Registered charity · Sherborne
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sherborne With Castleton
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
- 23 trustees
- Income £946k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Martin LeeChair · since 2021
- Bill McdermottTrustee · since 2026
- Christopher Gordon Buesnel HamonTrustee · since 2019
- David James FifieldTrustee · since 2017
- Deborah CarringtonTrustee · since 2025
- Dr David George FergusonTrustee · since 2019
- Dr John CrossmanTrustee · since 2021
- Elizabeth AshmeadTrustee · since 2026
- Henrietta Susan PaulTrustee · since 2024
- Henry WickhamTrustee · since 2026
- John Anthony BradshawTrustee · since 2026
- John Nicholas KeatingTrustee · since 2024
- Jonathan MasseyTrustee · since 2025
- Katherine PinsentTrustee · since 2025
- Leigh FisherTrustee · since 2025
- MR Mike KeatingeTrustee
- Neil GrenyerTrustee · since 2017
- Owen Richard HinderTrustee · since 2024
- Paul Boyd LEETrustee
- Peter Edward NealTrustee · since 2024
- Rev James EdieTrustee · since 2021
- Steve DrewTrustee · since 2021
- Timothy Michael FarrTrustee · since 2022
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
- Dorset
- Website
- www.sherborneabbey.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£946k£1.0m
- 2024£984k£1.0m
- 2023£1.2m£1.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.2m£1.3m
- 2021£595k£601k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Grants received
2 grants · £23,542 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £23,542 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Rev Martin Lee Chair since 2021
- Bill Mcdermott since 2026
- Christopher Gordon Buesnel Hamon since 2019
- David James Fifield since 2017
- Deborah Carrington since 2025
- Dr David George Ferguson since 2019
- Dr John Crossman since 2021
- Elizabeth Ashmead since 2026
- Henrietta Susan Paul since 2024
- Henry Wickham since 2026
- John Anthony Bradshaw since 2026
- John Nicholas Keating since 2024
- Jonathan Massey since 2025
- Katherine Pinsent since 2025
- Leigh Fisher since 2025
- MR Mike Keatinge
- Neil Grenyer since 2017
- Owen Richard Hinder since 2024
- Paul Boyd LEE
- Peter Edward Neal since 2024
- Rev James Edie since 2021
- Steve Drew since 2021
- Timothy Michael Farr since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Gordon Buesnel Hamon since 2019
- David James Fifield since 2017
- Dr David George Ferguson since 2019
- Neil Grenyer since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (19)
- Bill Mcdermott since 2026
- Christopher Gordon Buesnel Hamon since 2019
- David James Fifield since 2017
- Deborah Carrington since 2025
- Dr John Crossman since 2021
- Elizabeth Ashmead since 2026
- Henrietta Susan Paul since 2024
- Henry Wickham since 2026
- John Anthony Bradshaw since 2026
- John Nicholas Keating since 2024
- Jonathan Massey since 2025
- Leigh Fisher since 2025
- Neil Grenyer since 2017
- Owen Richard Hinder since 2024
- Paul Boyd LEE
- Peter Edward Neal since 2024
- Rev James Edie since 2021
- Steve Drew since 2021
- Timothy Michael Farr since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Rev Martin Lee Chair since 2021
- Dr David George Ferguson since 2019
- Katherine Pinsent since 2025
- MR Mike Keatinge
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
43.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 7.8 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1130082
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
- Contact on the register
- 01935812452 · parishsecretary@sherborneabbey.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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