Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

ST CUTHBERT'S COLLEGE USHAW 

THE CHARITIY'S OBJECTS AND PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES IS THE EDUCATION OF THOSE OF ALL FAITHS AND NONE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 14 years

www.ushaw.ac.uk

meet@ushaw.org

0191 373 8500

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22£2,000£1,882£118£39£2,950£2,70717.344110
31/03/21£1,299£1,218£81£28£2,603£2,55525.241100
31/03/20£1,176£1,534£-359£51£2,522£2,48219.43650
31/03/19£1,159£1,355£-195£22£2,861£2,712243080
31/03/18£747£1,149£-402£23£3,028£2,99431.324100
31/03/17£716£865£-148£34£4,421£4,38260.8130
31/03/16*£293£724£-431£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£300£308£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£593£716£-123£15£3,411£3,4025780
31/03/13*£226£720£-494£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12?*£893£2,010£-1,117£466£3,681£3,68122260
31/08/10*£1,827£2,769£-943£1,058£4,325£4,28618.6670

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 107%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 17.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 44 employees
  • 110 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
DCMS£1,057,500
National Lottery Heritage Fund£60,000
County Durham Community Foundation£11,997
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Le Cabinet du Roi: Versailles in the Age of the Sun King Engagement
£2,497 20/03/2023
To support the Le Cabinet du Roi: Versailles in the Age of the Sun King Engagement project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Platinum Jubilee Tea Dance
£2,000 30/03/2022
Platinum Jubilee Tea Dance.
DCMS - CRF21 St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw
£263,000 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF21 St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw
£357,400 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20 Ushaw HIstoric House, Chapels and Gardens
£437,100 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
County Durham Community Foundation - Digital Ushaw
£2,500 13/08/2020
Towards a digital Ushaw.
County Durham Community Foundation - Adapting Ushaw's services post Covid-19
£5,000 05/06/2020
To adapt Ushaw's services post Covid-19.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Cuthbert's College Ushaw
£60,000 19/05/2020
COVID19: St. Cuthbert's College Ushaw
County Durham Community Foundation - Developing volunteering at Ushaw
£4,500 28/11/2018
To support developing volunteering at Ushaw.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Cuthbert's College Ushaw
£104,800 26/04/2018
Ushaw - revealing the hidden treasures of a unique estate
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Cuthbert's College Ushaw
£9,900 30/08/2017
‘Divine voices’ – recording the memories of those ordained, educated and employed at Ushaw College
County Durham Community Foundation - Ushaw Gardens - open for all
£3,000 08/03/2017
Towards wood carving to create a children's trail around the Ushaw gardens.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/09/2010, number: 527408
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR16: 64 days late, AR15: 288 days late, AR14: 484 days late, AR13: 367 days late, AR12: 596 days late, AR10: 1174 days late,
Main office

USHAW COLLEGE
DURHAM
DH7 9RH

Objectives

1. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO:(I) ADVANCE, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE EPISCOPAL GOVERNORS THINK FIT, THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH. (II) PROVIDE A COLLEGE FOR EDUCATING CATHOLICS IN THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND RELATED SCIENCES AND OTHER SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE. (III) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THEOLOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.2. THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE COLLEGE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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