PLYMOUTH METHODIST CENTRAL HALL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 21 January 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £741,728
Latest expenditure: £692,343
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Plymouth Methodist Central Hall, Eastlake Street, PLYMOUTH, PL1 1BA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.pmch.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Christian worship, training and service for all ages and from all social and economic backgrounds

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £741,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £692,343

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £692,246
Total Gross Expenditure: £726,211

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £617,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £638,445

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £541,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £554,279

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £477,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £486,967

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £741,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £692,343
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 132

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £692,246
Total Gross Expenditure: £726,211
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 130

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £617,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £638,445
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 130

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £541,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £554,279
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £4,130
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £477,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £486,967
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £16
Income From Government Grants: £72,546
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 211849
Income Other Trading Activities: 249437
Income Charitable Activities: 277506
Income Investments: 2936
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 741728
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £468,136
Expenditure Other: 224207
Expenditure Total: 692343
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 31468
Expenditure Governance: 36520
Expenditure Support Costs: 224207
Expenditure Depreciation: 32154
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £171,651
Assets Total Fixed: 2021975
Assets Own Use: 771975
Assets Long Term Investment: 1250000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £257,932
Assets Total Liabilities: £25,880
Assets Current Investment: 9104
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,254,027
Creditors One Year Total Current: 25880
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £184,217
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2054982
Funds Restricted: 199045
Funds Total: 2254027
Count Employees: 20
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 221602
Income Other Trading Activities: 218762
Income Charitable Activities: 249409
Income Investments: 2473
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 692246
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £513,149
Expenditure Other: 213062
Expenditure Total: 726211
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 42725
Expenditure Support Costs: 213062
Expenditure Depreciation: 32857
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £109,561
Assets Total Fixed: 2043407
Assets Own Use: 793407
Assets Long Term Investment: 1250000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £192,592
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,357
Assets Current Investment: 18423
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,204,642
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31357
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £109,561
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2002430
Funds Restricted: 202212
Funds Total: 2204642
Count Employees: 20
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 186889
Income Other Trading Activities: 187919
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1466
Income Other: 241228
Income Total Income And Endowments: 617502
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £638,445
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 638445
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15068
Expenditure Support Costs: 53887
Expenditure Depreciation: 31193
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £124,783
Assets Total Fixed: 2051434
Assets Own Use: 801434
Assets Long Term Investment: 1250000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £203,035
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,862
Assets Current Investment: 88890
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,238,607
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15862
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £114,145
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2033228
Funds Restricted: 205379
Funds Total: 2238607
Count Employees: 20
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 154742
Income Other Trading Activities: 179939
Income Charitable Activities: 206458
Income Investments: 201
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 541340
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £554,279
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 554279
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 30200
Expenditure Governance: 23921
Expenditure Support Costs: 194687
Expenditure Depreciation: 24333
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -24350
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £133,367
Assets Total Fixed: 2054809
Assets Own Use: 804809
Assets Long Term Investment: 1250000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £245,376
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,634
Assets Current Investment: 41564
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,259,551
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40634
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £112,377
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2051003
Funds Restricted: 208548
Funds Total: 2259551
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Plymouth City
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PLYMOUTH METHODIST CENTRAL HALL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2009-01-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
Charitable 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 dicipline 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 subsiduary 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.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures