BERWICK PARISH CHURCH TRUST

Registered charity 517699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity acts as a source of financial and other assistance to the Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity and St Mary Berwick-upon-Tweed

Objects

TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY:1) THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CHURCH AND OF THE CHURCHYARD AND GROUNDS THEREOF INCLUDING WHERE APPROPRIATE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT OR THE MAKING OF ADDITIONS TO ANY MONUMENT FITTING, FIXTURE, STAIN GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENT, ORGAN, BELL OR CHATTEL IN THE CHURCH OR THE CHURCHYARD OR GROUNDS.2) THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE ,UPKEEP AND BEAUTIFICATION OF OTHER BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY ANCILLARY TO THE CHURCH OR OF WHICH THE SAID COUNCIL MAY BE CUSTODIANS FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING THE EXTENSION AND ENLARGEMENT OF ANY SUCH OTHER BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY AS AFORESAID OUTSIDE THE PRESENT CONFINES THEREOF.3) THE PROMOTION OF THE INCREASE OF THE INFLUENCE AND WORK OF THE CHURCH AND THE SAID COUNCIL SO FAR AS THE SAME MAY BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, BERWICK UPON TWEED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £10,498.53 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £281,701.99. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted that the charity has no employees and no trustee remuneration.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr David Roger Mason · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Leslie John Findley
• Dr ROY Jobson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Edward Oates Cawthorn
• Margaret Shaw
• Nick Shaw
• ROBERT IAN GUTHRIE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Geoffrey Martin Short
• Rev Lee Taylor
• Roger Martin Brunt
• Sir PHILIP MAWER · trustee of 2 other charities
• Susan Frances Higgins
• Valerie Walke

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

Operates in: Northumberland

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