Registered charity · Kent
Gravesend 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...
- 18 trustees
- Income £160k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anne DownsTrustee · since 2021
- Claudette BrambleTrustee · since 2021
- David Edem AviTrustee · since 2022
- Emmanuel EshunTrustee · since 2021
- Eric Andrew DavisTrustee
- Hazel ANN DavisTrustee
- Joyce Marian Woodcraft Nneb,RGNTrustee
- Kathryn Anne HardyTrustee
- Linda BreretonTrustee
- Marry Raurikua OnisimoTrustee
- MR Steve BreretonTrustee
- Phebe PoveyTrustee
- Rev Alexandra Jean TerrettTrustee · since 2022
- Robert HardyTrustee · since 2021
- Rosemary Sheila AllisonTrustee
- Sarah Anne Smith B.ED.HonsTrustee
- Velma WilliamsTrustee · since 2021
- Vic DownsTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.gravesendmethodistchurch.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£160k£167k
- 2024£156k£133k
- 2023£137k£120k
Earlier years
- 2022£123k£119k
- 2021£131k£237k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 15%. 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 · £70,000 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
- The Joseph Rank Trust · £45,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £25,000 (2 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.
18 trustees on the board
- Anne Downs since 2021
- Claudette Bramble since 2021
- David Edem Avi since 2022
- Eric Andrew Davis
- Emmanuel Eshun since 2021
- Hazel ANN Davis
- Joyce Marian Woodcraft Nneb,RGN
- Kathryn Anne Hardy
- Linda Brereton
- Marry Raurikua Onisimo
- MR Steve Brereton
- Phebe Povey
- Rosemary Sheila Allison
- Rev Alexandra Jean Terrett since 2022
- Robert Hardy since 2021
- Sarah Anne Smith B.ED.Hons
- Velma Williams since 2021
- Vic Downs since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Anne Downs since 2021
- Claudette Bramble since 2021
- David Edem Avi since 2022
- Eric Andrew Davis
- Emmanuel Eshun since 2021
- Hazel ANN Davis
- Joyce Marian Woodcraft Nneb,RGN
- Linda Brereton
- Marry Raurikua Onisimo
- MR Steve Brereton
- Phebe Povey
- Rosemary Sheila Allison
- Rev Alexandra Jean Terrett since 2022
- Sarah Anne Smith B.ED.Hons
- Velma Williams since 2021
- Vic Downs since 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Kathryn Anne Hardy
- Robert Hardy since 2021
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
- 1132238
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01474357681 · roberthardy33@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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