CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY METHODIST DISTRICT

Charity number: 1133238
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Cornwall Methodist District provides resources to Methodist Circuits and Churches in Cornwall to support them in their christian mission and outreach initiatives within their particular localities as well as running christian projects in Cornwall in its own name.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £495,885
Total expenditure: £509,370

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall
  • Isles Of Scilly

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 December 2009: Previously excepted registration
  • 01 October 2025: Removed (Transfer of funds)
  • 01 October 2025: Funds transferred to 1134878 South West Peninsula Methodist District
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • METHODIST CHURCH : CORNWALL DISTRICT (Working name)
  • CORNWALL METHODIST DISTRICT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £288.63k £315.72k £335.25k £368.33k £495.89k
Total expenditure £195.17k £295.12k £336.90k £384.54k £509.37k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.38k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 30 September 2025 92 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 30 September 2025 92 days late
Annual return 31 August 2023 17 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 17 June 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 08 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 08 June 2023 On time
Annual return 31 August 2021 22 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 22 June 2022 On time
Annual return 31 August 2020 18 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 18 May 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DEED OF UNION (1932) AND THE METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 06 Apr 2019

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

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.