Registered charity · Essex
Colchester Methodist Circuit
- 30 trustees
- Income £235k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Christine Pamela PreeceChair · since 2022
- Alan BeesleyTrustee · since 2015
- Betty MAY RamplingTrustee · since 2012
- Brook AnnTrustee · since 2024
- Christine Joy FirminTrustee · since 2021
- Christopher Richard PrattTrustee · since 2021
- Clive Leonard CarringtonTrustee · since 2022
- Derek Anthony CoeTrustee · since 2023
- Diana ThompsonTrustee · since 2021
- Dr Geoffrey Charles CaseyTrustee
- Edward George PentneyTrustee
- Gail Janette ChapmanTrustee · since 2024
- Geoffrey WilcoxTrustee · since 2014
- Joan Mary KeebleTrustee · since 2024
- John BrookTrustee · since 2021
- John Edward JonesTrustee
- Judith ANN FletcherTrustee
- Judith Anne WinwardTrustee · since 2021
- Margaret ANN ClubbTrustee
- Neil Andrew AustinTrustee
- Peter BroomTrustee · since 2024
- Rachel VAN StaverenTrustee
- Rev Hannah ChunTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Ronald Metcalf SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Richard James PettitTrustee · since 2013
- Robert John FinchTrustee · since 2021
- RON FirminTrustee
- Sally-Anne CraferTrustee · since 2022
- Tracey ChapmanTrustee · since 2022
- Vivian Mary WilcoxTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- www.colchestermethodists.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£235k£233k
- 2024£223k£180k
- 2023£185k£214k
Earlier years
- 2022£182k£227k
- 2021£177k£178k
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.
30 trustees on the board
- Rev Christine Pamela Preece Chair since 2022
- Alan Beesley since 2015
- Betty MAY Rampling since 2012
- Brook Ann since 2024
- Christine Joy Firmin since 2021
- Christopher Richard Pratt since 2021
- Clive Leonard Carrington since 2022
- Derek Anthony Coe since 2023
- Diana Thompson since 2021
- Dr Geoffrey Charles Casey
- Edward George Pentney
- Geoffrey Wilcox since 2014
- Gail Janette Chapman since 2024
- John Edward Jones
- Judith ANN Fletcher
- Joan Mary Keeble since 2024
- John Brook since 2021
- Judith Anne Winward since 2021
- Margaret ANN Clubb
- Neil Andrew Austin
- Peter Broom since 2024
- Rachel VAN Staveren
- Richard James Pettit since 2013
- Robert John Finch since 2021
- RON Firmin
- Rev Hannah Chun since 2023
- Rev Ronald Metcalf Smith since 2023
- Sally-Anne Crafer since 2022
- Tracey Chapman since 2022
- Vivian Mary Wilcox
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Beesley since 2015
- Betty MAY Rampling since 2012
- Geoffrey Wilcox since 2014
- Richard James Pettit since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (18)
- Alan Beesley since 2015
- Betty MAY Rampling since 2012
- Brook Ann since 2024
- Christine Joy Firmin since 2021
- Clive Leonard Carrington since 2022
- Edward George Pentney
- Geoffrey Wilcox since 2014
- Gail Janette Chapman since 2024
- Joan Mary Keeble since 2024
- John Brook since 2021
- Judith Anne Winward since 2021
- Margaret ANN Clubb
- Neil Andrew Austin
- Peter Broom since 2024
- Rachel VAN Staveren
- RON Firmin
- Rev Ronald Metcalf Smith since 2023
- Vivian Mary Wilcox
Portfolio (12)
- Rev Christine Pamela Preece Chair since 2022
- Christopher Richard Pratt since 2021
- Derek Anthony Coe since 2023
- Diana Thompson since 2021
- Dr Geoffrey Charles Casey
- John Edward Jones
- Judith ANN Fletcher
- Richard James Pettit since 2013
- Robert John Finch since 2021
- Rev Hannah Chun since 2023
- Sally-Anne Crafer since 2022
- Tracey Chapman since 2022
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
- 1138024
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01206 545253 · colchestermethodist.office@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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