Registered charity (CIO) · Blyth
Northumberland County of Sanctuary
Northumberland County of Sanctuary is a registered charity (number 1185663) based in Blyth, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Murtala Touray since 2025. Latest income £30k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Ncos (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £30k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 4 more
- Where
- Northumberland
- Website
- www.ncos.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£30k£20k
- 2024£18k£23k
- 2023£16k£33k
Earlier years
- 2022£58k£22k
- 2021£13k£9k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, (INCLUDING CONVENTION REFUGEES, REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE WITH LEAVE TO REMAIN, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND EX-DETAINEES), SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROMOTING AND/OR CO-ORDINATING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY 2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES LIVING OR WORKING IN NORTHUMBERLAND BY ACTING AS AN UMBRELLA AND RESOURCE FOR LOCAL REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES, 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND HUMAN RIGHTS.4. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY.
Grants received
5 grants · £32,908 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 · £24,408 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community 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.
8 trustees on the board
- Murtala Touray Chair since 2025
- Caris Blathin Vardy since 2025
- Elena Kassis since 2024
- John Stenhouse since 2025
- Muhammad Anwar Virk since 2023
- Sarah Anne Greaves since 2025
- Wendy Mabel Bond since 2025
- Zareta Zhamalbinovna Galaeva since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Murtala Touray Chair since 2025
- Caris Blathin Vardy since 2025
- Elena Kassis since 2024
- Muhammad Anwar Virk since 2023
- Sarah Anne Greaves since 2025
- Wendy Mabel Bond since 2025
- Zareta Zhamalbinovna Galaeva since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- John Stenhouse since 2025
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.
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
- 1185663
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Oct 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07000000000 · stenhouse55@gmail.com
- 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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