CANON JAMES STARK TRUST

Registered charity 220722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHERN BRETHREN'S FUNDS (SMALL FUNDS)

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RETIRED PRIESTS OF THE NEWCASTLE AND HEXHAM DIOCESE

Objects

APPLY INCOME FOR THE SUPPORT OF POOR COUNTRY MISSIONS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN NORTHUMBERLAND

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £479,543, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the stated policy target of 3 to 4 months of operational costs. The charity reported a net income of £20,875 for the year, driven by investment dividends and gains on asset disposals, with no fundraising activities or related costs disclosed.

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 4 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• REV PETER STOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Christopher Warren · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Ian Jackson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev James Angus · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Paul Douthwaite · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Durham · Northumberland

Income and spending

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