# EAST CHESHIRE UNION OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 234359
- **Other names:** EAST CHESHIRE UNION (ECU)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 2, 1964
- **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=234359


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 Knott Lane, Gee Cross, Hyde
- **Postcode:** SK14 5HZ
- **Phone:** 07779518307
- **Website:** http://www.ukunitarians.org.uk/eastcheshireunion/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE SPREAD OF LIBERAL THEOLOGY AND THE GROWTH OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE BY ESTABLISHING AND NURTURING CONGREGATIONS AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

**Activities:** Promoting the spread of liberal theology and the growth of the Christian life by establishing and nurturing congregations and Sunday Schools in and around East Cheshire (the historic county) which today is mainly Tameside and Staffordshire by providing practical support and advice and grant assistance to the member congregations.

**Area of benefit:** EAST CHESHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Staffordshire
- Tameside



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £20382 | £11672 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £19240 | £16417 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £24194 | £36540 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £12370 | £22070 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £19038 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- CAROL  ANN REDFERN — appointed July 18, 2019
- Claire Louise Ayres — appointed May 17, 2017
- Eric Geoffrey Durber — appointed July 18, 2019
- KEVIN LOWE — appointed March 30, 2022
- Kenneth Howard — appointed May 17, 2017
- Margaret Barber — appointed Oct. 19, 2023
- PATRICIA ANN WINTERBOTTOM — appointed May 17, 2017
- REV ANDREW R PARKER
- Rev Andrew Robert Parker — appointed May 17, 2017
- SYLVIA COOKE — appointed May 17, 2017
- Susan Shaw — appointed Oct. 19, 2023
- Wendy Maher — appointed June 20, 2024