THE AREOPAGUS TRUST

Registered charity 1020468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To mentor, train,and encourage public-facing Christian leaders who seem to be presented with both the toughest challenges and the greatest opportunities for witness and influence. The focus is on pastors, emerging speakers/evangelists, those working in politics and government, professional musicians, and artists.

Objects

(A)FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT (B)WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF SUB-CLAUSE (A) THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE TRUST FUND IN PARTICULAR TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES ACCOMMODATION AND TEACHING FOR PERSONS WHO ARE ATTENDING A COURSE OF STUDY GIVEN BY THE CHARITY IN ORDER TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE THEM IN APOLOGETICS AND BIBLICAL EXEGESIS WITH THE OBJECT THAT THEY EMBRACE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH MORE INTELLIGENTLY AND TO ENABLE THEM TO RELATE THAT FAITH IN A SKILFUL AND CONVINCING MANNER TO THE SECULAR SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 have been subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would suggest the accounting records were not kept properly or that the accounts did not comply with applicable regulations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Areopagus Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nathan Richard Parnabychair
• Andrew Richard Evans
• DAVID DOUGLAS MONTEATH
• Dr Katharine Centurier Townsend
• Jason Phillip Clarke
• Mark Harris
• Neil Anthony Powell · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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