Registered charity · Leigh-on-Sea
Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit
- 31 trustees
- Income £524k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Peter MoorhouseChair · since 2015
- Alan SambridgeTrustee · since 2014
- Angela MerendaTrustee · since 2018
- Anne BriantTrustee
- Anne SainsTrustee · since 2024
- Claire GunnTrustee · since 2022
- Deacon Sarah McdowallTrustee · since 2020
- Gabrielle GreenwayTrustee · since 2022
- Heather SimsTrustee · since 2020
- IAN Lowe BSC HonsTrustee
- Jane FulfordTrustee · since 2022
- Judith TaylorTrustee · since 2018
- Keith William NormanTrustee
- Lawrence WardTrustee · since 2013
- Margaret Joan PoulterTrustee
- Michael SpaullTrustee · since 2015
- Muriel PregnallTrustee · since 2018
- Paul WornellTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Agnes SamTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Heather SimmonsTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Stephen MayoTrustee · since 2018
- Robert BriantTrustee
- Roger SmithTrustee · since 2022
- Sheila SmithTrustee · since 2024
- Stuart MannTrustee · since 2025
- Susan AllumTrustee · since 2022
- Tina GowersTrustee · since 2013
- Valerie RyallTrustee · since 2024
- Valerie Sheila DobbinTrustee
- Wendy CoombesTrustee · since 2015
- William Frank EdmondsTrustee · since 2022
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
- Southend-on-sea
- Website
- www.SouthendandLeigh.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£524k£538k
- 2024£591k£542k
- 2023£507k£514k
Earlier years
- 2022£393k£534k
- 2021£405k£422k
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 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.
Grants received
14 grants · £179,879 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £85,000 (2 grants)
- Essex Community Foundation · £48,967 (9 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £45,912 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
31 trustees on the board
- Rev Peter Moorhouse Chair since 2015
- Alan Sambridge since 2014
- Anne Briant
- Angela Merenda since 2018
- Anne Sains since 2024
- Claire Gunn since 2022
- Deacon Sarah Mcdowall since 2020
- Gabrielle Greenway since 2022
- Heather Sims since 2020
- IAN Lowe BSC Hons
- Judith Taylor since 2018
- Jane Fulford since 2022
- Keith William Norman
- Lawrence Ward since 2013
- Margaret Joan Poulter
- Michael Spaull since 2015
- Muriel Pregnall since 2018
- Paul Wornell since 2019
- Robert Briant
- Rev Agnes Sam since 2022
- Rev Heather Simmons since 2023
- Rev Stephen Mayo since 2018
- Roger Smith since 2022
- Susan Allum since 2022
- Sheila Smith since 2024
- Stuart Mann since 2025
- Tina Gowers since 2013
- Valerie Sheila Dobbin
- Valerie Ryall since 2024
- Wendy Coombes since 2015
- William Frank Edmonds since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Peter Moorhouse Chair since 2015
- Alan Sambridge since 2014
- Angela Merenda since 2018
- Deacon Sarah Mcdowall since 2020
- Heather Sims since 2020
- Judith Taylor since 2018
- Lawrence Ward since 2013
- Michael Spaull since 2015
- Muriel Pregnall since 2018
- Paul Wornell since 2019
- Rev Stephen Mayo since 2018
- Tina Gowers since 2013
- Wendy Coombes since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (25)
- Rev Peter Moorhouse Chair since 2015
- Alan Sambridge since 2014
- Anne Briant
- Angela Merenda since 2018
- Anne Sains since 2024
- Claire Gunn since 2022
- Deacon Sarah Mcdowall since 2020
- Heather Sims since 2020
- Judith Taylor since 2018
- Jane Fulford since 2022
- Lawrence Ward since 2013
- Michael Spaull since 2015
- Muriel Pregnall since 2018
- Paul Wornell since 2019
- Robert Briant
- Rev Agnes Sam since 2022
- Rev Heather Simmons since 2023
- Rev Stephen Mayo since 2018
- Susan Allum since 2022
- Sheila Smith since 2024
- Stuart Mann since 2025
- Tina Gowers since 2013
- Valerie Sheila Dobbin
- Wendy Coombes since 2015
- William Frank Edmonds since 2022
Portfolio (6)
- Gabrielle Greenway since 2022
- IAN Lowe BSC Hons
- Keith William Norman
- Margaret Joan Poulter
- Roger Smith since 2022
- Valerie Ryall since 2024
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
6.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 4.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1134248
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01702479476 · SOUTHENDANDLEIGHCIRCUIT@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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