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St Cuthbert’s Care
Providing residential and day care services for vulnerable people
Founded: 1946
Charity Details
Full Name: St Cuthbert’s Care
Field: Community Services
Founded: 1946
Headquarters: Newcastle, NE15 7PY
Charity No: 512912
History and Activities
Originally known as the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan Rescue Society, the charity was founded in 1946 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Newcastle. It initially provided residential care for orphaned children following the Second World War, but has grown to provide residential and day care services for children, the disabled and the elderly. Much of its work is high risk and beyond the capacity of other providers. The charity thus holds a special place in North East society. It was renamed St Cuthbert’s care in 1997 to honour the Northumbrian saint famed for his devotion to God.
St Cuthbert’s Care has benefited greatly from the Alan Shearer Foundation, established by the former Newcastle United and England footballer to fundraise directly for the Alan Shearer Centre at St Cuthbert’s. The Shearer Foundation has raised £2.75 million for the Centre, a recreational, sensory and social centre for disabled people since it was established in 2012. It has also helped fund the Alan Shearer Short Break Centre that offers specialist respite care for children and adults in a picturesque setting, with accessible facilities, a sensory garden and play area.
In 2016/17, St Cuthbert’s Care had an income of £10,413,452, an increase of 9% on the previous year, of which a third was due to increased funding from the Alan Shearer Foundation.
Vital Statistics (year to 31/03/2017)
| Total Income (TI):
| £10,413,512
|
| Philanthropic Income (PI):
| £622,852
|
| PI as % of TI:
| 6.0%
|
| Employees:
| 331
|
| Volunteers:
| 27
|
| Charitable Spending:
| £9,355,350
|
| Investments at Year End:
| £0
|
Website
http://www.stcuthbertscare.org.uk/
References
Catholic Ireland. (2018). St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (634-687), Available here (Accessed: 19/09/2018)
Alan Shearer Centre (2018). Alan Shearer Centre- Home, Available here (Accessed: 20/07/2018).
Charity Commission (2017). St Cuthbert’s Care- Trustees’ Report and Financial Accounts 2017, Available here (Accessed: 20/07/2018).
St Cuthbert’s Care (2018). St Cuthbert’s Care- Home, Available here (Accessed: 20/07/2018).
Wikipedia. (2018). Cuthbert, Available here (Accessed: 20/07/2018).