Registered charity · Devon
Bideford Spiritualist Church
Bideford Spiritualist Church is a registered charity (number 1159942) based in Devon, governed by 15 trustees and chaired by David Henry Rosser since 1990. Latest income £11k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 15 trustees
- Income £11k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- David Henry RosserChair · since 1990
- Amanda Jane SpeedTrustee · since 1987
- Bernard Keith AndrewsTrustee · since 2018
- Carol DevonaldTrustee · since 2019
- Dorothy DoughtyTrustee · since 1989
- Elizabeth LawrenceTrustee · since 2018
- Fay StruttonTrustee · since 2019
- Frank BottomleyTrustee · since 2019
- Helen TuttTrustee · since 2012
- Janice BillingsleyTrustee · since 2024
- Kathleen RosserTrustee · since 2012
- Mandy AndrewTrustee · since 2024
- Richard John MarshallTrustee · since 2011
- Tracey Found HooperTrustee · since 2018
- Vera ANN ChamberlinTrustee · since 2005
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, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£11k£8k
- 2023£14k£8k
- 2022£12k£6k
Earlier years
- 2021£7k£4k
- 2020£6k£4k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION AND THE RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY OF SPIRITUALISM ON THE BASIS OF THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF SPIRITUALISM.
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.
15 trustees on the board
- David Henry Rosser Chair since 1990
- Amanda Jane Speed since 1987
- Bernard Keith Andrews since 2018
- Carol Devonald since 2019
- Dorothy Doughty since 1989
- Elizabeth Lawrence since 2018
- Fay Strutton since 2019
- Frank Bottomley since 2019
- Helen Tutt since 2012
- Janice Billingsley since 2024
- Kathleen Rosser since 2012
- Mandy Andrew since 2024
- Richard John Marshall since 2011
- Tracey Found Hooper since 2018
- Vera ANN Chamberlin since 2005
Trustees past 6 years
- David Henry Rosser Chair since 1990
- Amanda Jane Speed since 1987
- Bernard Keith Andrews since 2018
- Carol Devonald since 2019
- Dorothy Doughty since 1989
- Elizabeth Lawrence since 2018
- Fay Strutton since 2019
- Frank Bottomley since 2019
- Helen Tutt since 2012
- Kathleen Rosser since 2012
- Richard John Marshall since 2011
- Tracey Found Hooper since 2018
- Vera ANN Chamberlin since 2005
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- David Henry Rosser Chair since 1990
- Amanda Jane Speed since 1987
- Bernard Keith Andrews since 2018
- Carol Devonald since 2019
- Dorothy Doughty since 1989
- Elizabeth Lawrence since 2018
- Fay Strutton since 2019
- Frank Bottomley since 2019
- Helen Tutt since 2012
- Janice Billingsley since 2024
- Kathleen Rosser since 2012
- Mandy Andrew since 2024
- Richard John Marshall since 2011
- Tracey Found Hooper since 2018
- Vera ANN Chamberlin since 2005
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
- 1159942
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 DEC 2017
- Contact on the register
- 0753921260 · davidrosser270@googlemail.com
- 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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