THE MEL WEIR CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The object of the Trust is the payment of the income from the Trust Fund arising each year to such local charities (by which is meant charities operating within Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and Co Durham) as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024
People

3 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
Governance
- 31 May 2000: Standard registration
No other names
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
3 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||||||
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Iain Ormiston Stewart | Trustee | 12 September 2023 |
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ALEXANDER DICKINSON | Trustee | 25 September 2012 |
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GORDON ROBINSON | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 05/04/2020 | 05/04/2021 | 05/04/2022 | 05/04/2023 | 05/04/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £42.32k | £32.73k | £40.07k | £40.07k | £39.20k | |
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Total expenditure | £43.81k | £35.75k | £3.90k | £42.40k | £46.31k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 05 April 2024 | 17 December 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 05 April 2024 | 17 December 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 05 April 2023 | 16 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 05 April 2023 | 16 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 05 April 2022 | 03 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 05 April 2022 | 03 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 05 April 2021 | 09 November 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 05 April 2021 | 09 November 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 05 April 2020 | 24 November 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 05 April 2020 | 24 November 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
WILL DATED 25/07/1996
Charitable objects
DURING THE LIFETIME OF MR WEIR'S WIDOW THE INCOME SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED EACH YEAR TO SUCH LOCAL CHARITIES (BY WHICH IS MEANT CHARITIES OPERATING WITHIN NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR AND COUNTY DURHAM) AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Area of benefit
NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, COUNTY DURHAM
Contact information
- Address:
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Womble Bond Dickinson
The Spark
Draymans Way
Newcastle Helix
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 5DE
- Phone:
- 01912799000
- Website:
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No information available
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