Registered charity · Bristol
South Bristol 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...
- 21 trustees
- Income £264k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Sally SpencerChair · since 2019
- Carol PayneTrustee · since 2026
- Derek Robert ReesTrustee · since 2022
- Dipti Kiran BhaleraoTrustee · since 2026
- Edna KissiTrustee · since 2024
- Frances Marian Bullas BATrustee · since 2020
- Hadrian Bruce CottrellTrustee · since 2026
- Janet MacgregorTrustee · since 2018
- Janice ANN LEETrustee · since 2018
- Jean Margaret AbbottTrustee · since 2026
- Kevin Richard Soulsby Meng CengTrustee · since 2024
- Mary Elisabeth Hudson BScTrustee · since 2018
- Mercy CavicchioniTrustee · since 2023
- Rachel Joanna SpencerTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Teddy KalongoTrustee · since 2022
- Richard Allan HillsTrustee · since 2018
- Robert Paul BennettTrustee · since 1984
- Royston Clive Rooke MBE, KstjTrustee · since 2022
- Ruth Alice PriceTrustee · since 2018
- Susan Mary GilchristTrustee · since 2018
- Susan RookeTrustee · since 2014
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
- Bristol City
- Website
- southbristolmc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£264k£181k
- 2024£216k£162k
- 2023£189k£170k
Earlier years
- 2022£162k£155k
- 2021£138k£126k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: 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
3 grants · £14,610 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
- Quartet Community Foundation · £14,610 (3 grants)
Most recent
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.
21 trustees on the board
- Sally Spencer Chair since 2019
- Carol Payne since 2026
- Derek Robert Rees since 2022
- Dipti Kiran Bhalerao since 2026
- Edna Kissi since 2024
- Frances Marian Bullas BA since 2020
- Hadrian Bruce Cottrell since 2026
- Janice ANN LEE since 2018
- Janet Macgregor since 2018
- Jean Margaret Abbott since 2026
- Kevin Richard Soulsby Meng Ceng since 2024
- Mary Elisabeth Hudson BSc since 2018
- Mercy Cavicchioni since 2023
- Richard Allan Hills since 2018
- Royston Clive Rooke MBE, Kstj since 2022
- Ruth Alice Price since 2018
- Rachel Joanna Spencer since 2025
- Rev Teddy Kalongo since 2022
- Robert Paul Bennett since 1984
- Susan Mary Gilchrist since 2018
- Susan Rooke since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Sally Spencer Chair since 2019
- Frances Marian Bullas BA since 2020
- Janice ANN LEE since 2018
- Janet Macgregor since 2018
- Mary Elisabeth Hudson BSc since 2018
- Richard Allan Hills since 2018
- Ruth Alice Price since 2018
- Robert Paul Bennett since 1984
- Susan Mary Gilchrist since 2018
- Susan Rooke since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (17)
- Carol Payne since 2026
- Derek Robert Rees since 2022
- Edna Kissi since 2024
- Frances Marian Bullas BA since 2020
- Hadrian Bruce Cottrell since 2026
- Janice ANN LEE since 2018
- Janet Macgregor since 2018
- Jean Margaret Abbott since 2026
- Kevin Richard Soulsby Meng Ceng since 2024
- Mary Elisabeth Hudson BSc since 2018
- Mercy Cavicchioni since 2023
- Richard Allan Hills since 2018
- Royston Clive Rooke MBE, Kstj since 2022
- Ruth Alice Price since 2018
- Rachel Joanna Spencer since 2025
- Robert Paul Bennett since 1984
- Susan Mary Gilchrist since 2018
Portfolio (4)
- Sally Spencer Chair since 2019
- Dipti Kiran Bhalerao since 2026
- Rev Teddy Kalongo since 2022
- Susan Rooke since 2014
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
- 1131502
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01179776714 · southbristol2022@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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