# Third Order, Society of Saint Francis

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1064356
- **Other names:** THE THIRD ORDER OF THE SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 11, 1997
- **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=1064356


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 LOWFIELD ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING
- **Postcode:** RG4 6PA
- **Phone:** 0118 947 0258
- **Email:** provsec@tssf.org.uk
- **Website:** http://tssf.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF THOSE WHO ACCEPT CHRIST AS THEIR LORD AND MASTER, ARE DEDICATED TO HIM IN BODY AND SPIRIT, WITH A DESIRE TO FULFIL THE THREE AIMS OF THE ORDER: TO MAKE OUR LORD KNOWN AND LOVED EVERYWHERE, TO SPREAD A SPIRIT OF LOVE AND HARMONY, AND TO LIVE SIMPLY

**Activities:** The European Province of the Third Order, through groups, organises activities and publications, which reflect aspects of Franciscan Spirituality. The Province also seeks to sponsor educational opportunities for individuals from deprived parts of the Order to enable lay or ordained individuals to increase their own Franciscan knowledge which may then be shared with their home communities.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Akrotiri
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cape Verde
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dhekelia
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle Of Man
- Italy
- Jersey
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Svalbard And Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £157729 | £171421 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £128020 | £144660 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £130796 | £125688 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £191264 | £87966 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £117549 | £117065 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew Michael Harris — appointed Feb. 19, 2026
- Anne Josephine Lindley — appointed Oct. 29, 2020
- Denise Hilary Fellows Easteal — appointed Oct. 24, 2022
- Elaine Jenkinson — appointed Feb. 19, 2026
- Julie Patricia Ann Barrett — appointed Oct. 18, 2025
- Millicent Dews — appointed Feb. 13, 2025
- Rev ALAN RONALD WILLIAMS — appointed Feb. 13, 2025
- Rev Christopher John Wren — appointed Oct. 18, 2025
- Robert Stephen Dimmick — appointed Aug. 11, 2022
- Sian Yates — appointed Feb. 18, 2023