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Registered charity (CIO) · Swindon

The Armed Forces' Christian Union (Afcu)

The Armed Forces' Christian Union (Afcu) is a registered charity (number 1193977) based in Swindon, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Simon Harris since 2021. Latest income £447k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Afcu (Charity Commission)

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £447k (2024)
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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
Religious Activities, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.afcu.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£447k£331k
  • 2023£318k£371k
  • 2022£262k£302k
Earlier years
  • 2021£206k£201k

Income trend, 2021 to 2024.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE AFCU ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (ON AN INTERDENOMINATIONAL BASIS) AND THE KINGDOM OF JESUS CHRIST IN AND THROUGH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND(B) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN.

Grants received

2 grants · £23,650 total

360Giving 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

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.

10 trustees on the board

3.6y median 3.5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
3.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency 10Religious Activities 10

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£447k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1193977
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Mar 2021
Contact on the register
+4401793783123 · office@afcu.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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