Registered charity · Manchester
Withington 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...
- 16 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- David John Phoenix-StoneTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Donald Christopher TaylorTrustee · since 2015
- Elycia ANN OrmandyTrustee
- Giselle DU ToitTrustee · since 2012
- Heather Jean StewardTrustee
- Helen Elizabeth FieldingTrustee
- Jacqueline Mary KirkbyTrustee · since 2015
- Janice ClarkTrustee · since 2022
- Jessica HallmarkTrustee · since 2023
- John ShuttleworthTrustee
- Julia Catherine ConnellTrustee
- Lucy Jane GoodmanTrustee · since 2022
- Margaret Eileen ClarsonTrustee
- Papa Andoh-KwekuTrustee · since 2021
- Rev Catharine HughesTrustee · since 2025
- Richard Martin KirkbyTrustee
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
- Manchester City
- Website
- www.withingtonmethodistchurch.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024£127k£130k
- 2023£148k£140k
Earlier years
- 2022£100k£103k
- 2021£101k£91k
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 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.
16 trustees on the board
- David John Phoenix-Stone since 2023
- Dr Donald Christopher Taylor since 2015
- Elycia ANN Ormandy
- Giselle DU Toit since 2012
- Heather Jean Steward
- Helen Elizabeth Fielding
- Jacqueline Mary Kirkby since 2015
- John Shuttleworth
- Julia Catherine Connell
- Janice Clark since 2022
- Jessica Hallmark since 2023
- Lucy Jane Goodman since 2022
- Margaret Eileen Clarson
- Papa Andoh-Kweku since 2021
- Richard Martin Kirkby
- Rev Catharine Hughes since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Donald Christopher Taylor since 2015
- Giselle DU Toit since 2012
- Jacqueline Mary Kirkby since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- David John Phoenix-Stone since 2023
- Dr Donald Christopher Taylor since 2015
- Elycia ANN Ormandy
- Giselle DU Toit since 2012
- Heather Jean Steward
- Helen Elizabeth Fielding
- Jacqueline Mary Kirkby since 2015
- John Shuttleworth
- Julia Catherine Connell
- Janice Clark since 2022
- Jessica Hallmark since 2023
- Lucy Jane Goodman since 2022
- Margaret Eileen Clarson
- Richard Martin Kirkby
- Rev Catharine Hughes since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Papa Andoh-Kweku since 2021
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1129635
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01614450804 · office@withingtonmethodistchurch.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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