NORTHERN CONSORTIUM

Charity Number: 1018979
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Northern Consortium funds a range of educational activities in addition to research, with a focus on UK students from under-represented backgrounds. NC's subsidiary, NCUK Ltd provide high-quality educational programmes to support international students' progression to university.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income:
£7,575,806

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Donations and legacies £0
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £7.49m
Investments £88.82k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£7,682,234

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £7.68m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £7.68m

People

1 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 March 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NCUK (Previous name)
Company number:
02788226 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
Dr Malcolm Andrew Butler Chair 21 June 2017
BLYTH CRICKET CLUB, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Received: On time
Bee Yee Gan Trustee 18 March 2025
MENTALMATE CIO
Recently registered
Dr Aileen Jones Trustee 18 February 2025
None on record
Jane Frances Nugent Trustee 18 February 2025
None on record
Professor Helen Claire Hamshire Trustee 14 March 2024
None on record
Professor Ian Christopher Wood Trustee 06 September 2022
None on record
Joseph Charles Teehan Rossiter Trustee 03 August 2022
None on record
Cathryn Merryl Webster Trustee 23 March 2021
THE ST. ENDELLION FESTIVALS TRUST
Received: On time
CHELTENHAM LADIES COLLEGE
Received: On time
HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY
Received: On time
Nicholas Peter Smith Trustee 23 March 2021
None on record
Andrew Martin Ryder Trustee 23 March 2021
None on record
Professor Alistair Sambell Trustee 30 November 2020
None on record
Stuart McKinnon-Evans Trustee 12 March 2019
BRADFORD CULTURE COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
Richard Cotton Trustee 08 June 2017
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £5.10m £4.97m £5.88m £6.60m £7.58m
Total expenditure £4.71m £4.74m £5.46m £6.75m £7.68m
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 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities £0 £4.94m £0 £6.54m £7.49m
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £5.83m £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £21.54k £3.81k £1.80k £23.29k £88.82k
Income - Other £5.08m £29.11k £50.85k £35.01k £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £4.71m £4.74m £5.46m £6.75m £7.68m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £56.84k £73.23k £83.98k £87.10k £101.85k
Expenditure - Grants institution £70.00k £70.00k £36.38k £135.67k £133.87k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £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 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £24.55k £27.85k £39.45k £42.19k £126.91k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £5.12m £4.89m £5.43m £5.19m £4.74m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£385.46k -£410.63k -£827.87k -£706.68k £0
Total liabilities £1.74m £1.32m £1.51m £1.42m £1.17m

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 31 August 2024 12 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 12 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 11 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 11 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 09 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 09 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 14 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 14 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 10 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 10 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/02/1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/01/2005 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14/02/2013 as amended on 07 Sep 2017 as amended on 04 Apr 2019 as amended on 19 Oct 2020 as amended on 17 Nov 2020 as amended on 15 Sep 2021

Charitable objects

The advancement of education in particular but not limited to: 1. Administering or procuring, directly or indirectly, education projects and training programmes; 2. Running, funding or supporting collaborative teaching projects with both UK and overseas educational institutions or other organisations attended by students from the UK or overseas, making further or higher education more accessible for students from different backgrounds and geographical locations; 3. Providing bursaries, scholarships, counselling, placements, training opportunities or other support to UK or overseas students who are either disadvantaged (financially or otherwise) or from under-represented groups.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
667-669 Stockport Road
Levenshulme
MANCHESTER
M12 4QE
Phone:
07309926751
Email:
info@nccharity.org.uk
Website:

www.nccharity.org.uk Open in new window