# NORTHERN INTER-SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN UNION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1135880
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 11, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1135880


## Contact

- **Address:** NISCU, 57 LANCASTER ROAD, CARNFORTH, LANCASHIRE
- **Postcode:** LA5 9LE
- **Phone:** 01524732764
- **Email:** admin@niscu.org.uk
- **Website:** www.niscu.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO, AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS (TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, SO THAT THEY* GROW IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THAT FAITH BY HAVING THIS EXPLAINED TO THEM IN WAYS WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THEM AND APPROPRIATE TO THEIR NEEDS* GROW IN UNDERSTANDING THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS FAITH AND IN SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING* GROW IN POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY, IN UNDERSTANDING OTHER PEOPLE AND IN RESPECT FOR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CULTURE AND BELIEF

**Activities:** NISCU is a non-denominational organisation committed to Christian ministry and to acting co-operatively with local churches in its work with young people. It acts as a resource for local schools so that the central beliefs of the Christian faith may be communicated to young people in an appropriate way as part of their education. It operates in seven geographical areas.

**Area of benefit:** NORTH WEST ENGLAND




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria
- Lancashire
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £276821 | £321097 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £254112 | £333078 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £281621 | £295187 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £301794 | £275844 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £384514 | £269443 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **RUTH HOUSTON** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 13, 2012
- ALASTAIR RICHARDS — appointed Sept. 13, 2012
- IAN HARVIE — appointed Aug. 1, 2013
- Jez Bebbington — appointed Sept. 15, 2025
- Simon Astill — appointed July 7, 2025