The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

Congregational Federation (North East Area)

Registered charity 516934 Registered since 1985

Operates: Throughout England

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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.

3 trustees on the board

10.7y median 10y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 2Education 1

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£5k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Phone07790934869
AddressChurch View, The Dene, West Rainton, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, Tyne And Wear, DH4 6PR

Finances

£4,833 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£2,131£4,853
2022£14,943£6,234
2023£6,102£12,496
2024£6,534£4,503
2025£4,833£2,613

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

The Glory of God and the advancement of the Christian Faith and in the furtherance thereof:a) To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ; b) To encourage and support congregations of believers in local places to maintain corporate worship in free assembly alike in consecrated or other buildings and in the homes of the people; c) To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ overseas mainly through the agency of the Council for World Mission and other agencies; d) To further the spirit of unity in Jesus Christ with all other believers in Him; e) To mediate the call of God to Christian service at home and abroad whether by way of the ordained ministry or otherwise; f) To do all other such things as are necessary to the attainment of these objects.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06 JUL 1985AS AMENDED ON 25 MAR 2017 as amended on 13 Jul 2024 as amended on 01 Feb 2025

Trustees (3)

3trustees
72median age
1aged 70+

Connected charities (2)

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