Registered charity · Northampton
The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust
The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust is a registered charity (number 260601) based in Northampton, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £332k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £332k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Dr Digby JamesTrustee · since 2006
- John George EllisTrustee · since 2015
- Margaret ThompsonTrustee · since 2010
- Philip BonnierTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Barbara Jean BridgesTrustee · since 2015
- Rev Christopher DampTrustee
- Rev Gwynne EvansTrustee
- Susan AustinTrustee · since 2021
- Thomas BrandTrustee · since 2018
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
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.conglib.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust (1978) Limited
- Registered
- 1970
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£332k£272k
- 2024£327k£227k
- 2023£318k£294k
Earlier years
- 2022£313k£277k
- 2021£302k£311k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(1) IN OR TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE FOR THE EDUCATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE MINISTRY IN THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EXHIBITIONS IN ANY SUCH THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE NOW IN EXISTENCE OR HEREAFTER TO BE ESTABLISHED OR FOR THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF MISSIONARIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID CONGREGATIONS CHURCHES. (2) IN OR TOWARDS THE LIQUIDATION OR REDUCTION OF DEBTS FOR THE TIME BEING CHARGED UPON OR PAYABLE OUT OF THE INCOME OF ANY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN ENGLAND OR WALES. (3) IN OR TOWARDS THE AUGMENTATION OF THE SALARY OR STIPEND OF ANY CONGREGATIONAL MINISTER OR MINISTERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. (4) IN OR TOWARDS THE BUILDING REBUILDING OR REPAIR OF ANY CHAPEL OR CHAPELS IN ENGLAND AND WALES BELONGING TO THE SAID CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES OR OF ANY SCHOOL OR RELIGIOUS OR PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION CONNECTED THEREWITH. (5) IN OR TOWARDS SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OF A RELIGIOUS LITERARY OR PHILANTHROPIC CHARACTER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPROVE AS CALCULATED IN THEIR JUDGEMENT TO PROMOTE THE BEST WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES IN ENGLAND OR WALES OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF SO THAT NO PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE APPLIED OR APPLICABLE TO ANY OBJECT FOR THE SUPPORT OR ENCOURAGEMENT OF WHICH THE USE OF THE HALL IS HEREINBEFORE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Dr Digby James since 2006
- John George Ellis since 2015
- Margaret Thompson since 2010
- Philip Bonnier since 2018
- Rev Barbara Jean Bridges since 2015
- Rev Christopher Damp
- Rev Gwynne Evans
- Susan Austin since 2021
- Thomas Brand since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Digby James since 2006
- John George Ellis since 2015
- Margaret Thompson since 2010
- Philip Bonnier since 2018
- Rev Barbara Jean Bridges since 2015
- Thomas Brand since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Dr Digby James since 2006
- Margaret Thompson since 2010
- Philip Bonnier since 2018
- Thomas Brand since 2018
Portfolio (5)
- John George Ellis since 2015
- Rev Barbara Jean Bridges since 2015
- Rev Christopher Damp
- Rev Gwynne Evans
- Susan Austin since 2021
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
- 260601
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- INDENTURE DATED 5TH JULY 1872, SCHEME OF 30TH DECEMBER 1938, AND SCHEMES OF 23RD SEPTEMBER 1969 AND 19TH MARCH 1982 AND 19TH SEPTEMBER 2001.
- Companies House
- Company number 01389165 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07754816799 · clerk.cmht@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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