Registered charity · Lancaster
Lancaster Methodist Church
- 14 trustees
- Income £134k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Linda Jane CatlowChair · since 2023
- Alexandra Stephanie UsselmannTrustee · since 2021
- Alison Mary LoveTrustee · since 2016
- Andrew LundTrustee · since 2023
- Brian Giffard SmithTrustee · since 2025
- Clive HorsfordTrustee · since 2022
- David SpybeyTrustee · since 2025
- Geraldine AnsahTrustee · since 2021
- IAN LoveTrustee · since 2016
- Joseph HicksTrustee · since 2025
- Lesley Anne BrookbanksTrustee · since 2016
- Paul Arthur Bowden MA, NpqhTrustee · since 2016
- Robert MillerTrustee · since 2020
- Wendy Jacqueline FordTrustee · since 2017
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.lancastermethodistchurch.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£134k£165k
- 2024£148k£158k
- 2023£182k£177k
Earlier years
- 2022£185k£246k
- 2021£355k£190k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
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 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.
Grants received
2 grants · £27,650 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
- CAF · £17,700
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,950
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
14 trustees on the board
- Rev Linda Jane Catlow Chair since 2023
- Alison Mary Love since 2016
- Alexandra Stephanie Usselmann since 2021
- Andrew Lund since 2023
- Brian Giffard Smith since 2025
- Clive Horsford since 2022
- David Spybey since 2025
- Geraldine Ansah since 2021
- IAN Love since 2016
- Joseph Hicks since 2025
- Lesley Anne Brookbanks since 2016
- Paul Arthur Bowden MA, Npqh since 2016
- Robert Miller since 2020
- Wendy Jacqueline Ford since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Mary Love since 2016
- IAN Love since 2016
- Lesley Anne Brookbanks since 2016
- Paul Arthur Bowden MA, Npqh since 2016
- Robert Miller since 2020
- Wendy Jacqueline Ford since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Alison Mary Love since 2016
- Alexandra Stephanie Usselmann since 2021
- Brian Giffard Smith since 2025
- David Spybey since 2025
- Geraldine Ansah since 2021
- Joseph Hicks since 2025
- Lesley Anne Brookbanks since 2016
- Robert Miller since 2020
- Wendy Jacqueline Ford since 2017
Portfolio (5)
- Rev Linda Jane Catlow Chair since 2023
- Andrew Lund since 2023
- Clive Horsford since 2022
- IAN Love since 2016
- Paul Arthur Bowden MA, Npqh since 2016
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
- 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.
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
- 1170840
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 26 OCT 1976
- Contact on the register
- 01524 840027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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