Mid Cornwall Circuit, The Methodist Church — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 17 March 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £934,124
Latest expenditure: £1,328,705
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: TRURO METHODIST CHURCH, UNION PLACE, TRURO, TR1 1EP

Website recorded by the regulator: https://midcornwallcircuit.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

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: 25 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £934,124
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,328,705

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: 24 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £876,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £564,142

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: 28 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,060,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £525,869

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: 29 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £421,117
Total Gross Expenditure: £450,530

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: 13 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £281,649
Total Gross Expenditure: £291,113

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: 25 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £934,124
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,328,705
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 150

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: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £876,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £564,142
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

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: 28 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,060,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £525,869
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £16,200
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 210

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: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £421,117
Total Gross Expenditure: £450,530
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £762
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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: 13 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £281,649
Total Gross Expenditure: £291,113
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 25 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 80500
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 55386
Income Investments: 23349
Income Other: 774889
Income Total Income And Endowments: 934124
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,328,705
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1328705
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 511159
Expenditure Governance: 4750
Expenditure Support Costs: 76140
Expenditure Depreciation: 60759
Gain Loss Investment: 300000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 58
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £200,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2442005
Assets Own Use: 1065956
Assets Long Term Investment: 1376049
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £241,657
Assets Total Liabilities: £34,564
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,649,098
Creditors One Year Total Current: 34564
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £223,830
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2645811
Funds Restricted: 3287
Funds Total: 2649098
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only 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: 24 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 82871
Income Investments: 35176
Income Other: 758736
Income Total Income And Endowments: 876783
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £564,142
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 564142
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 37000
Expenditure Governance: 5950
Expenditure Support Costs: 76132
Expenditure Depreciation: 51507
Gain Loss Investment: 313380
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 739
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £891,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2151199
Assets Own Use: 746663
Assets Long Term Investment: 1404536
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £936,974
Assets Total Liabilities: £44,552
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,043,621
Creditors One Year Total Current: 44552
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £52,837
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3040538
Funds Restricted: 3083
Funds Total: 3043621
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only 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: 28 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1090
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 34461
Income Investments: 11754
Income Other: 2012725
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2060030
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 525869
Expenditure Total: 525869
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 409449
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 2580351
Assets Own Use: 2571780
Assets Long Term Investment: 8571
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £636,740
Assets Total Liabilities: £69,295
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,147,796
Creditors One Year Total Current: 69295
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £615,922
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3145118
Funds Restricted: 2678
Funds Total: 3147796
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cornwall
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Mid Cornwall Circuit, The Methodist Church
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2010-03-17T00:00:00

Charity Name: Mid Cornwall Circuit, The Methodist Church
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-09-29T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 5012422
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1139481
Assoc Charity Name: NEWQUAY PERRANPORTH & ST AGNES METHODIST CIRCUIT

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 01 Sep 2022
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 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 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 Names

Charity Name Id: 352968
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: TRURO CIRCUIT, THE METHODIST CHURCH

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management