Registered charity · Brighouse
Brighouse Central 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...
- 18 trustees
- Income £250k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anthony Brian ClaytonTrustee · since 2023
- Christine CliffeTrustee · since 2019
- David Andrew CarterTrustee · since 2021
- David IngramTrustee · since 2021
- Helen ClaytonTrustee · since 2020
- Janet RatcliffeTrustee · since 2014
- Jennifer BlackburnTrustee · since 2015
- Laura BraimeTrustee · since 2021
- Lesley DavenportTrustee · since 2023
- Linda FreemanTrustee · since 2024
- Martin BrookTrustee · since 2014
- Michael RoughtonTrustee · since 2023
- Peter BlackburnTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Nicholas BiggarTrustee · since 2025
- Richard Anthony HolmesTrustee · since 2012
- Sheila HoodlassTrustee · since 2022
- Susan Anne Elizabeth BurtonTrustee · since 2023
- Valerie McleodTrustee · 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
- Calderdale
- Website
- www.centralmethodistchurchbrighouse.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£250k£201k
- 2024£193k£215k
- 2023£240k£309k
Earlier years
- 2022£189k£272k
- 2021£244k£243k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. 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
4 grants · £48,500 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 Joseph Rank Trust · £35,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £10,000
- Sir George Martin Trust · £3,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis for researchers
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.
18 trustees on the board
- Anthony Brian Clayton since 2023
- Christine Cliffe since 2019
- David Andrew Carter since 2021
- David Ingram since 2021
- Helen Clayton since 2020
- Janet Ratcliffe since 2014
- Jennifer Blackburn since 2015
- Laura Braime since 2021
- Lesley Davenport since 2023
- Linda Freeman since 2024
- Martin Brook since 2014
- Michael Roughton since 2023
- Peter Blackburn since 2019
- Rev Nicholas Biggar since 2025
- Richard Anthony Holmes since 2012
- Sheila Hoodlass since 2022
- Susan Anne Elizabeth Burton since 2023
- Valerie Mcleod since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Christine Cliffe since 2019
- Helen Clayton since 2020
- Janet Ratcliffe since 2014
- Jennifer Blackburn since 2015
- Martin Brook since 2014
- Peter Blackburn since 2019
- Richard Anthony Holmes since 2012
- Valerie Mcleod since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Anthony Brian Clayton since 2023
- Christine Cliffe since 2019
- David Andrew Carter since 2021
- David Ingram since 2021
- Helen Clayton since 2020
- Janet Ratcliffe since 2014
- Jennifer Blackburn since 2015
- Laura Braime since 2021
- Lesley Davenport since 2023
- Linda Freeman since 2024
- Martin Brook since 2014
- Michael Roughton since 2023
- Peter Blackburn since 2019
- Sheila Hoodlass since 2022
- Susan Anne Elizabeth Burton since 2023
- Valerie Mcleod since 2014
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Nicholas Biggar since 2025
- Richard Anthony Holmes since 2012
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.
Gaps to watch
- 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
- 1129462
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 16 Oct 2017
- Contact on the register
- 01484717742
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th 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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