Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 16

NORTHUMBRIA CALVERT TRUST

Our mission is to enable people with disabilities together with their families and friends to achieve their potential through the challenge of outdoor adventure in the countryside.To do this we run a purpose built fully accessible 110 bedded residential activity centre on the shores of Kielder Water in Northumberland. A wide range of land and water based activities are provided and personal care.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,137,807 available, equivalent to 34 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 42 years

calvertkielder.org.uk

PETER.COCKERILL@CALVERT-KIELDER.COM

01434250232

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/11/23	£1,585	£1,802	£-217	£7	£5,156	£5,138	34.2	34	20
30/11/22	£1,651	£1,751	£-100	£14	£5,373	£5,199	35.6	28	10
30/11/21	£2,339	£1,579	£759	£12	£5,473	£5,035	38.3	28	20
30/11/20	£1,512	£1,777	£-265	£51	£4,714	£4,628	31.3	35	20
30/11/19	£1,843	£2,088	£-245	£87	£4,992	£5,030	28.9	50	35
30/11/18	£1,981	£2,036	£-55	£107	£5,227	£5,234	30.8	46	0
30/11/17	£1,923	£2,125	£-202	£129	£5,281	£4,801	27.1	42	0
30/11/16	£1,967	£2,000	£-33	£140	£5,403	£5,196	31.2	44	0
30/11/15	£2,078	£1,873	£205	£140	£5,431	£5,121	32.8	41	0
30/11/14	£1,621	£1,856	£-235	£146	£5,225	£4,678	30.3	43	0
30/11/13	£2,098	£1,709	£389	£173	£5,455	£4,953	34.8	41	0
30/11/12	£1,894	£1,786	£108	£163	£5,060	£4,681	31.5	48	0
30/11/11	£1,624	£1,550	£74	£156	£4,946	£4,795	37.1	42	0
30/11/10	£1,909	£1,509	£399	£147	£4,875	£4,653	37	39	0
30/11/09	£1,759	£1,459	£300	£120	£4,471	£4,196	34.5	36	0
30/11/08	£1,336	£1,346	£-10	£101	£4,165	£3,884	34.6	30	0
30/11/07	£1,275	£1,228	£47	£72	£4,191	£4,022	39.3	32	0
30/11/06	£1,542	£1,190	£352	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/05	£1,031	£1,096	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/04	£917	£1,067	£-150	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 34.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4

Asset Split ?

What it does

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training

Who works here?

34 employees
20 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£115,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,500
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£7,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Inner Strength
£9,500	22/07/2022	The funding will be used to fund salaries of staff members who will help provide outdoor activities to disabled people who face challenges of social exclusion isolation family breakdown poor personal ....more The funding will be used to fund salaries of staff members who will help provide outdoor activities to disabled people who face challenges of social exclusion isolation family breakdown poor personal relations lack of self-confidence poor career prospects mental & physical health challenges and low levels of wellbeing. The beneficiaries will be disabled people of all ages and degrees and types of disability and will include families carers and friends of disabled people and the wider community to participate in the outdoor activities.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Northumbria Calvert Trust
£2,000	25/11/2021	Supporting the organisation's charitable activities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	29/10/2021	Special Enabling Appeal
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Northumbria Calvert Trust
£5,000	26/08/2021	Supporting the organisation's charitable objects
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Northumbria Calvert Trust
£250	20/05/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes in memory of Roger Spoor
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£65,000	17/07/2020	Special Enabling Fund
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the charity's objects
£5,000	16/07/2020	the charity's objects
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the charity's objects
£5,000	09/04/2020	the charity's objects
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Northumbria Calvert Trust
£50,000	29/11/2018	Extending and updating facilities disabilities, including accessible accommodation and hydrotherapy pool
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£200,000	15/09/2017	Realising Potential Phase 2
National Lottery Community Fund - Revitalising Disabled Access to the Countryside
£10,000	21/06/2012 12	This is a project by an incorporated charity in Northumberland. The organisation will use the funding to purchase bedroom furniture for the living accommodation of their outdoor activity centre; this ....more This is a project by an incorporated charity in Northumberland. The organisation will use the funding to purchase bedroom furniture for the living accommodation of their outdoor activity centre; this will benefit disabled people who use their facilities. This will provide suitable accommodation to allow people with disabilities the opportunity to take part in outdoor activities at their centre.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-81

CHRIS GREEN Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

CHARLES RANFURLY DRAX Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

DR ANNA CHARLTON, Occupation: Consultant

DR JOHN NEVILLE BRIDGE, Occupation: Chief Executive

GILL KING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Manager (Retired), Other trusteeship: THE FREEDOM OF SPIRIT TRUST FOR BORDER COLLIES,

JACQUELINE SUSAN HUGHES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: University Lecturer

JESSICA SPOOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager

MARION SCHOOLER Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Consultant

MARK DANIELS SPOOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo

PETER STRAKER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Coroner (In Spe)

PETER JOHN VINCENT PETER (Chair) Appointed: 2023

STEWART HAZON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Group Financial Controller

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/1981, number: 511851
Registered at Companies House on 10/11/1981, number: 01596913

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

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
Investment
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Calvert Trust Kielder
Kielder Water & Forest Park
Hexham
NE48 1BS

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED FACILITIES FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR THE EDUCATION OR OTHERWISE FOR THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF DISABILITY OF ANY NATURE OR AGE OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT PRIORITY FOR THE USE OF SUCH FACILITIES SHALL BE AFFORDED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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