GREATER MORPETH DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1117036 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Greater Morpeth Development Trust will develop Morpeth to be a premier market town in North East England, promoting and improving the town and countryside for public benefit, economic and social well-being of people living and working in Morpeth and surrounding areas of Northumberland through the promotion of urban and rural regeneration.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE TOWN OF MORPETH AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF NORTHUMBERLAND) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:F) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING:G) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:H) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:J) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:K) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:L) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME

Area of benefit: MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND

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 total net assets stood at £1,592,755 as of March 2025, with unrestricted funds of £101,371. The trustees report that the trust has stabilized financially and implemented new working practices, noting that the high asset value is largely due to the accounting depreciation of the Morpeth Railway Station project rather than cash reserves.

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What the accounts disclose

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Policies the charity declares

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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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Charles Richards
• FRANK RESCIGNO · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lynda Robson MBE
• Sarah Jayne Kennedy-Robson
• Tamsin Susan Louise Sharp

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

Operates in: Northumberland

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