Registered charity · Poole
Poole Methodists
- 12 trustees
- Income £489k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Basil Kenneth MatthewsTrustee · since 2008
- Denise Anne GibbsTrustee · since 2008
- Eifron HopperTrustee · since 2015
- Eveline Marion LE PoidevinTrustee · since 2008
- Helen Margaret DavisTrustee · since 2018
- John Stephen RedwoodTrustee · since 2007
- Kate WhiteTrustee · since 2013
- Marian Edith MatthewsTrustee · since 2011
- Paul StigwoodTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Sarah KnebelTrustee · since 2024
- Ronald George BalmerTrustee · since 2016
- Sherry-Lynn Gerard-ToftsTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Recreation
- Where
- Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole
- Website
- www.poolemethodists.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£489k£373k
- 2024£228k£204k
- 2023£226k£201k
Earlier years
- 2022£127k£164k
- 2021£121k£119k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government contracts 3%. 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.
Grants received
2 grants · £11,500 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
- Dorset Community Foundation · £11,500 (2 grants)
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Basil Kenneth Matthews since 2008
- Denise Anne Gibbs since 2008
- Eifron Hopper since 2015
- Eveline Marion LE Poidevin since 2008
- Helen Margaret Davis since 2018
- John Stephen Redwood since 2007
- Kate White since 2013
- Marian Edith Matthews since 2011
- Paul Stigwood since 2018
- Ronald George Balmer since 2016
- Rev Sarah Knebel since 2024
- Sherry-Lynn Gerard-Tofts since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Basil Kenneth Matthews since 2008
- Denise Anne Gibbs since 2008
- Eifron Hopper since 2015
- Eveline Marion LE Poidevin since 2008
- Helen Margaret Davis since 2018
- John Stephen Redwood since 2007
- Kate White since 2013
- Marian Edith Matthews since 2011
- Paul Stigwood since 2018
- Ronald George Balmer since 2016
- Sherry-Lynn Gerard-Tofts since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Basil Kenneth Matthews since 2008
- Denise Anne Gibbs since 2008
- Eveline Marion LE Poidevin since 2008
- Helen Margaret Davis since 2018
- John Stephen Redwood since 2007
- Kate White since 2013
- Marian Edith Matthews since 2011
- Paul Stigwood since 2018
- Sherry-Lynn Gerard-Tofts since 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Eifron Hopper since 2015
- Ronald George Balmer since 2016
- Rev Sarah Knebel since 2024
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
- 1178972
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 26 OCT 1976
- Contact on the register
- 01202916520 · contactus@poolemethodists.org.uk
- 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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