Registered charity · York
York Community Church
- 9 trustees
- Income £349k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Catherine Hannah CandlinChair · since 2014
- Benjamin John SpeddingTrustee · since 2014
- Bryan Samuel WoottenTrustee · since 2011
- Elizabeth Jane FergussonTrustee · since 2018
- IAN David ThomsonTrustee · since 2011
- Nigel Anthony MooreTrustee · since 2018
- Patrick WillisTrustee · since 2014
- Simon Gwillim Bryan-SmithTrustee · since 2011
- Stephen David FlatmanTrustee · since 2026
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, Religious Activities
- Where
- City Of York
- Website
- www.yorkcommunitychurch.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- York Community Church
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£349k£348k
- 2024£280k£313k
- 2023£250k£231k
Earlier years
- 2022£388k£212k
- 2021£185k£195k
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.2. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; AND3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
Board analysis for researchers
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Catherine Hannah Candlin Chair since 2014
- Bryan Samuel Wootten since 2011
- Benjamin John Spedding since 2014
- Elizabeth Jane Fergusson since 2018
- IAN David Thomson since 2011
- Nigel Anthony Moore since 2018
- Patrick Willis since 2014
- Simon Gwillim Bryan-Smith since 2011
- Stephen David Flatman since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Catherine Hannah Candlin Chair since 2014
- Bryan Samuel Wootten since 2011
- Benjamin John Spedding since 2014
- Elizabeth Jane Fergusson since 2018
- IAN David Thomson since 2011
- Nigel Anthony Moore since 2018
- Patrick Willis since 2014
- Simon Gwillim Bryan-Smith since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Catherine Hannah Candlin Chair since 2014
- Bryan Samuel Wootten since 2011
- Nigel Anthony Moore since 2018
- Patrick Willis since 2014
- Simon Gwillim Bryan-Smith since 2011
- Stephen David Flatman since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Benjamin John Spedding since 2014
- Elizabeth Jane Fergusson since 2018
- IAN David Thomson since 2011
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
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
- 1143070
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- Memorandum
- Companies House
- Company number 07660843 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01904 551733 · office@yorkcommunitychurch.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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