Registered charity · Peterborough
Brookside Methodist Church
- 16 trustees
- Income £130k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Colin Sherwood BAChair · since 2025
- Anthony StoreyTrustee · since 2015
- Brian ThorntonTrustee · since 2024
- Catherine Joan RufflesTrustee · since 2011
- Christine HardmanTrustee · since 2011
- Claire Michelle RufflesTrustee · since 2013
- David James WhitingTrustee · since 2018
- George BarberTrustee · since 2016
- Joanna ParkinTrustee · since 2011
- Madeleine Helen WhitingTrustee · since 2018
- Mrs E StoreyTrustee · since 2014
- MRS M A YeomanTrustee · since 2011
- MRS V A OstlerTrustee · since 2011
- Paul Robert AbelTrustee · since 2024
- Peter Raymond GriceTrustee · since 2011
- Susan Elizabeth GriceTrustee · since 2011
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
- Peterborough City
- Website
- www.brooksidemc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£130k£162k
- 2024£140k£143k
- 2023£173k£219k
Earlier years
- 2022£197k£166k
- 2021£151k£135k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 42%. 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
2 grants · £13,000 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £13,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
16 trustees on the board
- Rev Colin Sherwood BA Chair since 2025
- Anthony Storey since 2015
- Brian Thornton since 2024
- Christine Hardman since 2011
- Claire Michelle Ruffles since 2013
- Catherine Joan Ruffles since 2011
- David James Whiting since 2018
- George Barber since 2016
- Joanna Parkin since 2011
- MRS M A Yeoman since 2011
- MRS V A Ostler since 2011
- Madeleine Helen Whiting since 2018
- Mrs E Storey since 2014
- Peter Raymond Grice since 2011
- Paul Robert Abel since 2024
- Susan Elizabeth Grice since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony Storey since 2015
- Christine Hardman since 2011
- Claire Michelle Ruffles since 2013
- Catherine Joan Ruffles since 2011
- David James Whiting since 2018
- George Barber since 2016
- Joanna Parkin since 2011
- MRS M A Yeoman since 2011
- MRS V A Ostler since 2011
- Madeleine Helen Whiting since 2018
- Mrs E Storey since 2014
- Peter Raymond Grice since 2011
- Susan Elizabeth Grice since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Rev Colin Sherwood BA Chair since 2025
- Anthony Storey since 2015
- Brian Thornton since 2024
- Christine Hardman since 2011
- Claire Michelle Ruffles since 2013
- David James Whiting since 2018
- Joanna Parkin since 2011
- MRS M A Yeoman since 2011
- MRS V A Ostler since 2011
- Madeleine Helen Whiting since 2018
- Mrs E Storey since 2014
- Peter Raymond Grice since 2011
- Susan Elizabeth Grice since 2011
Portfolio (3)
- Catherine Joan Ruffles since 2011
- George Barber since 2016
- Paul Robert Abel since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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
- 1142796
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- Excepted
- Contact on the register
- 01733328192 · contactbrookside@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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