Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

BENWELL CHRISTIAN SHOP PROJECT

The aims of the Charity are:- advancing the Christian religion for the benefit of local inhabitants- supporting local people in matters relating to their mental, physical & social welfareIts activities include:- drop-in cafe- children's work, with links to local schools- Christian counselling

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 35 years

www.cornerstonebenwell.com

cornerstonebenwell@gmail.com

01912260941

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£64	£65	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22		£49	£45	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£44	£35	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20		£42	£51	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/19		£42	£51	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£46	£66	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£101	£100	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£98	£100	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£97	£94	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£70	£100	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£106	£112	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£112	£101	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£121	£88	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£100	£92	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£79	£85	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£103	£73	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£81	£68	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£65	£52	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£68	£79	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£77	£83	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Newcastle Upon Tyne City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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 Community Fund	£23,324
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£10,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£4,256
Co-Operative Group	£1,716

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Welcome Project
£10,000	15/09/2023	The funding will be used to deliver fun educational and valuable activities for adults with learning disabilities. The project aims to get more people with learning disabilities socialising and ....more The funding will be used to deliver fun educational and valuable activities for adults with learning disabilities. The project aims to get more people with learning disabilities socialising and taking part.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cornerstone Benwell
£1,716	22/10/2022	We plan to create a beautiful, safe and cosy place for people to relax and connect with others whilst enjoying homemade good food at an affordable price.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Welcome Project
£5,194	14/04/2022	The funding will be used to add more weekly fun educational and practical sessions for adults with learning disabilities in Newcastle and surrounding areas. This will help meet the demand for their ....more The funding will be used to add more weekly fun educational and practical sessions for adults with learning disabilities in Newcastle and surrounding areas. This will help meet the demand for their sessions provide a safe environment and involve arts and crafts cookery life skills and fun recreational activities. The aim is to help reduce participants isolation and improve self-esteem social skills and wellbeing which has been impacted by the pandemic.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Providing ready meals to those in need due to COVID-19 restrictions in the west end of Newcastle
£2,128	27/05/2021	Providing ready meals to those in need due to COVID-19 restrictions in the west end of Newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Benwell Christian Shop Project (Cornerstone)
£2,128	27/05/2021	Providing “ready meals" to those in need due to COVID-19 restrictions in the west end of Newcastle
National Lottery Community Fund - Cornerstone Computer Project
£8,130	01/12/2020 5	The funding will be used to purchase IT equipment enabling asylum seekers and refugees without their own equipment to use the centre's facilities. This aims to provide support and education and ....more The funding will be used to purchase IT equipment enabling asylum seekers and refugees without their own equipment to use the centre's facilities. This aims to provide support and education and reduce isolation.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support to local people during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000	22/05/2020	Support to local people during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support to local people during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000	22/05/2020	support to local people during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - To support the salary and on costs of a Support and Development Worker (Year 3)
£17,000	01/04/2016	To support the salary and on costs of a Support and Development Worker (Year 3)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Provision of furniture service for needy in community
£5,000	27/08/2015	Towards Provision of furniture service for needy in community
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - To support the salary and on costs of a Support and Development Worker Year 2
£16,800	01/04/2015	To support the salary and on costs of a Support and Development Worker Year 2
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Benwell Christian Shop Project
£50,200	13/03/2014 36	towards three years' salary of a Support and Development Worker at a project providing arts, social and learning activities for adults with learning disabilities in Newcastle

Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-77

CLAIRE TODD LEWIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

MRS CAROL DAVISON, Occupation: Staff Nurse

RACHEL LOUISE TURNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

REV ALEXANDER DAVID KIRKWOOD Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: BENWELL AND SCOTSWOOD TEAM PARISH,

REV TIMOTHY DAVID WOOLLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT,

SHIRLEY IRVING Appointed: 1994, Occupation: State Registered Nurse, Other trusteeships: NORTHUMBERLAND CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, PENDOWER GOOD NEIGHBOUR HOUSE PROJECT, BENWELL AND SCOTSWOOD TEAM PARISH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1989, number: 701263
Registered at Companies House on 17/02/1989, number: 02349218

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 13 days late,

Main office

CORNERSTONE
ARMSTRONG ROAD
BENWELL
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
NE4 7TU

Objectives

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA SURROUNDING ST. JAMES' CHURCH, BENWELL.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS IN MATTERS RELATING TO THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BENWELL

Data Sources