THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1055285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED, THE RESOURCES CENTRE

The NERLRC exists to promote and encourage religious learning and literacy by providing resources, information and training to individuals and institutions in the North East.

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Latest income

£71k

Latest spending

£148k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £76,382 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was a planned reduction to align with the trustees' reserves policy. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate threat to the charity's continuity despite the deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six and twelve months of the resources expended (held: £211k)

“unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be equivalent to between six and twelve months of the resources expended.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The document states the charity has a close relationship with these entities which provide funding, but does not explicitly state the amounts paid to them as related party transactions in the notes, only that they are funders.

“The charity has a very close relationship with the St. Hild and St. Bede Trust and the Lord Crewe's Charity which provide funding to enable the charity to carry out its charitable objectives. In addition, we work in close partnership with the Dioceses of Newcastle & Durham as well as Lindisfarne College of Theology.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: £4.8m

“For the Pension Builder Classic section, the 2019 valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Joanne Thornschair · trustee of 1 other charity
David Akers · trustee of 2 other charities
David Priestley
Dr Caleb Gordon
Rev Richard Stephen Briggs · trustee of 1 other charity
Revd Canon Dr Alan Bennett Bartlett · trustee of 2 other charities
SALLY MILNER · trustee of 1 other charity
Tom Deakin

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£71k	£148k
31/03/2024	£147k	£186k
31/03/2023	£163k	£179k
31/03/2022	£155k	£171k
31/03/2021	£166k	£139k

Common questions

Is THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £76,382 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was a planned reduction to align with the trustees' reserves policy. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate threat to the charity's continuity despite the deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NORTH EAST RELIGIOUS LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

David Akers — trustee here and at ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST
SALLY MILNER — trustee here and at ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST	FY2022	£2.1m	Resource centres at Durham and Newcastle
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST	FY2023	£124k	Resource centres at Durham and Newcastle
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST	FY2024	£100k	resource centres
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST	FY2025	£100k	Resource centres at Durham and Newcastle
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Out of hours opening of NERLRC