MINT METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MINT

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Latest income

£281k

Latest spending

£336k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,530,934, with net current assets of £60,556.64, which the trustees note provides just short of six months' cover for unrestricted expenditure. The charity reports that balances have stabilized despite challenging financial times, having received grants that improved building fabric and reduced running costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity'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 position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.5m; policy: six months’ average expenditure)

“As at 31 August 2025 the net current assets of the Church were £60,556.64. So, the balance gives just short of six months' cover for unrestricted expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Christine Ware received remuneration of £12,619 for employment not related to duties as a trustee.

“Christine Ware received remuneration of £12,619 (2024: £12,263) during the year. Renumeration relates to employment not related to duties as a trustee.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration

“Christine Ware received remuneration of £12,619 (2024: £12,263) during the year. Renumeration relates to employment not related to duties as a trustee.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Simon Huw Leigh MTh DThMchair
BARBARA MARY EASTON · trustee of 1 other charity
BARBARA PILLIDGE BA, DIPED
BRONWEN LEA MED
Christine Shelagh Ware
DAVID HORN · trustee of 1 other charity
DIANE O'NEILL
Dr Alison Sheila Franklin
Dr Elizabeth GAYTON
Dr Roger Kingsley Day
Dr Saeyeon Roh
IAN GORDON BLACK CPFA
JANE CHRYSTABEL SKINNER
JOHN MORGAN DRAISEY MA
Janice Heath
KATHERINE JANE KIRKMAN
MAUREEN ANN COLEMAN M.A., B.ED
MIKE PILLIDGE
Martin Ross Myhill
NEWBURY JAMES WENDOVER
NICK WARE B.Ed.
PETER JOHN CORDERY BEd
PROF STEPHEN EDMUND GILLAM LEA MA. PHD. · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Grimes
Paul Violet · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Coleman
Rev SUNGIL HAN MA, BA
STEPHEN PAUL HADDAD
Stephen Alexander Lawson
Sue Finch ACIB LTCL
Susan Isabel Cordery

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£281k	£336k
31/08/2024	£343k	£312k
31/08/2023	£284k	£250k
31/08/2022	£201k	£217k
31/08/2021	£200k	£199k

Common questions

Is MINT METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,530,934, with net current assets of £60,556.64, which the trustees note provides just short of six months' cover for unrestricted expenditure. The charity reports that balances have stabilized despite challenging financial times, having received grants that improved building fabric and reduced running costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.