Registered charity · Huddersfield
Southgate 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 discipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable...
- 14 trustees
- Income £89k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Godfrey ChikaviroChair · since 2025
- Andrew StopfordTrustee · since 2014
- Colin LeesTrustee
- Graham Seyit AlsancakTrustee · since 2022
- James David PicklesTrustee · since 2016
- Jennifer Elizabeth IredaleTrustee
- John Alwyn KershawTrustee · since 2021
- Keith IredaleTrustee
- Keren WildTrustee · since 2022
- Lesley KershawTrustee · since 2018
- Margery WilkinsonTrustee · since 2018
- Raymond WilkinsonTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Nicholas BiggarTrustee · since 2025
- Wilma Monckton PatonTrustee · since 2015
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, Kirklees
- Website
- southgatemethodistchurch.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£89k£97k
- 2024£85k£97k
- 2023£134k£111k
Earlier years
- 2022£94k£99k
- 2021£79k£68k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: 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 discipline 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
1 grant · £10,000 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 National Lottery Heritage Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
14 trustees on the board
- Rev Godfrey Chikaviro Chair since 2025
- Andrew Stopford since 2014
- Colin Lees
- Graham Seyit Alsancak since 2022
- Jennifer Elizabeth Iredale
- James David Pickles since 2016
- John Alwyn Kershaw since 2021
- Keith Iredale
- Keren Wild since 2022
- Lesley Kershaw since 2018
- Margery Wilkinson since 2018
- Raymond Wilkinson since 2018
- Rev Nicholas Biggar since 2025
- Wilma Monckton Paton since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Stopford since 2014
- James David Pickles since 2016
- Lesley Kershaw since 2018
- Margery Wilkinson since 2018
- Raymond Wilkinson since 2018
- Wilma Monckton Paton since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Andrew Stopford since 2014
- Graham Seyit Alsancak since 2022
- Jennifer Elizabeth Iredale
- James David Pickles since 2016
- John Alwyn Kershaw since 2021
- Margery Wilkinson since 2018
- Raymond Wilkinson since 2018
- Wilma Monckton Paton since 2015
Portfolio (6)
- Rev Godfrey Chikaviro Chair since 2025
- Colin Lees
- Keith Iredale
- Keren Wild since 2022
- Lesley Kershaw since 2018
- Rev Nicholas Biggar since 2025
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
- 1130095
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01484311259 · secretary@southgatemethodistchurch.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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