Registered charity · Tyne and Wear
Robert Stewart Memorial United Reformed Church
Robert Stewart Memorial United Reformed Church is a registered charity (number 233569) based in Tyne and Wear, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Stephen Nelson since 2021. Latest income £268k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £268k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: URC Northern Province Trust LTD.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£268k£67k
- 2024£29k£44k
- 2023£55k£56k
Earlier years
- 2022£36k£32k
- 2021£25k£25k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATED OF THE DEED IN OR TOWARDS THE RECONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OR UPGRADING OF THE STEWART HALL INCLUDING THE FURNISHING AND EQUIPMENT THEROF IN SUCH MANNER AS WILL IMPROVE THE SUITABLILITY OF THE HALL FOR USE AS A HALL. AFTER FIVE YEARS, CAPTIAL TO BE APPLIED IN OR TOWEARDS IMPROVING OR RENOVATING THE FABRIC OR THE BUILDINGS OF THE CHURCH AND THE FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT THEROF OR OTHERWISE FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH.
Grants received
8 grants · £43,430 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 · £26,848 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £16,582 (2 grants)
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Stephen Nelson Chair since 2021
- Bill Sutherland since 2018
- June Walker since 1960
- John Leslie since 2022
- URC Northern Province Trust LTD
Trustees past 6 years
- Bill Sutherland since 2018
- June Walker since 1960
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Stephen Nelson Chair since 2021
- Bill Sutherland since 2018
- June Walker since 1960
- John Leslie since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
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
- 233569
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30TH OCT. 1961 AS AMENDED 5 JULY 2004
- Contact on the register
- 01912672594 · stephennelson.family@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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