Registered charity · Andover
Andover Community Church
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other...
- 11 trustees
- Income £444k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Christopher David James PorterChair · since 2016
- Alexandra Francesca PughTrustee · since 2019
- Andrew John BattersonTrustee · since 2022
- Christopher ChoulesTrustee · since 2026
- David Martin Paul ChoulesTrustee · since 2024
- Jamie Frederick BrookerTrustee · since 2023
- Jane Elizabeth BiddlecombeTrustee · since 2012
- Martin Christopher WhitbyTrustee · since 2015
- Simon Paul BiddlecombeTrustee · since 2019
- Stephen Peter Alexis BennettTrustee · since 2018
- Wendene WignalTrustee · since 2025
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, Religious Activities
- Where
- Hampshire
- Website
- www.andovercommunity.church (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£444k£424k
- 2023£334k£368k
- 2022£585k£360k
Earlier years
- 2021£331k£307k
- 2020£337k£317k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Rev Christopher David James Porter Chair since 2016
- Alexandra Francesca Pugh since 2019
- Andrew John Batterson since 2022
- Christopher Choules since 2026
- David Martin Paul Choules since 2024
- Jane Elizabeth Biddlecombe since 2012
- Jamie Frederick Brooker since 2023
- Martin Christopher Whitby since 2015
- Simon Paul Biddlecombe since 2019
- Stephen Peter Alexis Bennett since 2018
- Wendene Wignal since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Christopher David James Porter Chair since 2016
- Alexandra Francesca Pugh since 2019
- Jane Elizabeth Biddlecombe since 2012
- Martin Christopher Whitby since 2015
- Simon Paul Biddlecombe since 2019
- Stephen Peter Alexis Bennett since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Rev Christopher David James Porter Chair since 2016
- Alexandra Francesca Pugh since 2019
- Andrew John Batterson since 2022
- Christopher Choules since 2026
- David Martin Paul Choules since 2024
- Jane Elizabeth Biddlecombe since 2012
- Jamie Frederick Brooker since 2023
- Martin Christopher Whitby since 2015
- Simon Paul Biddlecombe since 2019
- Stephen Peter Alexis Bennett since 2018
- Wendene Wignal since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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
- 1130894
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 MAY 2009 as amended on 28 Apr 2021 as amended on 26 Sep 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01264 392032 · office@andovercommunity.church
- 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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