# BENCH OUTREACH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1077933
- **Other names:** BENCH OUTREACH, CRISIS RECOVERY UK, FULL GOSPEL RECOVERY INTERNATIONAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 26, 1999
- **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=1077933


## Contact

- **Address:** 14 NEW KING STREET, DEPTFORD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE8 3HS
- **Phone:** 02086947740
- **Email:** admin@benchoutreach.com
- **Website:** www.benchoutreach.com



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## 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

- Greenwich
- Lewisham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £612159 | £626292 | £159436 | 13 |
| June 30, 2024 | £554302 | £587531 | £173569 | 16 |
| June 30, 2023 | £524898 | £707311 | £206798 | 20 |
| June 30, 2022 | £629259 | £668870 | £389211 | 19 |
| June 30, 2021 | £668463 | £528500 | £428822 | 15 |



## Trustees

- **PAUL MICHAEL CHAPMAN** (Chair) — appointed June 2, 2013
- Charles Richard Thomson — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- ERROL CHAMBERS — appointed April 1, 2011
- Sarah Cruickshank — appointed July 7, 2025