# Shrewsbury Ark

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163476
- **Other names:** SHREWSBURY CHRISTIAN CENTRE ASSOCIATION, SHREWSBURY CHRISTIAN CENTRE ASSOCIATION (CIO), The Shrewsbury Ark
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 8, 2015
- **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=1163476


## Contact

- **Address:** The Shrewsbury Ark, 32 Castle Foregate, SHREWSBURY
- **Postcode:** SY1 2EH
- **Phone:** 01743874975
- **Email:** ark@shrewsburyark.co.uk
- **Website:** www.shrewsburyark.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BY THE PROVISION OF(I)A CARE CENTRE FOR THE NEEDY;(II)WHEN APPROPRIATE, ADDITIONAL DAY AND NIGHT FACILITIES WITH THE AIM OF OFFERING PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN FOR THE NEEDY;(III)A NIGHT SHELTER FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.

**Activities:** Provision of support to homeless and vulnerable people in Shrewsbury




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £254497 | £351242 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £392757 | £329662 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £312843 | £300948 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £301861 | £234177 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £330052 | £215053 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Emily Jane Bell** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 5, 2018
- Anna Louise Waddington-Feather — appointed Nov. 8, 2017
- Craig Richard McWha — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Elizabeth Maureen Moran — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Ian Plomer Somervaille CBE RN — appointed Dec. 20, 2003
- Jonathan Norman Davies — appointed Feb. 25, 2020
- Margaret Ann Thorne — appointed July 23, 2025
- Michael Steven Henry Haffenden — appointed Dec. 8, 2021
- Richard Jenkins — appointed Nov. 2, 2022
- Thomas Rolls — appointed Feb. 25, 2026