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Registered charity · Durham

Society of the Sacred Mission

Society of the Sacred Mission is a registered charity (number 1101444) based in Durham, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £487k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

For the benefit of the public, the advancement of the Christian religion by the following means: a. The conduct of recognised religious community of the Church of England known as The Society of the Sacred Mission.b. The pursuit of any purpose...

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £487k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.ssm.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Society of the Sacred Mission
Registered
2004

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£487k£952k
  • 2024£512k£853k
  • 2023£515k£794k
Earlier years
  • 2022£490k£746k
  • 2021£2.2m£600k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

For the benefit of the public, the advancement of the Christian religion by the following means: a. The conduct of recognised religious community of the Church of England known as The Society of the Sacred Mission.b. The pursuit of any purpose charitable according to the law of England and Wales which is calculated to express the Gospel in practical form.

Grants received

1 grant · £6,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £6,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,0002014-02-05
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3 trustees on the board

7.7y median 7y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

13.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 3Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 2Other Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 5Health and social care 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£512k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

61.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 76.2 in 2020

7 from 7 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1101444
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 OCTOBER 2003 as amended on 07 Nov 2019 as amended on 03 Apr 2021 as amended on 04 Dec 2020 as amended on 26 Mar 2025
Companies House
Company number 04943183 · Active
Contact on the register
0191 3843747 · admin@stantonyspriory.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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