West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit

Analysis

West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penzance. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit reported income of £996k and spending of £604k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £205k to £996k (+385%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darul Uloom Leicester Trust (£994k), Christchurch Banstead (£996k) and Machzikei Lomdei Torah (£993k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 16%, donations and legacies 10%, investments 4.9% and trading 2.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £751k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.