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South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit

Registered charity 1164581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH WEST WORCESTERSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT

To provide an umbrella organisation enabling the churches of the circuit to operate under Methodist Church rules. The Circuit employers Ministers who work in these churches. The Circuit also produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worship take place at each of the churches in the circuit. These are open to all, without charge.

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Latest income
£370k
Latest spending
£368k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £821,105 provide over one year's cover for circuit expenditure, exceeding the stated policy target of four months' average expenditure. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £429,351 for the year and holds significant tangible fixed assets in manse properties valued at £1,913,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear
“Average number of full-time ministerial staff employed 4.0” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Assessments on churches (80% of income)
“Assessments on churches 297,306” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 4 months' average expenditure (held: £821k)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 4 months' average expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income from Circuit Methodist Churches
“Circuit Methodist Churches 297,306 - -” — page 15
“Birmingham District of the Methodist Church - 59,832 -” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Birmingham District of the Methodist Church
“Circuit Methodist Churches 297,306 - -” — page 15
“Birmingham District of the Methodist Church - 59,832 -” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£772k
Total spending
£342k
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~95.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (58% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£370k£368k
31/08/2024£772k£342k
31/08/2023£512k£281k
31/08/2022£344k£348k
31/08/2021£348k£322k

Common questions

Is South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £821,105 provide over one year's cover for circuit expenditure, exceeding the stated policy target of four months' average expenditure. The charity reports a net incoming resource of £429,351 for the year and holds significant tangible fixed assets in manse properties valued at £1,913,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£27k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit£370kunclear0above—no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT FY2025£400k——unclear—no doubt
WANTAGE AND ABINGDON METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£339k—0below—noted
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£704k—0unclear—no doubt
SETTLE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£130k——above—no doubt
AIREDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£320k—0above—no doubt

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