Registered charity · Oxford
Wesley Memorial Oxford 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...
- 19 trustees
- Income £544k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Alan DobsonTrustee · since 2024
- Alison ButlerTrustee · since 2023
- Angharad HerrimanTrustee · since 2022
- Carolyn ClementsTrustee · since 2022
- Catherine DobsonTrustee
- Catherine Mary LinesTrustee · since 2022
- Christopher LaneTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Simon BlaineyTrustee · since 2024
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- Janet Elizabeth ForsaithTrustee
- Jennifer ArnoldTrustee · since 2025
- Jenny AyresTrustee · since 2024
- Kirstie VreedeTrustee · since 2023
- Lawrence Edward Coupland MATrustee
- Malcolm Douglas DoddsTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Miriam MoulTrustee · since 2023
- Sara TullochTrustee · since 2022
- Temba DhiliwayoTrustee · since 2017
- Temba DhliwayoTrustee · since 2024
- Thomas Daniel IbbotsonTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 3 other charities:
- Oxford Methodist Circuit · 1 shared trustee
- Eynsham Museum and Heritage Centre · 1 shared trustee
- Oxford Phab Club · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.wesleymem.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£544k£654k
- 2024£389k£511k
- 2023£569k£465k
Earlier years
- 2022£303k£362k
- 2021£275k£361k
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.
Board analysis for researchers
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.
19 trustees on the board
- Alan Dobson since 2024
- Alison Butler since 2023
- Angharad Herriman since 2022
- Catherine Dobson
- Catherine Mary Lines since 2022
- Carolyn Clements since 2022
- Christopher Lane since 2022
- Dr Simon Blainey since 2024
- Janet Elizabeth Forsaith
- Jennifer Arnold since 2025
- Jenny Ayres since 2024
- Kirstie Vreede since 2023
- Lawrence Edward Coupland MA
- Malcolm Douglas Dodds since 2019
- Rev Miriam Moul since 2023
- Sara Tulloch since 2022
- Temba Dhiliwayo since 2017
- Temba Dhliwayo since 2024
- Thomas Daniel Ibbotson since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Malcolm Douglas Dodds since 2019
- Temba Dhiliwayo since 2017
- Thomas Daniel Ibbotson since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Alan Dobson since 2024
- Alison Butler since 2023
- Angharad Herriman since 2022
- Catherine Dobson
- Carolyn Clements since 2022
- Christopher Lane since 2022
- Dr Simon Blainey since 2024
- Jennifer Arnold since 2025
- Jenny Ayres since 2024
- Kirstie Vreede since 2023
- Lawrence Edward Coupland MA
- Rev Miriam Moul since 2023
- Sara Tulloch since 2022
- Temba Dhiliwayo since 2017
- Temba Dhliwayo since 2024
- Thomas Daniel Ibbotson since 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Catherine Mary Lines since 2022
- Janet Elizabeth Forsaith
- Malcolm Douglas Dodds since 2019
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 5.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1130966
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01865243216 · churchoffice@wesleymem.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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