TYNE AND WEAR FOUNDATION TRUST

Registered charity 1030800 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust holds permanent endowment funds which its Trustee is unable to hold as it is a limited company. Like its Trustee it is a generalist grant maker, primarily for the benefit of communities in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland

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Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total charity funds decreased to £904,635 from £937,089 in the prior year, driven by investment losses of £36,765 which outweighed investment income of £25,458. The charity awarded £16,015 in grants and incurred £5,084 in administration costs paid to its corporate trustee. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Payments totalling £5,084 were made to the corporate Trustee (Community Foundation North East) for administration costs.
“During the year the Trust made payments totalling £5,084 (2024: £4,478) to its Trustee for administration and £591 in donations (2024: £1,093) to restricted funds.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Trustee for administration
“During the year the Trust made payments totalling £5,084 (2024: £4,478) to its Trustee for administration and £591 in donations (2024: £1,093) to restricted funds.” — page 16
“During the year the Trust made payments totalling £5,084 (2024: £4,478) to its Trustee for administration and £591 in donations (2024: £1,093) to restricted funds.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to restricted funds by Trustee
“During the year the Trust made payments totalling £5,084 (2024: £4,478) to its Trustee for administration and £591 in donations (2024: £1,093) to restricted funds.” — page 16
“During the year the Trust made payments totalling £5,084 (2024: £4,478) to its Trustee for administration and £591 in donations (2024: £1,093) to restricted funds.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£25k£21k
31/03/2024£29k£13k
31/03/2023£24k£29k
31/03/2022£19k£74k
31/03/2021£22k£13k

Common questions

Is TYNE AND WEAR FOUNDATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total charity funds decreased to £904,635 from £937,089 in the prior year, driven by investment losses of £36,765 which outweighed investment income of £25,458. The charity awarded £16,015 in grants and incurred £5,084 in administration costs paid to its corporate trustee. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.