Activities

As described by the charity on the register

THIS IS THE INCORPORATED SUCCESSOR CHARITY TO THE FOLLOWING: CHARITY NUMBER 234071 - CHARITY FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES IN THE DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE AND CHARITY NUMBER 235686 - HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN TRUST (1947).PROMOTION OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH BY SUPPORTING CLERGY, PROVIDING PASTORAL WORK IN PARISHES AND IN COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING LIFE-LONG CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.

Latest income

£12.9m

Expenditure

£16.0m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £7.3m £9.5m
2022-03-31 £9.8m £10.3m
2023-03-31 £10.3m £12.4m
2024-03-31 £12.6m £14.0m
2025-03-31 £12.9m £16.0m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £6.9m
Charitable activities £423k
Trading £0
Investment income £2.4m
Total income £12.9m

Spending

Charitable spend £15.6m
Raising funds £439k
Grants to institutions £457k
Governance £397k
Total expenditure £16.0m

Balance sheet

Reserves £14.4m
Total funds £103m
— restricted £14.9m
— unrestricted £88.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £103m
Cash £14.7m

People

Employees 183

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who it helps

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.