THE VOCATIONAL LEARNING TRUST

Charity number: 1112944
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Vocational Learning Trust has built a vocational learning centre called The Work Place. VOLT is responsible for ensuring the building is used for the aims and objectives of the Trust and also has a remit to raise funds for educational purposes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £106,869
Total expenditure: £89,422

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • Stockton-on-tees
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 February 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • VOLT (Working name)
Company number:
05513035 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JANE RITCHIE MBE Chair
None on record
Richard Learmouth Trustee 15 October 2024
None on record
LISA INGLEBY Trustee 10 October 2023
None on record
Margaret Rose Elliott Trustee 12 October 2021
None on record
Terence Stephenson Trustee 01 July 2019
None on record
Marjorie Ann McDonnell Trustee 08 May 2019
None on record
Michael Bernard McGarry Trustee 15 May 2018
UPPER TEESDALE AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Received: On time
ANDREW GILMORE Trustee 23 January 2007
None on record
KEITH MITCHELL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £199.40k £113.37k £110.38k £111.33k £106.87k
Total expenditure £189.80k £113.74k £102.68k £95.29k £89.42k
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

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 2024 25 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 25 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 July 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 JULY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29 APRIL 2009

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED SUBJECTS AND MATHS AND SCIENCE PRIMARILY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND YORKSHIRE TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE INTER RELATIONSHIPS OF THESE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE WORK PLACE.

Area of benefit

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

YORKSHIRE AND NORTH EAST ENGLAND

Contact information

Address:
THE WORK PLACE
HEIGHINGTON LANE
AYCLIFFE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
NEWTON AYCLIFFE
DL5 6AH
Phone:
01325375900
Email:
info@twpa.org.uk
Website:

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