Registered charity (CIO) · Derby
Welcome Churches
- 10 trustees
- Income £406k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alex JonesChair · since 2020
- Ali SaeeTrustee · since 2023
- Andrew David SmithTrustee · since 2025
- Elinor GageTrustee · since 2024
- George HaddadTrustee · since 2021
- Hannah BaynesTrustee · since 2025
- Jonathan DysonTrustee · since 2021
- Marion Doris KnellTrustee · since 2018
- Nathaniel JenningsTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah LinnTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England, Belgium, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.welcomechurches.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£406k£384k
- 2024£388k£602k
- 2023£473k£923k
Earlier years
- 2022£1.3m£501k
- 2021£200k£134k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 20%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION; AND2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Grants received
6 grants · £699,136 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
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · £639,886 (3 grants)
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government · £58,750 (2 grants)
- Woodward Charitable Trust · £500
Most recent
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Alex Jones Chair since 2020
- Ali Saee since 2023
- Andrew David Smith since 2025
- Elinor Gage since 2024
- George Haddad since 2021
- Hannah Baynes since 2025
- Jonathan Dyson since 2021
- Marion Doris Knell since 2018
- Nathaniel Jennings since 2023
- Sarah Linn since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Marion Doris Knell since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Alex Jones Chair since 2020
- Ali Saee since 2023
- Elinor Gage since 2024
- George Haddad since 2021
- Hannah Baynes since 2025
- Marion Doris Knell since 2018
- Nathaniel Jennings since 2023
- Sarah Linn since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Andrew David Smith since 2025
- Jonathan Dyson since 2021
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
- 1177344
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Feb 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01332498041 · info@welcomechurches.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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