Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Brunswick Methodist Church
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...
- 15 trustees
- Income £302k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Paul David Cleever-Thorpe BAChair · since 2017
- David Alexander Stabler Acib CemapTrustee
- Deacon William David Topping MATrustee · since 2025
- Evelyn Mary TimperleyTrustee · since 2024
- Hena Mookerji LLM, LLBTrustee · since 2020
- Howard Joseph Chapman BEd ACGTrustee · since 2024
- Jagath Sandaruwan BombuwalageTrustee · since 2012
- Jane AthertonTrustee
- Jean MawerTrustee · since 2019
- Joan Christine Kelsall Teach CertTrustee
- Keith Ian Gilfillan JPTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Alison Mary Wilkinson BA MEd MATrustee · since 2024
- Robert WylieTrustee · since 2018
- Ruth Elizabeth Colclough MScTrustee
- Sheila Elizabeth CroddenTrustee · 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
- Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
- Website
- www.brunswickmethodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£302k£303k
- 2024£224k£227k
- 2023£241k£241k
Earlier years
- 2022£203k£249k
- 2021£205k£247k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 6%. 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £3,000 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £3,000
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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.
15 trustees on the board
- Rev Paul David Cleever-Thorpe BA Chair since 2017
- David Alexander Stabler Acib Cemap
- Deacon William David Topping MA since 2025
- Evelyn Mary Timperley since 2024
- Hena Mookerji LLM, LLB since 2020
- Howard Joseph Chapman BEd ACG since 2024
- Jagath Sandaruwan Bombuwalage since 2012
- Jane Atherton
- Joan Christine Kelsall Teach Cert
- Jean Mawer since 2019
- Keith Ian Gilfillan JP since 2022
- Ruth Elizabeth Colclough MSc
- Rev Alison Mary Wilkinson BA MEd MA since 2024
- Robert Wylie since 2018
- Sheila Elizabeth Crodden since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Paul David Cleever-Thorpe BA Chair since 2017
- Hena Mookerji LLM, LLB since 2020
- Jagath Sandaruwan Bombuwalage since 2012
- Jean Mawer since 2019
- Robert Wylie since 2018
- Sheila Elizabeth Crodden since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Evelyn Mary Timperley since 2024
- Hena Mookerji LLM, LLB since 2020
- Jagath Sandaruwan Bombuwalage since 2012
- Jane Atherton
- Jean Mawer since 2019
- Ruth Elizabeth Colclough MSc
- Sheila Elizabeth Crodden since 2014
Portfolio (8)
- Rev Paul David Cleever-Thorpe BA Chair since 2017
- David Alexander Stabler Acib Cemap
- Deacon William David Topping MA since 2025
- Howard Joseph Chapman BEd ACG since 2024
- Joan Christine Kelsall Teach Cert
- Keith Ian Gilfillan JP since 2022
- Rev Alison Mary Wilkinson BA MEd MA since 2024
- Robert Wylie since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
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
- 1128118
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01912321692 · districtoffice@brunswickmethodist.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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