Registered charity · Horsham
Dorking and Horsham 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...
- 25 trustees
- Income £749k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Antony CavanaghChair · since 2025
- Brian Edward MannersTrustee · since 2018
- Brian FrogleyTrustee · since 2018
- Carol Ellen StovesTrustee · since 2019
- Carolyn Alexandra KingTrustee · since 2017
- Christine Margaret Lawley Bedhons MATrustee · since 2023
- Dave RandellTrustee · since 2021
- David Eric Putland HNC P ENGTrustee
- Deacon Sarah Jane PitkeathlyTrustee · since 2021
- Edmund Dennis WickhamTrustee · since 2022
- Fredrick William KingTrustee · since 2021
- Gillian Merle WalkerTrustee · since 2018
- JAY Sodra DunningTrustee · since 2015
- John Neville Dale BA HonsTrustee · since 2023
- MR LES PrescottTrustee
- MR ROB PittTrustee · since 2012
- MR RON ShawTrustee · since 2017
- Nicholas JoyceTrustee · since 2022
- Philip Leslie ReevesTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Daniel James Balsdon MATrustee · since 2023
- Rev David George PitkeathlyTrustee · since 2021
- Rev Susan ConroyTrustee · since 2019
- Rhona Elizabeth ElliottTrustee · since 2020
- Teresa Helen ThomsonTrustee · since 2023
- Timothy HallTrustee · since 2017
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
- Surrey, West Sussex
- Website
- www.methodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£749k£580k
- 2024£433k£777k
- 2023£418k£492k
Earlier years
- 2022£263k£434k
- 2021£320k£439k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £500 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £500
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.
25 trustees on the board
- Rev Antony Cavanagh Chair since 2025
- Brian Edward Manners since 2018
- Brian Frogley since 2018
- Carol Ellen Stoves since 2019
- Carolyn Alexandra King since 2017
- Christine Margaret Lawley Bedhons MA since 2023
- Dave Randell since 2021
- David Eric Putland HNC P ENG
- Deacon Sarah Jane Pitkeathly since 2021
- Edmund Dennis Wickham since 2022
- Fredrick William King since 2021
- Gillian Merle Walker since 2018
- JAY Sodra Dunning since 2015
- John Neville Dale BA Hons since 2023
- MR LES Prescott
- MR ROB Pitt since 2012
- MR RON Shaw since 2017
- Nicholas Joyce since 2022
- Philip Leslie Reeves since 2022
- Rhona Elizabeth Elliott since 2020
- Rev Daniel James Balsdon MA since 2023
- Rev David George Pitkeathly since 2021
- Rev Susan Conroy since 2019
- Timothy Hall since 2017
- Teresa Helen Thomson since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Brian Edward Manners since 2018
- Brian Frogley since 2018
- Carol Ellen Stoves since 2019
- Carolyn Alexandra King since 2017
- Gillian Merle Walker since 2018
- JAY Sodra Dunning since 2015
- MR ROB Pitt since 2012
- MR RON Shaw since 2017
- Rhona Elizabeth Elliott since 2020
- Rev Susan Conroy since 2019
- Timothy Hall since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- Brian Edward Manners since 2018
- Carolyn Alexandra King since 2017
- Dave Randell since 2021
- David Eric Putland HNC P ENG
- Edmund Dennis Wickham since 2022
- Fredrick William King since 2021
- Gillian Merle Walker since 2018
- JAY Sodra Dunning since 2015
- MR LES Prescott
- MR ROB Pitt since 2012
- Nicholas Joyce since 2022
- Rhona Elizabeth Elliott since 2020
- Rev David George Pitkeathly since 2021
- Rev Susan Conroy since 2019
- Timothy Hall since 2017
Portfolio (10)
- Rev Antony Cavanagh Chair since 2025
- Brian Frogley since 2018
- Carol Ellen Stoves since 2019
- Christine Margaret Lawley Bedhons MA since 2023
- Deacon Sarah Jane Pitkeathly since 2021
- John Neville Dale BA Hons since 2023
- MR RON Shaw since 2017
- Philip Leslie Reeves since 2022
- Rev Daniel James Balsdon MA since 2023
- Teresa Helen Thomson 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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
6.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1135069
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01403253915 · minister@lrmchorsham.org
- 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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