NORTHERN BRETHREN'S FUND

Registered charity 254672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE FUND PROVIDES LONG TERM ASSISTANCE TO RETIRED CLERGY TO HELP WITH THEIR UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE

Objects

FOR THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF ITS MEMBERS IN TIMES OF INFIRMITY SICKNESS AND OLD AGE

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £381,552, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of holding 3 to 4 months of operational costs. The charity reported a net income increase to £221,588, driven by higher investment income and gains on asset disposals, while maintaining a surplus position with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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
• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (76% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

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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