Registered charity · Dunmow
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Thaxted
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Thaxted is a registered charity (number 1127752) based in Dunmow, governed by 17 trustees and chaired by Rev David Owain Sheppard since 2025. Latest income £129k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as St John the Baptist Thaxted PCC (Charity Commission)
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
- 17 trustees
- Income £129k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev David Owain SheppardChair · since 2025
- Adrian Arthur Charles WrightTrustee
- Anna Maria LeeTrustee · since 2025
- Donald Stephen OdomTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Michael John TaylerTrustee · since 2025
- Emily Charlotte Beverly MPATrustee · since 2024
- Ian David PrinceTrustee · since 2024
- Maggie CatterallTrustee · since 2017
- Margaret ANN CatonTrustee · since 2017
- Maryanne Craig FlemingTrustee · since 2019
- Maureen Joyce EdwardsTrustee · since 2024
- Paul Jeremy Christopher MeaderTrustee · since 2014
- Perry Amanda StakerTrustee · since 2024
- Philip Gordon StakerTrustee · since 2015
- Professor Colin Thomas HarrisonTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Paul David Christopher BrownTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Susannah Margaret LaconTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- www.thaxtedparishchurch.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£129k£120k
- 2024£153k£133k
- 2023£167k£164k
Earlier years
- 2022£86k£131k
- 2021£78k£79k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Grants received
2 grants · £10,500 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £7,500
- National Churches Trust · £3,000
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.
17 trustees on the board
- Rev David Owain Sheppard Chair since 2025
- Adrian Arthur Charles Wright
- Anna Maria Lee since 2025
- Donald Stephen Odom since 2023
- Dr Michael John Tayler since 2025
- Emily Charlotte Beverly MPA since 2024
- Ian David Prince since 2024
- Margaret ANN Caton since 2017
- Maureen Joyce Edwards since 2024
- Maggie Catterall since 2017
- Maryanne Craig Fleming since 2019
- Paul Jeremy Christopher Meader since 2014
- Perry Amanda Staker since 2024
- Philip Gordon Staker since 2015
- Professor Colin Thomas Harrison since 2024
- Rev Paul David Christopher Brown since 2022
- Rev Susannah Margaret Lacon since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Margaret ANN Caton since 2017
- Maggie Catterall since 2017
- Maryanne Craig Fleming since 2019
- Paul Jeremy Christopher Meader since 2014
- Philip Gordon Staker since 2015
- Rev Susannah Margaret Lacon since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Adrian Arthur Charles Wright
- Anna Maria Lee since 2025
- Emily Charlotte Beverly MPA since 2024
- Ian David Prince since 2024
- Maureen Joyce Edwards since 2024
- Maggie Catterall since 2017
- Paul Jeremy Christopher Meader since 2014
- Perry Amanda Staker since 2024
- Philip Gordon Staker since 2015
- Rev Paul David Christopher Brown since 2022
- Rev Susannah Margaret Lacon since 2019
Portfolio (6)
- Rev David Owain Sheppard Chair since 2025
- Donald Stephen Odom since 2023
- Dr Michael John Tayler since 2025
- Margaret ANN Caton since 2017
- Maryanne Craig Fleming since 2019
- Professor Colin Thomas Harrison 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
- 1127752
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
- Contact on the register
- 01371830470
- 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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