Upper Thames Methodist Circuit

Registered charity 1134231 Registered since 2010

Operates: Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire

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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.

trustees on the board

6.1y median 5y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.8y

average years in governance

22 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

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 2Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

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No commercial or business experience on the board

Boards that share trustees

Bristol District of the Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
Highworth and District CAP 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations iRelated organisationsBoards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Bristol District of the Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
Highworth and District CAP 1 shared trustee
The Thai-British Buddhist (WAT Mahathat Temple) Trust Similar size; both Human rights
Furness Multi-Cultural Community Forum Similar size; both Human rights
The Redeemed Christian Church of GOD - Christ's Love Assembly Oxford Similar size; both Human rights
Thetford Diss and Mildenhall Methodist Circuit Similar size; both Human rights

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.upperthamescircuit.org.uk
Email	circuitadmin@upperthamescircuit.org.uk
Phone	01793 849241
Address	1 Garraways, Royal Wootton Bassett, SWINDON, SN4 8LT

Finances

£151,637 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£399,647	£283,030
2022	£144,945	£166,648
2023	£126,685	£269,878
2024	£144,637	£180,693
2025	£151,637	£205,039

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefReligious ActivitiesHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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 SUBSIDIARY 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.

Governing document: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)

Trustees (24)

24trustees

0aged 70+

Rev Shirlyn Toppin Chair since 2021
Adam Vincent Longhurst since 2024
Adrian John German since 2017
Brian Anthony Davies
Gillian Griffiths since 2021
Hazel Laura Elizabeth Garnell since 2021
Ian Duncan Brodie since 2013
Jane Ann Louise Phoenix-Stone since 2014
John Stuart Dixon since 2017
Louise Patricia Sheppard since 2025
Lynne Annette Culling since 2022
Margaret Roberts since 2021
Mark Frederick Dowling since 2020
Patricia Marian Clitheroe since 2015
Pamela Mullin since 2023
Peter Mcauley since 2021
Robert John Youe since 2022
Ruth Geraldine Cooper since 2012
Rachel Mary Dowling since 2024
Rev Ian Mead since 2025
Rev Sarah Catherine Simpson since 2018
Robin Timothy Phoenix-Stone since 2021
Sylvia June Freemantle since 2018
Wendy Eileen Smith since 2023

Connected charities (2)

Bristol District of the Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
Highworth and District CAP 1 shared trustee

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