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Bench Outreach
Bench Outreach is a registered charity (number 1077933) based in London, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Paul Michael Chapman since 2013. Latest income £612k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £612k (2025)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing and 1 more
- Where
- Greenwich, Lewisham
- Website
- www.benchoutreach.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Bench Outreach
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£612k£626k
- 2024£554k£588k
- 2023£525k£707k
Earlier years
- 2022£629k£669k
- 2021£668k£529k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 44%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK OR WHO ARE HOMELESS AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; D) TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCE ADDICTION AND ABUSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;E) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL SUFFERING AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;F) TO ADVANCE THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR THOSE IN FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;G) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Grants received
21 grants · £1,936,348 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 National Lottery Community Fund · £849,118 (6 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £684,230 (5 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £157,000 (3 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £150,000 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £60,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Paul Michael Chapman Chair since 2013
- Charles Richard Thomson since 2025
- Errol Chambers since 2011
- Sarah Cruickshank since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Paul Michael Chapman Chair since 2013
- Errol Chambers since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Paul Michael Chapman Chair since 2013
- Charles Richard Thomson since 2025
- Errol Chambers since 2011
- Sarah Cruickshank since 2025
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
3.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 6.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1077933
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/04/1999AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/04/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 NOV 2015
- Companies House
- Company number 03751509 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02086947740 · admin@benchoutreach.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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