# THE SOCIETY OF ST COLUMBAN FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 221594
- **Other names:** COLUMBAN FATHERS, MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST COLUMBAN, THE COLUMBAN FATHERS REGION OF BRITAIN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 26, 1963
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=221594


## Contact

- **Address:** Columban Fathers, St. Columbans, Widney Manor Road, Knowle, Solihull
- **Postcode:** B93 9AB
- **Phone:** 01564772096
- **Email:** bursar@columbans.co.uk
- **Website:** www.columbans.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SOCIETY.

**Activities:** We are a Roman Catholic missionary society which supports Christian communities and works to spread the Christian message at home and abroad. We seek to relieve poverty, promote dialogue and reconciliation between different peoples, attend to the needs of vulnerable groups, counteract the causes and adverse effects of the climate crisis and promote and protect biodiversity.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Geography

- Australia
- Burma
- Chile
- China
- Fiji
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Philippines
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- United States
- Ealing
- Solihull





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Rev John Boles** | Chair | Jan. 20, 2022 |
| REVEREND DENIS ALAN VINCENT CARTER SSC |  |  |
| Rev Patrick Aloysius O&#x27;Beirne |  | Sept. 29, 2023 |
| Rev Timothy James Mulroy |  | March 4, 2026 |



