SPCK is a UK registered charity (number 231144). It is incorporated under a Royal Charter granted in 1969. Our Patron is Her Majesty the Queen. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, is President of the Society.
As a "voluntary society", SPCK has subscribing members who elect a Governing Body of trustees from amongst their number. In addition the Governing Body may co-opt up to six Vice-Presidents of the Society. Vice-Presidents are elected at Annual General Meetings of the Society, but any Anglican bishop who is a subscribing member is ex officio a Vice-President of SPCK.
The Governing Body
The Governing Body determines and oversees the implementation of the Society's objectives and policies, working through its chief executive, the General Secretary.
Members of the SPCK Governing Body
Chairman: The Rt Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford
Vice-Chairman: Paul Langridge, former director A&C Black (Publishers)
Elected Vice-President: The Revd Professor Revd Nicholas Sagovsky, former Canon Theologian at Westminster Abbey
The Revd Dr Joseph Cassidy, Principal of St Chad's College, Durham
The Revd Jonathan Kerry, Director of the Guy Chester Centre
The Revd Jackie Searle, Vicar of Littleover and Dean of Women's Ministry, Derby
The Revd Keith Stephenson, Finance Director, Association of Commonwealth Universities
The Revd Simon Stokes, Partner, Blake Lapthorn
The Revd Niall Sloane, Rector of Killiney and domestic chaplain to the Archbishop of Dublin
General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer: Simon Kingston
The Chief Executive of the Society is responsible to the Governing Body for the development and implementation of policy and for the overall management of the Society.
SPCK has three operating arms:
