LAUNCESTON AREA METHODIST CIRCUIT
Registered charity 1138314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAMC
Acts as an umbrella or resource body.Provides services to the Circuit.Raises funds and makes grants to organisations.Enables the development of projects to benefit the local community.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Circuit's unrestricted free reserves were in a deficit position of £123,898, primarily due to loan balances held in the Circuit's name for Bridge Church. However, the trustees note that excluding these specific liabilities results in an adjusted surplus of £103,980, and the Circuit maintains accessible cash balances of £134,391 against a reserves policy target of approximately £100,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Assessments or share (70% of income)
“Assessments or share 184,176” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months average expenditure (equating to approximately £100,000) (held: £1.2m)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to six months average expenditure (equating to approximately £100,000).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (50% 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).
- Andrew Baker · trustee of 2 other charities
- Angela Morrison
- Ann Christine Hobden · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ann Foster
- Anthony George Stephens
- BERNARD WEST STROUT
- Barbara Sleep · trustee of 1 other charity
- CHRISTINE JOY HORDLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
- DAVID JOHN PETT
- DOROTHY MARY DAVEY · trustee of 1 other charity
- Daphne Mary Tucker · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Clive Anthony Vinson · trustee of 1 other charity
- ERIC WILLIAM ROWLAND · trustee of 1 other charity
- EVELYN ANNE ROWE
- Elizabeth Janet Ham
- Francis George Arscott
- Henry George Stanbury
- Irene Mary Stanbury
- JILL PATRICIA PRICE
- Jennifer Mary Creber
- KEITH RICHARD BROWNE
- Kenneth Scoble
- LINDA MAUREEN JONES
- Mary Cole
- Mary Lorraine Sluggett
- Neil Hillson Burden
- PHILIP PERCIVAL PARSONS · trustee of 1 other charity
- Philip John Medland
- REV ANNE CURNOW
- REV KEITH ROBERTS
- Rev Catherine Elizabeth Arscott
- Rev Kapembwa Kondolo · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rev Oseias Barbosa Da Silva
- Roger John Roy Parsons
- Ruth Richey
- SANDRA JOY SMALE
- WILLIAM JOHN WHALE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall · Devon
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LAUNCESTON AREA METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit's unrestricted free reserves were in a deficit position of £123,898, primarily due to loan balances held in the Circuit's name for Bridge Church. However, the trustees note that excluding these specific liabilities results in an adjusted surplus of £103,980, and the Circuit maintains accessible cash balances of £134,391 against a reserves policy target of approximately £100,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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