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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.

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 SUBSIDIARY 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
£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.

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: 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.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEST NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT£484k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£239k—0unclear—no doubt
NORWICH METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£612k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£290k—0below—no doubt
THE NORFOLK BROADS CIRCUIT FY2025£276k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£387k—0above—no doubt

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