THE NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

Charity Number: 247233
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the charity are to hold real and personal property for purposes connected with the Church of England and to transact business in connection with the Church of England and the Diocese. The charity is responsible for the collection, custody, disbursement and account of the Diocesan Synod's funds and the employment of all persons in receipt of salaries paid directly from those funds.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

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

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 June 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
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
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

18 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CANON SIMON ROBERT HARPER Chair
NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN SOCIETY
Received: On time
Rev David Glover Trustee 01 January 2025
HEXHAM ABBEY RESTORATION TRUST
Received: On time
Rev Benjamin Doolan Trustee 01 January 2025
ST THOMAS'S CHAPEL CHARITY
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF NEWCASTLE ST LUKE CHURCH, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Received: On time
Rev Claire Maxim Trustee 01 January 2025
BELLINGHAM YOUTH AND EDUCATION CENTRE
Received: On time
Joshua Jee Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Dominic Llewellyn Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Rev Robert Lawrance Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Gwyneth Mckenzie Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Carol Griffiths Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Rev Lee Batson Trustee 14 October 2023
NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN EDUCATION BOARD
Received: On time
Right Revd Helen-Ann Hartley Trustee 03 February 2023
NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN SOCIETY
Received: On time
Rev Louise Taylor-Kenyon Trustee 18 October 2022
None on record
Venerable Rachel Wood Trustee 03 September 2021
NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN SOCIETY
Received: On time
BARRINGTON PRAYER BOOK FUND (NEWCASTLE BRANCH)
Charity reporting is overdue by 577 days
CHARITY OF FRED RALPH CARR FOR NECESSITOUS CLERGY IN THE ARCHDEACONRY OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Charity reporting is overdue by 577 days
BARRINGTON SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING REGLIGIOUS EDUCATION (NEWCASTLE BRANCH)
Charity reporting is overdue by 577 days
Venerable Catherine Sourbut Groves Trustee 14 November 2020
FRED RALPH CARR FOR NECESSITOUS CLERGY IN THE ARCHDEACONRY OF LINDISFARNE
Charity reporting is overdue by 577 days
BARRINGTON SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING REGLIGIOUS EDUCATION (NEWCASTLE BRANCH)
Charity reporting is overdue by 577 days
Emma Doran Trustee 07 July 2020
None on record
Right Reverend Mark Wroe Trustee 24 March 2019
None on record
Isabella McDonald-Booth Trustee 01 January 2016
None on record
JOHN CHRISTOPHER APPLEBY Trustee 12 August 2013
NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £7.54m £7.43m £9.65m £8.14m £8.12m
Total expenditure £6.11m £7.01m £8.90m £7.95m £7.88m
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 £6.68m £6.45m £8.29m £6.67m £6.66m
Income - Other trading activities £313.88k £416.34k £431.38k £467.75k £0
Income - Charitable activities £368.07k £408.50k £426.93k £348.50k £327.71k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £178.79k £159.60k £178.18k £234.99k £417.31k
Income - Other £0 £0 £320.67k £416.78k £707.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £5.97m £6.95m £8.82m £7.88m £7.79m
Expenditure - Raising funds £143.19k £62.12k £78.52k £67.73k £86.54k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £119.63k £123.61k £111.37k £107.02k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £627.08k £558.66k £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £1.50k £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 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £18.66m £18.63m £17.30m £17.24m £16.98m
Long-term investments £4.82m £4.83m £5.37m £4.98m £5.65m
Other assets £2.25m £3.18m £4.49m £4.58m £4.73m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£560.33k -£243.85k -£173.00k £0 £0
Total liabilities £574.85k £1.17m £477.89k £487.44k £430.78k

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 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 22 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 22 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
WILL DATED 11 JUNE 1947
Charitable objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 17 June 1999 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
CHURCH HOUSE
ST. JOHNS TERRACE
NORTH SHIELDS
NE29 6HS
Phone:
01912704100