Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne West Methodist Circuit
Newcastle Upon Tyne West Methodist Circuit is a registered charity (number 1127327) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 47 trustees and chaired by Rev Timothy David Woolley since 2014. Latest income £387k (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...
- 47 trustees
- Income £387k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Timothy David WoolleyChair · since 2014
- Alan GolphinTrustee · since 2012
- Alison BatesTrustee · since 2022
- Alison BoysonTrustee · since 2016
- Andrew Hislop AndersonTrustee
- Andy CowanTrustee
- Ann CooperTrustee · since 2023
- Barbara LanyonTrustee · since 2015
- Bryan AshfordTrustee
- Christine ArmstrongTrustee · since 2016
- Christine Mary FordTrustee · since 2015
- David ForresterTrustee · since 2014
- Diane McfarlaneTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Yvonne HartTrustee · since 2023
- Eileen BellTrustee · since 2014
- Evelyn Elizabeth WarrenTrustee · since 2018
- Geoffrey Thomas Wesley DentTrustee
- Hazel SargeantTrustee · since 2018
- John Stanley Austen DoddsTrustee
- Judith Ann ScottTrustee · since 2014
- Julia Anne HarbottleTrustee
- June Edith WilsonTrustee
- Karin TapsonTrustee · since 2016
- Leonora LightfootTrustee · since 2012
- Lynn ForresterTrustee · since 2016
- Malcolm AtheyTrustee · since 2012
- Melvyn BrownTrustee · since 2014
- Morne Van NiekirkTrustee · since 2023
- Nigel BatesTrustee · since 2018
- Pamela VarleyTrustee
- Pauline Betty GrovesTrustee
- Peter Dalby MichellTrustee · since 2022
- Peter Joseph WilleyTrustee · since 2016
- Philip BallardTrustee · since 2013
- Rachel WoodTrustee · since 2016
- Rev Colin BarrickTrustee · since 2018
- Rev John Gordon WynneTrustee
- Rev Lynda CoulthardTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Maureen LloydTrustee · since 2014
- REV Patricia ANN Brooks BA / MTH.Trustee
- Rev Robin Ronald BrooksTrustee
- Richard John VarleyTrustee
- Robert HarleTrustee
- Rosemary GrayTrustee · since 2017
- Susan GimsonTrustee · since 2018
- Val MyersTrustee · since 2022
- Wendy ChineryTrustee · since 2022
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
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Northumberland
- Website
- www.methodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£387k£420k
- 2024£238k£332k
- 2023£318k£274k
Earlier years
- 2022£218k£316k
- 2021£206k£229k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 0%. 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.
47 trustees on the board
- Rev Timothy David Woolley Chair since 2014
- Alan Golphin since 2012
- Andy Cowan
- Alison Bates since 2022
- Alison Boyson since 2016
- Andrew Hislop Anderson
- Ann Cooper since 2023
- Bryan Ashford
- Barbara Lanyon since 2015
- Christine Armstrong since 2016
- Christine Mary Ford since 2015
- David Forrester since 2014
- Diane Mcfarlane since 2025
- Dr Yvonne Hart since 2023
- Eileen Bell since 2014
- Evelyn Elizabeth Warren since 2018
- Geoffrey Thomas Wesley Dent
- Hazel Sargeant since 2018
- John Stanley Austen Dodds
- Julia Anne Harbottle
- June Edith Wilson
- Judith Ann Scott since 2014
- Karin Tapson since 2016
- Leonora Lightfoot since 2012
- Lynn Forrester since 2016
- Malcolm Athey since 2012
- Melvyn Brown since 2014
- Morne Van Niekirk since 2023
- Nigel Bates since 2018
- Pamela Varley
- Pauline Betty Groves
- Peter Joseph Willey since 2016
- Philip Ballard since 2013
- Peter Dalby Michell since 2022
- REV Patricia ANN Brooks BA / MTH.
- Richard John Varley
- Robert Harle
- Rosemary Gray since 2017
- Rachel Wood since 2016
- Rev Colin Barrick since 2018
- Rev John Gordon Wynne
- Rev Lynda Coulthard since 2022
- Rev Maureen Lloyd since 2014
- Rev Robin Ronald Brooks
- Susan Gimson since 2018
- Val Myers since 2022
- Wendy Chinery since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Timothy David Woolley Chair since 2014
- Alan Golphin since 2012
- Alison Boyson since 2016
- Barbara Lanyon since 2015
- Christine Armstrong since 2016
- Christine Mary Ford since 2015
- David Forrester since 2014
- Eileen Bell since 2014
- Evelyn Elizabeth Warren since 2018
- Hazel Sargeant since 2018
- Judith Ann Scott since 2014
- Karin Tapson since 2016
- Leonora Lightfoot since 2012
- Lynn Forrester since 2016
- Malcolm Athey since 2012
- Melvyn Brown since 2014
- Nigel Bates since 2018
- Peter Joseph Willey since 2016
- Philip Ballard since 2013
- Rosemary Gray since 2017
- Rachel Wood since 2016
- Rev Colin Barrick since 2018
- Rev Maureen Lloyd since 2014
- Susan Gimson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (39)
- Alan Golphin since 2012
- Andy Cowan
- Alison Bates since 2022
- Alison Boyson since 2016
- Ann Cooper since 2023
- Barbara Lanyon since 2015
- Christine Mary Ford since 2015
- David Forrester since 2014
- Diane Mcfarlane since 2025
- Dr Yvonne Hart since 2023
- Eileen Bell since 2014
- Evelyn Elizabeth Warren since 2018
- Geoffrey Thomas Wesley Dent
- Hazel Sargeant since 2018
- John Stanley Austen Dodds
- Julia Anne Harbottle
- June Edith Wilson
- Judith Ann Scott since 2014
- Karin Tapson since 2016
- Leonora Lightfoot since 2012
- Lynn Forrester since 2016
- Malcolm Athey since 2012
- Melvyn Brown since 2014
- Morne Van Niekirk since 2023
- Nigel Bates since 2018
- Pauline Betty Groves
- Peter Joseph Willey since 2016
- Peter Dalby Michell since 2022
- REV Patricia ANN Brooks BA / MTH.
- Robert Harle
- Rachel Wood since 2016
- Rev Colin Barrick since 2018
- Rev John Gordon Wynne
- Rev Lynda Coulthard since 2022
- Rev Maureen Lloyd since 2014
- Rev Robin Ronald Brooks
- Susan Gimson since 2018
- Val Myers since 2022
- Wendy Chinery since 2022
Portfolio (8)
- Rev Timothy David Woolley Chair since 2014
- Andrew Hislop Anderson
- Bryan Ashford
- Christine Armstrong since 2016
- Pamela Varley
- Philip Ballard since 2013
- Richard John Varley
- Rosemary Gray since 2017
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1127327
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 07792150245 · newcastle.west.methodist@gmail.com
- 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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