Registered charity · Berwick upon Tweed
Berwick-Upon-Tweed Community Development Trust Limited
Berwick-Upon-Tweed Community Development Trust Limited is a registered charity (number 1109088) based in Berwick upon Tweed, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Keith Barrington Siseman since 2016. Latest income £702k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £702k (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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 3 more
- Where
- Northumberland
- Website
- www.berwicktrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Berwick-Upon-Tweed Community Development Trust Limited
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£702k£236k
- 2024£328k£323k
- 2023£424k£427k
Earlier years
- 2022£375k£390k
- 2021£362k£454k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 49%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE AREA OF BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, SPITTAL, TWEEDMOUTH, ORD, SCREMERSTON, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:A. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.B. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, POVERTY, OR DISTRESS, INCLUDING THOSE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.C. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND POVERTY.D. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, INCLUDING TRAINING IN SKILLS RELEVANT TO SECURING EMPLOYMENT.E. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS.F. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.G. TO PRESERVE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST.H. TO PROTECT OR CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.I. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OR SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES DEFINED BY THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS IN WHICH THEY LIVE OR WORK OR THEIR ETHNIC ORIGINS) AS THE COMPANY SHALL THINK FIT.PROVIDED THAT IN FURTHERANCE OF ALL OR ANY OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO PROMOTE PROVIDE OR ASSIST ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE AREA REFERRED TO ABOVE WHERE IT IS OF THE OPINION THAT TO DO SO WILL BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID AREA.THROUGHOUT THIS MEMORANDUM 'CHARITABLE' MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE SYSTEM OF LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY IS THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Grants received
26 grants · £162,316 total360Giving 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
- Community Foundation North East · £82,721 (21 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £50,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £28,985 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £610
Most recent
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Keith Barrington Siseman Chair since 2016
- David Purvis since 2020
- Joan Montgomery since 2022
- John Fisher since 2018
- Lucy Hodgson since 2024
- Michael Crawford since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Keith Barrington Siseman Chair since 2016
- David Purvis since 2020
- John Fisher since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Keith Barrington Siseman Chair since 2016
- David Purvis since 2020
- Joan Montgomery since 2022
- John Fisher since 2018
- Lucy Hodgson since 2024
- Michael Crawford since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1109088
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/11/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/05/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01/04/2014
- Companies House
- Company number 05290088 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01289303366 · info@berwicktrust.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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