Registered charity · Thetford
Thetford Diss and Mildenhall Methodist Circuit
- 39 trustees
- Income £152k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- REV Dvid ELYChair · since 2015
- Anne Christine StanleyTrustee · since 2012
- Avis Elizabeth WellsTrustee
- Barbara WithersTrustee
- Barry Benjamin JonesTrustee
- Brenda RobinsonTrustee
- Carole Anne BakerTrustee
- Chris WhiteTrustee · since 2016
- David Noel SavageTrustee
- David OsborneTrustee
- Deacon Donna Joy ElyTrustee · since 2016
- Dorothy Sylvia AshtonTrustee
- Dorthy Joan ScarfeTrustee
- Gary John PeacheyTrustee · since 2016
- Hazel Joyce ClarkeTrustee
- Janet Alice BrowneTrustee
- Janet MorganTrustee
- Jean Audrey SimpsonTrustee
- Jennifer Margaret NobleTrustee · since 2011
- John Cameron BrowneTrustee
- Joyce Patricia WeibelTrustee
- Julia Elizabeth WoollardTrustee
- Linda Louise SpencerTrustee · since 2014
- Mervyn John CaterTrustee
- MR Neville HodsonTrustee
- MRS Betty PalmerTrustee
- MRS Vivien OsborneTrustee
- Patricia ANN BoltonTrustee · since 2012
- RAY StanleyTrustee
- REV Colin Hough BDTrustee
- Rev Harold Edgar WilkinsonTrustee · since 2011
- Rev Heather ANN SorrellTrustee · since 2012
- Rita IVY PetherwickTrustee
- Russell Raymond SmithTrustee
- Russell WebberTrustee
- Sheila Rose JobesTrustee
- Stephen AspinallTrustee
- Susan Margaret LittleTrustee
- Thelma Marion SmithTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Norfolk, Suffolk
- Website
- www.eamethodist.org.uk/circuit.php?Thetford,DissandMildenhall (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£152k£188k
- 2024£138k£202k
- 2023£151k£163k
Earlier years
- 2022£129k£217k
- 2021£129k£217k
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 SUBSIDIARY 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.
39 trustees on the board
- REV Dvid ELY Chair since 2015
- Anne Christine Stanley since 2012
- Avis Elizabeth Wells
- Barbara Withers
- Barry Benjamin Jones
- Brenda Robinson
- Carole Anne Baker
- Chris White since 2016
- David Noel Savage
- David Osborne
- Dorothy Sylvia Ashton
- Dorthy Joan Scarfe
- Deacon Donna Joy Ely since 2016
- Gary John Peachey since 2016
- Hazel Joyce Clarke
- Janet Alice Browne
- Janet Morgan
- Jean Audrey Simpson
- Jennifer Margaret Noble since 2011
- John Cameron Browne
- Joyce Patricia Weibel
- Julia Elizabeth Woollard
- Linda Louise Spencer since 2014
- Mervyn John Cater
- MR Neville Hodson
- MRS Betty Palmer
- MRS Vivien Osborne
- Patricia ANN Bolton since 2012
- RAY Stanley
- REV Colin Hough BD
- Rita IVY Petherwick
- Russell Raymond Smith
- Russell Webber
- Rev Harold Edgar Wilkinson since 2011
- Rev Heather ANN Sorrell since 2012
- Sheila Rose Jobes
- Stephen Aspinall
- Susan Margaret Little
- Thelma Marion Smith
Trustees past 6 years
- REV Dvid ELY Chair since 2015
- Anne Christine Stanley since 2012
- Chris White since 2016
- Deacon Donna Joy Ely since 2016
- Gary John Peachey since 2016
- Jennifer Margaret Noble since 2011
- Linda Louise Spencer since 2014
- Patricia ANN Bolton since 2012
- Rev Harold Edgar Wilkinson since 2011
- Rev Heather ANN Sorrell since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (38)
- REV Dvid ELY Chair since 2015
- Anne Christine Stanley since 2012
- Avis Elizabeth Wells
- Barbara Withers
- Barry Benjamin Jones
- Brenda Robinson
- Carole Anne Baker
- Chris White since 2016
- David Noel Savage
- David Osborne
- Dorothy Sylvia Ashton
- Dorthy Joan Scarfe
- Deacon Donna Joy Ely since 2016
- Hazel Joyce Clarke
- Janet Alice Browne
- Janet Morgan
- Jean Audrey Simpson
- Jennifer Margaret Noble since 2011
- John Cameron Browne
- Joyce Patricia Weibel
- Julia Elizabeth Woollard
- Linda Louise Spencer since 2014
- Mervyn John Cater
- MR Neville Hodson
- MRS Betty Palmer
- MRS Vivien Osborne
- Patricia ANN Bolton since 2012
- RAY Stanley
- REV Colin Hough BD
- Rita IVY Petherwick
- Russell Raymond Smith
- Russell Webber
- Rev Harold Edgar Wilkinson since 2011
- Rev Heather ANN Sorrell since 2012
- Sheila Rose Jobes
- Stephen Aspinall
- Susan Margaret Little
- Thelma Marion Smith
Portfolio (1)
- Gary John Peachey since 2016
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
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
- 1132521
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01842753819
- 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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