Bishop Auckland & Shildon Methodist Circuit

Registered charity 1162844 Registered since 2015

Operates: Durham

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.9y median 9y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.1y

average years in governance

38 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Economic/community Development/employment 41Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 40Religious Activities 40Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Education 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Darlington Methodist District 2 shared trustees
Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.basmethodistcircuit.org.uk
Phone	07783946968
Address	Bishop Auckland Methodist Church, 21 Cockton Hill Road, BISHOP AUCKLAND, County Durham, DL14 6EN

Finances

£168,503 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£150,331	£190,647
2022	£184,134	£210,255
2023	£390,128	£354,888
2024	£136,142	£406,519
2025	£168,503	£187,996

What it does

What

Religious ActivitiesEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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 01 SEP 2014

Trustees (41)

41trustees

81median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 41 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Rev David Michael Payne Chair since 2020
Audrey Dinningage 84 since 2016
Christine Bennett since 2016
Cliff Holliday since 2017
Clifford Laverick since 2014
Carol Bean since 2014
David Cadman since 2016
Diane Hallage 65 since 2016
Dorothy Bailey since 2017
Dale Cochrane since 2014
Dr Alan Murray Hill since 2023
Enid Clinton since 2017
Edwin Hird since 2019
Elly Studham since 2019
Evelyn Swinbank since 2024
George Richardson since 2017
Helen Eales since 2016
Jane Armstrong MBE since 2016
Jeanne Spencer since 2014
Joyce Hird since 2016
Joyce Proctor since 2016
Jennifer Atkinson since 2019
Joan Thompson since 2019
John David Powell since 2020
John Hodgson since 2022
June Mary Holliday since 2025
Kathleen Anne Biggsage 81 since 2023
Keith Teasdale since 2017
Kim Rowling since 2025
Marion Anderson since 2014
Margaret Nodding since 2021
Michael Ellis since 2016
Nora Amess since 2021
Olive Ingram since 2017
Patricia Scott since 2016
Peter Hall since 2016
Pauline Clayton since 2017
Ralph James Ingram since 2014
Ross Tonner since 2017
Rev Rachel Elizabeth Pinkney since 2023
Shirley Anne Welsh since 2025

Connected charities (2)

Darlington Methodist District 2 shared trustees
Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre 1 shared trustee

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