Registered charity · Northumberland
Greater Morpeth Development Trust
- 5 trustees
- Income £82k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Northumberland
- Website
- www.gmdt.net (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Greater Morpeth Development Trust Limited
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£82k£158k
- 2024£76k£197k
- 2023£46k£213k
Earlier years
- 2022£41k£208k
- 2021£68k£220k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE TOWN OF MORPETH AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF NORTHUMBERLAND) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:F) 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:G) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:H) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:J) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:K) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:L) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME
Grants received
9 grants · £1,348,886 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,325,400 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £22,500 (3 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £986
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
5 trustees on the board
- David Charles Richards since 2022
- Frank Rescigno since 2018
- Lynda Robson MBE since 2025
- Sarah Jayne Kennedy-Robson since 2026
- Tamsin Susan Louise Sharp since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Frank Rescigno since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David Charles Richards since 2022
- Lynda Robson MBE since 2025
- Sarah Jayne Kennedy-Robson since 2026
- Tamsin Susan Louise Sharp since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Frank Rescigno since 2018
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.
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
- 1117036
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/01/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/05/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/10/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/08/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 05676236 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01670503866 · info@gmdt.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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