Registered charity · Bexhill-on-Sea
Hastings Bexhill & RYE Methodist Circuit
- 40 trustees
- Income £695k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Ian CouchmanChair · since 2025
- Adela Mary BinnsTrustee · since 2014
- Amanda Jane TroughtonTrustee · since 2014
- Andrew Simon IrvingTrustee · since 2020
- Angela Irene PepperTrustee
- Barry Paul Turnwell AcibTrustee
- Carolyn Catharine LappingTrustee · since 2020
- Christine ANN ThackerTrustee
- David Arthur Grainger HobsonTrustee · since 2016
- David John SwalesTrustee · since 2015
- David Roger HansonTrustee
- Dawn Andrea NovisTrustee
- Dr Julie ToddTrustee · since 2022
- Frances ParnhamTrustee · since 2020
- Gillian Irene LambourneTrustee
- Heather Margaret WhiteTrustee · since 2015
- Jill Helen SayersTrustee
- John Mark TroughtonTrustee · since 2014
- Keith Barry MillerTrustee
- Keith Richard ThackerTrustee
- Kenneth Graham HatchTrustee · since 2018
- Marilyn Diane MartinTrustee · since 2017
- Maureen Elizabeth PullenTrustee · since 2012
- Merle BaileyTrustee · since 2025
- MR Geof CorkeTrustee · since 2016
- MR Mike LambourneTrustee
- Paul BursonTrustee · since 2015
- Paul Edgar MartinTrustee
- Paula FoordTrustee · since 2015
- Pearl PageTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Crawford James LoganTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Jonathan ToddTrustee · since 2021
- Sheila Jean SindenTrustee · since 2016
- Stephen James HampsonTrustee · since 2014
- Stephen John WiseTrustee · since 2021
- Sue SkillingTrustee · since 2025
- Terence Stephen NovisTrustee
- Virginia ColeTrustee · since 2025
- Wendy Elizabeth HatchTrustee
- Yvonne Barbara PearsonTrustee · since 2014
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
- East Sussex
- Website
- www.hbrmethodists.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£695k£505k
- 2024£237k£196k
- 2023£133k£193k
Earlier years
- 2022£667k£247k
- 2021£566k£811k
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.
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.
40 trustees on the board
- Rev Ian Couchman Chair since 2025
- Angela Irene Pepper
- Adela Mary Binns since 2014
- Amanda Jane Troughton since 2014
- Andrew Simon Irving since 2020
- Barry Paul Turnwell Acib
- Christine ANN Thacker
- Carolyn Catharine Lapping since 2020
- David Roger Hanson
- Dawn Andrea Novis
- David Arthur Grainger Hobson since 2016
- David John Swales since 2015
- Dr Julie Todd since 2022
- Frances Parnham since 2020
- Gillian Irene Lambourne
- Heather Margaret White since 2015
- Jill Helen Sayers
- John Mark Troughton since 2014
- Keith Barry Miller
- Keith Richard Thacker
- Kenneth Graham Hatch since 2018
- Maureen Elizabeth Pullen since 2012
- MR Geof Corke since 2016
- MR Mike Lambourne
- Marilyn Diane Martin since 2017
- Merle Bailey since 2025
- Paul Burson since 2015
- Paul Edgar Martin
- Paula Foord since 2015
- Pearl Page since 2025
- Rev Crawford James Logan since 2022
- Rev Jonathan Todd since 2021
- Sheila Jean Sinden since 2016
- Stephen James Hampson since 2014
- Stephen John Wise since 2021
- Sue Skilling since 2025
- Terence Stephen Novis
- Virginia Cole since 2025
- Wendy Elizabeth Hatch
- Yvonne Barbara Pearson since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Adela Mary Binns since 2014
- Amanda Jane Troughton since 2014
- Andrew Simon Irving since 2020
- Carolyn Catharine Lapping since 2020
- David Arthur Grainger Hobson since 2016
- David John Swales since 2015
- Frances Parnham since 2020
- Heather Margaret White since 2015
- John Mark Troughton since 2014
- Kenneth Graham Hatch since 2018
- Maureen Elizabeth Pullen since 2012
- MR Geof Corke since 2016
- Marilyn Diane Martin since 2017
- Paul Burson since 2015
- Paula Foord since 2015
- Sheila Jean Sinden since 2016
- Stephen James Hampson since 2014
- Yvonne Barbara Pearson since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (35)
- Rev Ian Couchman Chair since 2025
- Angela Irene Pepper
- Adela Mary Binns since 2014
- Amanda Jane Troughton since 2014
- Andrew Simon Irving since 2020
- Barry Paul Turnwell Acib
- Christine ANN Thacker
- Carolyn Catharine Lapping since 2020
- David Roger Hanson
- Dawn Andrea Novis
- David Arthur Grainger Hobson since 2016
- David John Swales since 2015
- Frances Parnham since 2020
- Gillian Irene Lambourne
- Heather Margaret White since 2015
- Jill Helen Sayers
- John Mark Troughton since 2014
- Keith Richard Thacker
- Kenneth Graham Hatch since 2018
- Maureen Elizabeth Pullen since 2012
- MR Geof Corke since 2016
- Marilyn Diane Martin since 2017
- Merle Bailey since 2025
- Paul Burson since 2015
- Paul Edgar Martin
- Paula Foord since 2015
- Pearl Page since 2025
- Rev Crawford James Logan since 2022
- Rev Jonathan Todd since 2021
- Sheila Jean Sinden since 2016
- Stephen James Hampson since 2014
- Stephen John Wise since 2021
- Sue Skilling since 2025
- Virginia Cole since 2025
- Yvonne Barbara Pearson since 2014
Portfolio (5)
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
9.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1134757
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01424 550427 · office@hbrmethodists.org.uk
- 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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