CCEW Charity Commission profile

LORD CREWE'S CHARITY

Registered charity 1155101 · organisation 5038330

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
20 December 2013
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,810,775
Latest expenditure
£2,238,857
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Lord Crewe's Charity, Cuthbert House, Stonebridge, DURHAM, DH1 3RY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity operates for the benefit of necessitous Church of England clergy in the Dioceses of Durham and Newcastle, and for charitable purposes connected with Lincoln College Oxford. It also makes a number of small annual payments to organisations and for purposes set out in the will of the founder of 1721.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
2 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
2 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,810,775
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,238,857
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
3 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,841,574
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,261,409
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,870,437
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,777,536
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,671,304
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,943,535
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,603,189
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,741,880

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
2 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,810,775
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,238,857
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,841,574
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,261,409
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,870,437
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,777,536
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,671,304
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,943,535
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
6 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,603,189
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,741,880
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
2 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1763018
Income Other
47757
Income Total Income And Endowments
1810775
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,233,017
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,005,840
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2238857
Expenditure Investment Management
1233017
Expenditure Grants Institution
728097
Expenditure Governance
21091
Expenditure Support Costs
69930
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
129249
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
8659454
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,486,037
Assets Total Fixed
63703185
Assets Own Use
9558805
Assets Long Term Investment
54144380
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,394,804
Assets Total Liabilities
£285,028
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£64,812,961
Creditors One Year Total Current
285028
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,282,841
Funds Endowment
60264511
Funds Unrestricted
4486037
Funds Restricted
62413
Funds Total
64812961
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1815105
Income Other
26469
Income Total Income And Endowments
1841574
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£898,282
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,363,127
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2261409
Expenditure Investment Management
182459
Expenditure Grants Institution
1056582
Expenditure Governance
21295
Expenditure Support Costs
68142
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
976026
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
1491930
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,425,133
Assets Total Fixed
55495031
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
55495031
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,364,692
Assets Total Liabilities
£407,383
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£56,452,340
Creditors One Year Total Current
407383
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,320,859
Funds Endowment
51964682
Funds Unrestricted
4425133
Funds Restricted
62525
Funds Total
56452340
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1841943
Income Other
28494
Income Total Income And Endowments
1870437
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£719,887
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,057,649
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1777536
Expenditure Investment Management
719887
Expenditure Grants Institution
685792
Expenditure Governance
16718
Expenditure Support Costs
88537
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
56684
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
2311398
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,470,963
Assets Total Fixed
53236516
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
53236516
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,712,042
Assets Total Liabilities
£544,339
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£54,404,219
Creditors One Year Total Current
544339
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,654,034
Funds Endowment
49876905
Funds Unrestricted
4470963
Funds Restricted
56351
Funds Total
54404219
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1662322
Income Other
8982
Income Total Income And Endowments
1671304
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£590,838
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,352,697
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2943535
Expenditure Investment Management
590838
Expenditure Grants Institution
1858278
Expenditure Governance
20989
Expenditure Support Costs
103776
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
480510
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,343,209
Assets Total Fixed
52209899
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
52209899
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£729,457
Assets Total Liabilities
£996,120
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£51,943,236
Creditors One Year Total Current
996120
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£631,116
Funds Endowment
47543685
Funds Unrestricted
4343209
Funds Restricted
56342
Funds Total
51943236
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
6 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1603189
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1603189
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£741,142
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,000,738
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1741880
Expenditure Investment Management
741142
Expenditure Grants Institution
26000
Expenditure Governance
10228
Expenditure Support Costs
87966
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
1098621
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
4453347
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,755,028
Assets Total Fixed
51484378
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
51484378
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,564,371
Assets Total Liabilities
£313,792
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£52,734,957
Creditors One Year Total Current
313792
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,491,153
Funds Endowment
45915249
Funds Unrestricted
6755028
Funds Restricted
64680
Funds Total
52734957
Count Employees
1
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Durham
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Northumberland
Welsh Ind
No
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
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LORD CREWE'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-06-14T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
527337
Assoc Registered Charity Number
527337
Assoc Charity Name
LORD CREWE'S DURHAM EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Charity Name
LORD CREWE'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2013-12-20T00:00:00
Charity Name
LORD CREWE'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-06-14T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
527409
Assoc Registered Charity Number
527409
Assoc Charity Name
LORD CREWES CHARITY - APPRENTICESHIP FUND
Charity Name
LORD CREWE'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-09-07T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
230347
Assoc Registered Charity Number
230347
Assoc Charity Name
LORD CREWE'S CHARITY

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Foundation Registered 20 Dec 2013 as amended on 05 Feb 2023 as amended on 20 May 2024
Charitable Objects
The objects of the CIO are, for the benefit of the public:3.1.1 The advancement of Christian religion by:(a) augmenting the stipends of necessitous clergy and their dependants in the Dioceses of Durham and Newcastle, particularly for the education of their children, and assisting them in other demonstrable charitable need;(b) the repair or construction of churches, chancels and parsonages in any ecclesiastical parish in which the charity owns land or to which the charity has the right of presentation to the benefice; and(c) providing financial support to Anglican clergy of various ecclesiastical parishes as determined by the trustees from time to time for religious education within those parishes.3.1.2 The relief of poverty by:(a) providing financial and other forms of charitable relief for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the Dioceses of Durham and Newcastle, giving preference to people and groups resident in parishes where the charity owns land or has the right of presentation to the benefice.3.1.3 The advancement of education by:(a) providing financial subsidies to university students at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford, or for any other charitable purposes connected with Lincoln College; and(b) providing other financial subsidies to educational institutions, whether in the ecclesiastical parish in which the charity owns land or has the right of presentation to the benefice or otherwise, specifically including the City of Durham.3.1.4 The relief of sickness (including physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) by providing such assistance (financial and otherwise) to such beneficiaries resident in the Dioceses of Durham and Newcastle as the trustees shall from time to time decide.3.1.5 For other charitable purposes which the trustees shall from time to time determine for the benefit of residents of the ecclesiastical parishes in which the charity owns land or to which the charity has the right of presentation to the benefice.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures