Registered charity (CIO) · London
First IPC Presbytery of the United Kingdom
First IPC Presbytery of the United Kingdom is a registered charity (number 1114788) based in London, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £428k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £428k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Scotland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- ipc.church (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£428k£418k
- 2024£196k£195k
- 2023£194k£123k
Earlier years
- 2022£251k£159k
- 2021£225k£185k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBORDINATE STANDARD OF FAITH AS DEFINED IN THE BOOK OF CHURCH ORDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (“BCO”) APPLICABLE TO THE MEMBER CONGREGATIONS OF THE CHURCHES IN PRESBYTERY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE BCO WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST, INTER ALIA THIS INCLUDES (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO) THE OBJECTS:3.1 TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE DENOMINATION KNOWN AS THE INTERNATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ("IPC") ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD;3.2 TO CARE FOR AND GOVERN CONGREGATIONS OF THE PRESBYTERY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRADITIONAL PRINCIPLES OF PRESBYTERIAN GOVERNMENT AS SET OUT IN THE BCO;3.3 TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY MEANS OF PLANTING NEW CHURCHES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE IPC AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS GOVERNMENT;3.4 TO PROVIDE OR AUGMENT THE REMUNERATION OF ANY PASTOR OR ELDER IN THE IPC OR ASSIST HIM IN MEETING THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES OR RELIEVE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL NEED PASTORS OR ELDERS OR RETIRED PASTORS OR ELDERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN ANY CONGREGATIONS UNDER THE CARE AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PRESBYTERY;3.5 TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE IPC AS SET OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION BY MEANS OF TRAINING AND EXAMINING PROSPECTIVE PASTORS OR ELDERS OR DEACONS OR MISSIONARIES FOR SERVICE IN THE MINISTRY OF IPC ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD OR BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR EUROPE A SEMINARY FOR THAT AND OTHER PURPOSES ANCILLARY THERETO;?
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- John Schutter since 2015
- Rev David WYN Thomas since 2020
- Timothy John Houghton since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- John Schutter since 2015
- Rev David WYN Thomas since 2020
- Timothy John Houghton since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- John Schutter since 2015
Portfolio (2)
- Rev David WYN Thomas since 2020
- Timothy John Houghton since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1114788
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONCONVERSION 13 JAN 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07455832745 · clerk.uk@ipc.church
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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