Registered charity · Blackpool
Layton Methodist Church
- 13 trustees
- Income £181k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Mark John WalmsleyChair · since 2022
- Amelia Lesley WalmsleyTrustee · since 2017
- David Roger LeachTrustee · since 2005
- Elizabeth Margaret CrookTrustee · since 2019
- Hilary HoldenTrustee · since 2023
- James Peter CrookTrustee · since 2019
- Joanne Alice WalmsleyTrustee · since 2005
- Kathryn Ellen PritchardTrustee · since 2010
- Margaret Ruth SellersTrustee · since 2005
- Marjorie Helen JepsonTrustee · since 2005
- Rev Andrew HalsteadTrustee · since 2022
- Sandra Macaulay WaddingtonTrustee · since 2016
- Susan Elaine Leach B. Ed.Trustee · since 2005
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, Disability, Religious Activities, Recreation and 1 more
- Where
- Blackpool
- Website
- www.laytonmethodist.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£181k£174k
- 2024£128k£110k
- 2023£189k£171k
Earlier years
- 2022£48k£55k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 42%. 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
5 grants · £37,448 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
- Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside · £25,315 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,183
- Cheshire Community Foundation · £2,950 (2 grants)
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Mark John Walmsley Chair since 2022
- Amelia Lesley Walmsley since 2017
- David Roger Leach since 2005
- Elizabeth Margaret Crook since 2019
- Hilary Holden since 2023
- James Peter Crook since 2019
- Joanne Alice Walmsley since 2005
- Kathryn Ellen Pritchard since 2010
- Margaret Ruth Sellers since 2005
- Marjorie Helen Jepson since 2005
- Rev Andrew Halstead since 2022
- Sandra Macaulay Waddington since 2016
- Susan Elaine Leach B. Ed. since 2005
Trustees past 6 years
- Amelia Lesley Walmsley since 2017
- David Roger Leach since 2005
- Elizabeth Margaret Crook since 2019
- James Peter Crook since 2019
- Joanne Alice Walmsley since 2005
- Kathryn Ellen Pritchard since 2010
- Margaret Ruth Sellers since 2005
- Marjorie Helen Jepson since 2005
- Sandra Macaulay Waddington since 2016
- Susan Elaine Leach B. Ed. since 2005
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Amelia Lesley Walmsley since 2017
- Elizabeth Margaret Crook since 2019
- Hilary Holden since 2023
- James Peter Crook since 2019
- Kathryn Ellen Pritchard since 2010
- Margaret Ruth Sellers since 2005
- Marjorie Helen Jepson since 2005
- Sandra Macaulay Waddington since 2016
- Susan Elaine Leach B. Ed. since 2005
Portfolio (4)
- Mark John Walmsley Chair since 2022
- David Roger Leach since 2005
- Joanne Alice Walmsley since 2005
- Rev Andrew Halstead since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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
- 1194986
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) AS AMENDED BY STATUTORY INSTRUMENT DATED 20 SEP 1932 as amended on 21 Mar 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01253310758 · info@laytonmethodist.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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