METHODIST INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Methodist Church is engaged in education as part of its Christian mission in the world. Its schools will seek to extend the Methodist ethos and character and contribute to diversity in education.
Latest income
£118m
Expenditure
£117m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £97.7m | £97.6m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £109m | £109m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £111m | £111m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £117m | £120m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £118m | £117m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.1m |
| Charitable activities | £109m |
| Trading | £5.4m |
| Investment income | £584k |
| Total income | £118m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £113m |
| Raising funds | £3.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £1.6m |
| Total expenditure | £117m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £15.0m |
| Total funds | £76.9m |
| — restricted | £3.4m |
| — unrestricted | £73.3m |
| — endowment | £336k |
| Total assets | £76.9m |
| Cash | £3.1m |
People
| Employees | 1,977 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.