Truro Methodist Church

Analysis

Truro Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Truro Methodist Church reported income of £1.7m and spending of £337k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £235k to £1.7m (+631%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Truro Methodist Church sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King Edward Orthodox Trust Company Limited (£1.7m), Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Slough (£1.7m) and The Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, donations and legacies 11% and investments 5.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £393k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.