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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

CRESSWELL PELE TOWER 

Cresswell Pele Tower was built by the Cresswell family in the 15th century and is one of about 175 Pele towers in Northumberland. The Cresswell Pele Tower Project has set up a community and education focused project to investigate the Pele Tower and its environs and then conserve the tower as a resource for future generations.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/08/22£85,736£54,623£31,11320
31/08/21£399,480£53,454£346,02610
31/08/20£316,417£29,592£286,82520
31/08/19*£191,239£39,403£151,83620
31/08/18*£0£0£010
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

bas.mead@googlemail.com

01670861180

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£230,834
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£13,062
Co-Operative Group£1,728
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cresswell Pele Tower & Walled Garden
£1,728 21/10/2023
We would like to plant a productive orchard, complete with beehives. We are doing this by sharing skills with volunteers to create a safe and restful space for visitors.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cresswell Pele Tower CIO
£230,834 25/05/2022
Cresswell Walled Garden: Transforming a 200 year old derelict garden into an accessible community assets for all to enjoy.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Cresswell Pele Tower Charitable Incorporated Organisation
£5,600 29/04/2021
Undertaking a feasibility study and developing business and restoration plans for the walled garden
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Restoring Cresswell Pele Tower and the surrounding land
£7,462 17/09/2019
Restoring Cresswell Pele Tower and the surrounding land
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cresswell Parish Council
£828,100 13/09/2016
Restore and open Cresswell's Pele Tower including community archive and archaeology projects

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/12/2017, number: 1176137
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR19: 342 days late, AR18: 240 days late,
Main office

5 ST. BARTHOLOMEWS CLOSE
CRESSWELL
MORPETH
NE61 5JX

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HERITAGE AND EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CRESSWELL PELE TOWER TO ENABLE IT TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ENABLE THE EXPLORATION OF ITS LANDSCAPE THROUGH A COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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