Registered charity · Bolton
Victoria Hall, Bolton
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...
- 20 trustees
- Income £295k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Alan Raymond BradleyChair · since 2024
- Christine Freda CresswellTrustee · since 2013
- Christine HeppoletteTrustee
- David TomlinsonTrustee
- Dawn ThornberTrustee · since 2020
- Diana Mary BradleyTrustee · since 2018
- Edna Margaret FosterTrustee · since 2023
- Elaine Fletcher-CowenTrustee · since 2020
- Ellen Shirley StarkeyTrustee · since 2020
- Geoffrey Alan Webster BSC DIP EDTrustee
- Jill OrrellTrustee
- Kathleen Mary WebsterTrustee · since 2013
- Kerry HeppoletteTrustee · since 2021
- Neil StarkeyTrustee · since 2021
- Rebekah Susan Mary FairhurstTrustee
- Rev Dr Brian TomkinsTrustee
- Rev Paul MartinTrustee · since 2024
- Robert Hamilton MarshallTrustee · since 2013
- Victor Stoddart Williams BA MSc MBATrustee · since 2018
- Zhoobin TalieeTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities and 2 more
- Where
- Bolton
- Website
- www.victoriahallbolton.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£295k£310k
- 2024£301k£354k
- 2023£333k£429k
Earlier years
- 2022£459k£277k
- 2021£235k£203k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 1%. 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
4 grants · £87,489 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 Joseph Rank Trust · £37,500
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £30,389
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £17,100
- National Churches Trust · £2,500
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community 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.
20 trustees on the board
- Rev Alan Raymond Bradley Chair since 2024
- Christine Heppolette
- Christine Freda Cresswell since 2013
- David Tomlinson
- Dawn Thornber since 2020
- Diana Mary Bradley since 2018
- Edna Margaret Foster since 2023
- Elaine Fletcher-Cowen since 2020
- Ellen Shirley Starkey since 2020
- Geoffrey Alan Webster BSC DIP ED
- Jill Orrell
- Kathleen Mary Webster since 2013
- Kerry Heppolette since 2021
- Neil Starkey since 2021
- Rebekah Susan Mary Fairhurst
- Rev Dr Brian Tomkins
- Rev Paul Martin since 2024
- Robert Hamilton Marshall since 2013
- Victor Stoddart Williams BA MSc MBA since 2018
- Zhoobin Taliee since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Christine Freda Cresswell since 2013
- Dawn Thornber since 2020
- Diana Mary Bradley since 2018
- Elaine Fletcher-Cowen since 2020
- Ellen Shirley Starkey since 2020
- Kathleen Mary Webster since 2013
- Robert Hamilton Marshall since 2013
- Victor Stoddart Williams BA MSc MBA since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Christine Heppolette
- Christine Freda Cresswell since 2013
- Dawn Thornber since 2020
- Edna Margaret Foster since 2023
- Elaine Fletcher-Cowen since 2020
- Ellen Shirley Starkey since 2020
- Geoffrey Alan Webster BSC DIP ED
- Kathleen Mary Webster since 2013
- Kerry Heppolette since 2021
- Neil Starkey since 2021
- Rebekah Susan Mary Fairhurst
- Rev Dr Brian Tomkins
- Rev Paul Martin since 2024
- Robert Hamilton Marshall since 2013
- Victor Stoddart Williams BA MSc MBA since 2018
- Zhoobin Taliee since 2024
Portfolio (4)
- Rev Alan Raymond Bradley Chair since 2024
- David Tomlinson
- Diana Mary Bradley since 2018
- Jill Orrell
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.
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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
- 1130745
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 14 Oct 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01204522569 · church@victoriahallbolton.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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