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Woking United Reformed Church Charity
Woking United Reformed Church Charity is a registered charity (number 1130926) based in Woking, governed by 18 trustees and chaired by Rev Lucy Michelle Brierley. Latest income £363k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Woking URC Charity (Charity Commission)
The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.
- 18 trustees
- Income £363k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Lucy Michelle BrierleyChair
- Andrew Naysmith GibbTrustee · since 2017
- Christopher James TempleTrustee · since 2019
- Claire Louise BaterTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Heather Louise FowlerTrustee · since 2026
- Elvyn David FowlerTrustee · since 2026
- Gordon John ParrisTrustee · since 2018
- Johannes Maarten van RenssenTrustee · since 2019
- Keith Roderick BradleyTrustee
- Margaret Nothando MortellTrustee · since 2025
- Mary Joan TempleTrustee · since 2022
- Morwenna Ruth Anne JonesTrustee · since 2026
- Rachel Victoria Lindstrom-ThomasTrustee · since 2024
- Robin GrayTrustee · since 2020
- Rosemary Anne CulshawTrustee · since 2025
- Suzannah Elizabeth HerbertTrustee · since 2022
- Trudy AddoTrustee · since 2026
- Valerie WardTrustee · since 2026
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
- Surrey
- Website
- www.wokingurc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£363k£412k
- 2024£755k£528k
- 2023£524k£403k
Earlier years
- 2022£364k£389k
- 2021£292k£312k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.
Grants received
4 grants · £13,200 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
- Community Foundation for Surrey · £9,000 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £4,200
Most recent
- 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.
18 trustees on the board
- Rev Lucy Michelle Brierley Chair
- Andrew Naysmith Gibb since 2017
- Christopher James Temple since 2019
- Claire Louise Bater since 2026
- Dr Heather Louise Fowler since 2026
- Elvyn David Fowler since 2026
- Gordon John Parris since 2018
- Johannes Maarten van Renssen since 2019
- Keith Roderick Bradley
- Margaret Nothando Mortell since 2025
- Mary Joan Temple since 2022
- Morwenna Ruth Anne Jones since 2026
- Rachel Victoria Lindstrom-Thomas since 2024
- Robin Gray since 2020
- Rosemary Anne Culshaw since 2025
- Suzannah Elizabeth Herbert since 2022
- Trudy Addo since 2026
- Valerie Ward since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Naysmith Gibb since 2017
- Christopher James Temple since 2019
- Gordon John Parris since 2018
- Johannes Maarten van Renssen since 2019
- Robin Gray since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Rev Lucy Michelle Brierley Chair
- Christopher James Temple since 2019
- Claire Louise Bater since 2026
- Dr Heather Louise Fowler since 2026
- Elvyn David Fowler since 2026
- Johannes Maarten van Renssen since 2019
- Keith Roderick Bradley
- Margaret Nothando Mortell since 2025
- Mary Joan Temple since 2022
- Morwenna Ruth Anne Jones since 2026
- Rachel Victoria Lindstrom-Thomas since 2024
- Robin Gray since 2020
- Rosemary Anne Culshaw since 2025
- Suzannah Elizabeth Herbert since 2022
- Trudy Addo since 2026
- Valerie Ward since 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Andrew Naysmith Gibb since 2017
- Gordon John Parris since 2018
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
1.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 2.3 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1130926
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUSTS DISTILLED FROM THE UNITED REFORM CHURCH ACTS OF PARLIAMENT (1972 AND 1982) AND THE SCHEME OF UNION (1972)
- Contact on the register
- 01483763078 · secretary@wokingurc.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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