Registered charity · Leicester
Trinity Methodist Church, Oadby
- 18 trustees
- Income £381k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alison Jane Calow MScTrustee · since 2025
- Barbara Christine BellTrustee · since 2011
- Christine Anne YoungTrustee · since 2026
- Diane Price BA, PgceTrustee · since 2011
- Dr Donald Brian Candlin MA,MSC,PHDTrustee · since 2011
- Graham Norman Austen B.A., FciiTrustee · since 2011
- Heather Alison CorlettTrustee · since 2021
- Howard Ernest SmithTrustee · since 2015
- Janice Mary WilfordTrustee · since 2011
- John Paul CooperTrustee · since 2025
- John Philip Aldridge OBE, DLTrustee · since 2023
- Jonathan Mark Wilford MA, PgceTrustee · since 2013
- Lesley Ruth Green BSC.Trustee · since 2011
- Meenal Ashutosh Desai MBATrustee · since 2023
- Michael ElliottTrustee · since 2013
- Rev Shirlyn ToppinTrustee · since 2026
- Richard IAN BellTrustee · since 2011
- Stella Margaret OrbellTrustee · 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
- Leicestershire
- Website
- www.oadbymethodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£381k£393k
- 2024£385k£385k
- 2023£338k£334k
Earlier years
- 2022£171k£194k
- 2021£225k£210k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. 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.
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.
18 trustees on the board
- Alison Jane Calow MSc since 2025
- Barbara Christine Bell since 2011
- Christine Anne Young since 2026
- Diane Price BA, Pgce since 2011
- Dr Donald Brian Candlin MA,MSC,PHD since 2011
- Graham Norman Austen B.A., Fcii since 2011
- Heather Alison Corlett since 2021
- Howard Ernest Smith since 2015
- Janice Mary Wilford since 2011
- Jonathan Mark Wilford MA, Pgce since 2013
- John Paul Cooper since 2025
- John Philip Aldridge OBE, DL since 2023
- Lesley Ruth Green BSC. since 2011
- Meenal Ashutosh Desai MBA since 2023
- Michael Elliott since 2013
- Richard IAN Bell since 2011
- Rev Shirlyn Toppin since 2026
- Stella Margaret Orbell since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Barbara Christine Bell since 2011
- Diane Price BA, Pgce since 2011
- Dr Donald Brian Candlin MA,MSC,PHD since 2011
- Graham Norman Austen B.A., Fcii since 2011
- Howard Ernest Smith since 2015
- Janice Mary Wilford since 2011
- Jonathan Mark Wilford MA, Pgce since 2013
- Lesley Ruth Green BSC. since 2011
- Michael Elliott since 2013
- Richard IAN Bell since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Alison Jane Calow MSc since 2025
- Christine Anne Young since 2026
- Diane Price BA, Pgce since 2011
- Dr Donald Brian Candlin MA,MSC,PHD since 2011
- Graham Norman Austen B.A., Fcii since 2011
- Heather Alison Corlett since 2021
- Janice Mary Wilford since 2011
- Jonathan Mark Wilford MA, Pgce since 2013
- John Philip Aldridge OBE, DL since 2023
- Lesley Ruth Green BSC. since 2011
- Meenal Ashutosh Desai MBA since 2023
- Richard IAN Bell since 2011
- Stella Margaret Orbell since 2023
Portfolio (5)
- Barbara Christine Bell since 2011
- Howard Ernest Smith since 2015
- John Paul Cooper since 2025
- Michael Elliott since 2013
- Rev Shirlyn Toppin 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
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
- 1143707
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 22/09/1932
- Contact on the register
- 01162710545 · howardesmith@talktalk.net
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th 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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