TORBAY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134368 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is in the first instance a Christian body. Therefore, the main thrust of our actitvities is the promotion of the Christian Faith by supporting and staffing Christian Ministry within the Local Churches that comprise the Charity. By means of various meetings the charity facilitates and administers this work with the support of the Trustees.

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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Registered contact address: Torbay, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£184k

Latest spending

£210k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Torbay Methodist Circuit reported a net deficit of £25,701 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £260,344 to £234,643. The accounts state that this decline was due to income being lower than expenditure, primarily driven by necessary and ongoing property repairs. Unrestricted reserves stood at £52,519, while the majority of funds (£182,124) were held in the Model Trust Fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessment/Share

“Assessment/Share 141,564” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2023 (received 03/07/2024, 3 days after the 30/06/2024 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 07/07/2022, 7 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Jeffrey Michael Shortchair
Christine Hargreaves
Dr Alan James Mcilhenny · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr DAVID TAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Gillian Elisabeth Porter
HELEN SUSAN MAY HAMLING
Ian Stewart Lister
JEAN MARILYN LEWIS
Jan Newman · trustee of 2 other charities
John Eric Barrett
KATHRYN TROTMAN
MARGARET FREEMANTLE
MARGARET NEWMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS JENNIE DUNN
NEIL EDWARDS
Nicola Lindsay
PATRICIA ANN HAWES
PETER WILLIAM TROTMAN
REV VAL PRICE
Rev Andrew John Chislett-McDonald
Rev PETER BOOTH WILLIAMSON
SUSAN GIBB
Stanley Westmoreland
Sue Jarvis
VIVIEN ANTHEA WESTMORELAND
christine carter · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£184k	£210k
31/08/2024	£178k	£222k
31/08/2023	£275k	£198k
31/08/2022	£181k	£192k
31/08/2021	£109k	£170k

Common questions

Is TORBAY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The Torbay Methodist Circuit reported a net deficit of £25,701 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £260,344 to £234,643. The accounts state that this decline was due to income being lower than expenditure, primarily driven by necessary and ongoing property repairs. Unrestricted reserves stood at £52,519, while the majority of funds (£182,124) were held in the Model Trust Fund. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TORRIDGE METHODIST CIRCUIT.

TORRIDGE METHODIST CIRCUIT income £324k
LESNES ABBEY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £203k
FARNWORTH AND WORSLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £192k
STOKESLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £174k
YORK METHODIST CIRCUIT income £860k
NORWICH METHODIST CIRCUIT income £612k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TORBAY METHODIST CIRCUIT	£184k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TORRIDGE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£324k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LESNES ABBEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£203k	—	0	below	—	noted
FARNWORTH AND WORSLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£192k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STOKESLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£174k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YORK METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£860k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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