%. The charity reports that these reserve funds act as contingency funds to allow for fluctuations in receipts against set payments.