Registered charity · Buckinghamshire
Embrace the Middle East
Inspired by the compassionate ministry of Christ, to work with, support and raise awareness of local Christians in the lands of the Bible as they seek to improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people, with an emphasis on healthcare,...
- 11 trustees
- Income £6.2m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- William John Clyde Mitchell OBEChair · since 2019
- Benjamin William Edward MorganTrustee · since 2018
- Janet Bow BoltonTrustee · since 2025
- Katharine Lucy Von SchubertTrustee · since 2020
- Katherine May HodkinsonTrustee · since 2020
- Kristiina WellsTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Dr Canon James Douglas Thomas HawkeyTrustee · since 2020
- Rev Iain OsborneTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Joshua Lloyd HarrisTrustee · since 2022
- Sara Elizabeth ConnellTrustee · since 2025
- Victoria Jane SmithTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 4 more
- Where
- Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and more
- Website
- www.embraceme.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Embrace the Middle East
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£6.2m£5.2m
- 2024£5.8m£4.9m
- 2023£4.6m£4.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£3.8m£4.6m
- 2021£4.4m£4.8m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
Inspired by the compassionate ministry of Christ, to work with, support and raise awareness of local Christians in the lands of the Bible as they seek to improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people, with an emphasis on healthcare, disability, education and community development
Grants received
4 grants · £40,600 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Jerusalem Trust · £40,000
- Quartet Community Foundation · £600 (3 grants)
Most recent
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.
11 trustees on the board
- William John Clyde Mitchell OBE Chair since 2019
- Benjamin William Edward Morgan since 2018
- Janet Bow Bolton since 2025
- Katharine Lucy Von Schubert since 2020
- Katherine May Hodkinson since 2020
- Kristiina Wells since 2024
- Rev Dr Canon James Douglas Thomas Hawkey since 2020
- Rev Iain Osborne since 2024
- Rev Joshua Lloyd Harris since 2022
- Sara Elizabeth Connell since 2025
- Victoria Jane Smith since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- William John Clyde Mitchell OBE Chair since 2019
- Benjamin William Edward Morgan since 2018
- Katharine Lucy Von Schubert since 2020
- Katherine May Hodkinson since 2020
- Rev Dr Canon James Douglas Thomas Hawkey since 2020
- Victoria Jane Smith since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- William John Clyde Mitchell OBE Chair since 2019
- Benjamin William Edward Morgan since 2018
- Janet Bow Bolton since 2025
- Kristiina Wells since 2024
- Rev Iain Osborne since 2024
- Sara Elizabeth Connell since 2025
- Victoria Jane Smith since 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Katharine Lucy Von Schubert since 2020
- Katherine May Hodkinson since 2020
- Rev Dr Canon James Douglas Thomas Hawkey since 2020
- Rev Joshua Lloyd Harris since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
6.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 7.5 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1076329
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/02/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/12/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/10/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13/07/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/06/2015 as amended on 09 Oct 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 03706037 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01494897950 · info@embraceme.org
- 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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