The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Church Communities UK

Registered charity 229226 Registered since 1963

Operates: East Sussex, Kent, Germany, Austria

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Board DNA

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5
trustees on the board
4.3y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
10.1y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
5
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

Commercial experience

Tech and media 5Business services 2Manufacturing 2

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Contact

Websitewww.churchcommunities.org.uk
Emailinfo@ccimail.co.uk
Phone01580883300
AddressDARVELL, BRIGHTLING ROAD, ROBERTSBRIDGE, TN32 5DR

Finances

£28,524,636 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£19,460,925£21,535,079
2022£30,437,397£24,482,276
2023£26,524,435£26,756,194
2024£28,831,365£25,050,624
2025£28,524,636£29,705,519

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious Activities

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

The Company is established to advance the Christian faith, and to promote the moral and spiritual welfare of the general public in accordance with the principles set out in Foundations and for the public benefit, in such manner as is exclusively charitable pursuant to English charity law, in particular but not exclusively by: 4.1 advancing the vocation of Christian church community described in Foundations and inspired by the early Christian community described in The Acts of the Apostles 2:44-45 and 4:32-35, as a witness to the world and in service of humanity;4.2 establishing, supporting and maintaining Bruderhof church communities that are open to all people, thus enabling their participants to devote themselves to the service of Jesus Christ and the proclamation of the gospel through a shared life of worship, mission, common work, education and family life, recognising that productive labour is a vital aspect of church community life and is, in this context, a religious activity that advances the message of the Christian gospel;4.3 relieving poverty, advancing education, and supporting the principles and practice of the Christian faith in relation to peace, justice, reconciliation and non-violence; and4.4 furthering the purposes of the Bruderhof throughout the world insofar as they are exclusively charitable under English law.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11TH JUNE 1948 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 3RD APRIL 1978, 11TH OCTOBER 1985, 14TH MARCH 1995, 22ND FEBRUARY 2002 AND 23RD APRIL 2007 as amended on 19 Jan 2022 as amended on 23 Aug 2023

Trustees (5)

5trustees
45median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Church Communities UK · 00455366 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 11/06/1948

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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