Registered charity · Middlesbrough
Great Ayton Methodist Church
- 22 trustees
- Income £193k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alison Rebecca MitchinsonTrustee · since 2025
- Alison Ruth SmithTrustee · since 2016
- Andrew Michael SmithTrustee · since 2025
- Barry ThomasTrustee · since 2018
- Brian David HullTrustee · since 2022
- Christine StokeldTrustee · since 2016
- David SillsTrustee · since 2022
- Doreen HuntTrustee · since 2019
- Eileen CowenTrustee · since 2016
- Elaine StevensTrustee · since 2018
- Elaine WhiteheadTrustee · since 2021
- Hilary Margaret HullTrustee · since 2022
- Jeanette HardyTrustee · since 2016
- Jennifer Jane SimmonsTrustee · since 2018
- John Howard WhiteheadTrustee · since 2017
- Kate HarvieTrustee · since 2018
- Peter JacksonTrustee · since 2016
- Peter William MitchinsonTrustee · since 2020
- Robert Alan StokeldTrustee · since 2018
- Robert James WeirTrustee · since 2021
- Sally ChaplainTrustee · since 2018
- Stephen SmithTrustee · since 2016
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
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- www.greataytonmethodists.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£193k£88k
- 2024£98k£106k
- 2023£98k£88k
Earlier years
- 2022£83k£75k
- 2021£89k£75k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
SECTION 4 METHODIST CHURCH ACT 1976THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE PURPOSES DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SINCE THE DATE OF UNION THE ADVANCEMENT OFÙ(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 BEING A SOCIETY OR INSTITUTION SUBSIDIARY 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.
22 trustees on the board
- Alison Ruth Smith since 2016
- Alison Rebecca Mitchinson since 2025
- Andrew Michael Smith since 2025
- Barry Thomas since 2018
- Brian David Hull since 2022
- Christine Stokeld since 2016
- David Sills since 2022
- Doreen Hunt since 2019
- Eileen Cowen since 2016
- Elaine Stevens since 2018
- Elaine Whitehead since 2021
- Hilary Margaret Hull since 2022
- Jeanette Hardy since 2016
- John Howard Whitehead since 2017
- Jennifer Jane Simmons since 2018
- Kate Harvie since 2018
- Peter Jackson since 2016
- Peter William Mitchinson since 2020
- Robert Alan Stokeld since 2018
- Robert James Weir since 2021
- Stephen Smith since 2016
- Sally Chaplain since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Ruth Smith since 2016
- Barry Thomas since 2018
- Christine Stokeld since 2016
- Doreen Hunt since 2019
- Eileen Cowen since 2016
- Elaine Stevens since 2018
- Jeanette Hardy since 2016
- John Howard Whitehead since 2017
- Jennifer Jane Simmons since 2018
- Kate Harvie since 2018
- Peter Jackson since 2016
- Peter William Mitchinson since 2020
- Robert Alan Stokeld since 2018
- Stephen Smith since 2016
- Sally Chaplain since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (19)
- Alison Ruth Smith since 2016
- Alison Rebecca Mitchinson since 2025
- Andrew Michael Smith since 2025
- Barry Thomas since 2018
- Christine Stokeld since 2016
- David Sills since 2022
- Doreen Hunt since 2019
- Eileen Cowen since 2016
- Elaine Stevens since 2018
- Elaine Whitehead since 2021
- Hilary Margaret Hull since 2022
- Jeanette Hardy since 2016
- John Howard Whitehead since 2017
- Jennifer Jane Simmons since 2018
- Kate Harvie since 2018
- Peter Jackson since 2016
- Peter William Mitchinson since 2020
- Stephen Smith since 2016
- Sally Chaplain since 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Brian David Hull since 2022
- Robert Alan Stokeld since 2018
- Robert James Weir since 2021
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
- 1170323
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 20 SEP 1932
- Contact on the register
- 01642724968 · game.treasurer@gmail.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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