CCEW Charity Commission profile

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS

Registered charity 1026685 · organisation 1026685

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 September 1993
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02720630
Financial period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income
£1,990,185
Latest expenditure
£2,131,786
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: NEW GRANARY, STATION ROAD, NEWPORT, SAFFRON WALDEN, ESSEX, CB11 3PL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nctj.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principal activities of the Charity are the provision, supervision and accreditation of journalism-related training, and the directors intend to continue to develop these activities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received
12 February 2026
Date Accounts Received
12 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,990,185
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,131,786
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,959,906
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,534,064
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received
2 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
2 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,886,488
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,193,418
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received
11 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
11 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,690,765
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,159,532
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received
29 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,855,553
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,139,625

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Due Date
30 April 2026
Ar Received Date
12 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,990,185
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,131,786
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
334
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Due Date
30 April 2025
Ar Received Date
15 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,959,906
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,534,064
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
333
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Due Date
30 April 2024
Ar Received Date
2 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,886,488
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,193,418
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
343
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
11 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,690,765
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,159,532
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
316
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
29 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,855,553
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,139,625
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
369

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Due Date
30 April 2026
Ar Received Date
12 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
457632
Income Other Trading Activities
1391074
Income Charitable Activities
53000
Income Investments
85710
Income Other
2769
Income Total Income And Endowments
1990185
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,166,438
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£965,348
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2131786
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
100814
Expenditure Governance
24198
Expenditure Support Costs
433460
Expenditure Depreciation
18253
Gain Loss Investment
-15556
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,855,213
Assets Total Fixed
1389781
Assets Own Use
375642
Assets Long Term Investment
1014139
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,362,133
Assets Total Liabilities
£747,188
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,004,726
Creditors One Year Total Current
747188
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,036,596
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2471147
Funds Restricted
533579
Funds Total
3004726
Count Employees
17
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Due Date
30 April 2025
Ar Received Date
15 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
437479
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1275644
Income Investments
132190
Income Other
114593
Income Total Income And Endowments
1959906
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,978
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,507,086
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2534064
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
373553
Expenditure Governance
20246
Expenditure Support Costs
1109749
Expenditure Depreciation
22144
Gain Loss Investment
97155
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,341,955
Assets Total Fixed
1422407
Assets Own Use
387269
Assets Long Term Investment
1035138
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,686,407
Assets Total Liabilities
£946,931
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,161,883
Creditors One Year Total Current
946931
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,369,701
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2398492
Funds Restricted
763391
Funds Total
3161883
Count Employees
21
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Due Date
30 April 2024
Ar Received Date
2 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
530779
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1082896
Income Investments
126499
Income Other
146314
Income Total Income And Endowments
1886488
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£23,599
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,169,819
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2193418
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
199562
Expenditure Governance
20580
Expenditure Support Costs
1029358
Expenditure Depreciation
29396
Gain Loss Investment
36199
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,258,040
Assets Total Fixed
1356311
Assets Own Use
391396
Assets Long Term Investment
964915
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,626,339
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,343,764
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,638,886
Creditors One Year Total Current
2343764
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,227,469
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1097128
Funds Restricted
2541758
Funds Total
3638886
Count Employees
19
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
11 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
6557565
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1012966
Income Investments
37117
Income Other
83117
Income Total Income And Endowments
7690765
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,302
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,133,230
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8159532
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
6403855
Expenditure Governance
16626
Expenditure Support Costs
911348
Expenditure Depreciation
35798
Gain Loss Investment
-178597
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,250,047
Assets Total Fixed
1344017
Assets Own Use
429048
Assets Long Term Investment
914969
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,577,243
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,011,643
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,909,617
Creditors One Year Total Current
3733159
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1278484
Assets Cash
£7,299,845
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2769981
Funds Restricted
1139636
Funds Total
3909617
Count Employees
16
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
29 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2725811
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1041141
Income Investments
19387
Income Other
69214
Income Total Income And Endowments
3855553
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£20,817
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,118,808
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3139625
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1404480
Expenditure Governance
12880
Expenditure Support Costs
795152
Expenditure Depreciation
17688
Gain Loss Investment
226928
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,463,746
Assets Total Fixed
1515725
Assets Own Use
422159
Assets Long Term Investment
1093566
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,441,303
Assets Total Liabilities
£400,047
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,556,981
Creditors One Year Total Current
400047
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,118,882
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2315717
Funds Restricted
2241264
Funds Total
4556981
Count Employees
14
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1993-09-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 JUNE 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 7 SEPTEMBER 1993 AND 11 MARCH 1999
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF TRAINEE JOURNALISTS INCLUDING PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
162501
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
NCTJ

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests