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LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1175488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide support mechanism to the local churches within the Circuit. The Circuit provide ministerial oversight and pastoral care for the 10 local churches in the Circuit. It support ministerial team of 5 ministers. It maintains 5 manses, 2 let manses and 2 former churches.

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Latest income
£490k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £630,804 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to significant costs associated with the Lambeth Mission Redevelopment project. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the unrestricted reserves of £10,152,886 and net liquid balance of £405,966 to be adequate to meet financial obligations and continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of expenditure (held: £10.2m)
“Our reserves policy is to hold at least 6 month's expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Adomako Basoah & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£512k
Total spending
£787k
Cost of raising funds
£52k
Reserves (reported)
£303k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (59% 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: 10.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£490k£1.1m
31/08/2024£512k£787k
31/08/2023£1.2m£870k
31/08/2022£395k£656k
31/08/2021£2.9m£1.7m

Common questions

Is LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £630,804 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to significant costs associated with the Lambeth Mission Redevelopment project. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the unrestricted reserves of £10,152,886 and net liquid balance of £405,966 to be adequate to meet financial obligations and continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Adomako Basoah & Co.

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
LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH£490k—0unclear—no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT FY2025£400k——unclear—no doubt
TELFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£318k—0unclear—no doubt
SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
STAMFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£236k——unclear—noted
CAMELFORD & WEEK ST MARY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£351k——unclear—no doubt

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