BLACKHEATH AND CRYSTAL PALACE CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1137991 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKHEATH AND LEWISHAM CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

A grouping of 9 local Churches forming a circuit within the London District of the Methodist Church in Great Britain. The grouping exists for mutual support in fulfilling the mission of the Church in this part of London. There are four ministers in the Circuit, supported by a team of local preachers, circuit stewards and a leadership team from the member churches.

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

£250k

Latest spending

£284k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit reported a net deficit of £9,864 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £164,773 to £149,796. The trustees confirm that sufficient reserves are held to cover day-to-day expenditure and unexpected costs, and the Circuit is considered a going concern based on available monetary assets and human resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (91% of income)

“Assessments on Churches 250,000” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: Sufficient reserves are held to cover day-to-day expenditure, unexpected maintenance costs and to provide funding for any projects required to meet the Circuit's Mission Statement. (held: £175k)

“Sufficient reserves are held to cover day-to-day expenditure, unexpected maintenance costs and to provide funding for any projects required to meet the Circuit's Mission Statement.” — page 5

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

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Craig Gaffneychair
ALECIA AUSTIN
Alfred Edmund Macauley-James
Ayabami Olusoji Adeosun
BARBARA MELANIE CHARLICK
BRENDA RENSHAW
Bernadetta Banda
COMFORT OPPONG MBE
CYNTHIA DAVIS
Christopher John Watkins
Claire Pennycard
DR LINDA ANN RYAN
Dr GARRY JAMES JOHN YOUNG PHD
ESME RUSSELL-MITRA BA
Eunice Millet · trustee of 1 other charity
Evelyn RICHARDS
Felix Densu
GRAHAM JOHN SPARKES
Gifty Quartey · trustee of 1 other charity
Helena Matilda Green
JEANNETTE DOROTHY WARREN
JESSICA MATUMIKA LIMBA
Jonathan Sinclair
Judith Crane - St Hill
KWESI ESHUN
Lorna Anna Lezina White
MARGARET PRICE
MARIAN ANN YOUNG
MARION JOYCE THOMPSON
MARY ELIZABETH SPARKES
MR GERALD HARDY
MR PADDY BOOTHE
Margaret Baker
Margaret Olive BOREHAM
RUTH ELAINE POTTER
Rev Charles Mpunji Djikubi Ilunga · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev William Davis · trustee of 2 other charities
Robert John Munro
Roseline Dada
SAIRA BOHAN-CROFT

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

Operates in: Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£250k	£284k
31/08/2024	£256k	£271k
31/08/2023	£242k	£269k
31/08/2022	£233k	£262k
31/08/2021	£232k	£246k

Common questions

Is BLACKHEATH AND CRYSTAL PALACE CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit reported a net deficit of £9,864 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £164,773 to £149,796. The trustees confirm that sufficient reserves are held to cover day-to-day expenditure and unexpected costs, and the Circuit is considered a going concern based on available monetary assets and human resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PURLEY CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH.

PURLEY CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH income £466k
THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £285k
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT income £524k
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT income £574k
LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH income £490k
WESTMINSTER METHODIST CIRCUIT income £641k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BLACKHEATH AND CRYSTAL PALACE CIRCUIT	£250k	—	above	—	no doubt
PURLEY CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£466k	—	above	—	noted
THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT FY2025	£524k	unclear	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£574k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£490k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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