Registered charity · Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke on Trent Mission Circuit
- 34 trustees
- Income £341k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Kathryn StephensChair · since 2018
- Alison Louise PriceTrustee · since 2019
- Andrew John CareyTrustee · since 2019
- Bernard Frank RushtonTrustee · since 2019
- Beverley RushtonTrustee · since 2018
- Brian Robert BarberTrustee · since 2018
- Colin TaftTrustee · since 2019
- David GreatbatchTrustee · since 2019
- Derek MackTrustee · since 2018
- Frederick Sarpong-BoatengTrustee · since 2020
- Glynis CooperTrustee · since 2018
- Hilary TrethawayTrustee · since 2018
- Howard DobsonTrustee · since 2018
- John Michael HibbertsTrustee · since 2020
- John TaylorTrustee · since 2019
- Kenneth CoatesTrustee · since 2019
- Keri Michelle BlanchTrustee · since 2019
- Lauren BrabbsTrustee · since 2025
- Lloyd CookeTrustee · since 2018
- Mary Jane HibbertTrustee · since 2019
- Nanette HulseTrustee · since 2025
- Olwyn Elizabeth ClarkeTrustee · since 2018
- Pauline Florence HoweTrustee · since 2019
- Peter Arthur Butterworth A.I.B.Trustee · since 2018
- Peter George EllisTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Peter Alan HancockTrustee · since 2019
- Rev William Arthur WakelinTrustee · since 2018
- Roslyn Marie LeeseTrustee · since 2019
- Sandra EcclestoneTrustee · since 2018
- Stephen ROY AdamsTrustee · since 2020
- Susan Elsie Elizabeth SimcoeTrustee · since 2025
- Sylvia BrookesTrustee · since 2019
- Timothy SprostonTrustee · since 2018
- Yvonne WillettTrustee · since 2019
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
- Stoke-on-trent City
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£341k£336k
- 2024£447k£298k
- 2023£301k£416k
Earlier years
- 2022£461k£347k
- 2021£553k£440k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. 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.
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.
34 trustees on the board
- Rev Kathryn Stephens Chair since 2018
- Alison Louise Price since 2019
- Andrew John Carey since 2019
- Bernard Frank Rushton since 2019
- Beverley Rushton since 2018
- Brian Robert Barber since 2018
- Colin Taft since 2019
- David Greatbatch since 2019
- Derek Mack since 2018
- Frederick Sarpong-Boateng since 2020
- Glynis Cooper since 2018
- Howard Dobson since 2018
- Hilary Trethaway since 2018
- John Michael Hibberts since 2020
- John Taylor since 2019
- Kenneth Coates since 2019
- Keri Michelle Blanch since 2019
- Lloyd Cooke since 2018
- Lauren Brabbs since 2025
- Mary Jane Hibbert since 2019
- Nanette Hulse since 2025
- Olwyn Elizabeth Clarke since 2018
- Peter Arthur Butterworth A.I.B. since 2018
- Pauline Florence Howe since 2019
- Peter George Ellis since 2018
- Rev Peter Alan Hancock since 2019
- Rev William Arthur Wakelin since 2018
- Roslyn Marie Leese since 2019
- Stephen ROY Adams since 2020
- Sandra Ecclestone since 2018
- Susan Elsie Elizabeth Simcoe since 2025
- Sylvia Brookes since 2019
- Timothy Sproston since 2018
- Yvonne Willett since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Kathryn Stephens Chair since 2018
- Alison Louise Price since 2019
- Andrew John Carey since 2019
- Bernard Frank Rushton since 2019
- Beverley Rushton since 2018
- Brian Robert Barber since 2018
- Colin Taft since 2019
- David Greatbatch since 2019
- Derek Mack since 2018
- Frederick Sarpong-Boateng since 2020
- Glynis Cooper since 2018
- Howard Dobson since 2018
- Hilary Trethaway since 2018
- John Michael Hibberts since 2020
- John Taylor since 2019
- Kenneth Coates since 2019
- Keri Michelle Blanch since 2019
- Lloyd Cooke since 2018
- Mary Jane Hibbert since 2019
- Olwyn Elizabeth Clarke since 2018
- Peter Arthur Butterworth A.I.B. since 2018
- Pauline Florence Howe since 2019
- Peter George Ellis since 2018
- Rev Peter Alan Hancock since 2019
- Rev William Arthur Wakelin since 2018
- Roslyn Marie Leese since 2019
- Stephen ROY Adams since 2020
- Sandra Ecclestone since 2018
- Sylvia Brookes since 2019
- Timothy Sproston since 2018
- Yvonne Willett since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (28)
- Alison Louise Price since 2019
- Andrew John Carey since 2019
- Bernard Frank Rushton since 2019
- Beverley Rushton since 2018
- Brian Robert Barber since 2018
- Colin Taft since 2019
- David Greatbatch since 2019
- Derek Mack since 2018
- Frederick Sarpong-Boateng since 2020
- Hilary Trethaway since 2018
- John Michael Hibberts since 2020
- John Taylor since 2019
- Kenneth Coates since 2019
- Keri Michelle Blanch since 2019
- Lauren Brabbs since 2025
- Mary Jane Hibbert since 2019
- Nanette Hulse since 2025
- Olwyn Elizabeth Clarke since 2018
- Pauline Florence Howe since 2019
- Peter George Ellis since 2018
- Rev Peter Alan Hancock since 2019
- Rev William Arthur Wakelin since 2018
- Roslyn Marie Leese since 2019
- Sandra Ecclestone since 2018
- Susan Elsie Elizabeth Simcoe since 2025
- Sylvia Brookes since 2019
- Timothy Sproston since 2018
- Yvonne Willett since 2019
Portfolio (6)
- Rev Kathryn Stephens Chair since 2018
- Glynis Cooper since 2018
- Howard Dobson since 2018
- Lloyd Cooke since 2018
- Peter Arthur Butterworth A.I.B. since 2018
- Stephen ROY Adams since 2020
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.
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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
- 1185146
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 26 OCT 1976
- Contact on the register
- 01782575129 · ADMIN@SWANBANK.ORG.UK
- 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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