Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit
Registered charity 1155413 Registered since 2014
Operates: Kent
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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.
24 trustees on the board
- Jane Elizabeth Braund Chair since 2024
- ANN Suaznabar since 2014
- Alison Jane Farr since 2017
- Carl Andrew Warren BA Hons since 2014
- Chris Towers since 2014
- Carol Ann Oakley since 2019
- Hugh Edward Taylor since 2015
- John Archer since 2016
- Julia Irene Bevis since 2014
- Kenneth John Barnes since 2014
- Michael John Richardson since 2014
- MR Phil Smith since 2015
- Pastor Henry George Edwards since 2014
- Peter Allan Crouch Fcca since 2014
- Rachel Mary Sheppard since 2014
- REG Rummery since 2014
- REV John Stuart Curnow MA, BA since 2014
- ROI James Arden since 2014
- Rev Bryan Thomas Knapp BA since 2014
- Rev Gerald Charles Gardiner BA since 2014
- Rev John Mark Butt since 2014
- Sally Elizabeth Anne Dagnall since 2014
- SUE Wilkins since 2016
- Valerie Gwendoline Manser since 2014
11y median 12y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- ANN Suaznabar since 2014
- Alison Jane Farr since 2017
- Carl Andrew Warren BA Hons since 2014
- Chris Towers since 2014
- Carol Ann Oakley since 2019
- Hugh Edward Taylor since 2015
- John Archer since 2016
- Julia Irene Bevis since 2014
- Kenneth John Barnes since 2014
- Michael John Richardson since 2014
- MR Phil Smith since 2015
- Pastor Henry George Edwards since 2014
- Peter Allan Crouch Fcca since 2014
- Rachel Mary Sheppard since 2014
- REG Rummery since 2014
- REV John Stuart Curnow MA, BA since 2014
- ROI James Arden since 2014
- Rev Bryan Thomas Knapp BA since 2014
- Rev Gerald Charles Gardiner BA since 2014
- Rev John Mark Butt since 2014
- Sally Elizabeth Anne Dagnall since 2014
- SUE Wilkins since 2016
- Valerie Gwendoline Manser since 2014
11.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- ANN Suaznabar since 2014
- Hugh Edward Taylor since 2015
- John Archer since 2016
- Kenneth John Barnes since 2014
- Michael John Richardson since 2014
- MR Phil Smith since 2015
- Pastor Henry George Edwards since 2014
- Rachel Mary Sheppard since 2014
- REG Rummery since 2014
- REV John Stuart Curnow MA, BA since 2014
- ROI James Arden since 2014
- Rev Bryan Thomas Knapp BA since 2014
- Rev Gerald Charles Gardiner BA since 2014
- Rev John Mark Butt since 2014
- Sally Elizabeth Anne Dagnall since 2014
- Valerie Gwendoline Manser since 2014
Portfolio (8)
- Jane Elizabeth Braund Chair since 2024
- Alison Jane Farr since 2017
- Carl Andrew Warren BA Hons since 2014
- Chris Towers since 2014
- Carol Ann Oakley since 2019
- Julia Irene Bevis since 2014
- Peter Allan Crouch Fcca since 2014
- SUE Wilkins since 2016
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 24Religious Activities 24General Charitable Purposes 3Education/training 1
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£1.9m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
84.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.4 in 2021
2 from 2 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- The Anglican and Methodist Church of ST. Andrew, Paddock Wood 3 shared trustees
- Otford Methodist Church 3 shared trustees
- East Peckham Methodist Church 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The British Iris Society 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- GFA World Similar size; both Human rights
- The Friars, Aylesford Similar size; both Human rights
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | wokmc.org.uk |
| admin@wokmc.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07812077845 |
| Address | Otford Methodist Church, High Street, Otford, SEVENOAKS, TN14 5PH |
Finances
£1,864,888 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £606,232 | £1,181,557 |
| 2022 | £877,304 | £380,000 |
| 2023 | £350,378 | £852,558 |
| 2024 | £271,045 | £310,062 |
| 2025 | £1,864,888 | £651,810 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Other Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
(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 BEING A 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.
Governing document: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 20/09/1932
Trustees (24)
24trustees
0aged 70+
- Jane Elizabeth Braund Chair since 2024
- ANN Suaznabar since 2014
- Alison Jane Farr since 2017
- Carl Andrew Warren BA Hons since 2014
- Chris Towers since 2014
- Carol Ann Oakley since 2019
- Hugh Edward Taylor since 2015
- John Archer since 2016
- Julia Irene Bevis since 2014
- Kenneth John Barnes since 2014
- Michael John Richardson since 2014
- MR Phil Smith since 2015
- Pastor Henry George Edwards since 2014
- Peter Allan Crouch Fcca since 2014
- Rachel Mary Sheppard since 2014
- REG Rummery since 2014
- REV John Stuart Curnow MA, BA since 2014
- ROI James Arden since 2014
- Rev Bryan Thomas Knapp BA since 2014
- Rev Gerald Charles Gardiner BA since 2014
- Rev John Mark Butt since 2014
- Sally Elizabeth Anne Dagnall since 2014
- SUE Wilkins since 2016
- Valerie Gwendoline Manser since 2014
Connected charities (4)
- Otford Methodist Church 3 shared trustees
- The Anglican and Methodist Church of ST. Andrew, Paddock Wood 3 shared trustees
- East Peckham Methodist Church 2 shared trustees
- The British Iris Society 1 shared trustee
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