Registered charity · Hampshire
Alton 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...
- 21 trustees
- Income £119k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Philip SimpkinsChair · since 2017
- Alan Kenneth RobbTrustee · since 2023
- Angela SimpkinsTrustee · since 2019
- Ann HughesTrustee · since 2019
- Anna MitchellTrustee · since 2023
- Carol WoodruffeTrustee · since 2018
- Christine StovoldTrustee · since 2019
- David AllanTrustee
- Diane Faith TitteringtonTrustee · since 2017
- Diane Rose WrightTrustee · since 2012
- Glenda Kim BentleyTrustee · since 2023
- Graham Charles Titterington BSc MScTrustee · since 2012
- Helen SmithTrustee · since 2021
- Janet Winifred ANN MeagerTrustee
- Jennie MarlowTrustee · since 2016
- Judith NichollsTrustee · since 2023
- Liz GeorgeTrustee · since 2016
- Nancy Elizabeth BuckTrustee · since 2016
- Nigel Hughes MA FrengTrustee · since 2019
- Norma DukeTrustee · since 2024
- Susanna Elizabeth StrainTrustee · 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
- Hampshire
- Website
- www.altonmethodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£119k£88k
- 2024£105k£104k
- 2023£111k£95k
Earlier years
- 2022£92k£91k
- 2021£84k£84k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 5%. 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.
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.
21 trustees on the board
- Rev Philip Simpkins Chair since 2017
- Alan Kenneth Robb since 2023
- Angela Simpkins since 2019
- Ann Hughes since 2019
- Anna Mitchell since 2023
- Carol Woodruffe since 2018
- Christine Stovold since 2019
- David Allan
- Diane Rose Wright since 2012
- Diane Faith Titterington since 2017
- Glenda Kim Bentley since 2023
- Graham Charles Titterington BSc MSc since 2012
- Helen Smith since 2021
- Janet Winifred ANN Meager
- Jennie Marlow since 2016
- Judith Nicholls since 2023
- Liz George since 2016
- Nancy Elizabeth Buck since 2016
- Nigel Hughes MA Freng since 2019
- Norma Duke since 2024
- Susanna Elizabeth Strain since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Philip Simpkins Chair since 2017
- Angela Simpkins since 2019
- Ann Hughes since 2019
- Carol Woodruffe since 2018
- Christine Stovold since 2019
- Diane Rose Wright since 2012
- Diane Faith Titterington since 2017
- Graham Charles Titterington BSc MSc since 2012
- Jennie Marlow since 2016
- Liz George since 2016
- Nancy Elizabeth Buck since 2016
- Nigel Hughes MA Freng since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Angela Simpkins since 2019
- Ann Hughes since 2019
- Anna Mitchell since 2023
- Carol Woodruffe since 2018
- Christine Stovold since 2019
- David Allan
- Diane Rose Wright since 2012
- Diane Faith Titterington since 2017
- Glenda Kim Bentley since 2023
- Helen Smith since 2021
- Janet Winifred ANN Meager
- Jennie Marlow since 2016
- Judith Nicholls since 2023
- Nigel Hughes MA Freng since 2019
- Norma Duke since 2024
- Susanna Elizabeth Strain since 2024
Portfolio (5)
- Rev Philip Simpkins Chair since 2017
- Alan Kenneth Robb since 2023
- Graham Charles Titterington BSc MSc since 2012
- Liz George since 2016
- Nancy Elizabeth Buck since 2016
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1129465
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01420 82695 · altonmethodist@hotmail.com
- 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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