Registered charity · Durham
Durham City Methodists
Durham City Methodists is a registered charity (number 1126844) based in Durham, governed by 34 trustees. Latest income £228k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
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 dicipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable...
- 34 trustees
- Income £228k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alison Mary AinslieTrustee · since 2020
- ANN Elizabeth Virginia Bradbrook BATrustee
- Christine Hill HighamTrustee
- Deacon Ruth Marion LackenbyTrustee · since 2018
- Doreen LawsonTrustee
- Elizabeth Anne ScottTrustee · since 2016
- Gwynyth PurvisTrustee · since 2021
- Hilary Margaret PhillipsTrustee · since 2021
- Jacqueline Mary Lucia FieldingTrustee
- Jane Ellen DundeeTrustee
- Joan PortreyTrustee · since 2021
- John Edward GibsonTrustee · since 2017
- John NivenTrustee · since 2021
- John ScottTrustee
- John Walter Chamberlayne MATrustee
- Kath TurnerTrustee
- Lily Mary HoggTrustee · since 2016
- Lynda Susan UnderwoodTrustee · since 2020
- Margaret Campbell BestTrustee · since 2021
- Margaret ThompsonTrustee
- Marion HartTrustee · since 2021
- Matthew PhillipsTrustee · since 2013
- Melvyn HighamTrustee · since 2013
- Patricia JohnsonTrustee · since 2021
- Paul HarrisonTrustee
- Penny BissellTrustee
- Prof Alan PurvisTrustee · since 2021
- Rev John Archer SquaresTrustee · since 2018
- Robert Edward WarneTrustee · since 2021
- Stephen Peter BissellTrustee · since 2021
- Stuart LawsonTrustee · since 2021
- Suzanne MeinTrustee · since 2011
- Teresa DavidsonTrustee · since 2021
- Trevor William CoburnTrustee · since 2014
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
- Durham
- Website
- www.durhamcitymethodists.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£228k£243k
- 2024£189k£249k
- 2023£242k£202k
Earlier years
- 2022£235k£253k
- 2021£103k£106k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
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 dicipline 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.
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.
34 trustees on the board
- ANN Elizabeth Virginia Bradbrook BA
- Alison Mary Ainslie since 2020
- Christine Hill Higham
- Deacon Ruth Marion Lackenby since 2018
- Doreen Lawson
- Elizabeth Anne Scott since 2016
- Gwynyth Purvis since 2021
- Hilary Margaret Phillips since 2021
- Jacqueline Mary Lucia Fielding
- Jane Ellen Dundee
- John Scott
- John Walter Chamberlayne MA
- Joan Portrey since 2021
- John Edward Gibson since 2017
- John Niven since 2021
- Kath Turner
- Lily Mary Hogg since 2016
- Lynda Susan Underwood since 2020
- Margaret Thompson
- Marion Hart since 2021
- Matthew Phillips since 2013
- Melvyn Higham since 2013
- Margaret Campbell Best since 2021
- Patricia Johnson since 2021
- Paul Harrison
- Penny Bissell
- Prof Alan Purvis since 2021
- Rev John Archer Squares since 2018
- Robert Edward Warne since 2021
- Suzanne Mein since 2011
- Stephen Peter Bissell since 2021
- Stuart Lawson since 2021
- Teresa Davidson since 2021
- Trevor William Coburn since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Mary Ainslie since 2020
- Deacon Ruth Marion Lackenby since 2018
- Elizabeth Anne Scott since 2016
- John Edward Gibson since 2017
- Lily Mary Hogg since 2016
- Lynda Susan Underwood since 2020
- Matthew Phillips since 2013
- Melvyn Higham since 2013
- Rev John Archer Squares since 2018
- Suzanne Mein since 2011
- Trevor William Coburn since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (25)
- ANN Elizabeth Virginia Bradbrook BA
- Alison Mary Ainslie since 2020
- Christine Hill Higham
- Doreen Lawson
- Elizabeth Anne Scott since 2016
- Gwynyth Purvis since 2021
- Jacqueline Mary Lucia Fielding
- Jane Ellen Dundee
- Joan Portrey since 2021
- John Edward Gibson since 2017
- John Niven since 2021
- Kath Turner
- Lily Mary Hogg since 2016
- Lynda Susan Underwood since 2020
- Marion Hart since 2021
- Melvyn Higham since 2013
- Margaret Campbell Best since 2021
- Patricia Johnson since 2021
- Prof Alan Purvis since 2021
- Robert Edward Warne since 2021
- Suzanne Mein since 2011
- Stephen Peter Bissell since 2021
- Stuart Lawson since 2021
- Teresa Davidson since 2021
- Trevor William Coburn since 2014
Portfolio (9)
- Deacon Ruth Marion Lackenby since 2018
- Hilary Margaret Phillips since 2021
- John Scott
- John Walter Chamberlayne MA
- Margaret Thompson
- Matthew Phillips since 2013
- Paul Harrison
- Penny Bissell
- Rev John Archer Squares since 2018
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.
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1126844
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 08 Mar 2022
- Contact on the register
- 0191 3847599 · treasurer@durhamcitymethodists.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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