Registered charity · Peterborough
The Peterborough Circuit of the Methodist Church
- 32 trustees
- Income £304k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Colin SherwoodChair · since 2025
- Catherine Joan RufflesTrustee · since 2020
- Christine Ritson KellTrustee · since 2016
- Constance HuntTrustee · since 2024
- David WhitingTrustee · since 2021
- Denise Marilyn Sarah WatsonTrustee · since 2012
- Diane Margaret SherwoodTrustee · since 2026
- Dr John Featherstone HewitsonTrustee
- Erica Dorothy PilkintonTrustee · since 2025
- Fiona Margaret MccallumTrustee · since 2025
- George BarberTrustee · since 2017
- Heather Joyce BlackTrustee · since 2019
- Karen Elizabeth ArmstrongTrustee · since 2024
- Karen LightfootTrustee · since 2026
- Madeleine WhitingTrustee · since 2024
- Mick GoodmanTrustee · since 2015
- Monica SturgessTrustee · since 2013
- Nicholas James DruryTrustee · since 2025
- Nigel Anthony LightfootTrustee · since 2012
- Paul Robert AbelTrustee · since 2023
- Peter John WilliamsTrustee
- Rev Dale Stephen SherriffTrustee · since 2025
- Rev David ParkesTrustee
- Rev Douglas George StevensTrustee · since 2013
- Rev Sarah Catherine GowerTrustee · since 2013
- Sarah Jane BereznyckyjTrustee · since 2017
- Sarah KellyTrustee · since 2018
- Shirley DallmanTrustee · since 2025
- Susan Margaret HolmesTrustee · since 2020
- Suzanne Julie DelegateTrustee · since 2023
- Trevor HowlettTrustee
- Valerie JOY OctonTrustee
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
- Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Peterborough City, Lincolnshire
- Website
- www.peterboroughmethodistcircuit.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£304k£241k
- 2024£203k£202k
- 2023£150k£182k
Earlier years
- 2022£194k£142k
- 2021£170k£134k
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.
32 trustees on the board
- Rev Colin Sherwood Chair since 2025
- Catherine Joan Ruffles since 2020
- Christine Ritson Kell since 2016
- Constance Hunt since 2024
- Denise Marilyn Sarah Watson since 2012
- David Whiting since 2021
- Diane Margaret Sherwood since 2026
- Dr John Featherstone Hewitson
- Erica Dorothy Pilkinton since 2025
- Fiona Margaret Mccallum since 2025
- George Barber since 2017
- Heather Joyce Black since 2019
- Karen Elizabeth Armstrong since 2024
- Karen Lightfoot since 2026
- Monica Sturgess since 2013
- Madeleine Whiting since 2024
- Mick Goodman since 2015
- Nigel Anthony Lightfoot since 2012
- Nicholas James Drury since 2025
- Peter John Williams
- Paul Robert Abel since 2023
- Rev David Parkes
- Rev Douglas George Stevens since 2013
- Rev Dale Stephen Sherriff since 2025
- Rev Sarah Catherine Gower since 2013
- Sarah Kelly since 2018
- Sarah Jane Bereznyckyj since 2017
- Shirley Dallman since 2025
- Susan Margaret Holmes since 2020
- Suzanne Julie Delegate since 2023
- Trevor Howlett
- Valerie JOY Octon
Trustees past 6 years
- Catherine Joan Ruffles since 2020
- Christine Ritson Kell since 2016
- Denise Marilyn Sarah Watson since 2012
- George Barber since 2017
- Heather Joyce Black since 2019
- Monica Sturgess since 2013
- Mick Goodman since 2015
- Nigel Anthony Lightfoot since 2012
- Rev Douglas George Stevens since 2013
- Rev Sarah Catherine Gower since 2013
- Sarah Kelly since 2018
- Sarah Jane Bereznyckyj since 2017
- Susan Margaret Holmes since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (27)
- Rev Colin Sherwood Chair since 2025
- Christine Ritson Kell since 2016
- Constance Hunt since 2024
- Denise Marilyn Sarah Watson since 2012
- David Whiting since 2021
- Diane Margaret Sherwood since 2026
- Erica Dorothy Pilkinton since 2025
- Fiona Margaret Mccallum since 2025
- Heather Joyce Black since 2019
- Karen Elizabeth Armstrong since 2024
- Karen Lightfoot since 2026
- Monica Sturgess since 2013
- Madeleine Whiting since 2024
- Mick Goodman since 2015
- Nigel Anthony Lightfoot since 2012
- Nicholas James Drury since 2025
- Peter John Williams
- Rev David Parkes
- Rev Douglas George Stevens since 2013
- Rev Dale Stephen Sherriff since 2025
- Sarah Kelly since 2018
- Sarah Jane Bereznyckyj since 2017
- Shirley Dallman since 2025
- Susan Margaret Holmes since 2020
- Suzanne Julie Delegate since 2023
- Trevor Howlett
- Valerie JOY Octon
Portfolio (5)
- Catherine Joan Ruffles since 2020
- Dr John Featherstone Hewitson
- George Barber since 2017
- Paul Robert Abel since 2023
- Rev Sarah Catherine Gower since 2013
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1135613
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01733554815 · pborocircuitoffice@gmail.com
- 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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