Dorset Gardens Methodist Church

Registered charity 1160211 Registered since 2015

Operates: Brighton And Hove

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

12.2y median 12.5y

average tenure

24y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

13.4y

average years in governance

13 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 18General Charitable Purposes 5Other Charitable Purposes 4Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Other services 3Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Brighton and Hove Methodist Circuit. 4 shared trustees
Hove Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
The Kettner Society 1 shared trustee
Saltdean Climate Action Network (Scan) 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Brighton and Hove Methodist Circuit. 4 shared trustees
Hove Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
The Kettner Society 1 shared trustee
Saltdean Climate Action Network (Scan) 1 shared trustee
Glencroft Church (Glen Parva) Trust Similar size; both Religion
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST. James, Taunton Similar size; both Religion

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Contact

Website	www.dgmc.org.uk
Email	office@dgmc.org.uk
Phone	01273605502
Address	Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Dorset Gardens, BRIGHTON, BN2 1RL

Finances

£172,350 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£175,182	£141,722
2022	£192,723	£163,403
2023	£133,901	£173,270
2024	£141,309	£198,927
2025	£172,350	£149,671

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

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.

Governing document: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 20 SEP 1932

Trustees (18)

18trustees

66median age

0aged 70+

Barbara ANN Lamb since 2012
DR Tony Leonard Q.P.M., BSC (Econ), PH.D since 2010
Dr Deeptima Massey since 2020
IAN Hatton Lamb since 2008
Jennifer Susan Lamb since 2020
Kathleen Leonard since 2010
Michael Robert Hickman B.ED since 2007
Miss Beth Whittaker SRN, SCM, ONC, OND since 2006
MR KEN Smith since 2013
MRS SUE Harringtonage 68 since 2011
Paul Steadman since 2015
Rosemary ANN Cuthbert since 2014
Raymond Waller since 2023
Rev Andrew Lowe since 2014
Rev Heather Alison Leake Date since 2002
Steve Prestonage 64 since 2016
Samantha Dyke since 2024
Victoria Kennedy since 2023

Connected charities (4)

Brighton and Hove Methodist Circuit. 4 shared trustees
The Kettner Society 1 shared trustee
Saltdean Climate Action Network (Scan) 1 shared trustee
Hove Methodist Church 1 shared trustee

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