WEALD OF KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1155413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Carrying out supervisory function in respect of Methodist Churches within the Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit

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Latest income

£1.9m

Latest spending

£652k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £3,210,734, which the trustees report complies with the reserves policy of holding 15% of annual expenditure plus twice the manse repair budget. The charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditor.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 15% of the general fund annual expenditure budget plus twice the annual budget for manse repairs (held: £3.2m)

“The reserves policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 15% of the general fund annual expenditure budget plus twice the annua! budget for manse repairs.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Rev Jane Elizabeth Braund received stipends gross £40,637 and reimbursements £2,888.

“Rev Jane Elizabeth Braund, received stipends from The Payroll Bureau at The Methodist Church amounting gross £40,637 in respect of her duties as a Methodist Minister (Presbyter) and Superintendent of the Weald of Kent Circuit. They also received reimbursements during the year to the value of £2,888.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nash Harvey Group LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Rev Jane Braund — Superintendent Minister (source)
Rev Dermot Thornberry — Minister (source)
Rev Kirsty McGhee — Minister (source)
Rev Helen Cook — Deacon (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income

£1.9m

Total spending

£652k

Reserves (reported)

£4.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~84.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (86% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Jane Elizabeth Braundchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ANN SUAZNABAR
Alison Jane Farr · trustee of 1 other charity
CARL ANDREW WARREN BA HONS · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRIS TOWERS · trustee of 1 other charity
Carol Ann Oakley · trustee of 1 other charity
HUGH EDWARD TAYLOR
JOHN ARCHER
JULIA IRENE BEVIS · trustee of 1 other charity
KENNETH JOHN BARNES
MICHAEL JOHN RICHARDSON
MR PHIL SMITH
PASTOR HENRY GEORGE EDWARDS
PETER ALLAN CROUCH FCCA · trustee of 1 other charity
RACHEL MARY SHEPPARD
REG RUMMERY
REV JOHN STUART CURNOW MA, BA
ROI JAMES ARDEN
Rev BRYAN THOMAS KNAPP BA
Rev GERALD CHARLES GARDINER BA
Rev JOHN MARK BUTT
SALLY ELIZABETH ANNE DAGNALL
SUE WILKINS · trustee of 1 other charity
VALERIE GWENDOLINE MANSER

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£1.9m	£652k
31/08/2024	£271k	£310k
31/08/2023	£350k	£853k
31/08/2022	£877k	£380k
31/08/2021	£606k	£1.2m

Common questions

Is WEALD OF KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £3,210,734, which the trustees report complies with the reserves policy of holding 15% of annual expenditure plus twice the manse repair budget. The charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditor. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nash Harvey Group LLP.

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 ALDERLEY EDGE AND KNUTSFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT.

ALDERLEY EDGE AND KNUTSFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT income £320k
TELFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT income £318k
SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £1.1m
LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH income £490k
VALE OF STOUR METHODIST CIRCUIT income £276k
COLCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT income £235k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEALD OF KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT	£1.9m	—	above	—	no doubt
ALDERLEY EDGE AND KNUTSFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£320k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TELFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£318k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£1.1m	—	below	—	no doubt
LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£490k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VALE OF STOUR METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£276k	—	above	—	no doubt

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