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Bench Outreach

Bench Outreach, Crisis Recovery UK, Full Gospel Recovery International

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1077933
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 26, 1999
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Worldwide

Address

Address
14 NEW KING STREET
DEPTFORD
LONDON
SE8 3HS

Activities

Our aim is to help vulnerable people overcome drug and alcohol dependence, find decent homes and lead lives that have meaning and purpose. We offer an inclusive, confidential, non-judgemental service founded on equality, diversity and the sanctity of life. We work with people to find and sustain accommodation and support them to access treatment for drug, alcohol and mental health problems.

Objects: A) To Advance The Christian Faith In The United Kingdom And Elsewhere In The World As The Directors Of The Charity (Herein Called "The Trustees") May From Time To Time Think Fit;b) To Relieve Persons Who Are In Conditions Of Need Or Hardship Or Who Are Aged Or Sick Or Who Are Homeless And To Relieve The Distress Caused Thereby In The United Kingdom And Elsewhere In The World As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit;c) To Advance Education In Accordance With Christian Principles By Such Means As The Trustees May Consider Appropriate Including By Means Of Establishing And Operating Any Educational Establishment Or Establishments In The United Kingdom And Elsewhere In The World As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit; D) To Promote The Rehabilitation Of Persons Affected By Drugs, Alcohol And Other Substance Addiction And Abuse In The United Kingdom And Elsewhere In The World As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit;e) To Relieve Persons Who Are Experiencing Mental Or Emotional Suffering And To Relieve The Distress Associated Therewith In The United Kingdom And Elsewhere In The World As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit;f) To Advance The Provision Of Training And The Development Of Skills For Employment For Those In Financial And Economic Need In The United Kingdom And Elsewhere In The World As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit;g) To Promote And Fulfil Such Other Charitable Purposes Beneficial To The Community In The United Kingdom And Elsewhere In The World As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Greenwich, Lewisham

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
June 30, 2025 £612,159 £626,292 £159,436 13
June 30, 2024 £554,302 £587,531 £173,569 16
June 30, 2023 £524,898 £707,311 £206,798 20
June 30, 2022 £629,259 £668,870 £389,211 19
June 30, 2021 £668,463 £528,500 £428,822 15

Trustees

Name Appointed
Paul Michael Chapman (Chair) June 2, 2013
Charles Richard Thomson Dec. 1, 2025
Errol Chambers April 1, 2011
Sarah Cruickshank July 7, 2025