Registered charity · Essex
Churches Together in Essex and East London
- 15 trustees
- Income £37k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Rev Claire Louise BlatchfordChair · since 2024
- David BarehamTrustee · since 2021
- Major Howard William RussellTrustee · since 2022
- Mark BarfordTrustee · since 2021
- Philip NortonTrustee · since 2024
- REV David ChapmanTrustee · since 2016
- Rev George WattTrustee · since 2021
- Rev Jongikaya ZihleTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Lucy WrightTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Lynne CullensTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Lythan Elisabeth NevardTrustee · since 2021
- Rt Revd Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-DehqaniTrustee · since 2021
- Rt. Rev. Roger MorrisTrustee · since 2014
- The Right Reverend Alan Williams SMTrustee · since 2014
- The Rt. Rev, Adam AtkinsonTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Barking And Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and more
- Website
- www.cteel.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£37k£43k
- 2024£34k£30k
- 2023£10k£29k
Earlier years
- 2022£18k£33k
- 2021£30k£24k
Charitable objects
A) TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN ESSEX AND EAST LONDON BY THEADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS, AND THEADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TOTHE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL SEEK TO FURTHER THESE OBJECTS BY:= FACILITATING COMMON WITNESS TO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE CHURCHES;= PROVIDING MEANS OF CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE CHURCHES;= WORKING IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER ECUMENICAL BODIES.
Board analysis for researchers
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.
15 trustees on the board
- Rev Claire Louise Blatchford Chair since 2024
- David Bareham since 2021
- Major Howard William Russell since 2022
- Mark Barford since 2021
- Philip Norton since 2024
- REV David Chapman since 2016
- Rev George Watt since 2021
- Rev Jongikaya Zihle since 2019
- Rev Lucy Wright since 2024
- Rev Lynne Cullens since 2022
- Rev Lythan Elisabeth Nevard since 2021
- Rt Revd Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani since 2021
- Rt. Rev. Roger Morris since 2014
- The Right Reverend Alan Williams SM since 2014
- The Rt. Rev, Adam Atkinson since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- REV David Chapman since 2016
- Rev Jongikaya Zihle since 2019
- Rt. Rev. Roger Morris since 2014
- The Right Reverend Alan Williams SM since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Rev Claire Louise Blatchford Chair since 2024
- Major Howard William Russell since 2022
- Mark Barford since 2021
- Philip Norton since 2024
- Rev Lucy Wright since 2024
- Rev Lynne Cullens since 2022
- Rev Lythan Elisabeth Nevard since 2021
- The Rt. Rev, Adam Atkinson since 2024
Portfolio (7)
- David Bareham since 2021
- REV David Chapman since 2016
- Rev George Watt since 2021
- Rev Jongikaya Zihle since 2019
- Rt Revd Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani since 2021
- Rt. Rev. Roger Morris since 2014
- The Right Reverend Alan Williams SM since 2014
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.
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1130217
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28 MARCH 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 30 APRIL 2009
- Contact on the register
- 07943873663 · ecumenicalofficer@cteel.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 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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