Registered charity · Swansea
Mumbles 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...
- 22 trustees
- Income £122k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Howard David LongChair
- Alison AldermanTrustee · since 2018
- Alison NewnhamTrustee · since 2024
- Andrew CrimpTrustee · since 2015
- Carole WooldridgeTrustee · since 2022
- Caroline BucklerTrustee · since 2019
- Caroline Mary Morgan BA Pgce MATrustee
- David John BoakesTrustee
- Dr Ruth HopkinsTrustee · since 2022
- Geoffrey Bernard MaddockTrustee
- Gill WatsonTrustee · since 2024
- Julia WaltersTrustee · since 2020
- Julian MyersTrustee · since 2024
- Katie BirdTrustee · since 2022
- LEE ElleryTrustee · since 2025
- Mark PuntanTrustee · since 2020
- MRS L Gillian WorrallTrustee
- Peter DunstanTrustee · since 2022
- Robert AllenderTrustee · since 2018
- Susan Mary MortimerTrustee
- Veronica SimpsonTrustee · since 2022
- William WatsonTrustee · since 2020
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
- City Of Swansea
- Website
- www.mumblesmethodist.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£122k£116k
- 2024£102k£130k
- 2023£103k£105k
Earlier years
- 2022£120k£147k
- 2021£136k£124k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 9%. 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
2 grants · £782,500 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £782,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
22 trustees on the board
- Rev Howard David Long Chair
- Alison Alderman since 2018
- Alison Newnham since 2024
- Andrew Crimp since 2015
- Carole Wooldridge since 2022
- Caroline Buckler since 2019
- Caroline Mary Morgan BA Pgce MA
- David John Boakes
- Dr Ruth Hopkins since 2022
- Geoffrey Bernard Maddock
- Gill Watson since 2024
- Julia Walters since 2020
- Julian Myers since 2024
- Katie Bird since 2022
- LEE Ellery since 2025
- Mark Puntan since 2020
- MRS L Gillian Worrall
- Peter Dunstan since 2022
- Robert Allender since 2018
- Susan Mary Mortimer
- Veronica Simpson since 2022
- William Watson since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Alderman since 2018
- Andrew Crimp since 2015
- Caroline Buckler since 2019
- Julia Walters since 2020
- Mark Puntan since 2020
- Robert Allender since 2018
- William Watson since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (17)
- Alison Alderman since 2018
- Alison Newnham since 2024
- Andrew Crimp since 2015
- Carole Wooldridge since 2022
- Caroline Mary Morgan BA Pgce MA
- Dr Ruth Hopkins since 2022
- Geoffrey Bernard Maddock
- Gill Watson since 2024
- Julia Walters since 2020
- Julian Myers since 2024
- Katie Bird since 2022
- LEE Ellery since 2025
- Peter Dunstan since 2022
- Robert Allender since 2018
- Susan Mary Mortimer
- Veronica Simpson since 2022
- William Watson since 2020
Portfolio (5)
- Rev Howard David Long Chair
- Caroline Buckler since 2019
- David John Boakes
- Mark Puntan since 2020
- MRS L Gillian Worrall
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
- Narrow spread of causes across 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
- 1129281
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01792 969328
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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