THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE

Charity number: 1120948
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting education in the North East of England, with particular reference to language, literature, philosophy, science, history, music and the fine arts by maintaining a library, providing educational lectures and events; raising funds by charging subscriptions and making other charges for the exclusive purposes of the charity and by such other charitable means as the charity may think fit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £479,311
Total expenditure: £526,556

People

12 Trustee(s)

85 Volunteer(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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 September 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06220953 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mary Josephine Durkin Chair 14 October 2020
NORTHUMBRIAN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Received: On time
Philip Colin French Trustee 03 June 2025
WIMBLEDON CHAMBER CHOIR
Received: On time
Tiffany McKirdy Trustee 03 June 2025
None on record
Robin Campbell Trustee 03 June 2025
None on record
Gianluca Foschi Trustee 11 June 2024
None on record
Eugene Michael Gerard Milne Trustee 11 June 2024
None on record
Tadhg Blommerde Trustee 11 June 2024
None on record
Gabriele Andrea Elisabeth Recknagel Trustee 11 June 2024
None on record
Neil Roger Bennett Trustee 11 June 2024
None on record
Patricia Ann Lowery Trustee 14 October 2020
None on record
PAUL GAILIUNAS Trustee 20 March 2020
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHOIRS
Received: On time
TYNE & WEAR HERITAGE FORUM
Received: On time
Robert Andrew Harvey Trustee 23 May 2019
None on record

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 £439.40k £426.75k £401.57k £390.20k £479.31k
Total expenditure £446.55k £413.38k £438.97k £456.28k £526.56k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k N/A £60.06k 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 2023 01 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 01 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 10 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 10 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 04 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 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 20 APRIL 2007. as amended on 23 May 2019

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND THE SURROUNDING REGION BY PROMOTING THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, HISTORY, MUSIC AND THE FINE ARTS BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS: 1) BY PROVING AND MAINTAINING A LIBRARY FOR THE USE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; 2) BY PROVIDING UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL LECTURES AND CLASSES FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; 3) BY RAISING FUNDS BY CHARGING SUBSCRIPTIONS AND MAKING OTHER CHARGES, SUCH FUNDS TO BE APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY; 4) BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE CHARITY MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND THE SURROUNDING REGION

Contact information

Address:
LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
23 WESTGATE ROAD
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 1SE
Phone:
01912320192
Email:
library@litandphil.org.uk
Website:

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