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Finchley Methodist Church
Finchley Methodist Church is a registered charity (number 1133907) based in London, governed by 17 trustees and chaired by Rev Martin Wellings. Latest income £128k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
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...
- 17 trustees
- Income £128k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Martin WellingsChair
- Annu VargheseTrustee · since 2007
- Barbara HeatheringtonTrustee · since 2021
- Christina LuveleTrustee · since 2022
- David FrenchTrustee · since 2021
- Deborah Ayodele Henrietta Lynch-ShyllonTrustee · since 2017
- Dorothy MoirTrustee · since 2021
- Dr Latha ThangariTrustee
- DR Rajan VijeratnamTrustee
- Dr Sarada VijeratnamTrustee
- Hannah Lynch ShyllonTrustee · since 2009
- Henry Nicholas Oluwole FordeTrustee · since 2013
- Lindi LewisTrustee · since 2017
- Mary Sylvia CampbellTrustee · since 1997
- Rev Benjamin TwumasiTrustee · since 2015
- Rev Shaun Leslie SandersTrustee · since 2011
- Tony GossettTrustee
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
- Barnet
- Website
- finchleymethodist.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£128k£143k
- 2024£137k£124k
- 2023£127k£121k
Earlier years
- 2022£140k£116k
- 2021£90k£166k
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.
17 trustees on the board
- Rev Martin Wellings Chair
- Annu Varghese since 2007
- Barbara Heatherington since 2021
- Christina Luvele since 2022
- DR Rajan Vijeratnam
- David French since 2021
- Deborah Ayodele Henrietta Lynch-Shyllon since 2017
- Dorothy Moir since 2021
- Dr Latha Thangari
- Dr Sarada Vijeratnam
- Hannah Lynch Shyllon since 2009
- Henry Nicholas Oluwole Forde since 2013
- Lindi Lewis since 2017
- Mary Sylvia Campbell since 1997
- Rev Benjamin Twumasi since 2015
- Rev Shaun Leslie Sanders since 2011
- Tony Gossett
Trustees past 6 years
- Annu Varghese since 2007
- Deborah Ayodele Henrietta Lynch-Shyllon since 2017
- Hannah Lynch Shyllon since 2009
- Henry Nicholas Oluwole Forde since 2013
- Lindi Lewis since 2017
- Mary Sylvia Campbell since 1997
- Rev Benjamin Twumasi since 2015
- Rev Shaun Leslie Sanders since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- Annu Varghese since 2007
- Barbara Heatherington since 2021
- Christina Luvele since 2022
- DR Rajan Vijeratnam
- David French since 2021
- Deborah Ayodele Henrietta Lynch-Shyllon since 2017
- Dorothy Moir since 2021
- Dr Latha Thangari
- Dr Sarada Vijeratnam
- Hannah Lynch Shyllon since 2009
- Henry Nicholas Oluwole Forde since 2013
- Lindi Lewis since 2017
- Mary Sylvia Campbell since 1997
- Rev Shaun Leslie Sanders since 2011
- Tony Gossett
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Martin Wellings Chair
- Rev Benjamin Twumasi 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.
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
- 1133907
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND THE METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 02083461700
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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