The Bristol Methodist District

Registered charity 1134873 · since 2010bristolmethodist.org.uk·Bristol·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£269k
Annual giving, year to 31 August 2025
From filed accounts
£2,000
Typical grant (median)
3 published grants

Key takeaways

  • The Bristol Methodist District directs its giving to Methodist churches, circuits and organisations in the District, with the Bristol area as its stated priority, so a group outside that network or area is unlikely to fit.
  • Its work covers worship, community support for vulnerable people, children's and young people's work, ecumenical links and training for people in Methodist churches, which gives a clear test of whether your project matches.
  • The annual report shows £269,049 paid, but no grant range or typical grant size is given, so do not assume any particular amount is expected.
  • No application route is published in the annual report, register entry or website, so contact the District directly before writing a full request, and consider whether a project run by a circuit in the Bristol area could be brought forward through that circuit, since the DAF grants fund circuit-run projects.
  • Timing and how competitive funding is are not stated.

Overview

The Bristol Methodist District is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1134873).

The Bristol Methodist District is a registered charity that exists to advance charitable purposes within the District, its circuits and other local organisations of the Methodist Church in the Bristol area. It supports nine circuits in the Bristol area through its DAF grants, which fund projects the circuits carry out. The annual report records £269,049 paid out.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 August 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 25 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Bristol Methodist District advances the Christian faith in line with Methodist doctrine and discipline and supports charitable purposes within Methodist organisations in the District. Its work includes public worship, teaching, mutual help and support, community work—especially support for vulnerable people—and support for diversity. It also supports children’s and young people’s work in District churches, ecumenical work among churches and in universities, and assistance and training for people working in Methodist churches. Through its DAF grants, it supports circuits in the Bristol area and funds projects they carry out.

Themes

  • Christian faith
  • Community support
  • Children and young people's work
  • Ecumenical work
  • Methodist worker training

Geographic Focus

Priority: The Bristol area.

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

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Grants

3 published grants analysed · median £2,000

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

  • New Places New People
    £28,000year to 31 August 2025
  • Churches Together - Swindon
    £2,000year to 31 August 2025
  • Churches Together - Wiltshire
    £1,288year to 31 August 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 with no named recipient.

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 August 2021£345,427£150,590—Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022£435,023£210,091—Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023£418,629£254,634—Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024£664,375£304,281—Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025£664,375£304,281£269,049Accounts for year to 31 August 2025
  • Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.

Sources

  • Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)

This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.

Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.

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