Registered charity · Nottinghamshire
The Methodist Church - Sherwood Forest 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...
- 37 trustees
- Income £985k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Stuart EllisChair · since 2021
- Adele StentonTrustee · since 2024
- Alan Barry Darlington BSc, PgceTrustee · since 2014
- Barbara SuttonTrustee · since 2018
- Barrie Robert RichmondTrustee
- Colin BairdTrustee · since 2022
- Dave KeeganTrustee · since 2016
- David Milson WilmotTrustee
- Dawn Elizabeth Vickers RGN,DIPTrustee
- Dr Stephen HeadTrustee · since 2019
- Elizabeth Mary CraneTrustee · since 2015
- Enid Mary MarshTrustee · since 2020
- Glenn GibsonTrustee · since 2023
- Janet Ann GibsonTrustee · since 2023
- John BerringtonTrustee · since 2025
- Joyce Elizabeth CreeTrustee
- Judith Amanda WaltersTrustee · since 2024
- Judith Anne DaykinTrustee · since 2023
- Keith Richard BonsallTrustee · since 2018
- Margaret Rosemary WestbyTrustee · since 2021
- Matthew CullenTrustee · since 2019
- Melanie EllisTrustee · since 2024
- MRS PAM ClarkeTrustee
- Patricia Anne TaylorTrustee · since 2023
- Pauline ANN GriffithsTrustee · since 2013
- Philip ROY SheadTrustee
- REV Debra Jane KeeganTrustee · since 2016
- Rev John WilliamsTrustee · since 2014
- Rev Linda WilliamsTrustee · since 2014
- Reverend BOB JonesTrustee
- Robert Fennell C Text ATITrustee
- Robert VickersTrustee
- Sarah Elizabeth BrayTrustee · since 2023
- Simon Andrew CraneTrustee · since 2017
- Stephen CreeTrustee · since 2011
- Sylvia EllisTrustee · since 2024
- Wendy ANN InceTrustee · since 2013
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
- Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire
- Website
- sherwoodforestmethodistcircuit.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£985k£534k
- 2024£253k£303k
- 2023£305k£288k
Earlier years
- 2022£293k£279k
- 2021£339k£326k
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.
37 trustees on the board
- Rev Stuart Ellis Chair since 2021
- Alan Barry Darlington BSc, Pgce since 2014
- Adele Stenton since 2024
- Barrie Robert Richmond
- Barbara Sutton since 2018
- Colin Baird since 2022
- Dave Keegan since 2016
- David Milson Wilmot
- Dawn Elizabeth Vickers RGN,DIP
- Dr Stephen Head since 2019
- Elizabeth Mary Crane since 2015
- Enid Mary Marsh since 2020
- Glenn Gibson since 2023
- John Berrington since 2025
- Janet Ann Gibson since 2023
- Joyce Elizabeth Cree
- Judith Amanda Walters since 2024
- Judith Anne Daykin since 2023
- Keith Richard Bonsall since 2018
- MRS PAM Clarke
- Margaret Rosemary Westby since 2021
- Matthew Cullen since 2019
- Melanie Ellis since 2024
- Pauline ANN Griffiths since 2013
- Philip ROY Shead
- Patricia Anne Taylor since 2023
- REV Debra Jane Keegan since 2016
- Reverend BOB Jones
- Robert Fennell C Text ATI
- Robert Vickers
- Rev John Williams since 2014
- Rev Linda Williams since 2014
- Simon Andrew Crane since 2017
- Stephen Cree since 2011
- Sarah Elizabeth Bray since 2023
- Sylvia Ellis since 2024
- Wendy ANN Ince since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Barry Darlington BSc, Pgce since 2014
- Barbara Sutton since 2018
- Dave Keegan since 2016
- Dr Stephen Head since 2019
- Elizabeth Mary Crane since 2015
- Keith Richard Bonsall since 2018
- Matthew Cullen since 2019
- Pauline ANN Griffiths since 2013
- REV Debra Jane Keegan since 2016
- Rev John Williams since 2014
- Rev Linda Williams since 2014
- Simon Andrew Crane since 2017
- Stephen Cree since 2011
- Wendy ANN Ince since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (37)
- Rev Stuart Ellis Chair since 2021
- Alan Barry Darlington BSc, Pgce since 2014
- Adele Stenton since 2024
- Barrie Robert Richmond
- Barbara Sutton since 2018
- Colin Baird since 2022
- Dave Keegan since 2016
- David Milson Wilmot
- Dawn Elizabeth Vickers RGN,DIP
- Dr Stephen Head since 2019
- Elizabeth Mary Crane since 2015
- Enid Mary Marsh since 2020
- Glenn Gibson since 2023
- John Berrington since 2025
- Janet Ann Gibson since 2023
- Joyce Elizabeth Cree
- Judith Amanda Walters since 2024
- Judith Anne Daykin since 2023
- Keith Richard Bonsall since 2018
- MRS PAM Clarke
- Margaret Rosemary Westby since 2021
- Matthew Cullen since 2019
- Melanie Ellis since 2024
- Pauline ANN Griffiths since 2013
- Philip ROY Shead
- Patricia Anne Taylor since 2023
- REV Debra Jane Keegan since 2016
- Reverend BOB Jones
- Robert Fennell C Text ATI
- Robert Vickers
- Rev John Williams since 2014
- Rev Linda Williams since 2014
- Simon Andrew Crane since 2017
- Stephen Cree since 2011
- Sarah Elizabeth Bray since 2023
- Sylvia Ellis since 2024
- Wendy ANN Ince since 2013
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
- Narrow spread of causes across 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1133801
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND THE METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)AS AMENDED BY STATUTORY INSTRUMENT DATED 16 SEP 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01623 623192 · stuartellis.sfmc@gmail.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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