Bishops Castle Parochial Church Council
Registered charity 1132181 Registered since 2009
Operates: Shropshire
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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.
10 trustees on the board
- REV Stephanie ANN Celia Fountain Chair since 2011
- Caroline Sorrel Babb since 2021
- Catherine Anne Owen since 2021
- Heather Mary Willis since 2012
- John Binfield Warren since 2018
- Katherine Margaret Taylor since 2024
- Martin Anthony Howitt since 2019
- Roger John Taylor since 2014
- Sylvia Ruth Taylor since 2014
- William Timothy Halford since 2024
8.2y median 7.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- REV Stephanie ANN Celia Fountain Chair since 2011
- Heather Mary Willis since 2012
- John Binfield Warren since 2018
- Martin Anthony Howitt since 2019
- Roger John Taylor since 2014
- Sylvia Ruth Taylor since 2014
8.5y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- REV Stephanie ANN Celia Fountain Chair since 2011
- Caroline Sorrel Babb since 2021
- Catherine Anne Owen since 2021
- Heather Mary Willis since 2012
- John Binfield Warren since 2018
- Sylvia Ruth Taylor since 2014
- William Timothy Halford since 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Katherine Margaret Taylor since 2024
- Martin Anthony Howitt since 2019
- Roger John Taylor since 2014
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 10Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£128k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
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.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Sport and Arts in the Community (Sparc) South West Shropshire 1 shared trustee
- The Bishop's Castle County Electoral Division Sick Poor Fund 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Children of Medjugorje Trust Similar size; both Religion
- Trafalgar Road Baptist Church Similar size; both Religion
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Michael and ALL Angels, Bramcote Similar size; both Religion
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Peter Hall Green Birmingham Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | ridgewaychurch.wordpress.com |
| rjt@orielhouse.eclipse.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01588638355 |
| Address | 13 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS |
Finances
£172,912 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £100,646 | £87,761 |
| 2022 | £125,587 | £131,878 |
| 2023 | £66,857 | £65,280 |
| 2024 | £127,523 | £126,462 |
| 2025 | £172,912 | £171,237 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesCharitable objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Governing document: PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 02 JAN 1957
Trustees (10)
10trustees
0aged 70+
- REV Stephanie ANN Celia Fountain Chair since 2011
- Caroline Sorrel Babb since 2021
- Catherine Anne Owen since 2021
- Heather Mary Willis since 2012
- John Binfield Warren since 2018
- Katherine Margaret Taylor since 2024
- Martin Anthony Howitt since 2019
- Roger John Taylor since 2014
- Sylvia Ruth Taylor since 2014
- William Timothy Halford since 2024
Connected charities (3)
- The Bishop's Castle County Electoral Division Sick Poor Fund 1 shared trustee
- Sport and Arts in the Community (Sparc) South West Shropshire 1 shared trustee
- The Marches Community Choir 1 shared trustee
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