ELBURTON METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH.PROVIDE SPACE FOR USE BY ORGANISATIONS SUBSIDIARY AND ANCILLIARY TO THE METHODIST CHURCH, EG SCOUTS, CUBS, BEAVERS, RAINBOWS, BROWNIES, WIVES GROUP, WOMENS NETWORK, LUNCH CLUB, COFFEE MORNINGS, SUNDAY WORSHIP, CHURCH MEETINGS, MUSIC AND DRAMA.

Objects

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the dicipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£57k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church held total cash funds of £64,602 at the end of the year, with unrestricted funds of £49,675. The trustees report a five-year plan to ensure continued financial solvency and note the church's role as the only Methodist Church in the PL9 area, indicating a stable but community-dependent financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

BRENDA ANNE YOUNGS
Carol Joan Batchelor
DENISE JUDITH AVENT · trustee of 1 other charity
ELIZABETH ANNE COLEMAN
Frances Elizabeth Cook
HELEN JANE CARHART
JEAN MARGARET DAVIES
Julie Gray
Kenneth John Ridley
MARGARET CONSTANCE PASSMORE
MAVIS CLOOKE
Martha Wright · trustee of 1 other charity
Michelle Ough
REV DAVID ERNEST YOUNGS
Rev Rebecca Marshall
SHEILA MARY HADLEY
Valerie May Richards
Victoria Jane Mossford

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£57k	£52k
31/08/2024	£45k	£52k
31/08/2023	£66k	£66k
31/08/2022	£43k	£57k
31/08/2021	£37k	£40k

Common questions

Is ELBURTON METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church held total cash funds of £64,602 at the end of the year, with unrestricted funds of £49,675. The trustees report a five-year plan to ensure continued financial solvency and note the church's role as the only Methodist Church in the PL9 area, indicating a stable but community-dependent financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.