# THE SOCIETY FOR ECUMENICAL STUDIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1096515
- **Other names:** S.E.S., S.F.E.S.
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 14, 2003
- **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=1096515


## Contact

- **Address:** 31 LYNTON ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W3 9HL
- **Phone:** 07862712099
- **Email:** AMPettman@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.ecumenicalstudies.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY FOSTERING AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE THE CHRISTIAN ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT, IN A WAY THAT COMBINES PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL, INTERNATIONAL AND INTER-FAITH FIELDS WITH THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION AND EXPLORATION IN REGARD TO DIVISIONS BETWEEN CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OCCASIONS AND REGULAR FORUM WITHIN WHICH PERSONS AND GROUPS OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, GENERATIONS, RACES AND THEOLOGICAL CONVICTIONS CAN MEET FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, FOR DISCUSSION AND TO WORK TOGETHER ON STUDY PROJECTS, WHERE APPROPRIATE IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER GROUPS OR AGENCIES.

**Activities:** Conferences, meetings, seminars and collaborations with other ecumenical charities, educational institutions and Church bodies to study and promote the movement towards Christian unity

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £2296 | £2137 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £860 | £977 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1687 | £1700 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1959 | £1431 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1998 | £733 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andy Pettman — appointed Feb. 22, 2017
- Dr Racheal Omotolarin Adebayo — appointed May 24, 2021
- Father Dragos Cezar Herescu — appointed Oct. 9, 2024
- Major Robert Paul Hilditch — appointed Oct. 13, 2022
- Rev Alison Ruth Evans — appointed July 17, 2019
- Rev Charles Callan Slipper — appointed Feb. 7, 2023
- Rev Jason Iain McCullagh — appointed April 9, 2025