Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED 

We deliver projects and services meeting the economic, social and environmental needs of the people of Berwick-upon-Tweed. We provide advice and training to people seeking employment. We manage the local foodbank, provide benefit advice and advocate on behalf of residents with local agencies. We manage a community building and run economic development projects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 19 years

www.berwicktrust.org.uk

info@berwicktrust.org.uk

01289303366

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£375£390£-14n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£362£454£-92n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/20£610£627£-16£0£1,556£1,20723.1234
31/12/19£652£756£-104£0£1,572£1,24019.7264
31/12/18£1,641£499£1,142£0£1,676£1,35532.6186
31/12/17£571£529£42£0£534£2054.7180
31/12/16£459£430£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£579£425£154£5£408£1464.1180
31/12/14£395£384£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£394£395£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£314£323£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£279£314£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£452£669£-217£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£275£300£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£188£203£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£689£156£533£6£584£433.340
31/12/06£181£146£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£201£185£16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£31,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£23,750
National Lottery Community Fund£9,025
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Here for You
£9,025 28/01/2022
The project will use the funding to upgrade and improve its IT and learning facilities and services for clients including unemployed people and those facing financial instability. It will provide ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick upon Tweed Community Development Trust
£1,000 19/08/2021
General charitable purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick upon Tweed Community Development Trust
£10,000 20/05/2021
The salary costs of a Project Officer, supporting the tourism jobs sector
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Berwick upon Tweed Community Development Trust
£10,000 29/04/2021
Here for You, an employability and welfare rights advice project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - provision of benefits advice and foodbank support
£3,000 20/11/2020
provision of benefits advice and foodbank support
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for food bank activity relating to the Covid19 crisis
£750 24/04/2020
Support for food bank activity relating to the Covid19 crisis
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Here for You, an employability and welfare rights advice project
£10,000 02/04/2020
Here for You, an employability and welfare rights advice project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - food bank activity relating to the Covid19 crisis
£5,000 27/03/2020
food bank activity relating to the Covid19 crisis
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - food bank activity relating to the Covid19 crisis
£5,000 27/03/2020
food bank activity relating to the Covid19 crisis
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Here for You, an employability and welfare rights advice project.
£10,000 08/10/2019
Here for You, an employability and welfare rights advice project.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Here for You Citizen Support
£3,170 23/05/2018
Here for You Citizen Support
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Here for You
£3,000 10/01/2018
Here for You
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Two months of 'Here for You' provision
£9,487 17/11/2015
Towards Two months of 'Here for You' provision
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-67
  • JOHN FISHER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Risk Assessor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2005, number: 1109088
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/11/2004, number: 05290088
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR08: 165 days late, AR05: 147 days late,
Main office

THE WILLIAM ELDER BUILDING
56-58 CASTLEGATE
BERWICK UPON TWEED
TD15 1JT

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE AREA OF BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, SPITTAL, TWEEDMOUTH, ORD, SCREMERSTON, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:A. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.B. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, POVERTY, OR DISTRESS, INCLUDING THOSE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.C. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND POVERTY.D. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, INCLUDING TRAINING IN SKILLS RELEVANT TO SECURING EMPLOYMENT.E. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS.F. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.G. TO PRESERVE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST.H. TO PROTECT OR CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.I. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OR SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES DEFINED BY THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS IN WHICH THEY LIVE OR WORK OR THEIR ETHNIC ORIGINS) AS THE COMPANY SHALL THINK FIT.PROVIDED THAT IN FURTHERANCE OF ALL OR ANY OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO PROMOTE PROVIDE OR ASSIST ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE AREA REFERRED TO ABOVE WHERE IT IS OF THE OPINION THAT TO DO SO WILL BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID AREA.THROUGHOUT THIS MEMORANDUM 'CHARITABLE' MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE SYSTEM OF LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY IS THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, SPITTAL, TWEEDMOUTH, ORD, SCREMERSTON, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES

Data Sources

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