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PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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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 DISCIPLINE 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 SUBSIDIARY 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
£604k
Latest spending
£431k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document is a signature certificate for a PDF file named 'PDMC signed financial statements 2024-25.pdf' and does not contain the actual financial accounts or narrative. Consequently, no information regarding the charity's financial health, reserves, or operational status can be extracted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£604k
Total spending
£431k
Reserves (reported)
£536k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~14.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£604k£431k
31/08/2024£526k£479k
31/08/2023£424k£535k
31/08/2022£533k£516k
31/08/2021£444k£550k

Common questions

Is PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is a signature certificate for a PDF file named 'PDMC signed financial statements 2024-25.pdf' and does not contain the actual financial accounts or narrative. Consequently, no information regarding the charity's financial health, reserves, or operational status can be extracted.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Methodist Church, Caversham.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT METHODIST CIRCUIT£604k——unclear—no doubt
The Methodist Church, Caversham FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
IGREJA MANA FY2024£991k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH LANCASHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£350k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, FELPHAM FY2025£476k—0within—no doubt
WEST LONDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING FY2025£987k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.