Registered charity · Clitheroe
Clitheroe Methodist Circuit
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...
- 22 trustees
- Income £134k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Rev IAN HumphreysChair · since 2012
- Christine BritcliffeTrustee · since 2018
- Cynthia CroydonTrustee · since 2025
- Dorothy Heather HowardTrustee
- Dorothy HughesTrustee · since 2021
- Emma WoodhouseTrustee · since 2016
- Gwendoline Anne BridgemanTrustee
- Heather WhittakerTrustee · since 2023
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- Hylda Rose EmsdenTrustee · since 2025
- Ian DarbyshireTrustee · since 2016
- Irene Elizabeth ParsonsTrustee · since 2016
- John Garner BATrustee
- Judith CarltonTrustee · since 2024
- Kathleen CalvertTrustee · since 2016
- Kathryn Mary PedleyTrustee · since 2026
- Margaret JacksonTrustee · since 2012
- Norman John PedleyTrustee · since 2019
- Peter HowardTrustee
- Peter John LumsdenTrustee · since 2018
- Robin Scappaticci LLB AcmaTrustee · since 2015
- Roy PorterTrustee · since 2016
- Stella RosthornTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 2 other charities:
- Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe · 6 shared trustees
- Building Bridges in Burnley · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.clitheroemethodistcircuit.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£134k£160k
- 2024£137k£176k
- 2023£135k£132k
Earlier years
- 2022£149k£129k
- 2021£127k£133k
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.
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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.
22 trustees on the board
- Rev IAN Humphreys Chair since 2012
- Cynthia Croydon since 2025
- Christine Britcliffe since 2018
- Dorothy Heather Howard
- Dorothy Hughes since 2021
- Emma Woodhouse since 2016
- Gwendoline Anne Bridgeman
- Heather Whittaker since 2023
- Hylda Rose Emsden since 2025
- Irene Elizabeth Parsons since 2016
- Ian Darbyshire since 2016
- John Garner BA
- Judith Carlton since 2024
- Kathleen Calvert since 2016
- Kathryn Mary Pedley since 2026
- Margaret Jackson since 2012
- Norman John Pedley since 2019
- Peter Howard
- Peter John Lumsden since 2018
- Robin Scappaticci LLB Acma since 2015
- Roy Porter since 2016
- Stella Rosthorn
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev IAN Humphreys Chair since 2012
- Christine Britcliffe since 2018
- Emma Woodhouse since 2016
- Irene Elizabeth Parsons since 2016
- Ian Darbyshire since 2016
- Kathleen Calvert since 2016
- Margaret Jackson since 2012
- Norman John Pedley since 2019
- Peter John Lumsden since 2018
- Robin Scappaticci LLB Acma since 2015
- Roy Porter since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- Christine Britcliffe since 2018
- Dorothy Heather Howard
- Dorothy Hughes since 2021
- Emma Woodhouse since 2016
- Gwendoline Anne Bridgeman
- Irene Elizabeth Parsons since 2016
- Ian Darbyshire since 2016
- Judith Carlton since 2024
- Kathleen Calvert since 2016
- Kathryn Mary Pedley since 2026
- Margaret Jackson since 2012
- Norman John Pedley since 2019
- Peter Howard
- Roy Porter since 2016
- Stella Rosthorn
Portfolio (7)
- Rev IAN Humphreys Chair since 2012
- Cynthia Croydon since 2025
- Heather Whittaker since 2023
- Hylda Rose Emsden since 2025
- John Garner BA
- Peter John Lumsden since 2018
- Robin Scappaticci LLB Acma since 2015
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.
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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
- 1133020
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND THE METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01200443489 · admin@clitheroemethodistcircuit.co.uk
- 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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