THE ZURBARAN TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The charity was formed to acquire from the Church Commissioners a collection of paintings by the Spanish artist Zurbaran, and in conjunction with her sister charity, The Auckland Castle Trust (Charity Reg:1146219), to enable these paintings to be seen by the general public. It also owns other paintings, furniture and artefacts that form part of the permanent exhibition at Auckland Castle
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£2,488,112
Donations and legacies | £2.22m | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £0 | |
Other | £272.31k |
Total expenditure:
£290,847
Raising funds | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £290.85k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
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.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £0 | |
Charitable expenditure | £290.85k | |
Retained for future use | £2.20m |
People

6 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Other Charitable Activities
- Durham
Governance
- 16 March 2012: Standard registration
- 04 July 2013: Funds received from 1144713 THE ZURBARAN TRUST
- URBAN ZURBARAN (Working name)
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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
6 Trustee(s)
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JONATHAN GARNIER RUFFER | Chair | 14 February 2012 |
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Brendan Godfrey Eamonn Finucane | Trustee | 04 May 2022 |
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Dr Jose Luis Colomer | Trustee | 13 January 2015 |
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ANTHONY STEWART WORSLEY MOULD | Trustee | 24 March 2013 |
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Dr LINDSAY RAYMONDE CLIFFORD STAINTON | Trustee | 24 March 2013 |
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Dr JANE MARY RUFFER | Trustee | 15 March 2012 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £1.48m | £2.99m | £1.79m | £3.50m | £2.49m | |
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Total expenditure | £287.40k | £292.02k | £276.67k | £307.12k | £290.85k | |
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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 | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £1.21m | £2.72m | £1.52m | £3.23m | £2.22m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Other | £275.92k | £268.48k | £269.58k | £271.28k | £272.31k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £287.40k | £292.02k | £276.67k | £307.12k | £290.85k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £7.42k | £6.08k | £6.91k | £11.13k | £12.58k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £22.70m | £24.92m | £25.75m | £29.15m | £30.96m | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £126.88k | £597.52k | £275.60k | £74.25k | £467.79k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £5.54k | £5.10k | £3.63k | £5.92k | £8.98k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 14 January 2025 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 14 January 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 27 January 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 27 January 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 17 January 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 17 January 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 10 December 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 10 December 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 14 December 2020 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 14 December 2020 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/11/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/09/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/02/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/10/2015 as amended on 03 May 2023
Charitable objects
OBJECT 1 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH-EAST OF ENGLAND TO ADVANCE ART CULTURE AND HERITAGE INCLUDING BY:- (A) ACQUIRING AND HOLDING IN PERPETUITY THE PAINTINGS (REFERRED TO BELOW TO BE HOUSED AT AUCKLAND CASTLE IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE DAMAGE OR DETERIORATION TO THE PAINTINGS AND WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR ON-GOING PUBLIC DISPLAY AND THE PAINTINGS WILL ONLY BE REMOVED FROM AUCKLAND CASTLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF RESTORATION OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC EXHIBITION; (B) PROVIDING FOR AND FACILITATING THE PRESERVATION OF AN EXHIBITION FOR THE PUBLIC OF THE PAINTINGS AND (C) RECEIVING ON LOAN AND/OR ACQUIRING AND/OR PROVIDING FOR AND FACILITATING THE PRESERVATION OF OR RESEARCH INTO AND/OR EXHIBITING TO THE PUBLIC OTHER WORKS OF ART FROM TIME TO TIME AT AUCKLAND CASTLE OR ELSEWHERE. OBJECT 2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OBJECT 3 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING THE MAKING OF GRANTS) TO ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. OBJECT 4 SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND & WALES. "THE PAINTINGS MEANS THE 13 PAINTINGS COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE PICTURE CYCLE OF "JACOB AND HIS SONS" INCLUDING 12 PAINTINGS OF JACOB AND HIS 11 SONS BY FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN (1598-1664) AND ONE PAINTING OF "BENJAMIN" PAINTED AS A COPY BY ARTHUR POND (1705-1758) (OIL ON CANVAS EACH PAINTING APPROX. 80 X 41 INCHES).
Contact information
- Address:
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58 Kingsway
BISHOP AUCKLAND
County Durham
DL14 7JF
- Phone:
- 01388743750
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