# CHURCHES' LEGISLATION ADVISORY SERVICE (CLAS)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 256303
- **Other names:** THE CHURCHES MAIN COMMITTEE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 27, 1968
- **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=256303


## Contact

- **Address:** 140-148 Borough High Street, London
- **Postcode:** SE1 1LB
- **Phone:** 02072221265
- **Email:** info@clas.org.uk
- **Website:** www.clas.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF ITS MEMBERS BY PROMOTING THEIR COMMON INTERESTS IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE DELIVERY OF THEIR WORK.

**Activities:** Advancing the charitable work of the churches by furthering their common interest in secular matters relating to their work other than educational work.  Acting as a liaison body between the churches and Government.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £80605 | £88894 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £79456 | £85155 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £85105 | £84241 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £87179 | £82930 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £84896 | £85530 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Joanne Mary Anderton — appointed May 21, 2024
- Mary Macleod — appointed June 12, 2019
- Memuna Levan-Harris — appointed Sept. 19, 2019
- RICHARD CHAPMAN — appointed July 23, 2013
- Rev DAVID STUART WALKER — appointed Feb. 1, 2025
- Rev John Stanley Kenneth Arnold — appointed June 4, 2024
- Rev Paul Rochester — appointed June 9, 2016