Registered charity · Leicester
Leicester West 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...
- 30 trustees
- Income £437k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alison Whitmore BSCTrustee
- Angela Lesley DilkesTrustee
- Ann LayTrustee · since 2018
- Carol ThomsonTrustee · since 2009
- Celia DavisTrustee · since 2015
- Christine Beverley MasseyTrustee · since 2014
- David PostlethwaiteTrustee · since 2019
- David SadlerTrustee
- Edith CobleyTrustee
- Eileen OglebyTrustee · since 2019
- Elizabeth CaselyTrustee · since 2024
- Elizabeth ClarkeTrustee
- Eric WardleTrustee · since 2016
- Geoffrey Clarke B.SCTrustee · since 2007
- Ian CoghillTrustee · since 2020
- IAN Maxwell LAY NDD DlcaTrustee
- Jessie PickardTrustee · since 2018
- John Edward PickardTrustee
- Judith CoulthardTrustee · since 2019
- Marilyn DraycottTrustee
- Peter Thomas LimbTrustee · since 2021
- Rev Joy Margaret LangfordTrustee · since 2021
- Roger John WhittakerTrustee · since 2013
- Sandra AndrewsTrustee · since 2019
- Steve RamsdenTrustee · since 2019
- Stuart CrossleyTrustee · since 2019
- Tony PalmerTrustee · since 2020
- Vivienne Clarice LimbTrustee · since 2021
- Wendy RamsdenTrustee · since 2018
- William WalmsleyTrustee
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
- Leicestershire, Leicester City
- Website
- www.leicesterwestmethodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£437k£277k
- 2024£217k£270k
- 2023£206k£241k
Earlier years
- 2022£201k£210k
- 2021£186k£307k
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 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.
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.
30 trustees on the board
- Alison Whitmore BSC
- Angela Lesley Dilkes
- Ann Lay since 2018
- Celia Davis since 2015
- Carol Thomson since 2009
- Christine Beverley Massey since 2014
- David Sadler
- David Postlethwaite since 2019
- Edith Cobley
- Eileen Ogleby since 2019
- Elizabeth Casely since 2024
- Elizabeth Clarke
- Eric Wardle since 2016
- Geoffrey Clarke B.SC since 2007
- IAN Maxwell LAY NDD Dlca
- Ian Coghill since 2020
- John Edward Pickard
- Jessie Pickard since 2018
- Judith Coulthard since 2019
- Marilyn Draycott
- Peter Thomas Limb since 2021
- Roger John Whittaker since 2013
- Rev Joy Margaret Langford since 2021
- Sandra Andrews since 2019
- Steve Ramsden since 2019
- Stuart Crossley since 2019
- Tony Palmer since 2020
- Vivienne Clarice Limb since 2021
- William Walmsley
- Wendy Ramsden since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Ann Lay since 2018
- Celia Davis since 2015
- Carol Thomson since 2009
- Christine Beverley Massey since 2014
- David Postlethwaite since 2019
- Eileen Ogleby since 2019
- Eric Wardle since 2016
- Geoffrey Clarke B.SC since 2007
- Ian Coghill since 2020
- Jessie Pickard since 2018
- Judith Coulthard since 2019
- Roger John Whittaker since 2013
- Sandra Andrews since 2019
- Steve Ramsden since 2019
- Stuart Crossley since 2019
- Tony Palmer since 2020
- Wendy Ramsden since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (25)
- Alison Whitmore BSC
- Angela Lesley Dilkes
- Ann Lay since 2018
- Carol Thomson since 2009
- Christine Beverley Massey since 2014
- David Sadler
- David Postlethwaite since 2019
- Edith Cobley
- Eileen Ogleby since 2019
- Elizabeth Casely since 2024
- Eric Wardle since 2016
- IAN Maxwell LAY NDD Dlca
- Ian Coghill since 2020
- John Edward Pickard
- Jessie Pickard since 2018
- Judith Coulthard since 2019
- Peter Thomas Limb since 2021
- Roger John Whittaker since 2013
- Rev Joy Margaret Langford since 2021
- Sandra Andrews since 2019
- Steve Ramsden since 2019
- Tony Palmer since 2020
- Vivienne Clarice Limb since 2021
- William Walmsley
- Wendy Ramsden since 2018
Portfolio (5)
- Celia Davis since 2015
- Elizabeth Clarke
- Geoffrey Clarke B.SC since 2007
- Marilyn Draycott
- Stuart Crossley since 2019
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1133039
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND THE METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01162892182 · leicwest.circoffice@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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