ST. MARTIN'S CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1108131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARTIN'S CENTRE

St Martin's Centre is located on the border of Byker and Walker in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne. We provide a range of activities for all ages, with activities and support for young children and families, an Ofsted-rated outstanding nursery, volunteering opportunities for local residents, daily activities for older adults and befriending and wellbeing support, including emergency food.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £58,318 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds amounting to £336,994. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. However, they note that unrestricted reserves are expected to fall in the new financial year due to increased competition for funding and the continued impact of inflation.

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.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05235539

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Martin's Centre Partnership (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• FERGUSON, Timothy Michael, Rev — director, appointed 19/02/2025on trustee list
• EDGELL, Kevin — director, appointed 21/03/2019on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, Linda — director, appointed 01/10/2014on trustee list
• DUNN, Geoffrey — director, appointed 20/09/2012on trustee list
• HARRIS, Joan — director, appointed 29/03/2012on trustee list
• PARK, Graham Victor James — director, appointed 01/02/2009on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (52% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• GEOFFREY DUNNchair
• GRAHAM PARK
• JOAN HARRIS
• Kevin Edgell
• LINDA WILLIAMS
• Rev JOHN ERNEST SADLER · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Timothy Michael Ferguson

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).