# WELCOME CHURCHES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177344
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 27, 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=1177344


## Contact

- **Address:** BRIDGE HOUSE, THE RIVERSIDE CENTRE, RIVERSIDE COURT, DERBY
- **Postcode:** DE24 8HY
- **Phone:** 01332498041
- **Email:** info@welcomechurches.org
- **Website:** www.welcomechurches.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION; AND2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

**Activities:** Educate churches and other partners about the need to welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers arriving in their communities.Provide training, resources and ongoing support churches to effectively welcome and support theintegration of refugees and asylum seekers.Network and link together churches across the UK who are welcoming refugees.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Belgium
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £405526 | £384180 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £388464 | £601885 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £472558 | £922839 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £1332721 | £501000 | £930661 | 10 |
| March 31, 2021 | £199790 | £133604 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MARION DORIS KNELL** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 28, 2018
- Alex Jones — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- Ali Saee — appointed Oct. 4, 2023
- Andrew David Smith — appointed March 19, 2025
- Elinor Gage — appointed Oct. 9, 2024
- George Haddad — appointed Dec. 8, 2021
- Hannah Baynes — appointed June 27, 2025
- Jonathan Dyson — appointed Dec. 8, 2021
- Nathaniel Jennings — appointed Oct. 4, 2023
- Sarah Linn — appointed June 27, 2025