# THE OTHONA COMMUNITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 277843
- **Other names:** OTHONA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** July 12, 1979
- **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=277843


## Contact

- **Address:** The Othona Community, Coast Road, Burton Bradstock, BRIDPORT, Dorset
- **Postcode:** DT6 4RN
- **Phone:** 01308897130
- **Email:** communitysecretary@othona.org
- **Website:** www.othonawestdorset.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (I) THE TRAINING OF THEOLOGICAL AND OTHER STUDENTS AND LAYMEN AND WOMEN IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRES WITH AN OECUMENICAL PURPOSE. (II) THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY CENTRES FOR LAYMEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOLUNTARY WORK STUDY WORSHIP AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO FURTHER SERVICE FOR THE WORLD WIDE CHURCH AND THE INTERGRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN VIEW WITH THE WHOLE LIFE OF MAN.

**Activities:** Othona is an open and inclusive Community rooted in the Christian tradition, drawing on other inspiration. We welcome people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds and beliefs to centres on the coasts of Essex and Dorset.Sharing in work, worship, study and play, we seek renewal and glimpses of the sacred,exploring the relationship between faith and life, learning to care for the world and its people.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £134103 | £140662 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £135682 | £112907 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £86741 | £99952 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £65792 | £72569 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £71864 | £71470 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Mark Alexander James Ringrose** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 1, 2024
- Christina Wilson — appointed July 4, 2022
- Christopher Martin Jones — appointed Nov. 19, 2022
- Daniel Charles Dutfield — appointed March 1, 2021
- Jane Daphne Pearse — appointed June 28, 2023
- Maria Freeman — appointed Feb. 14, 2025
- Marie Martin — appointed Nov. 14, 2025
- Michael David Hunt — appointed March 1, 2021
- Paul Geoffrey Simon — appointed April 1, 2026
- Stephen William Barnes — appointed Sept. 26, 2020