Registered charity · Boston
Boston 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...
- 21 trustees
- Income £199k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Audrey Elizabeth ForintonTrustee
- David Alexander LaingTrustee · since 2023
- Dorothy BarndenTrustee · since 2015
- Dr Julie DoddrellTrustee
- Geoffrey Malcolm CarterTrustee
- Geoffrey SharpTrustee
- Janet KentTrustee · since 2023
- Jean Denise BurgessTrustee · since 2023
- Jennifer JessopTrustee
- Joanna Margaret CriddleTrustee · since 2019
- John Richard WrightTrustee · since 2025
- John Trevor HewittTrustee · since 2022
- Jonathan Trevor CooperTrustee · since 2023
- Lynn ThornTrustee · since 2012
- Michael Charles TeasdaleTrustee · since 2024
- MR Michael JessopTrustee
- MR Stuart BirkettTrustee
- Peter CriddleTrustee · since 2019
- Sheila LymerTrustee
- Stephen CockTrustee · since 2014
- Stewart John MaddyTrustee · 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
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- bostonmethodistcircuit.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£199k£173k
- 2024£169k£237k
- 2023£105k£170k
Earlier years
- 2022£118k£181k
- 2021£129k£161k
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 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 · £17,750 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
- Lincolnshire Community Foundation · £17,750
Most recent
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.
21 trustees on the board
- Audrey Elizabeth Forinton
- David Alexander Laing since 2023
- Dorothy Barnden since 2015
- Dr Julie Doddrell
- Geoffrey Malcolm Carter
- Geoffrey Sharp
- Jennifer Jessop
- Janet Kent since 2023
- Jean Denise Burgess since 2023
- Joanna Margaret Criddle since 2019
- John Richard Wright since 2025
- John Trevor Hewitt since 2022
- Jonathan Trevor Cooper since 2023
- Lynn Thorn since 2012
- MR Michael Jessop
- MR Stuart Birkett
- Michael Charles Teasdale since 2024
- Peter Criddle since 2019
- Sheila Lymer
- Stephen Cock since 2014
- Stewart John Maddy since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Dorothy Barnden since 2015
- Joanna Margaret Criddle since 2019
- Lynn Thorn since 2012
- Peter Criddle since 2019
- Stephen Cock since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (18)
- Audrey Elizabeth Forinton
- David Alexander Laing since 2023
- Dorothy Barnden since 2015
- Geoffrey Malcolm Carter
- Geoffrey Sharp
- Jennifer Jessop
- Jean Denise Burgess since 2023
- John Richard Wright since 2025
- John Trevor Hewitt since 2022
- Jonathan Trevor Cooper since 2023
- Lynn Thorn since 2012
- MR Michael Jessop
- MR Stuart Birkett
- Michael Charles Teasdale since 2024
- Peter Criddle since 2019
- Sheila Lymer
- Stephen Cock since 2014
- Stewart John Maddy since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Dr Julie Doddrell
- Janet Kent since 2023
- Joanna Margaret Criddle since 2019
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
- 1135515
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01205355543 · centenarymeth@gmail.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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