THE SIMPSON MCCREATH TRUST

Registered charity 1126805 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Simpson McCreath Trust supports a wide variety of organisations within the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with small donations to adhere to specific objectives. Grants normally range in size between -?500 and -?5,000.Most grants are made under the general headings of Sports, The Arts, Health & Social Welfare, Education, Community Facilities and the Environment.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHER THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") WHICH SHALL BE FURTHERED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS DESCRIBES: -A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONB) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH.C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.D) THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.E) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.F) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.THESE OBJECTS SHALL BE FURTHER PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND THE AREA OF BENEFIT OF THE TRUST SHALL BE PRIMARILY THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOROUGH OF BERWICK UPON TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made grants totaling £44,950 during the year, with cash funds ending at £13,013. The trustees report a policy of matching income donations with donation payments, resulting in net cash movements between reporting periods. There are no disclosed liabilities or material deficits in the funds.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Abigail McCreath
• Eva Simpson
• Richard Ellis Simpson
• TIMOTHY ROBSON MCCREATH

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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