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Registered charity · No. 1127462 · Stoke-on-TrentiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The Potter's House Methodist Church (aka The Potter's House)

Income
£178k
▼ 4.7% on 2024
Expenditure
£170k
▼ 6.2% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
13
6.6y av 10 of 13 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
50
▼ 70 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

The Potter's House Methodist Church's network

13 people6 organisationsi13 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Potter's House Methodist Church. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

13 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Lloyd CookeChair
Alison PriceTrustee2017
9 yrs
Annette KowarinTrustee2021
5 yrs
Catharine JamesTrustee2021
5 yrs
Catherine EyreTrustee2021
5 yrs
Daniel PhillipsTrustee
Dorothy MunyanyiTrustee2024
2 yrs
Jayne BarberTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Board

The board

13 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Lloyd CookeChair
Alison PriceTrustee2017
9 yrs
Annette KowarinTrustee2021
5 yrs
Catharine JamesTrustee2021
5 yrs
Catherine EyreTrustee2021
5 yrs
Daniel PhillipsTrustee
Dorothy MunyanyiTrustee2024
2 yrs
Jayne BarberTrustee2024
2 yrs
Pamela Mary DrewTrustee2013
13 yrs
Peter Arthur Butterworth A.I.B.Trustee
Peter Ellis GrahamTrustee2015
11 yrs
Rev Peter HancockTrustee2017
9 yrs
Samantha ZinyembaTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
6.3y
median 5y
Longest tenure
13y
since 2013
Years in governance
8.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
4
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 10 on the board

13 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (4)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 13Disability 12Overseas Aid/famine Relief 10Religious Activities 3General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Hospitality 2Professional services 2Education 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The Potter's House Methodist Church. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 August.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 AugustiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£50k£100k£150k£200k20252024202320222021£178.46k£200

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Potter's House Methodist Church has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£146.68k£161.71k£158.19k£187.26k£178.46k
Total expenditure£140.94k£171.32k£158.42k£181.36k£170.19k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reported£4.50k£4.50k£3.30k£200
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Potter's House Methodist Church has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 August 202530 June 202616 June 202616 June 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 August 202430 June 202516 June 202516 June 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 August 202330 June 202410 June 202410 June 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 August 202230 June 202319 June 202319 June 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 August 202130 June 20229 June 20229 June 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

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.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Overseas aid/famine relief
  • Religious activities
  • Recreation

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
Local authorities: Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City
Area of benefit
UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE as filed
Governing document
DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as filed
Register history
  • 9 January 2009Registered (previously an excepted charity)
Working name
The Potter'S House

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.potterschurch.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2009

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