ST CUTHBERT'S CARE
Registered charity 512912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Alan Shearer Foundation, CATHOLIC CARE NORTH EAST, Fostering North East, SCC, ST CUTHBERTS CARE
St Cuthbert's Care undertakes social welfare work which benefits the public as a whole. The Charity's services - residential care for children and adults, respite care for profoundly disabled people, day care, social work, fostering, and community work - help care for and support children, adults and families throughout the North East and represent the Charity's principal activities.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that an independent audit was performed by S & W Audit, with the report issued on 7th August 2026. The document confirms the audit work was undertaken to state matters to the charitable company's members as required by the Companies Act 2006. No specific financial health metrics, reserves, or going concern uncertainties are detailed in the provided text.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by S & W Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Cuthbert's Care (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- SHARPE, Laura Fay — director, appointed 06/10/2025on trustee list
- FAIRLAMB, Paul John — director, appointed 06/10/2025on trustee list
- TUCKWELL, Adrian, Rev — director, appointed 06/10/2025on trustee list
- WRIGHT, Stephen James Lawrence, Bishop — director, appointed 23/08/2023not on trustee list
- JOHNSON, Alexandra Jane — director, appointed 24/01/2020on trustee list
- MORAN, Paul Burnett — director, appointed 01/05/2014on trustee list
- GILBERT, Nicholas Alexander — director, appointed 01/04/2014not on trustee list
- NICHOL, Julie — secretary, appointed 01/12/2023
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: St Cuthbert's Care — Registered, 8 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 04/07/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£304k
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- The Alan Shearer Centre: Good (21/07/2026) · CQC record
- St Catherine's Care Home: Good (03/03/2020) · CQC record
- St Cuthberts Care Supported Living: Outstanding (09/10/2018) · CQC record
- Holy Cross: Good (15/09/2023) · CQC record
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST CUTHBERT'S CARE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that an independent audit was performed by S & W Audit, with the report issued on 7th August 2026. The document confirms the audit work was undertaken to state matters to the charitable company's members as required by the Companies Act 2006. No specific financial health metrics, reserves, or going concern uncertainties are detailed in the provided text. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by S & W Audit.
Government & lottery funding
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