NORTHUMBRIAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION LTD

Registered charity 1197918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NIM LTD

We organise the activities of 1 paid Chaplain Team Leader and 21 Voluntary Chaplains who a) engage directly with people in places of work, b) work collaboratively with ministries in other sectors, with local churches and with other agencies. c) represent to those in authority, peoples' experience and perception of work, and raise questions with those who make decisions. See Annual Report.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL UNDERTAKINGS, TRADE UNIONS AND ORGANISATIONS DEALING WITH THE TRAINING OR EMPLOYMENT OF MEN, WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR DAILY WORK IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND NORTH DURHAM.

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

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

Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds total £47,491, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet obligations such as redundancy payments. However, the trustees' report notes that inherited funds are not sufficient to maintain work indefinitely and that sustainability relies heavily on donations and contracts, describing the effort to cover shortfalls as an 'ever-increasing challenge'.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income)
“Charitable activities 33,600”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: The charity holds sufficient reserves in a separate CCLA account to meet its obligations in the event of any redundancy payments and closing down costs of the organisation. (reserves figure: £47k)
“The charity holds sufficient reserves in a separate CCLA account to meet its obligations in the event of any redundancy payments and closing down costs of the organisation.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“NIM Ltd was lucky enough to inherit a number of funds from our previous organisation NIM. It is fair to say that these funds are not sufficient to maintain the work of NIM Ltd indefinitely. Thankfully our sustainability is being helped by donations from our various sponsoring churches and contracts with commercial companies. A great deal of effort is being made by our funding sub-committee to raise sufficient money to cover any shortfall. However, this is an ever-increasing challenge due to competing organisations bidding for ever-decreasing funds of the granting bodies.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 22

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 23

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Redcar And Cleveland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£35k£31k
31/12/2024£25k£35k
31/12/2023£31k£31k
31/12/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is NORTHUMBRIAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds total £47,491, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet obligations such as redundancy payments. However, the trustees' report notes that inherited funds are not sufficient to maintain work indefinitely and that sustainability relies heavily on donations and contracts, describing the effort to cover shortfalls as an 'ever-increasing challenge'. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTHUMBRIAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHUMBRIAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION LTD as a grant recipient include THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD., THE DURHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD.FY2024£22kMission
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD.FY2021£11kDiscipleship
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD.FY2021£11kDiscipleship
THE DURHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEFY2022£8kGrants made
THE DURHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEFY2023£8kOther grants made
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD.FY2024£3kManse Repair and Maintenance Annual Grants
THE DURHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEFY2024£2kOther grants made
THE DURHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEFY2021£2kOther grants made

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY1£12k
THE ROTHLEY TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL TEAMS UK TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHUMBRIAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION LTD£35k—0unclear—noted
INTERNATIONAL TEAMS UK TRUST FY2025£665kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE NORTHUMBRIA COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£380k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION NORTHUMBERLAND FY2026£886k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST FY2025£483k—0unclear—no doubt
EMPOWERED COMMITTED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.