# THE CHURCH ARMY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 226226
- **Other names:** CHURCH ARMY, PORTMAN HOUSE TRUST, THE MARYLEBONE PROJECT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 23, 1963
- **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=226226


## Contact

- **Address:** Block 5 Level 7, Pennine Five Campus, 41 Silver Street Head, SHEFFIELD
- **Postcode:** S1 2DD
- **Phone:** 03001232113
- **Email:** robin.webb@churcharmy.org
- **Website:** www.churcharmy.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO BRING PEOPLE TO A PERSONAL FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST BY (A) PROVIDING TRAINED EVANGELISTS AND LAY AGENTS TO ASSIST THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION,  (B) PREACHING THE NEED OF CONVERSION, HOLINESS OF LIFE AND CHURCH MEMBERSHIP, (C) RELIEVING POVERTY AND DISTRESS

**Activities:** We are a mission-focused community of people transforming lives and neighbourhoods through the work of evangelists, staff and volunteers. We are committed to sharing the Christian faith through words and action in a variety of contexts across the British Isles and Ireland. Our evangelists and staff work beyond church buildings among some of the most broken, rejected and hurting people in society.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £7144000 | £11093000 | £16215000 | 181 |
| March 31, 2024 | £7284000 | £11147000 | £21686000 | 194 |
| March 31, 2023 | £6117000 | £10024000 | £25572000 | 205 |
| March 31, 2022 | £6373000 | £8722000 | £30010000 | 215 |
| March 31, 2021 | £6348000 | £7627000 | £29516000 | 178 |



## Trustees

- **Rt Revd Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 7, 2020
- Amy Hayes — appointed Nov. 22, 2023
- Captain Andrew Payne CA — appointed Nov. 11, 2020
- Dr Solomon Osagie — appointed Jan. 18, 2023
- John David Whitfield MA ACA — appointed June 14, 2016
- Karen Webb — appointed Jan. 18, 2023
- Mark Kerry Preston — appointed Oct. 5, 2023
- Matthew George Barlow — appointed Nov. 5, 2024
- Patricia Russell — appointed Jan. 18, 2023
- Ravi Gidoomal — appointed Jan. 18, 2023
- Rev Karen West — appointed March 19, 2021
- Rev Malayil Lukose Varghese Muthalaly — appointed Nov. 22, 2023
- Rt Rev Andrew James Forster — appointed Nov. 28, 2024