Registered charity · Plymouth
Plymouth Methodist Mission Circuit
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...
- 23 trustees
- Income £521k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alison Janet StephensTrustee · since 2020
- Andrew MorrisTrustee · since 2022
- Barbara GriffithsTrustee · since 2026
- Brian WestlakeTrustee · since 2024
- Carol SmithTrustee · since 2020
- Catherine HodginsTrustee · since 2021
- Clare GillTrustee · since 2025
- Dr IAN HodginsTrustee · since 2020
- Helena Grace MitchellTrustee · since 2020
- Howard FranklinTrustee · since 2024
- Israel ObohTrustee · since 2023
- Jesse LeachTrustee · since 2025
- Julie MorrisTrustee · since 2020
- Keith BeswetherickTrustee · since 2025
- Laura-Dawn Macgregor-PortlockTrustee · since 2025
- Maria MillsTrustee · since 2026
- Marie CouttsTrustee · since 2020
- Mary BeswetherickTrustee · since 2022
- Nigel Jonathan MorrisTrustee · since 2020
- Paul James CourtneyTrustee · since 2021
- Sarah ChooiTrustee · since 2024
- Veronica GrahamTrustee · since 2024
- Vivienne Anne JordanTrustee · since 2013
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Plymouth City
- Website
- www.plymouthcentralhall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£521k£535k
- 2024£565k£645k
- 2023£561k£508k
Earlier years
- 2022£429k£386k
- 2021£571k£464k
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.
Grants received
12 grants · £276,067 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
- Trussell · £193,942 (7 grants)
- The Joseph Rank Trust · £36,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £28,625 (2 grants)
- The Headley Trust · £10,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £7,500
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.
23 trustees on the board
- Alison Janet Stephens since 2020
- Andrew Morris since 2022
- Barbara Griffiths since 2026
- Brian Westlake since 2024
- Carol Smith since 2020
- Catherine Hodgins since 2021
- Clare Gill since 2025
- Dr IAN Hodgins since 2020
- Helena Grace Mitchell since 2020
- Howard Franklin since 2024
- Israel Oboh since 2023
- Jesse Leach since 2025
- Julie Morris since 2020
- Keith Beswetherick since 2025
- Laura-Dawn Macgregor-Portlock since 2025
- Maria Mills since 2026
- Marie Coutts since 2020
- Mary Beswetherick since 2022
- Nigel Jonathan Morris since 2020
- Paul James Courtney since 2021
- Sarah Chooi since 2024
- Vivienne Anne Jordan since 2013
- Veronica Graham since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Janet Stephens since 2020
- Carol Smith since 2020
- Dr IAN Hodgins since 2020
- Helena Grace Mitchell since 2020
- Julie Morris since 2020
- Marie Coutts since 2020
- Nigel Jonathan Morris since 2020
- Vivienne Anne Jordan since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Catherine Hodgins since 2021
- Helena Grace Mitchell since 2020
- Keith Beswetherick since 2025
- Laura-Dawn Macgregor-Portlock since 2025
- Vivienne Anne Jordan since 2013
Portfolio (18)
- Alison Janet Stephens since 2020
- Andrew Morris since 2022
- Barbara Griffiths since 2026
- Brian Westlake since 2024
- Carol Smith since 2020
- Clare Gill since 2025
- Dr IAN Hodgins since 2020
- Howard Franklin since 2024
- Israel Oboh since 2023
- Jesse Leach since 2025
- Julie Morris since 2020
- Maria Mills since 2026
- Marie Coutts since 2020
- Mary Beswetherick since 2022
- Nigel Jonathan Morris since 2020
- Paul James Courtney since 2021
- Sarah Chooi since 2024
- Veronica Graham 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
4.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1129521
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01752660997 · office@pmch.org.uk
- 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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