Mid Cornwall Circuit, The Methodist Church

Registered charity 1135006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRURO CIRCUIT, THE METHODIST CHURCH

Governance of 14 churches in the Mid Cornwall Circuit of the Methodist Church in line with the Standing Orders of the Methodist Church

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £394,523 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £2,649,098. The trustees note that the policy is to hold three months of expenditure in hand, with free reserves currently at £205k against an approximate target of £200k. Significant increases to staffing costs were attributed to stipend increases set by the Methodist Conference and external factors including National Insurance increases.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (83% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALISON CURRY
• ANGELA RICHARDS
• Adrian Mitchell
• Alison Murfin
• Angela Faye Solway
• BARRIE TIPPETT
• BRIAN JOHN HAYWARD
• Christine Roberts
• Christine Smith
• Clifford Smith
• DAVID CROCKER · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID ROBSHAW
• DAVID WILLIAM RABEY BA
• DENISE DEIGHTON
• DIANE TAYLOR
• Dr Victoria Helen Hartnell
• ELSIE THOMAS
• Ernest Dymond
• GILL HARRIS
• Graham Baines
• HILARY MURIEL NICHOLSON BSC
• Heather Jane Rounsevell
• Helen Jayne Thomas
• Helen Nicholson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Rex Street
• JANET TREDREA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janet Louise Crocker
• Jessica Prudence Rush
• Julie Anne Thomas
• Karen Lynn Armstrong
• Karen Potts
• Kenneth Claude Yeo · trustee of 1 other charity
• LINDA RICHARDS
• Linda Baines
• MARY ADAMS
• Malcolm Corbet Kingston
• Marion Violet Caldwell
• PETER KEAST
• PHILIP DAVEY
• Philip Adrian Booth

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

Operates in: Cornwall

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