CCEW Charity Commission profile

OUSEBURN TRUST

Registered charity 1081657 · organisation 3950929

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
20 July 2000
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03147853
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£500,074
Latest expenditure
£451,909
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 51 Lime Street, Ouseburn Valley, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 2PQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ouseburntrust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Ouseburn Trust aims to deliver succesful regeneration of the Ouseburn Valley through four objectives: Achieving continuity through heritage interpretation and other activities; Increasing assets, encouraging enterprise and improving income generation for the Trust and others, Increasing community participation through volunteering and other actions; A continuous internal improvement programme.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
30 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£500,074
Total Gross Expenditure
£451,909
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£404,653
Total Gross Expenditure
£419,623
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
9 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£327,567
Total Gross Expenditure
£353,969
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
1 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
1 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£293,964
Total Gross Expenditure
£306,259
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£316,952
Total Gross Expenditure
£230,595

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
30 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£500,074
Total Gross Expenditure
£451,909
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£28,964
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
75
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
17 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£404,653
Total Gross Expenditure
£419,623
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£3,591
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
9 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£327,567
Total Gross Expenditure
£353,969
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£11,899
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 Volunteers
90
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
1 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£293,964
Total Gross Expenditure
£306,259
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
No
Count Volunteers
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
28 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£316,952
Total Gross Expenditure
£230,595
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£26,586
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
100

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
30 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
169687
Income Other Trading Activities
329610
Income Charitable Activities
389
Income Investments
388
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
500074
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£17,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£434,596
Expenditure Other
313
Expenditure Total
451909
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6731
Expenditure Support Costs
244044
Expenditure Depreciation
23807
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£23,142
Assets Total Fixed
1805138
Assets Own Use
810138
Assets Long Term Investment
995000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£170,860
Assets Total Liabilities
£374,743
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,601,255
Creditors One Year Total Current
74551
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
300192
Assets Cash
£128,283
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1543379
Funds Restricted
57876
Funds Total
1601255
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
OUSEBURN TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2000-07-20T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/01/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/05/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/03/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/09/2006NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14/07/2011
Charitable Objects
(A) THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR LOWER OUSEBURN VALLEY, BOUNDED BY THE RIVER TYNE TO THE SOUTH, WARWICK STREET TO THE NORTH, NEWINGTON ROAD, ELIZABETH STREET, METRO LINE AND DISUSED RAILWAY LINE TO THE EAST AND CRAWHALL ROAD AND STODDART STREET TO THE WEST) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(I) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDING OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE(II) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS(III) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES(IV) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT(V) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE(VI) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING(VII) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES(VIII) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME (IX) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY(X) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT(B) FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Paying staff
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Risk management
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures