# THE DEPTFORD RAGGED TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177319
- **Other names:** THE BEAR CHURCH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 26, 2018
- **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=1177319


## Contact

- **Address:** THE BEAR CHURCH, SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN CENTRE, FRANKHAM STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE8 4RN
- **Phone:** 02086926480
- **Email:** info@thebear.tv
- **Website:** www.thebear.tv



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND MISSION IN AND AROUND DEPTFORD IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, AND ALSO ELSEWHERE IN LONDON, THE UK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS, HOMELESSNESS AND SICKNESS IN DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND ALSO ELSEWHERE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.3 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, AND TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS;4 TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND ALSO ACROSS LONDON AND ELSEWHERE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.

**Activities:** BEAR CHURCH (ENGLISH CLASSES, MEALS FOR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN DEPTFORD, PLACE OF WORSHIP)BEAR CUBS FOR PARENTS AND TODDLERSDEPTFORD RAGGED TRUST ARCHIVE/EDUCATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bromley
- Greenwich
- Lewisham
- Southwark



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £349185 | £261482 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £632744 | £247425 | £1785540 | 9 |
| March 31, 2023 | £826013 | £301419 | £1400221 | 12 |
| March 31, 2022 | £281644 | £252726 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £244839 | £243677 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MR H STICKLAND** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2018
- Chinemerem McDonald Mrs — appointed Oct. 6, 2025
- DR R THOMAS — appointed April 1, 2018
- Katy Nyman — appointed Feb. 27, 2024
- Michelle Powell — appointed Oct. 6, 2025
- Philippe Albert Granger — appointed June 4, 2024