Registered charity (CIO) · Northumberland
Hope Church Bedlington
Hope Church Bedlington is a registered charity (number 1153786) based in Northumberland, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Sally Rose-Marie Poxon since 2013. Latest income £85k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as County Church; County Church Wansbeck (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £85k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Northumberland
- Website
- www.hopechurchbedlington.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£85k£84k
- 2024£91k£82k
- 2023£96k£80k
Earlier years
- 2022£110k£80k
- 2021£77k£62k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH PRODUCED BY THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.(2)THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION BOTH GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS BUT ALWAYS WITHIN THE PRINCIPALS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.(3)TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED BECAUSE OF:(A)SICKNESS OR POOR HEALTH(B)AGE(C)FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR(D)SOME OTHER REASON BY ANY PROPER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND INCLUDING (WHERE APPROPRIATE BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION)THE PROVISION OF ADVICE;THE PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICES TO COMBAT SUCH CONDITIONS AND THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO ALLEVIATE OR PREVENT NEED
Grants received
4 grants · £36,500 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 Joseph Rank Trust · £30,000
- Community Foundation North East · £4,000 (2 grants)
- Point North · £2,500
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Sally Rose-Marie Poxon Chair since 2013
- Adrian Mills Gibbins since 2013
- Oliver Nicholas Seymour since 2024
- Thomas Gallagher since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Sally Rose-Marie Poxon Chair since 2013
- Adrian Mills Gibbins since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Sally Rose-Marie Poxon Chair since 2013
- Adrian Mills Gibbins since 2013
- Oliver Nicholas Seymour since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Thomas Gallagher since 2023
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
- 1153786
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 12 SEP 2013AMENDED ON 21/12/2014REGISTERED ON 12/02/2015
- Contact on the register
- 01670825500 · info@hopechurchbedlington.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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