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Registered charity · Plymouth

Sherwell United Church

Sherwell United Church is a registered charity (number 1173365) based in Plymouth, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Rev Alistair Lowe since 2021. Latest income £138k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £138k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

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
Plymouth City
Website
www.sherwellunitedchurch.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2017

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£138k£158k
  • 2024£140k£122k
  • 2023£135k£119k
Earlier years
  • 2022£94k£85k
  • 2021£84k£152k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN UNION WITH AND ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OTHERWISE CALLED THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONTAINED WITHIN THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AS STATED IN SCHEDULE 1.

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.

11 trustees on the board

6.3y median 3y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 11General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on 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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£138k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1173365
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 03 MAY 2011 as amended on 10 Mar 2019
Contact on the register
01752266163 · sherwellunitedchurch@btinternet.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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