# THE NEWCASTLE CENTRAL AND EAST CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1134265
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 11, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1134265


## Contact

- **Address:** BRUNSWICK METHODIST CHURCH, BRUNSWICK PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- **Postcode:** NE1 7BJ
- **Phone:** 01912321692
- **Email:** circuitoffice@brunswickmethodist.org.uk
- **Website:** www.newcastlecentralmethodist.org.uk



## Activities

**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 SUBSIDIARY 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.

**Activities:** The Methodist Church was created after John Wesley's conversion on 24/5/1738. The calling of the Methodist Church is:Worship, to increase awareness of God's presence and celebrate God's loveLearning and caring, to help people to grow and learn as ChristiansService, to be a good neighbour to people in need and challenge injusticeEvangelism, we make more followers of Jesus Christ.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Durham
- Gateshead
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £790303 | £763238 | £2336680 | 11 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £795979 | £727786 | £2308156 | 11 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £818704 | £636116 | £1977702 | 11 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £706328 | £811362 | £1827319 | 14 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £1808740 | £641639 | £1931037 | 14 |



## Trustees

- **Rev Alison Mary Wilkinson BA MEd MA** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2016
- ALAN BARKER — appointed May 15, 2000
- Adam John Wilkinson — appointed Feb. 27, 2020
- Alan Nicholson ACIB — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Audrey Ilderton
- Benjamin Spence — appointed Oct. 19, 2025
- CAROLE LESLEY EKE JP, BEd — appointed Sept. 23, 2014
- CAROLYN HALL — appointed Aug. 31, 2021
- Chi Keung Ricky lai FCCA — appointed May 31, 2023
- Christine Carroll — appointed Sept. 9, 2025
- DAVID ALEXANDER STABLER ACIB CeMap — appointed May 1, 1980
- David Lowry — appointed Jan. 23, 2020
- Deacon William David Topping MA — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Dr Hazel Joan Nelson MRCGP — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Fat Tai Li — appointed Jan. 4, 2026
- Fung Yee Jacqueline Shuen MD — appointed March 3, 2021
- Howard Joseph Chapman BEd ACG — appointed Sept. 1, 2013
- Ivy Leung — appointed May 1, 2014
- JANET ANDERSON — appointed March 12, 1999
- JOAN CHRISTINE KELSALL TEACH Cert
- James Andrew Buchan MEng — appointed March 13, 2024
- Jane Atherton — appointed Jan. 28, 2020
- Jill Henderson — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Joshua Paul Simpson — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Ka Fu Poon — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Keith Andrew Jones BSc PGCE — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Keith Ian Gilfillan JP — appointed Sept. 23, 2014
- Keith Stewart — appointed Sept. 1, 2017
- Margaret Elizabeth Graham — appointed Sept. 1, 2015
- Margaret Harrison TQ cert — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Mark John Burdon BA — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Michael Stephen Ball MA — appointed Jan. 19, 2020
- Natasha Aimee Downs BA — appointed March 13, 2024
- PETER HENRY MARTIN
- Pauline Newman — appointed May 11, 2025
- REV Kathryn Margaret Reader B Ed BA — appointed Sept. 1, 2012
- ROGER PICKARD BSc — appointed Sept. 1, 2016
- Rachel Taglione — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Rev Helen White BEd BA — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Rev Julie Mooney — appointed Sept. 19, 2016
- Rev Malcolm Alexander Newman — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Rev Marie Attwood — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Rev Paul David Cleever-Thorpe BA — appointed Sept. 1, 2017
- Revd Professor David Adam Wilkinson BSc PhD MA — appointed Sept. 1, 2017
- SUE WALKER — appointed Oct. 12, 2009
- Susan E C Johnson — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- TIMOTHY FLETCHER ROGERS MSc
- Tin Ching Kwok BA — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- WILLIAM FRANK FILMER