NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS

Charity number: 1026685
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The principal activities of the Charity are the provision, supervision and accreditation of journalism-related training, and the directors intend to continue to develop these activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 September 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NCTJ (Working name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John McAndrew Trustee 06 March 2025
None on record
Alexander Martin Trustee 06 March 2025
None on record
Veronica Kan-Dapaah Trustee 06 March 2025
None on record
Susan Brooks Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Paul Sinker Trustee 22 August 2024
None on record
Mark Alford Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Michelle Alison Johnson Trustee 21 March 2024
None on record
Alan Edmunds Trustee 28 November 2019
None on record
Neil Patrick O'Brien Trustee 12 September 2019
None on record
Joanna Webster Trustee 12 September 2019
None on record
Toby Leon Granville Trustee 07 March 2019
None on record
Martin Wright Trustee 27 April 2018
None on record
JOHN HAMILTON RYLEY Trustee 20 April 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £1.34m £3.86m £7.69m £1.89m £1.96m
Total expenditure £3.38m £3.14m £8.16m £2.19m £2.53m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £431.81k £2.73m £6.56m £530.78k £437.48k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £848.92k £1.04m £1.01m £1.08m £1.28m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £29.97k £19.39k £37.12k £126.50k £132.19k
Income - Other £24.49k £69.21k £83.12k £146.31k £114.59k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.37m £3.12m £8.13m £2.17m £2.51m
Expenditure - Raising funds £11.46k £20.82k £26.30k £23.60k £26.98k
Expenditure - Governance £13.96k £12.88k £16.63k £20.58k £20.25k
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.91m £1.40m £6.40m £199.56k £373.55k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £1.85k £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Own use assets £401.45k £422.16k £429.05k £391.40k £387.27k
Long-term investments £866.64k £1.09m £914.97k £964.92k £1.04m
Other assets £2.57m £3.44m £7.58m £4.63m £2.69m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £223.88k £400.05k £5.01m £2.34m £946.93k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 15 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 15 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 02 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 02 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 11 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 11 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 29 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 29 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 21 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 21 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
NEW GRANARY
STATION ROAD
NEWPORT
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3PL
Phone:
01799544014