GATESHEAD VISIBLE ETHNIC MINORITIES SUPPORT GROUP

Registered charity 1008100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our charity aims to undertake activities which help individuals and groups to understand and learn about different cultures and to support them in their efforts to overcome ignorance, language barriers, disadvantage, prejudice and racism. We undertake a variety of activities and events to fulfull our vision of creating a multi-cultural all-inclusive community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£397k
Latest spending
£332k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £762,960 from £698,207 in the prior year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £198,505. The charity reports a surplus for the year and holds a designated fund of £170,500 to meet its reserves policy target of three months' running costs. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £199k)
“a designated fund, comprising 3 months running costs and redundancy liabilities as per the reserves policy”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£397k£332k
31/03/2024£413k£301k
31/03/2023£306k£284k
31/03/2022£288k£204k
31/03/2021£228k£125k

Common questions

Is GATESHEAD VISIBLE ETHNIC MINORITIES SUPPORT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £762,960 from £698,207 in the prior year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £198,505. The charity reports a surplus for the year and holds a designated fund of £170,500 to meet its reserves policy target of three months' running costs. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GATESHEAD VISIBLE ETHNIC MINORITIES SUPPORT GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GATESHEAD VISIBLE ETHNIC MINORITIES SUPPORT GROUP as a grant recipient include THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2023£116kGateshead
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2023£38kGateshead
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£36kPlanning of Deaf Festival
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£34kSewing group equipment and costs
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£16kTo extend the employment contracts of the bridgebuilders for 12 months
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kDeaf Festival November 2024
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£8kContinuation of Language sessions for refugees and asylum seekers
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2023£8kGateshead

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East29/01/2026£20kGrant to Gateshead Visible EM Support Group
UK government13/10/2022£202kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£202kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/12/2021£122kNational Portfolio Organisations
Sport England20/01/2021£4kTGC CF Together We Move
Community Foundation North East11/03/2019£1kSummer Arts sessions for Roma children and young people
Community Foundation North East27/10/2017£5kWe All Stand Together: Anti hate crime workshops & event
UK government08/06/2017£122kNational Portfolio Organisations
Community Foundation North East31/01/2017£1kTowards Visual Arts Summer Workshop Programme for Culture Exchange Group
Community Foundation North East25/01/2017£2kTowards 'Creative Cultures' - six week art project with asylum seekers and refugees
Community Foundation North East18/11/2016£10kTowards Gateshead Visible Ethnic Minorities Support Group

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIG LOCAL GATESHEAD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GATESHEAD VISIBLE ETHNIC MINORITIES SUPPORT GROUP£397k—0above—no doubt
BIG LOCAL GATESHEAD FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GATESHEAD KEHILLA (G.H.C) LIMITED FY2025£530k—0above—no doubt
GATESHEAD KEHILLA BUILDING FOUNDATION FY2025£376k—0above—no doubt
GATESHEAD JEWISH LEARNING SOCIETY FY2025£200k—0within—no doubt
HUMBER ALL NATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.