Central Methodist Church Preston
Registered charity 1131157 Registered since 2009
Operates: Lancashire
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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.
15 trustees on the board
- Alison Pettitt since 2025
- DR Richard Hugh Billingham MIM
- Geoff Tyson since 2022
- Julia Blackett BA
- Maureen Anne Abson Mphil, BA since 2013
- Naseera Patel since 2016
- Olwen Janet Swindlehurst BED
- Paul Andrew Blackett
- Peter Abson
- Ruth Carole Millward-Hopkins BA, Pgce
- Roberta Malone since 2023
- Sarah O'Halloran since 2018
- Sheena Elizabeth Rhodes
- Susan Burgess
- Valerie Waterhouse since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Maureen Anne Abson Mphil, BA since 2013
- Naseera Patel since 2016
- Sarah O'Halloran since 2018
- Valerie Waterhouse since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- Alison Pettitt since 2025
- DR Richard Hugh Billingham MIM
- Geoff Tyson since 2022
- Julia Blackett BA
- Maureen Anne Abson Mphil, BA since 2013
- Naseera Patel since 2016
- Olwen Janet Swindlehurst BED
- Paul Andrew Blackett
- Peter Abson
- Ruth Carole Millward-Hopkins BA, Pgce
- Roberta Malone since 2023
- Sarah O'Halloran since 2018
- Sheena Elizabeth Rhodes
- Susan Burgess
- Valerie Waterhouse since 2018
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
- 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
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
- ST. Peter's Methodist Church Canterbury Similar size; both Religion
- Castle Hill Baptist Church Warwick Similar size; both Religion
- Weymouth Baptist Church Similar size; both Religion
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Winchcombe With Gretton, Sudeley Manor and Stanley Pontlarge Similar size; both Religion
- Shah Jalal Masjid & Burnley Islamic Cultural Centre Similar size; both Religion
- Marden Parochial Church Council Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.centralmethodist.org.uk |
| editor@centralmethodist.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01772881851 |
| Address | Lune Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2NL |
Finances
£169,398 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £71,744 | £93,738 |
| 2022 | £120,812 | £116,404 |
| 2023 | £117,267 | £105,675 |
| 2024 | £126,098 | £136,390 |
| 2025 | £169,398 | £84,258 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable 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.
Governing document: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
Trustees (15)
- Alison Pettitt since 2025
- DR Richard Hugh Billingham MIM
- Geoff Tyson since 2022
- Julia Blackett BA
- Maureen Anne Abson Mphil, BA since 2013
- Naseera Patel since 2016
- Olwen Janet Swindlehurst BED
- Paul Andrew Blackett
- Peter Abson
- Ruth Carole Millward-Hopkins BA, Pgce
- Roberta Malone since 2023
- Sarah O'Halloran since 2018
- Sheena Elizabeth Rhodes
- Susan Burgess
- Valerie Waterhouse since 2018
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