Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Bartholomews Church, Burwash
Registered charity 1133028 Registered since 2009
Operates: East Sussex
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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
- Charles Frederick Peter Merchant since 2012
- Francis Kenny since 2024
- Jonathan Frederick Gomer since 2023
- MR Chris Woodburn
- Mary Elizabeth Westhead since 2016
- Rev Thomas Pelham since 2021
- Sally Gomer since 2023
- Sara Jane Stonor since 2016
- Thomas Travers since 2026
- Victoria Margaret Patterson since 2024
5.4y median 3y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Frederick Peter Merchant since 2012
- Mary Elizabeth Westhead since 2016
- Sara Jane Stonor since 2016
8.1y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Charles Frederick Peter Merchant since 2012
- Francis Kenny since 2024
- Jonathan Frederick Gomer since 2023
- Mary Elizabeth Westhead since 2016
- Sally Gomer since 2023
- Sara Jane Stonor since 2016
- Thomas Travers since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- MR Chris Woodburn
- Rev Thomas Pelham since 2021
- Victoria Margaret Patterson since 2024
1
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 10Education/training 3Environment/conservation/heritage 2
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1
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£84k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Qualified
Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.
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.
Related organisations
- The Reverend George Barnsley's Foundation 2 shared trustees
- Friends of ST Bartholomews Church Burwash 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Barkshire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Bethel Christian Fellowship West Bromwich Similar size; both Religion
- Jcounselling Charity Similar size; both Religion
- Mark Curtis Evangelism Trust Incorporating Passion for Jesus Ministries Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | saintbartholomewsburwash.org.uk |
| woodburnjes@btinternet.com | |
| Phone | 01435883196 |
| Address | OAK HOUSE, HEATHFIELD ROAD, BURWASH, ETCHINGHAM, TN19 7HN |
Finances
£83,757 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £107,235 | £83,965 |
| 2022 | £119,384 | £101,281 |
| 2023 | £105,327 | £106,978 |
| 2024 | £82,766 | £92,180 |
| 2025 | £83,757 | £95,248 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable 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"
Trustees (10)
10trustees
78median age
1aged 70+
- Charles Frederick Peter Merchant since 2012
- Francis Kenny since 2024
- Jonathan Frederick Gomer since 2023
- MR Chris Woodburn
- Mary Elizabeth Westhead since 2016
- Rev Thomas Pelham since 2021
- Sally Gomer since 2023
- Sara Jane Stonorage band 75-79 since 2016
- Thomas Travers since 2026
- Victoria Margaret Patterson since 2024
Connected charities (3)
- Friends of ST Bartholomews Church Burwash 2 shared trustees
- The Reverend George Barnsley's Foundation 2 shared trustees
- The Barkshire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
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