The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Deptford Ragged Trust

Registered charity 1177319 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark

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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

3.7y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 1Economic/community Development/employment 1General Charitable Purposes 1Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 1

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Contact

Websitewww.thebear.tv
Emailinfo@thebear.tv
Phone02086926480
AddressTHE BEAR CHURCH, SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN CENTRE, FRANKHAM STREET, LONDON, SE8 4RN

Finances

£349,185 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£244,839£243,677
2022£281,644£252,726
2023£826,013£301,419
2024£632,744£247,425
2025£349,185£261,482

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

1 TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND MISSION IN AND AROUND DEPTFORD IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, AND ALSO ELSEWHERE IN LONDON, THE UK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS, HOMELESSNESS AND SICKNESS IN DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND ALSO ELSEWHERE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.3 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, AND TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS;4 TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF DEPTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND ALSO ACROSS LONDON AND ELSEWHERE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Feb 2018

Trustees (6)

6trustees
70median age
1aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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