SALFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1143819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement and support of the activity of the Methodist Churches within Salford, including worship, pastoral care and service to and within the local community

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£134k

Latest spending

£222k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,432 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees report a healthy cash position with free reserves standing at approximately £502,000, which significantly exceeds the stated policy target of £75,000 to £80,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

BERYL KAY EMERY
Brenda Jeffrey
CAROLE ALISON BURGESS
David Emery
Elaine Buckley-Hall
Elizabeth Thornley
Frederick Harrison
Gordon Allen
HARRY HUNT
IAN ROBERT HUDDLESTON · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN EARLAM EATON
Jane Austin
Janet Carney
Jennifer Winnington
Kimberley Wilcox
LYNETTE FLORENCE BROCKLEHURST
MARGARET VAUGHAN
MAVIS MARJORIE LAMB
MURIEL ELIZABETH STILES
Martin Styan
Mylvia Hunt
NORMAN BURGESS
Philip Thornley
ROBERT BURGESS
Rev John Palmer
Ruth Dawson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£134k	£222k
31/08/2024	£157k	£106k
31/08/2023	£158k	£167k
31/08/2022	£284k	£204k
31/08/2021	£319k	£179k

Common questions

Is SALFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,432 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees report a healthy cash position with free reserves standing at approximately £502,000, which significantly exceeds the stated policy target of £75,000 to £80,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£27k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT.

SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £1.1m
BURY ST.EDMUNDS METHODIST CIRCUIT income £416k
BRADFORD NORTH METHODIST CIRCUIT income £336k
SOUTHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT income £246k
OLDHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT income £311k
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT income £524k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SALFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT	£134k	—	above	—	no doubt
SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£1.1m	—	below	—	no doubt
BURY ST.EDMUNDS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£416k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD NORTH METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£336k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£246k	—	above	—	no doubt
OLDHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£311k	—	above	—	no doubt

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