# THE OTHONA COMMUNITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154204
- **Other names:** OTHONA COMMUNITY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 15, 2013
- **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=1154204


## Contact

- **Address:** The Othona Community, Coast Road, Burton Bradstock, BRIDPORT, Dorset
- **Postcode:** DT6 4RN
- **Phone:** 01621776564
- **Email:** communitysecretary@othona.org
- **Website:** www.othonaessex.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF RETREATS AND OTHER EDUCATIVE ACTIVITIES.2. THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.

**Activities:** Othona is an open and inclusive community rooted in the Christian tradition, drawing on other inspirations. We welcome people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds and beliefs, to Centres on the coasts of Essex and Dorset, sharing work, worship, study and play. We seek glimpses of the sacred, exploring relationships between faith and life, and learning to care for the world and its people.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £453708 | £441012 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £398704 | £361026 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £386071 | £328143 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £300395 | £278065 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £224619 | £204918 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Mark Alexander James Ringrose** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 1, 2024
- Christina Wilson — appointed July 4, 2022
- Christopher Martin Jones — appointed Nov. 19, 2022
- Daniel Charles Dutfield — appointed March 1, 2021
- Jane Daphne Pearse — appointed June 28, 2023
- Maria Freeman — appointed Feb. 14, 2025
- Marie Martin — appointed Nov. 14, 2025
- Michael  David Hunt — appointed March 1, 2021
- Paul Geoffrey Simon — appointed April 1, 2026
- Stephen William Barnes — appointed Sept. 26, 2020