THE GILLIAN DICKINSON TRUST

Registered charity 1094362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are to support charitable organisations which are based in either Northumberland, County Durham or Tyne and Wear, which largely carry out their work within this region and which promote creativity amongst young people and those who have been deprived of the opportunity to enjoy the arts whether by disability or circumstance.

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR AND COUNTY DURHAM.

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 reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £178,560 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted general funds falling to a deficit of £190,789. The trustees attribute this deficit to grant commitments exceeding net assets but remain satisfied as they expect further income and have the power to distribute investment capital to cover any shortfall. Total net assets stood at £875,113, with the majority held in a designated investment fund.

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 5 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 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

• PIERS ROBERT DICKINSONchair
• ADRIAN CLIVE GIFFORD
• Colonel JAMES DAVID ALEXANDER RAMSBOTHAM CBE
• MR ALEXANDER DICKINSON · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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