# ACUMEN COMMUNITY BUILDINGS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177852
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 6, 2018
- **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=1177852


## Contact

- **Address:** Acumen Community Buildings Ltd, The Old Rectory, The Broadway, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, Tyne And Wear
- **Postcode:** DH4 4BB
- **Phone:** 0191 5634401
- **Email:** info@acumencommunitybuildings.co.uk
- **Website:** www.theoldrectory.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECT (OBJECT) IS THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN SUNDERLAND COALFIELDS AND SURROUNDING AREA) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:(E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:(F) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING:(G) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(H) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:(I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(J) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(K) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:(L) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME:(M) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

**Activities:** Acumen Community Buildings provides office accommodation, co-working space and support for social enterprises, community businesses, community groups and individuals who are creating social impact in the local community. It is runs a grade II* listed building, The Old Rectory, as a hub for place based social action in Houghton-le-Spring and the surrounding coalfields area of Sunderland.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sunderland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £119038 | £128630 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £150415 | £143999 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £143092 | £182605 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £197678 | £164368 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £186653 | £175115 | — | — |
| June 30, 2020 | £81751 | £66945 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Katherine Margaret Welch OBE DL** (Chair) — appointed May 20, 2017
- ANNE TOMS — appointed July 6, 2018
- Dr Ronald Lawson — appointed June 23, 2021
- Professor Joanna Samantha Berry PhD — appointed May 10, 2018
- Stacey Anne Price FRICS — appointed Nov. 1, 2024