Registered charity · Bristol
Woodlands Group of Churches
- 9 trustees
- Income £2.3m (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Edward James Marsh FCA DchaChair · since 2008
- Alison DawsonTrustee · since 2022
- Amanda AddisonTrustee · since 2019
- David MitchellTrustee · since 2009
- David RoderickTrustee · since 2020
- Robert James FarrellTrustee · since 2026
- Rupert James David VernallsTrustee · since 2026
- Timothy DobsonTrustee · since 2009
- William MatthewsTrustee · since 2020
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
- Bristol City
- Website
- www.woodlandschurch.net (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Woodlands Group of Churches
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£2.3m£1.9m
- 2025£2.1m£1.7m
- 2024£2.0m£1.6m
Earlier years
- 2023£1.9m£1.5m
- 2022£1.7m£1.3m
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
311 THE PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HISSON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THECHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN ANDELSEWHERE312 THE ORGANISATION, SPONSORSHIP, PROMOTION AND CONTINUING SUPPORT OFUNINCORPORATED BODIES OF CHRISTIANS RECOGNISED BY THE TRUSTEES ASCHRISTIAN CHURCHES OR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPS MEETING AND FUNCTIONING INVARIOUS PLACES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERNIRELAND AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD,THE INSTRUCTION AND EDIFICATION OF CHRISTIANS, THE CARE AND INSTRUCTION OFYOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN, THE EVANGELISATION OF NON-CHRISTIANS, THE RELIEFOF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHGENERALLY3 2 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Edward James Marsh FCA Dcha Chair since 2008
- Alison Dawson since 2022
- Amanda Addison since 2019
- David Mitchell since 2009
- David Roderick since 2020
- Robert James Farrell since 2026
- Rupert James David Vernalls since 2026
- Timothy Dobson since 2009
- William Matthews since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Edward James Marsh FCA Dcha Chair since 2008
- Amanda Addison since 2019
- David Mitchell since 2009
- David Roderick since 2020
- Timothy Dobson since 2009
- William Matthews since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Edward James Marsh FCA Dcha Chair since 2008
- Alison Dawson since 2022
- Amanda Addison since 2019
- David Mitchell since 2009
- David Roderick since 2020
- Rupert James David Vernalls since 2026
- William Matthews since 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Robert James Farrell since 2026
- Timothy Dobson since 2009
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
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
5.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1125029
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 APRIL 2008 as amended on 09 Feb 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 06569993 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07396 934417 · finance@woodlandschurch.net
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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