THE MEL WEIR CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1080938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Trust is the payment of the income from the Trust Fund arising each year to such local charities (by which is meant charities operating within Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and Co Durham) as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit.

Objects

DURING THE LIFETIME OF MR WEIR'S WIDOW THE INCOME SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED EACH YEAR TO SUCH LOCAL CHARITIES (BY WHICH IS MEANT CHARITIES OPERATING WITHIN NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR AND COUNTY DURHAM) AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, COUNTY DURHAM

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had net outgoings of £5,239 for the year, offset by net gains on investment assets of £8,829. The trustees consider the current level of unrestricted funds (£27,480) to be sufficient to meet ongoing charitable grants and support costs. The charity maintains a permanent endowment fund with a market value of £962,738 to support future activities.

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 3 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
• Complaints 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALEXANDER DICKINSON · trustee of 4 other charities
• GORDON ROBINSON
• Iain Ormiston Stewart

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

Operates in: North Tyneside · Northumberland

Income and spending

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