Registered charity · Suffolk
Friends of the Church in India
2. ObjectivesThe promotion of the Christian Religion at a local level in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland by:- Encouraging interest in the life, work and mission of the Churches of India, with special reference to their experience of organic...
- 6 trustees
- Income £4k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.f-c-i.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1994
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£4k£7k
- 2023£5k£6k
- 2022£2k£6k
Earlier years
- 2021£4k£4k
- 2020£2k£2k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
2. ObjectivesThe promotion of the Christian Religion at a local level in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland by:- Encouraging interest in the life, work and mission of the Churches of India, with special reference to their experience of organic union.- Facilitating understanding of the political, economic and social context of the Indian Churches’ ministry and mission.- Making the Public Benefit of a contribution to, and an encouragement of, the Ecumenical Movement in the United Kingdom.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Sheila Avril Norris Chair since 2024
- Manoharan Samraj since 2018
- Rev Adrian Raymond Watkins since 2014
- Rev Matthew Steel Bicket since 2020
- Selvan Enoch Jebasingh since 2024
- Sumanth Bommarthi since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Manoharan Samraj since 2018
- Rev Adrian Raymond Watkins since 2014
- Sumanth Bommarthi since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Sheila Avril Norris Chair since 2024
- Manoharan Samraj since 2018
- Rev Adrian Raymond Watkins since 2014
- Rev Matthew Steel Bicket since 2020
- Selvan Enoch Jebasingh since 2024
- Sumanth Bommarthi since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1042850
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 OCTOBER 1994 AS AMENDED ON 26 MAY 1999 AND 4 OCTOBER 2008. as amended on 24 May 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01449 541972 · membership.fci@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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