Legal and Administrative Information

LEGAL STATUS

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee (registered company number 4833073), incorporated on 15 July 2003 and registered as a charity on 27 February 2004 (registered charity number 1102375). The company was established under a Memorandum of Association (15 July 2003) which sets out the objectives and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association (15 July 2003).

DIRECTORS AND ADVISERS for the year ended 30 September 2021

The Directors of the company, who are also the Trustees of the charity, who were in office during the year were:

M Coyle (Chair) DP Alexander R Anderson (appointed October 2020) D Bowman (retired December 2020) PG Chandler MP Kyndt Y Gale C Talens

Year appointed

2015 2006 2020 2012 2013 2012 2019 2019

Company Secretary

TD Morgan

Independent Auditors

Armstrong Watson Audit Limited Suite 15 & 17 11 Waterloo Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4DP

Principal and Registered Office

Pearl Assurance House 7 New Bridge Street West Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AQ