# THE EDENBRIDGE ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES (KNOWN AS THE EDENBRIDGE CHURCHES IN COVENANT)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 253662
- **Other names:** THE ARK, THE EDENBRIDGE ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES, EDENBRIDGE CHURCHES IN COVENANT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 26, 1967
- **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=253662


## Contact

- **Address:** 76 HEVER ROAD, EDENBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** TN8 5DJ
- **Phone:** 07964 690323
- **Email:** dave.white@gcceden.org



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE QUEST FOR GREATER SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE PEOPLES OF THE CHURCHES WITHIN THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BOTH IN WORK AND IN WORSHIP.

**Activities:** Joint acts of Christian worship, witness, and prayer.Groups for study and teaching of the Christian faith.Support and encouragement for activities for the welfare and well-being of the local community, including BRIDGES (a community drop-in centre), the Eden Christian Trust (working among young people), the Edenbridge Parish Nurse, a local foodbank, and the Edenbridge Fairtrade initiative.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £295 | £458 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £475 | £358 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £1334 | £782 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £939 | £19546 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £20354 | £19479 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DAVID WHITE** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 19, 2016
- Anthony Shipwright — appointed Oct. 1, 2009
- Bernard John Oldfield — appointed Nov. 20, 2017
- DAVID CHRISTOPHER WIDDRINGTON STAFFORD — appointed Nov. 16, 2020
- Dianne Mary McLachlan — appointed Sept. 18, 2025
- Elizabeth Emma Jonas — appointed Nov. 18, 2015
- Elizabeth Richmond — appointed Sept. 22, 2021
- Hilary June Morgan — appointed Nov. 6, 2013
- Jean Mary Gibbons — appointed Nov. 28, 2016
- Julia Mizen — appointed Sept. 21, 2023
- Mary Perrett — appointed Nov. 6, 2013
- NIcola Mary Talbot — appointed Feb. 11, 2021
- Rev Simon Braid — appointed Feb. 11, 2021
- Simon John Morrison — appointed Feb. 11, 2021
- Valerie Bantin — appointed Sept. 22, 2021