SOUTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT
Provision of public worship and other related religious activities
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £185,070 for the year ended August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees' report notes that several smaller churches are struggling with falling membership and incomes, and the circuit has resolved to sell the Tenterden church building to invest in the redevelopment of the Folkestone site. Despite the deficit, the charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £2,804,608 and maintains a reserves policy target of £175,000, against which it held £537,546 in total funds carried forward.
What the accounts disclose
“Our policy is to hold at least six month's expenditure in hand (£175,000).”
Trustees
- Rev ADRIAN TREVOR ROUXchair
- ANDREW BLANCH
- ANDREW DENNIS BOWTELL
- ANGELA AGNETA DONOVAN
- CAPTAIN ALAN JOHN EWART-JAMES
- COLIN PEARSON
- DAVID CHRISTOPHER CHALLONER
- DAVID GEORGE HARDEN
- DAVID SMITH
- DAVID STUART PETER SONGER
- DUDLEY BRUCE SHIPTON
- ELAINE KIRKLAND
- ELIZABETH BIRD
- ELIZABETH TALBOT
- JANET CARTER
- JEAN PLUMMER
- JEANETTE ELIZABETH HARRIS
- JOYCE PEGGY BRUMWELL
- MARTIN NEWELL
- NOEL CHARLES GRABHAM
- PAULINE NORAH HARDEN
- PHILIP THEODORE BLANCH
- RACHEL GILES
- ROSEMARY EDITH WALLS
- Rev GEOFFREY MARK ABASOLO-MUNNERY
- Rev GILLIAN SONGER
- STEWART VERNON FRENCH
- SUSAN ELIZABETH SHARP
- SUSAN MARGARET JAMES
- TERRY PRESTON
- THOMAS LEWIS
- VALERIE EDITH REDDING
- YVONNE ANDREWS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £304k | £489k |
| 31/08/2024 | £344k | £447k |
| 31/08/2023 | £319k | £403k |
| 31/08/2022 | £270k | £343k |
| 31/08/2021 | £264k | £284k |
Common questions
Is SOUTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £185,070 for the year ended August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees' report notes that several smaller churches are struggling with falling membership and incomes, and the circuit has resolved to sell the Tenterden church building to invest in the redevelopment of the Folkestone site. Despite the deficit, the charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £2,804,608 and maintains a reserves policy target of £175,000, against which it held £537,546 in total funds carried forward. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.