MINERVA (NORTHUMBERLAND) LIMITED

Registered charity 1134010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

?Our Mission is to help those with different learning abilities to realise their full potential as individuals by providing craft, design, & general art training.We aspire to develop individual strengths and build on self-esteem and self confidence through the courses and practical work experience we offer.?

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SKILLS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DISABILITY,BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, COUNSELLING AND OTHER RELEVANT SUPPORT SERVICES.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,113 for the year, with total income increasing by 57% to £57,771, largely driven by grants and donations. Unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £14,765, exceeding the trustees' policy target of two months' running costs, although the charity noted that shop sales had fallen due to partial closure of its premises. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Minerva Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Agnieszka Rudnik
• FRANK CELINO
• JAMES MAUGHAN-MILLIGAN
• Martin Stuart Brunskill · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stine Jaer Steward

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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