Registered charity · Bedford
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mark, Bedford
- 26 trustees
- Income £446k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Councillor Charles RoydenChair · since 2015
- Avril WilliamsTrustee · since 2015
- Barry SouthamTrustee · since 2021
- Diana Jean JohnsonTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Timothy John WilkesTrustee · since 2022
- Elizabeth Ruth BeanTrustee · since 2015
- Geraldine Ann JonesTrustee · since 2026
- IAN FarthingTrustee · since 2015
- James WilliamsTrustee · since 2015
- Janet Elizabeth Rose IbbersonTrustee · since 2015
- Janet Rosemary DAYTrustee · since 2015
- Janet WarrenTrustee · since 2019
- Jean Elizabeth KirkTrustee · since 2020
- John Richard Michael ScottTrustee · since 2025
- Judith Elizabeth ScottTrustee · since 2025
- Laura FarthingTrustee · since 2020
- Lynne SeymourTrustee · since 2021
- Marion Patricia PriorTrustee · since 2015
- Michael John CooperTrustee · since 2020
- Michael John WarrenTrustee · since 2019
- Morag-ANN Stewart BED MEDTrustee · since 2015
- Philip Andrew WhitlockTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Alan KirkTrustee · since 2020
- REV DR Graham Robert CapplemanTrustee · since 2015
- Valerie Ann Seymour SimmondsTrustee · since 2026
- Wendy Clare WatersTrustee · since 2015
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
- Bedford
- Website
- www.stmarkschurch.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£446k£457k
- 2024£447k£432k
- 2023£433k£411k
Earlier years
- 2022£316k£319k
- 2021£339k£299k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
Grants received
1 grant · £5,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Harpur Trust · £5,000
Most recent
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.
26 trustees on the board
- Councillor Charles Royden Chair since 2015
- Avril Williams since 2015
- Barry Southam since 2021
- Diana Jean Johnson since 2022
- Dr Timothy John Wilkes since 2022
- Elizabeth Ruth Bean since 2015
- Geraldine Ann Jones since 2026
- IAN Farthing since 2015
- James Williams since 2015
- Janet Elizabeth Rose Ibberson since 2015
- Janet Rosemary DAY since 2015
- Janet Warren since 2019
- Jean Elizabeth Kirk since 2020
- John Richard Michael Scott since 2025
- Judith Elizabeth Scott since 2025
- Laura Farthing since 2020
- Lynne Seymour since 2021
- Marion Patricia Prior since 2015
- Michael John Cooper since 2020
- Morag-ANN Stewart BED MED since 2015
- Michael John Warren since 2019
- Philip Andrew Whitlock since 2026
- REV DR Graham Robert Cappleman since 2015
- Rev Alan Kirk since 2020
- Valerie Ann Seymour Simmonds since 2026
- Wendy Clare Waters since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Councillor Charles Royden Chair since 2015
- Avril Williams since 2015
- Elizabeth Ruth Bean since 2015
- IAN Farthing since 2015
- James Williams since 2015
- Janet Elizabeth Rose Ibberson since 2015
- Janet Rosemary DAY since 2015
- Janet Warren since 2019
- Marion Patricia Prior since 2015
- Morag-ANN Stewart BED MED since 2015
- Michael John Warren since 2019
- REV DR Graham Robert Cappleman since 2015
- Wendy Clare Waters since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (18)
- Avril Williams since 2015
- Diana Jean Johnson since 2022
- Dr Timothy John Wilkes since 2022
- Elizabeth Ruth Bean since 2015
- Geraldine Ann Jones since 2026
- IAN Farthing since 2015
- Janet Elizabeth Rose Ibberson since 2015
- Janet Warren since 2019
- Jean Elizabeth Kirk since 2020
- John Richard Michael Scott since 2025
- Judith Elizabeth Scott since 2025
- Marion Patricia Prior since 2015
- Morag-ANN Stewart BED MED since 2015
- Michael John Warren since 2019
- Philip Andrew Whitlock since 2026
- Rev Alan Kirk since 2020
- Valerie Ann Seymour Simmonds since 2026
- Wendy Clare Waters since 2015
Portfolio (8)
- Councillor Charles Royden Chair since 2015
- Barry Southam since 2021
- James Williams since 2015
- Janet Rosemary DAY since 2015
- Laura Farthing since 2020
- Lynne Seymour since 2021
- Michael John Cooper since 2020
- REV DR Graham Robert Cappleman since 2015
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
- 1164416
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 02/01/1957
- Contact on the register
- 07836784051 · office@thisischurch.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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