Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit

Registered charity 1190847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NOTTING HILL METHODIST CIRCUIT

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Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£200k

Latest spending

£247k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £46,865 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,406,024 to £3,359,159. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves stood at £76,039, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £62,000 (three months of operating expenditure). The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to 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: three months operating expenditure (approximately £62,000) (held: £76k)

“The agreed reserves policy is to retain from the unrestricted reserves available the equivalent of three months operating expenditure (approximately £62,000)” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: One Trustee was reimbursed £2,488 by Notting Hill Methodist Church.

“During the year one Trustee was reimbursed a total of £2,488 (2024 - £5,949) by the Notting Hill Methodist Church on behalf of both the Notting Hill & Harlesden Methodist Circuit and Notting Hill Methodist Church.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Banks & Co Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Derek Paul Woodchair
Bevan Powell · trustee of 1 other charity
ELAINE MAGDALENE SPENCE MI EX DIP · trustee of 1 other charity
Ellen Boakye · trustee of 1 other charity
Eric Dresden Oduro · trustee of 1 other charity
Esther Samuels
Ingrid Yarde
Joana Idun
Junie Martin · trustee of 1 other charity
Kofi Baah · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT DIXON · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Faith Nyota · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Ian Worsfold · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev SangWoo Seo · trustee of 2 other charities
Susannah Yarde · trustee of 1 other charity
WENDY YARDE CHASE BSC HONS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£200k	£247k
31/08/2024	£126k	£137k
31/08/2023	£137k	£151k
31/08/2022	£109k	£124k
31/08/2021	£109k	£123k

Common questions

Is Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £46,865 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,406,024 to £3,359,159. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves stood at £76,039, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £62,000 (three months of operating expenditure). The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Banks & Co Limited.

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	£50k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£30k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH income £260k
CARDIFF METHODIST CIRCUIT income £419k
PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £221k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, ASPLEY NOTTINGHAM income £132k
National Centre For Universities and Business income £2.9m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW income £449k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH FY2024	£260k	—	0	unclear	3.0%	no doubt
CARDIFF METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£419k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£221k	—	0	above	278156.0%	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, ASPLEY NOTTINGHAM FY2024	£132k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2025	£2.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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