Registered charity · Kingston upon Thames
Kingston Methodist Church
Kingston Methodist Church is a registered charity (number 1163078) based in Kingston upon Thames, governed by 15 trustees and chaired by Rev Dr Karl Rutlidge since 2017. Latest income £185k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 15 trustees
- Income £185k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Dr Karl RutlidgeChair · since 2017
- Ahmad MortazaviTrustee · since 2025
- Alan ClatworthyTrustee · since 2018
- Charles Abedi-BoafoTrustee · since 2019
- Elizabeth Rose TaylorTrustee · since 2020
- Malcolm Ian IrwinTrustee · since 2024
- Margaret Alwyn East BATrustee · since 2018
- Matthew Alexander TaylorTrustee · since 2024
- Michael ParkTrustee · since 2018
- Michael StockbridgeTrustee · since 2023
- Nigel Macdonald SpaldingTrustee · since 2014
- Ruby EssonTrustee · since 2018
- Sang Hun ShimTrustee · since 2024
- Stephen Lesley DawsonTrustee · since 2023
- Valerie HaydenTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Website
- www.kingstonmethodist.church (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£185k£191k
- 2024£196k£169k
- 2023£344k£143k
Earlier years
- 2022£109k£103k
- 2021£93k£97k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
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
- Rev Dr Karl Rutlidge Chair since 2017
- Alan Clatworthy since 2018
- Ahmad Mortazavi since 2025
- Charles Abedi-Boafo since 2019
- Elizabeth Rose Taylor since 2020
- Margaret Alwyn East BA since 2018
- Malcolm Ian Irwin since 2024
- Matthew Alexander Taylor since 2024
- Michael Park since 2018
- Michael Stockbridge since 2023
- Nigel Macdonald Spalding since 2014
- Ruby Esson since 2018
- Sang Hun Shim since 2024
- Stephen Lesley Dawson since 2023
- Valerie Hayden since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Dr Karl Rutlidge Chair since 2017
- Alan Clatworthy since 2018
- Charles Abedi-Boafo since 2019
- Elizabeth Rose Taylor since 2020
- Margaret Alwyn East BA since 2018
- Michael Park since 2018
- Nigel Macdonald Spalding since 2014
- Ruby Esson since 2018
- Valerie Hayden since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Alan Clatworthy since 2018
- Ahmad Mortazavi since 2025
- Charles Abedi-Boafo since 2019
- Elizabeth Rose Taylor since 2020
- Margaret Alwyn East BA since 2018
- Malcolm Ian Irwin since 2024
- Matthew Alexander Taylor since 2024
- Michael Park since 2018
- Michael Stockbridge since 2023
- Nigel Macdonald Spalding since 2014
- Ruby Esson since 2018
- Sang Hun Shim since 2024
- Stephen Lesley Dawson since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Dr Karl Rutlidge Chair since 2017
- Valerie Hayden since 2018
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1163078
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 01 JUL 1966
- Contact on the register
- 020 8546 3213 · info@kingstonmethodist.church
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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