Registered charity · West Midlands
Blackheath and Halesowen Methodist Circuit
- 43 trustees
- Income £123k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Rev Andrew Stephen WilleyChair · since 2025
- Antoinette JacksonTrustee · since 2023
- Brenda Maureen PriestTrustee · since 2023
- Caroline ParkerTrustee · since 2023
- Cathy GrimmittTrustee
- Christine LeesTrustee · since 2019
- David GillTrustee · since 2023
- David VercoeTrustee · since 2012
- Dr Gemma Ann SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Elizabeth LaconTrustee · since 2013
- Eric CollinsTrustee
- Geoffrey Michael DonnisonTrustee · since 2023
- Gill SmithTrustee
- Helen Emma Jane NewtonTrustee · since 2023
- Janet LearTrustee · since 2021
- Janice Josephine CheckettsTrustee · since 2023
- Jean Marjorie BennettTrustee · since 2023
- Jennifer Olwen BeardsmoreTrustee · since 2025
- Jill Anita RushtonTrustee
- John AustinTrustee · since 2025
- John DeeTrustee · since 2023
- John ParkerTrustee · since 2023
- Jonathan James JonesTrustee · since 2023
- Linda Jayne MorrisTrustee · since 2023
- Malcolm Paul WatchornTrustee · since 2023
- Mary Elaine HydeTrustee · since 2023
- Maureen StanleyTrustee · since 2019
- Michael ParkerTrustee · since 2023
- Michael TimminsTrustee · since 2023
- PAM LaneTrustee
- Paul Howard RaybouldTrustee · since 2023
- Peter RobertsTrustee
- Rachel Elizabeth HarrisTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Ben HaslamTrustee · since 2025
- Sarah Ann AustinTrustee · since 2025
- Sarah Joy RogersTrustee · since 2023
- Stephanie SambidgeTrustee · since 2019
- Stephanie Teresa WatchornTrustee · since 2023
- Stephen John RatcliffeTrustee · since 2023
- Susan Rosalind SimpsonTrustee
- Tracy ANN TolleyTrustee
- Trevor Leighton AmphlettTrustee · since 2023
- William CaldwellTrustee · 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
- Dudley, Sandwell, Worcestershire
- Website
- www.bhmethodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£123k£164k
- 2024£198k£286k
- 2023£386k£170k
Earlier years
- 2022£212k£151k
- 2021£153k£126k
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 for researchers
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.
43 trustees on the board
- Rev Andrew Stephen Willey Chair since 2025
- Antoinette Jackson since 2023
- Brenda Maureen Priest since 2023
- Cathy Grimmitt
- Caroline Parker since 2023
- Christine Lees since 2019
- David Vercoe since 2012
- David Gill since 2023
- Dr Gemma Ann Smith since 2023
- Elizabeth Lacon since 2013
- Eric Collins
- Gill Smith
- Geoffrey Michael Donnison since 2023
- Helen Emma Jane Newton since 2023
- Jill Anita Rushton
- Janet Lear since 2021
- Janice Josephine Checketts since 2023
- Jean Marjorie Bennett since 2023
- Jennifer Olwen Beardsmore since 2025
- John Austin since 2025
- John Dee since 2023
- John Parker since 2023
- Jonathan James Jones since 2023
- Linda Jayne Morris since 2023
- Malcolm Paul Watchorn since 2023
- Mary Elaine Hyde since 2023
- Maureen Stanley since 2019
- Michael Parker since 2023
- Michael Timmins since 2023
- PAM Lane
- Peter Roberts
- Paul Howard Raybould since 2023
- Rachel Elizabeth Harris since 2023
- Rev Ben Haslam since 2025
- Susan Rosalind Simpson
- Sarah Ann Austin since 2025
- Sarah Joy Rogers since 2023
- Stephanie Sambidge since 2019
- Stephanie Teresa Watchorn since 2023
- Stephen John Ratcliffe since 2023
- Tracy ANN Tolley
- Trevor Leighton Amphlett since 2023
- William Caldwell since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Christine Lees since 2019
- David Vercoe since 2012
- Elizabeth Lacon since 2013
- Maureen Stanley since 2019
- Stephanie Sambidge since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (37)
- Rev Andrew Stephen Willey Chair since 2025
- Antoinette Jackson since 2023
- Brenda Maureen Priest since 2023
- Cathy Grimmitt
- Caroline Parker since 2023
- Christine Lees since 2019
- David Vercoe since 2012
- David Gill since 2023
- Dr Gemma Ann Smith since 2023
- Elizabeth Lacon since 2013
- Eric Collins
- Gill Smith
- Geoffrey Michael Donnison since 2023
- Helen Emma Jane Newton since 2023
- Janet Lear since 2021
- Janice Josephine Checketts since 2023
- Jean Marjorie Bennett since 2023
- John Austin since 2025
- John Dee since 2023
- Linda Jayne Morris since 2023
- Mary Elaine Hyde since 2023
- Maureen Stanley since 2019
- Michael Parker since 2023
- Michael Timmins since 2023
- PAM Lane
- Peter Roberts
- Paul Howard Raybould since 2023
- Rachel Elizabeth Harris since 2023
- Rev Ben Haslam since 2025
- Susan Rosalind Simpson
- Sarah Ann Austin since 2025
- Sarah Joy Rogers since 2023
- Stephanie Sambidge since 2019
- Stephanie Teresa Watchorn since 2023
- Stephen John Ratcliffe since 2023
- Tracy ANN Tolley
- William Caldwell since 2023
Portfolio (6)
- Jill Anita Rushton
- Jennifer Olwen Beardsmore since 2025
- John Parker since 2023
- Jonathan James Jones since 2023
- Malcolm Paul Watchorn since 2023
- Trevor Leighton Amphlett 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.
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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
- 1134874
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 07503174402 · centralmeth@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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