BERWICK PARISH CHURCH TRUST

Charity number: 517699
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity acts as a source of financial and other assistance to the Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity and St Mary Berwick-upon-Tweed

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £11,923
Total expenditure: £5,357

People

13 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 June 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Valerie Walke Trustee 02 March 2026
None on record
Susan Frances Higgins Trustee 20 October 2025
None on record
Roger Martin Brunt Trustee 07 July 2025
None on record
Rev Lee Taylor Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
Dr ROY Jobson Trustee 21 October 2024
NORTHUMBERLAND ARCHIVES CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
ROBERT IAN GUTHRIE Trustee 21 October 2024
HOLY TRINITY WITH ST MARY, BERWICK PARISH CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev Geoffrey Martin Short Trustee 03 July 2024
None on record
Edward Oates Cawthorn Trustee 03 July 2024
None on record
Dr Leslie John Findley Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Sir PHILIP MAWER Trustee 17 October 2022
BERWICK BARRACKS HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
HOLY TRINITY WITH ST MARY, BERWICK PARISH CHURCH
Received: On time
Nick Shaw Trustee 06 July 2022
None on record
Margaret Shaw Trustee 08 December 2021
None on record
Dr David Roger Mason Trustee 16 December 2020
HOLY TRINITY WITH ST MARY, BERWICK PARISH CHURCH
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £6.24k £7.55k £13.33k £11.58k £11.92k
Total expenditure £4.07k £34.95k £18.16k £4.77k £5.36k
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 March 2025 22 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 21 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 29/05/1986

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY: 1) THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CHURCH AND OF THE CHURCHYARD AND GROUNDS THEREOF INCLUDING WHERE APPROPRIATE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT OR THE MAKING OF ADDITIONS TO ANY MONUMENT FITTING, FIXTURE, STAIN GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENT, ORGAN, BELL OR CHATTEL IN THE CHURCH OR THE CHURCHYARD OR GROUNDS. 2) THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE ,UPKEEP AND BEAUTIFICATION OF OTHER BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY ANCILLARY TO THE CHURCH OR OF WHICH THE SAID COUNCIL MAY BE CUSTODIANS FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING THE EXTENSION AND ENLARGEMENT OF ANY SUCH OTHER BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY AS AFORESAID OUTSIDE THE PRESENT CONFINES THEREOF. 3) THE PROMOTION OF THE INCREASE OF THE INFLUENCE AND WORK OF THE CHURCH AND THE SAID COUNCIL SO FAR AS THE SAME MAY BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit

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

PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, BERWICK UPON TWEED

Contact information

Address:
The Vicarage
Parade
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
TD15 1DF
Phone:
01289 306136
Email:
bpct@berwickparishchurch.co.uk
Website:

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