Registered charity · Cheltenham
Bethesda Methodist Church
- 18 trustees
- Income £158k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Brian Arthur Allan GibbTrustee · since 2017
- Bridget NyeTrustee · since 2025
- Catherine Elizabeth GibbTrustee · since 2020
- Celia KiddTrustee · since 2020
- Christine Heather WisdomTrustee · since 2025
- David Brooke TerryTrustee · since 2015
- Elaine BaileyTrustee · since 2025
- Heather SparkesTrustee · since 2025
- Helen Claire DaviesTrustee · since 2020
- Helen Claire TaylorTrustee · since 2019
- Jennifer Mary RichardsTrustee · since 2019
- Joanne ReedTrustee · since 2025
- John Lee CoxTrustee · since 2020
- Keith Andrew NormanTrustee · since 2020
- Lindsay WilliamsTrustee · since 2020
- Rachel Elizabeth SimpsonTrustee · since 2020
- Rev Rachel LeatherTrustee · since 2025
- Teresa Elizabeth Llewellyn GriffithsTrustee · since 2020
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
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- wp.bethesda-church.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£158k£223k
- 2024£321k£141k
- 2023£143k£137k
Earlier years
- 2022£127k£150k
- 2021£181k£136k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. 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
1 grant · £10,000 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
- Barnwood Trust · £10,000
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.
18 trustees on the board
- Brian Arthur Allan Gibb since 2017
- Bridget Nye since 2025
- Catherine Elizabeth Gibb since 2020
- Celia Kidd since 2020
- Christine Heather Wisdom since 2025
- David Brooke Terry since 2015
- Elaine Bailey since 2025
- Helen Claire Taylor since 2019
- Heather Sparkes since 2025
- Helen Claire Davies since 2020
- Jennifer Mary Richards since 2019
- Joanne Reed since 2025
- John Lee Cox since 2020
- Keith Andrew Norman since 2020
- Lindsay Williams since 2020
- Rachel Elizabeth Simpson since 2020
- Rev Rachel Leather since 2025
- Teresa Elizabeth Llewellyn Griffiths since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Brian Arthur Allan Gibb since 2017
- Catherine Elizabeth Gibb since 2020
- Celia Kidd since 2020
- David Brooke Terry since 2015
- Helen Claire Taylor since 2019
- Helen Claire Davies since 2020
- Jennifer Mary Richards since 2019
- John Lee Cox since 2020
- Keith Andrew Norman since 2020
- Lindsay Williams since 2020
- Rachel Elizabeth Simpson since 2020
- Teresa Elizabeth Llewellyn Griffiths since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Catherine Elizabeth Gibb since 2020
- Celia Kidd since 2020
- David Brooke Terry since 2015
- Elaine Bailey since 2025
- Heather Sparkes since 2025
- Helen Claire Davies since 2020
- Jennifer Mary Richards since 2019
- Joanne Reed since 2025
- John Lee Cox since 2020
- Lindsay Williams since 2020
- Rachel Elizabeth Simpson since 2020
- Rev Rachel Leather since 2025
- Teresa Elizabeth Llewellyn Griffiths since 2020
Portfolio (5)
- Brian Arthur Allan Gibb since 2017
- Bridget Nye since 2025
- Christine Heather Wisdom since 2025
- Helen Claire Taylor since 2019
- Keith Andrew Norman 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.
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
- 1188011
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) ADOPTED 20 SEP 1932
- Contact on the register
- 01242269803 · bookings@bethesda-church.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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