Registered charity · Bournemouth
Poole BAY 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...
- 28 trustees
- Income £377k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Sarah Jane KnebelChair · since 2024
- Alan MccoyTrustee · since 2012
- Anita Mary HazellTrustee · since 2016
- Anne Victoria BentleyTrustee · since 2025
- Christine Anne SnapeTrustee · since 2017
- Christopher Denis MelhuishTrustee · since 2014
- David Kenneth Edward DowningTrustee · since 2023
- Dr David Julian TawnTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Rebecca ThompsonTrustee · since 2024
- Edwina Helen GouldTrustee · since 2019
- Eifron HopperTrustee · since 2022
- Eileen Amy OsgoodTrustee · since 2015
- Elizabeth Anne GrahamTrustee · since 2025
- Gerald Peter BeddardTrustee · since 2022
- Judith Margaret HewinsTrustee · since 2014
- Katrin HarwoodTrustee · since 2014
- Moira Ferguson ThompsonTrustee · since 2019
- Patricia Anne FellowsTrustee · since 2020
- Paul Clarke ThompsonTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Gillian Heather Le Boutillier-ScottTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Karen Elizabeth JamesTrustee · since 2019
- Robert TaylorTrustee · since 2016
- Ronald George BalmerTrustee · since 2024
- Rosalind Gladys MurrayTrustee · since 2013
- Sarah Jayne JoyTrustee · since 2022
- Susan Eileen MccormickTrustee · since 2016
- Susan SaundersTrustee · since 2026
- Sylvia Elizabeth KingstonTrustee · 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
- Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole
- Website
- www.poolebaymethodists.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£377k£581k
- 2024£418k£750k
- 2023£438k£527k
Earlier years
- 2022£370k£488k
- 2021£369k£608k
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 · £3,000 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
- Dorset Community Foundation · £3,000
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.
28 trustees on the board
- Rev Sarah Jane Knebel Chair since 2024
- Alan Mccoy since 2012
- Anita Mary Hazell since 2016
- Anne Victoria Bentley since 2025
- Christine Anne Snape since 2017
- Christopher Denis Melhuish since 2014
- David Kenneth Edward Downing since 2023
- Dr David Julian Tawn since 2019
- Dr Rebecca Thompson since 2024
- Eifron Hopper since 2022
- Edwina Helen Gould since 2019
- Eileen Amy Osgood since 2015
- Elizabeth Anne Graham since 2025
- Gerald Peter Beddard since 2022
- Judith Margaret Hewins since 2014
- Katrin Harwood since 2014
- Moira Ferguson Thompson since 2019
- Patricia Anne Fellows since 2020
- Paul Clarke Thompson since 2022
- Ronald George Balmer since 2024
- Rev Gillian Heather Le Boutillier-Scott since 2025
- Rev Karen Elizabeth James since 2019
- Robert Taylor since 2016
- Rosalind Gladys Murray since 2013
- Susan Saunders since 2026
- Sarah Jayne Joy since 2022
- Susan Eileen Mccormick since 2016
- Sylvia Elizabeth Kingston since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Mccoy since 2012
- Anita Mary Hazell since 2016
- Christine Anne Snape since 2017
- Christopher Denis Melhuish since 2014
- Dr David Julian Tawn since 2019
- Edwina Helen Gould since 2019
- Eileen Amy Osgood since 2015
- Judith Margaret Hewins since 2014
- Katrin Harwood since 2014
- Moira Ferguson Thompson since 2019
- Rev Karen Elizabeth James since 2019
- Robert Taylor since 2016
- Rosalind Gladys Murray since 2013
- Susan Eileen Mccormick since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Anita Mary Hazell since 2016
- Anne Victoria Bentley since 2025
- Christine Anne Snape since 2017
- Christopher Denis Melhuish since 2014
- David Kenneth Edward Downing since 2023
- Dr Rebecca Thompson since 2024
- Edwina Helen Gould since 2019
- Eileen Amy Osgood since 2015
- Gerald Peter Beddard since 2022
- Moira Ferguson Thompson since 2019
- Patricia Anne Fellows since 2020
- Robert Taylor since 2016
- Rosalind Gladys Murray since 2013
- Sarah Jayne Joy since 2022
- Susan Eileen Mccormick since 2016
- Sylvia Elizabeth Kingston since 2023
Portfolio (12)
- Rev Sarah Jane Knebel Chair since 2024
- Alan Mccoy since 2012
- Dr David Julian Tawn since 2019
- Eifron Hopper since 2022
- Elizabeth Anne Graham since 2025
- Judith Margaret Hewins since 2014
- Katrin Harwood since 2014
- Paul Clarke Thompson since 2022
- Ronald George Balmer since 2024
- Rev Gillian Heather Le Boutillier-Scott since 2025
- Rev Karen Elizabeth James since 2019
- Susan Saunders since 2026
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1136518
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) AS AMENDED ON 25/06/14
- Contact on the register
- 07925 134251 · office.pbmc@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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