Registered charity · Preston
Preston Ribble Methodist Circuit
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...
- 57 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alan MearsTrustee · since 2020
- Amanda GregoryTrustee · since 2023
- Amanda LathamTrustee · since 2024
- Andrew BennettTrustee · since 2022
- Angela DunnettTrustee · since 2024
- Anne Margaret WhalleyTrustee
- Arthur Ian LawsonTrustee · since 2026
- Barbara AshcroftTrustee · since 2022
- Carole JonesTrustee
- Christine JordanTrustee · since 2025
- David Graham EvansTrustee
- Dorothy CraneTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Anthony William AndrewsTrustee · since 2015
- DR Carol Spencer B.A., M.A., PH.D.,Trustee
- Edward SidgreavesTrustee · since 2021
- Elizabeth ANN LeighTrustee · since 2015
- Elizabeth BourneTrustee · since 2017
- Elizabeth WarnockTrustee · since 2017
- Felicity KnightTrustee · since 2023
- Geoffrey WhalleyTrustee · since 2011
- Gill MasonTrustee · since 2017
- Gillian FerrisTrustee · since 2017
- Graham TurnerTrustee · since 2015
- Henry David RoseTrustee
- Janet ClasperTrustee · since 2025
- Jeanette WatkinsonTrustee · since 2025
- Jennifer TillotsonTrustee
- John AtkinsTrustee · since 2017
- John CockerTrustee · since 2017
- John Duncan SpencerTrustee
- John Elliott Ferris MicsaTrustee
- John JeffersonTrustee · since 2021
- John LeighTrustee · since 2017
- Julia RobinsonTrustee · since 2022
- Lynne Lesley WatsonTrustee
- Margaret SquireTrustee · since 2023
- Marion HancockTrustee · since 2017
- Mike EllisTrustee · since 2017
- Paul BlackettTrustee · since 2018
- Peter David TaylorTrustee
- Peter SamsonTrustee
- Rachael AbramTrustee · since 2022
- Rebecca AinsworthTrustee · since 2017
- Rebekah-Joy SpinksTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Michael GrimsleyTrustee · since 2021
- Rev Paul DavisTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Sharon ThravesTrustee · since 2023
- Rhona GouldenTrustee · since 2020
- Robert MatthewsTrustee · since 2026
- Ruth Millward-HopkinsTrustee · since 2017
- Sandra AtkinsTrustee · since 2017
- Stephen William Gregory B.SC.Trustee
- SUE DaviesTrustee · since 2011
- Susan LawsonTrustee · since 2026
- Suzanne StewartTrustee · since 2021
- Wendy BennettTrustee · since 2020
- Zoe Elizabeth AinsworthTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- prestonribblemethodistcircuit.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023£773k£626k
Earlier years
- 2022£721k£640k
- 2021£463k£646k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
57 trustees on the board
- Anne Margaret Whalley
- Alan Mears since 2020
- Amanda Gregory since 2023
- Amanda Latham since 2024
- Andrew Bennett since 2022
- Angela Dunnett since 2024
- Arthur Ian Lawson since 2026
- Barbara Ashcroft since 2022
- Carole Jones
- Christine Jordan since 2025
- David Graham Evans
- DR Carol Spencer B.A., M.A., PH.D.,
- Dorothy Crane since 2018
- Dr Anthony William Andrews since 2015
- Elizabeth ANN Leigh since 2015
- Edward Sidgreaves since 2021
- Elizabeth Bourne since 2017
- Elizabeth Warnock since 2017
- Felicity Knight since 2023
- Geoffrey Whalley since 2011
- Gill Mason since 2017
- Gillian Ferris since 2017
- Graham Turner since 2015
- Henry David Rose
- Jennifer Tillotson
- John Elliott Ferris Micsa
- Janet Clasper since 2025
- Jeanette Watkinson since 2025
- John Atkins since 2017
- John Cocker since 2017
- John Duncan Spencer
- John Jefferson since 2021
- John Leigh since 2017
- Julia Robinson since 2022
- Lynne Lesley Watson
- Margaret Squire since 2023
- Marion Hancock since 2017
- Mike Ellis since 2017
- Peter Samson
- Paul Blackett since 2018
- Peter David Taylor
- Rachael Abram since 2022
- Rebecca Ainsworth since 2017
- Rebekah-Joy Spinks since 2023
- Rev Michael Grimsley since 2021
- Rev Paul Davis since 2026
- Rev Sharon Thraves since 2023
- Rhona Goulden since 2020
- Robert Matthews since 2026
- Ruth Millward-Hopkins since 2017
- +7 more
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Mears since 2020
- Dorothy Crane since 2018
- Dr Anthony William Andrews since 2015
- Elizabeth ANN Leigh since 2015
- Elizabeth Bourne since 2017
- Elizabeth Warnock since 2017
- Geoffrey Whalley since 2011
- Gill Mason since 2017
- Gillian Ferris since 2017
- Graham Turner since 2015
- John Atkins since 2017
- John Cocker since 2017
- John Leigh since 2017
- Marion Hancock since 2017
- Mike Ellis since 2017
- Paul Blackett since 2018
- Rebecca Ainsworth since 2017
- Rhona Goulden since 2020
- Ruth Millward-Hopkins since 2017
- SUE Davies since 2011
- Sandra Atkins since 2017
- Wendy Bennett since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (47)
- Anne Margaret Whalley
- Alan Mears since 2020
- Amanda Latham since 2024
- Andrew Bennett since 2022
- Arthur Ian Lawson since 2026
- Barbara Ashcroft since 2022
- Carole Jones
- Christine Jordan since 2025
- DR Carol Spencer B.A., M.A., PH.D.,
- Dorothy Crane since 2018
- Elizabeth ANN Leigh since 2015
- Edward Sidgreaves since 2021
- Elizabeth Bourne since 2017
- Felicity Knight since 2023
- Geoffrey Whalley since 2011
- Gillian Ferris since 2017
- Graham Turner since 2015
- Henry David Rose
- Jennifer Tillotson
- John Elliott Ferris Micsa
- Janet Clasper since 2025
- Jeanette Watkinson since 2025
- John Cocker since 2017
- John Duncan Spencer
- John Jefferson since 2021
- John Leigh since 2017
- Julia Robinson since 2022
- Lynne Lesley Watson
- Margaret Squire since 2023
- Marion Hancock since 2017
- Mike Ellis since 2017
- Peter Samson
- Paul Blackett since 2018
- Rachael Abram since 2022
- Rebecca Ainsworth since 2017
- Rebekah-Joy Spinks since 2023
- Rev Michael Grimsley since 2021
- Rev Sharon Thraves since 2023
- Rhona Goulden since 2020
- Robert Matthews since 2026
- Ruth Millward-Hopkins since 2017
- Stephen William Gregory B.SC.
- SUE Davies since 2011
- Sandra Atkins since 2017
- Susan Lawson since 2026
- Suzanne Stewart since 2021
- Wendy Bennett since 2020
Portfolio (10)
- Amanda Gregory since 2023
- Angela Dunnett since 2024
- David Graham Evans
- Dr Anthony William Andrews since 2015
- Elizabeth Warnock since 2017
- Gill Mason since 2017
- John Atkins since 2017
- Peter David Taylor
- Rev Paul Davis since 2026
- Zoe Elizabeth Ainsworth
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
49.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 45.3 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1135004
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01772713743 · pr_adm1n@outlook.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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