Plymouth Methodist Mission Circuit

Analysis

Plymouth Methodist Mission Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Plymouth Methodist Mission Circuit reported income of £521k and spending of £535k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £571k to £521k (-8.7%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Plymouth Methodist Mission Circuit sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Church Lancashire (£521k), Jubilee Church Hull (£521k) and Christ Central (£521k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, charitable activities 8.4% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £180k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.