Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle Fencing & Sports Trust
- 2 trustees
- Income £24k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
- Website
- www.newcastlefencingsportstrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Newcastle Fencing & Sports Trust
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£24k£31k
- 2024£61k£62k
- 2023£26k£42k
Earlier years
- 2022£52k£62k
- 2021£91k£82k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 55%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT GENERALLY BUT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:1.1TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN FENCING AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING FITNESS AND HEALTH(FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND,BUILDINGS,EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);1.2TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SPORT,RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;1.3TO RELIEVE ILLNESS AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BY:1.3.1 PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN FENCING AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING FITNESS AND HEALTH;1.3.2ADVANCING EDUCATION(INCLUDING PHYSICAL,ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EDUCATION)IN DIET,NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING;AND1.3.3SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY;1.4TO ADVANCE EDUCATION(INCLUDING PHYSICAL,ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EDUCATION)BY:1.4.1PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF COURSES IN DIET,NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING;1.4.2PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND COACHING AT ALL LEVELS;1.4.3MAKING GRANTS,LOANS AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;AND1.4.4 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.
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.
2 trustees on the board
- John Raymond Dickson Chair since 2013
- Paul Richard Counter since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- John Raymond Dickson Chair since 2013
- Paul Richard Counter since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- John Raymond Dickson Chair since 2013
- Paul Richard Counter since 2014
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
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1154687
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/09/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/11/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 08696113 · Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Contact on the register
- 07960363485 · enquiries@newcastlefencingsportstrust.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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