# SHROPSHIRE & MARCHES METHODIST CIRCUIT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1139091
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 18, 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=1139091


## Contact

- **Address:** THE METHODIST CENTRE, LANSDOWNE ROAD, BAYSTON HILL, SHREWSBURY
- **Postcode:** SY3 0HZ
- **Phone:** 01743 874923
- **Email:** circuitoffice2803@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.shropshireandmarches.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 Circuit exists to encourage and support the ministry/mission of all the churches in its care. The Circuit will seek to provide resources to enable the identification, training and support of leaders and preachers, while encouraging every member to be engaged in the mission priorities of  the local congregation.

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




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Herefordshire
- Powys
- Shropshire
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £1501626 | £1049933 | £4718248 | 16 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £1626968 | £1073545 | £4243519 | 17 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £866710 | £824068 | £4491305 | 17 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £845625 | £758552 | £4139682 | 15 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £673352 | £763109 | £3808861 | 17 |



## Trustees

- **RICHARD HALL** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 3, 2013
- ADRIAN JOHN WILLIAMS
- ANN THREADGOLD — appointed Aug. 30, 2024
- Amanda Claire Cockayne — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Andrew David Dutton — appointed Nov. 11, 2016
- BARRY ROBERTS — appointed March 15, 2012
- Barbara Hallworth — appointed Sept. 1, 2017
- Barbara Wise — appointed Oct. 31, 2018
- Beryl Snow — appointed Sept. 10, 2022
- CHRISTOPHER PAUL JENNINGS — appointed Aug. 17, 2016
- Cherry Hayward — appointed July 18, 2023
- Chesworth, Revd Jonathan R
- Christine Faulkner — appointed Sept. 17, 2014
- Christopher Kennett — appointed March 6, 2015
- Claire Evans — appointed Sept. 1, 2015
- DILYS JONES — appointed Oct. 12, 2011
- DORIS ROBERTS — appointed Oct. 26, 2011
- David Barnard Gwatkin — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- David Ernest Eccleshall — appointed Sept. 1, 2010
- David Evans — appointed March 5, 2026
- David Smith — appointed May 24, 2023
- Davies, Mrs Anne — appointed Aug. 23, 2016
- Davies, Mrs Dorothy
- Deacon Carys Woodley — appointed Sept. 1, 2019
- Dutton Mr David C
- EDITH JOYCE EVANS — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- Elizabeth Ann Lewis — appointed Jan. 26, 2016
- Elizabeth Margaret Wright — appointed Nov. 30, 2018
- Elizabeth Ruth Knight — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- GILLIAN ANN CARTWRIGHT — appointed Aug. 31, 2016
- HENRY ERNEST GEORGE WHITE
- Heather Shepherd — appointed July 18, 2023
- IAN SKAIFE — appointed May 28, 2025
- JOHN BARNARD GWATKIN
- JUDITH SCHOFIELD — appointed July 18, 2023
- Jean Gwatkin — appointed Sept. 17, 2014
- Joanne Patricia Gibbon — appointed March 23, 2018
- Joyce Williams — appointed July 18, 2023
- Judith Vaughan — appointed July 28, 2024
- Keith Edlington Mr — appointed Nov. 26, 2018
- Keith Morriss — appointed April 20, 2026
- Ken Jackson — appointed Feb. 10, 2025
- LYNNE PATRICIA OWENS — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Lesley Marion Pitchford — appointed Aug. 31, 2016
- Linda Gilbride — appointed May 14, 2019
- Linda Moores — appointed Nov. 1, 2017
- Lynne Bradley — appointed Aug. 17, 2020
- MARGARET OLWEN WOOD
- MICHAEL JOHN HALLWORTH
- MISS SUE MATHEWS
- MRS HEATHER MARGARET HOLT
- MRS Jean Dorsett — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Margaret Cecilia Turner — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Margaret Wright — appointed Dec. 31, 2020
- Marian Rees — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Michael Knight — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Nicholas Heard — appointed July 18, 2023
- Norman John Brightwell — appointed Sept. 5, 2022
- Olwen Weller — appointed July 18, 2023
- PATRICIA MORRISON — appointed Nov. 8, 2011
- PAUL JOHNSON — appointed Oct. 26, 2011
- PHILIP WILLIAM HARMER BSC MRSC
- Patricia Ann Edwards — appointed Nov. 27, 2015
- Paul Burnham — appointed Nov. 17, 2020
- Phillip John Purcell — appointed Dec. 17, 2024
- ROSEMARY YVONNE KILLICK
- Rev Denise Hargreaves — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Rev FRANCES CAROLINE BISEKER
- Rev George Heinz — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Rev Graham Horsley — appointed Feb. 25, 2026
- Rev Julia Skitt — appointed Sept. 1, 2019
- Rev Neil Richardson — appointed Nov. 14, 2018
- Rev Philip Summers — appointed Aug. 31, 2024
- Rev Shalome MacNeill Cooper — appointed Sept. 11, 2017
- Rev Sheila Macinally — appointed Jan. 31, 2023
- Rev WILLIAM HUBAND MA — appointed Sept. 1, 2010
- Robert Hill — appointed July 2, 2025
- Rosemary Chrimes — appointed March 20, 2025
- Ruth Maskell — appointed Nov. 2, 2022
- SANDRA MARY LEWIS
- Sally Elisabeth Williams — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Sharon O'Connell — appointed Nov. 29, 2022
- Stephen Thomas — appointed April 22, 2022
- Susan Heard — appointed July 18, 2023
- Susan Lammie — appointed July 18, 2023
- Susan Taylor — appointed July 18, 2023
- VALERIE ANNE KNOWLES — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Valerie Jean Littlehales — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Valerie Sheehy — appointed Aug. 12, 2016
- Victoria Leighton — appointed March 8, 2023
- Vivienne Thomas — appointed April 10, 2022
- Wilford, Mrs Brenda — appointed Aug. 23, 2016
- Zena Heyes — appointed July 18, 2023