Registered charity · Durham
Durham and Deerness Valley Circuit of the Methodist Church
- 46 trustees
- Income £315k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev John Archer SquaresChair · since 2018
- Alan CrossTrustee
- Carole ANN LowrieTrustee · since 2016
- Deacon Jane Susan MiddletonTrustee · since 2012
- Deacon Ruth Marion LackenbyTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Francis Ejiogu NdajiTrustee · since 2012
- Dr Pauline Elizabeth WatsonTrustee · since 2022
- Gwen HendersonTrustee
- Helen ForsterTrustee
- Hilary Margaret PhillipsTrustee · since 2022
- Joan ScottTrustee
- John AllenTrustee · since 2022
- John FairbairnTrustee · since 2012
- John Robert FullerTrustee · since 2022
- John ScottTrustee · since 2012
- Linda KirbyTrustee
- Linda Susan TemplerTrustee
- Mabel ApplebyTrustee
- Malcolm WadgeTrustee
- Margaret Rose LewisTrustee
- Margaret WadgeTrustee
- Maureen HowattTrustee · since 2023
- MR W OfflerTrustee
- Paul HarrisonTrustee · since 2014
- Paul RobertsTrustee · since 2022
- Penny Bissell LLB HonsTrustee
- Peter MccutcheonTrustee · since 2022
- Peter Robert TemplerTrustee
- Peter William HallTrustee
- Professor Mark Richard WilsonTrustee · since 2013
- Rev Brian John GamesonTrustee · since 2020
- Rev Caroline DickTrustee
- Rev Colin James Jackson MA BSc CTMTrustee · since 2016
- Rev Fiona WeirTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Graham John PeadenTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Janet Patricia JacksonTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Jean HudsonTrustee · since 2020
- Rev Joanne ThornsTrustee
- Rev Paul Andrew BeethamTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Susan WighamTrustee · since 2023
- Reverend Raymond HAYTrustee
- Schalk Willem Wentzel Jacobus Van Der SandtTrustee · since 2022
- Stella PopeTrustee · since 2012
- Susan HarrisonTrustee · since 2023
- Susan SmithTrustee
- William Mccutcheon YoungTrustee · since 2022
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
- Durham
- Website
- www.durhamdeernessmethodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£315k£193k
- 2024£676k£203k
- 2023£179k£173k
Earlier years
- 2022£184k£219k
- 2021£206k£183k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
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.
Grants received
3 grants · £47,680 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
- Henry Smith Foundation · £42,680 (2 grants)
- Point North · £5,000
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.
46 trustees on the board
- Rev John Archer Squares Chair since 2018
- Alan Cross
- Carole ANN Lowrie since 2016
- Deacon Jane Susan Middleton since 2012
- Deacon Ruth Marion Lackenby since 2018
- Dr Francis Ejiogu Ndaji since 2012
- Dr Pauline Elizabeth Watson since 2022
- Gwen Henderson
- Helen Forster
- Hilary Margaret Phillips since 2022
- Joan Scott
- John Fairbairn since 2012
- John Scott since 2012
- John Allen since 2022
- John Robert Fuller since 2022
- Linda Kirby
- Linda Susan Templer
- Mabel Appleby
- Malcolm Wadge
- Margaret Rose Lewis
- Margaret Wadge
- MR W Offler
- Maureen Howatt since 2023
- Paul Harrison since 2014
- Peter Robert Templer
- Peter William Hall
- Professor Mark Richard Wilson since 2013
- Paul Roberts since 2022
- Penny Bissell LLB Hons
- Peter Mccutcheon since 2022
- Reverend Raymond HAY
- Rev Brian John Gameson since 2020
- Rev Caroline Dick
- Rev Colin James Jackson MA BSc CTM since 2016
- Rev Fiona Weir since 2022
- Rev Graham John Peaden since 2022
- Rev Janet Patricia Jackson since 2022
- Rev Jean Hudson since 2020
- Rev Joanne Thorns
- Rev Paul Andrew Beetham since 2019
- Rev Susan Wigham since 2023
- Stella Pope since 2012
- Susan Harrison since 2023
- Susan Smith
- Schalk Willem Wentzel Jacobus Van Der Sandt since 2022
- William Mccutcheon Young since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev John Archer Squares Chair since 2018
- Carole ANN Lowrie since 2016
- Deacon Jane Susan Middleton since 2012
- Deacon Ruth Marion Lackenby since 2018
- Dr Francis Ejiogu Ndaji since 2012
- John Fairbairn since 2012
- John Scott since 2012
- Paul Harrison since 2014
- Professor Mark Richard Wilson since 2013
- Rev Brian John Gameson since 2020
- Rev Colin James Jackson MA BSc CTM since 2016
- Rev Jean Hudson since 2020
- Rev Paul Andrew Beetham since 2019
- Stella Pope since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (35)
- Alan Cross
- Carole ANN Lowrie since 2016
- Deacon Jane Susan Middleton since 2012
- Dr Francis Ejiogu Ndaji since 2012
- Dr Pauline Elizabeth Watson since 2022
- Gwen Henderson
- Helen Forster
- Joan Scott
- John Allen since 2022
- John Robert Fuller since 2022
- Linda Kirby
- Linda Susan Templer
- Mabel Appleby
- Malcolm Wadge
- Margaret Rose Lewis
- Margaret Wadge
- Maureen Howatt since 2023
- Peter Robert Templer
- Peter William Hall
- Professor Mark Richard Wilson since 2013
- Paul Roberts since 2022
- Peter Mccutcheon since 2022
- Reverend Raymond HAY
- Rev Brian John Gameson since 2020
- Rev Caroline Dick
- Rev Fiona Weir since 2022
- Rev Graham John Peaden since 2022
- Rev Jean Hudson since 2020
- Rev Paul Andrew Beetham since 2019
- Rev Susan Wigham since 2023
- Stella Pope since 2012
- Susan Harrison since 2023
- Susan Smith
- Schalk Willem Wentzel Jacobus Van Der Sandt since 2022
- William Mccutcheon Young since 2022
Portfolio (11)
- Rev John Archer Squares Chair since 2018
- Deacon Ruth Marion Lackenby since 2018
- Hilary Margaret Phillips since 2022
- John Fairbairn since 2012
- John Scott since 2012
- MR W Offler
- Paul Harrison since 2014
- Penny Bissell LLB Hons
- Rev Colin James Jackson MA BSc CTM since 2016
- Rev Janet Patricia Jackson since 2022
- Rev Joanne Thorns
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
- 1132827
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01913710366 · susansmith0007@btinternet.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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