Registered charity · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Benwell Christian Shop Project
Benwell Christian Shop Project is a registered charity (number 701263) based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £78k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Cornerstone (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £78k (2025)
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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, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 2 more
- Where
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Website
- www.cornerstonebenwell.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Benwell Christian Shop Project
- Registered
- 1989
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£78k£67k
- 2024£69k£72k
- 2023£64k£65k
Earlier years
- 2022£49k£45k
- 2021£44k£35k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA SURROUNDING ST. JAMES' CHURCH, BENWELL.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS IN MATTERS RELATING TO THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE.
Grants received
32 grants · £318,072 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
- Northern Rock Foundation · £85,830 (3 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £79,222 (14 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £50,200
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £47,010 (9 grants)
- The Ballinger Charitable Trust · £38,000 (2 grants)
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Claire Todd Lewis since 2021
- MRS Carol Davison
- Rachel Louise Turner since 2021
- Rev Alexander David Kirkwood since 2018
- Rev Timothy David Woolley since 2018
- Shirley Irving
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Alexander David Kirkwood since 2018
- Rev Timothy David Woolley since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Claire Todd Lewis since 2021
- MRS Carol Davison
- Rachel Louise Turner since 2021
- Rev Alexander David Kirkwood since 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Timothy David Woolley since 2018
- Shirley Irving
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
- 701263
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 FEBRUARY 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 9 MAY 1996, 24 MAY 2007 AND 29 NOVEMBER 2007.
- Companies House
- Company number 02349218 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01912260941 · cornerstonebenwell@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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