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EXETER COAST AND COUNTRY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1137450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EXETER METHODIST CIRCUIT

The advancement of the Christian religion across the churches of the Exeter Coast & Country Methodist Circuit.

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Latest income
£445k
Latest spending
£552k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,949,368, which is significantly above the stated policy target of six months' average expenditure. Although the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, its net assets increased due to a £570,536 gain on the revaluation of investment properties, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ average expenditure (held: £3.9m)
“The Circuit's Reserves Policy for the General Fund is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to six months’ average expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£743k
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£3.1m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~35.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£445k£552k
31/08/2024£743k£1.1m
31/08/2023£2.1m£857k
31/08/2022£498k£564k
31/08/2021£517k£576k

Common questions

Is EXETER COAST AND COUNTRY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,949,368, which is significantly above the stated policy target of six months' average expenditure. Although the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, its net assets increased due to a £570,536 gain on the revaluation of investment properties, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION1£3k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EXETER COAST AND COUNTRY METHODIST CIRCUIT£445k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£290k—0below—no doubt
BUCKLEY AND DEESIDE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£289k—0unclear—noted
THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£304k—0unclear—noted
HASTINGS BEXHILL & RYE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£695k—0unclear—no doubt
NORWICH METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£612k—0unclear—no doubt

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