THE CHARLTON BEQUEST AND DISPENSARY TRUST

Registered charity 1055160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of accommodation for letting to poor, sick or elderly persons and to apply income of the charity applicable for relief in relieving sick and needy persons resident in the area of the former County Borough of Tynemouth.

Objects

(1)SO FAR AS REQUISITE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY TENANTS OF THE CHARITY OR RESIDENTS IN ANY ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME;AND (2)IN RELIEVING IN CASES OF NEED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT,DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS,SERVICES OR FACILITIES WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OR ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH CASES BUT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM FROM OTHER SOURCES.

Area of benefit: FORMER COUNTY BOROUGH OF TYNEMOUTH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year and holds unrestricted reserves of £2,505,813. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity is self-funding and does not rely on external funding sources.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brian Steward
• Derek Nichol
• Gavin Stewart
• IAN HAY
• MARGARET ABBOTT
• Michael Brandrith
• Philip Stephenson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: North Tyneside

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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