Modern Church

Registered charity 281573 Registered since 1981

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.1y median 4y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.4y

average years in governance

8 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 9Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Agriculture 2Arts and leisure 2Education 2

Gaps to watch

Narrow spread of causes across the board

Boards that share trustees

THE Parochial Church Council OF THE Ecclesiastical Parish OF ST. Laurence, Frodsham 1 shared trustee
THE Open Theology Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

THE Parochial Church Council OF THE Ecclesiastical Parish OF ST. Laurence, Frodsham 1 shared trustee
THE Open Theology Trust 1 shared trustee
South Ruislip Christian Trust Similar size; both Religion
Witham Baptist Church Similar size; both Religion
House OF GOD Ministry Similar size; both Religion
THE Parochial Church Council OF THE Ecclesiastical Parish OF Holme-IN-Cliviger ST. John THE Divine Similar size; both Religion

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Contact

Website	www.modernchurch.org.uk
Email	office@modernchurch.org.uk
Phone	08453451909
Address	97 Court View, STONEHOUSE, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3PJ

Finances

£39,613 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£31,836	£68,053
2021	£27,383	£56,354
2022	£35,627	£77,799
2023	£39,624	£73,775
2024	£39,613	£62,691

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) THE PROMOTION OF OPEN AND CRITICAL STUDY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD; AND(B) OFFERING RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN PARISHES, INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC LIFE TO SUPPORT AN OPEN-MINDED AND THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO MATTERS OF FAITH AND RELIGION

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31ST DECEMBER 1926, AMENDED 23RD JULY 1986 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION TO CHANGE NAME 14 JULY 2010 AND BY RESOLUTION OF 14 JULY 2010 UNDER S.74D TO AMEND CONSTITUTIONAS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 30 JAN 2017

Trustees (9)

9trustees

69median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Professor Elaine Louise Grahamage 67 Chair since 2021
Anthony Graham Benington Woollard
Hugh Bryant since 2022
Joseph Samuel Priestley since 2024
Professor Adrian Thatcher since 2015
Rev Anne-Marie Caroline Kramer since 2025
Rev Diane Kutarage 58 since 2022
Rev Donald Roger Wittsage 79 since 2024
Rev Lorraine Cavanaghage 71 since 2014

Connected charities (2)

THE Open Theology Trust 1 shared trustee
THE Parochial Church Council OF THE Ecclesiastical Parish OF ST. Laurence, Frodsham 1 shared trustee

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