Registered charity · West Sussex
East Grinstead Trinity Methodist Church
East Grinstead Trinity Methodist Church is a registered charity (number 1127649) based in West Sussex, governed by 24 trustees and chaired by Rev Benjamin Scrivens since 2023. Latest income £225k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Trinity (Charity Commission)
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...
- 24 trustees
- Income £225k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Benjamin ScrivensChair · since 2023
- Adrian IngTrustee · since 2026
- Alison BentleyTrustee · since 2018
- Andrew JordanTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Margaret Pauline BruceTrustee · since 2012
- Dr Simon Harold BruceTrustee · since 2012
- Elaine Virginia BrittonTrustee · since 2025
- Elizabeth Sarah JordanTrustee · since 2024
- Helen Isobel StriebigTrustee · since 2024
- Jill BrooksTrustee · since 2025
- John HewerTrustee · since 2019
- Judith RoxburghTrustee · since 2023
- Keith BalfourTrustee · since 2025
- Krish ThangarajahTrustee · since 2025
- Linda Hilary HopeTrustee · since 2022
- Margaret Mabel CunninghamTrustee · since 2021
- Mary Rose NichollsTrustee · since 2024
- Michael BrooksTrustee · since 2019
- Modupe OdeyindeTrustee · since 2025
- Patricia Elizabeth SwanTrustee · since 2021
- Patricia Kathleen OakleyTrustee · since 2021
- Susan Ann AttwellTrustee · since 2025
- Susanne ShawTrustee · since 2021
- Timothy BentleyTrustee · since 2024
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
- East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex
- Website
- www.trinitymethodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£225k£167k
- 2024£172k£165k
- 2023£172k£153k
Earlier years
- 2022£163k£183k
- 2021£164k£143k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
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.
Grants received
1 grant · £5,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Sussex Community Foundation · £5,000
Most recent
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.
24 trustees on the board
- Rev Benjamin Scrivens Chair since 2023
- Adrian Ing since 2026
- Alison Bentley since 2018
- Andrew Jordan since 2022
- Dr Margaret Pauline Bruce since 2012
- Dr Simon Harold Bruce since 2012
- Elaine Virginia Britton since 2025
- Elizabeth Sarah Jordan since 2024
- Helen Isobel Striebig since 2024
- Jill Brooks since 2025
- John Hewer since 2019
- Judith Roxburgh since 2023
- Keith Balfour since 2025
- Krish Thangarajah since 2025
- Linda Hilary Hope since 2022
- Michael Brooks since 2019
- Margaret Mabel Cunningham since 2021
- Mary Rose Nicholls since 2024
- Modupe Odeyinde since 2025
- Patricia Elizabeth Swan since 2021
- Patricia Kathleen Oakley since 2021
- Susan Ann Attwell since 2025
- Susanne Shaw since 2021
- Timothy Bentley since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Bentley since 2018
- Dr Margaret Pauline Bruce since 2012
- Dr Simon Harold Bruce since 2012
- John Hewer since 2019
- Michael Brooks since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (19)
- Rev Benjamin Scrivens Chair since 2023
- Adrian Ing since 2026
- Andrew Jordan since 2022
- Dr Margaret Pauline Bruce since 2012
- Elaine Virginia Britton since 2025
- Elizabeth Sarah Jordan since 2024
- Helen Isobel Striebig since 2024
- Jill Brooks since 2025
- John Hewer since 2019
- Judith Roxburgh since 2023
- Keith Balfour since 2025
- Krish Thangarajah since 2025
- Linda Hilary Hope since 2022
- Michael Brooks since 2019
- Margaret Mabel Cunningham since 2021
- Modupe Odeyinde since 2025
- Patricia Elizabeth Swan since 2021
- Susan Ann Attwell since 2025
- Susanne Shaw since 2021
Portfolio (5)
- Alison Bentley since 2018
- Dr Simon Harold Bruce since 2012
- Mary Rose Nicholls since 2024
- Patricia Kathleen Oakley since 2021
- Timothy Bentley since 2024
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
- 1127649
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01342 302862 · admin@trinitymethodist.org.uk
- 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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