Registered charity · Durham
Darlington Methodist District
- 23 trustees
- Income £983k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Richard Mark AndrewChair · since 2018
- Alison OgleTrustee · since 2023
- Anthony MawerTrustee · since 2023
- Carol BeanTrustee · since 2025
- Dawn Elizabeth HarrisTrustee · since 2023
- Gerald Ernest BellTrustee · since 2023
- Helle SewellTrustee · since 2021
- John Graham Monkhouse BSc FCATrustee · since 2018
- Margaret WaltonTrustee · since 2020
- Mark BagnallTrustee · since 2016
- Maurice John AspeyTrustee · since 2015
- MR W OfflerTrustee
- Penny Bissell LLB HonsTrustee
- Rev Beverly HollingsTrustee · since 2012
- Rev Bruce Jonathan SawyerTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Charity Kathleen Mckenzie HamiltonTrustee · since 2020
- Rev David Michael PayneTrustee · since 2020
- Rev Dr David HinchliffeTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Joanne Marie BrownTrustee · since 2024
- Rev John Archer SquaresTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Richard Victor SharplesTrustee · since 2023
- Ronald Derek KirkTrustee
- Susan Elizabeth ChadwickTrustee · since 2023
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, North Yorkshire, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and more
- Website
- www.darlingtonmethodistdistrict.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£983k£999k
- 2024£725k£739k
- 2023£632k£552k
Earlier years
- 2022£816k£492k
- 2021£189k£186k
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.
Grants received
6 grants · £10,550 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
- Point North · £10,550 (6 grants)
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.
23 trustees on the board
- Rev Richard Mark Andrew Chair since 2018
- Alison Ogle since 2023
- Anthony Mawer since 2023
- Carol Bean since 2025
- Dawn Elizabeth Harris since 2023
- Gerald Ernest Bell since 2023
- Helle Sewell since 2021
- John Graham Monkhouse BSc FCA since 2018
- Margaret Walton since 2020
- MR W Offler
- Mark Bagnall since 2016
- Maurice John Aspey since 2015
- Penny Bissell LLB Hons
- Ronald Derek Kirk
- Rev Beverly Hollings since 2012
- Rev Bruce Jonathan Sawyer since 2025
- Rev Charity Kathleen Mckenzie Hamilton since 2020
- Rev David Michael Payne since 2020
- Rev Dr David Hinchliffe since 2025
- Rev Joanne Marie Brown since 2024
- Rev John Archer Squares since 2018
- Rev Richard Victor Sharples since 2023
- Susan Elizabeth Chadwick since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Richard Mark Andrew Chair since 2018
- John Graham Monkhouse BSc FCA since 2018
- Margaret Walton since 2020
- Mark Bagnall since 2016
- Maurice John Aspey since 2015
- Rev Beverly Hollings since 2012
- Rev Charity Kathleen Mckenzie Hamilton since 2020
- Rev David Michael Payne since 2020
- Rev John Archer Squares since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Rev Richard Mark Andrew Chair since 2018
- Gerald Ernest Bell since 2023
- Helle Sewell since 2021
- Mark Bagnall since 2016
- Maurice John Aspey since 2015
- Rev Beverly Hollings since 2012
- Rev Joanne Marie Brown since 2024
- Rev Richard Victor Sharples since 2023
Portfolio (15)
- Alison Ogle since 2023
- Anthony Mawer since 2023
- Carol Bean since 2025
- Dawn Elizabeth Harris since 2023
- John Graham Monkhouse BSc FCA since 2018
- Margaret Walton since 2020
- MR W Offler
- Penny Bissell LLB Hons
- Ronald Derek Kirk
- Rev Bruce Jonathan Sawyer since 2025
- Rev Charity Kathleen Mckenzie Hamilton since 2020
- Rev David Michael Payne since 2020
- Rev Dr David Hinchliffe since 2025
- Rev John Archer Squares since 2018
- Susan Elizabeth Chadwick since 2023
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1133814
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01913860038 · PENNY@WESTGRANGEFARM.CO.UK
- 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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