HEALTHWORKS NEWCASTLE

Registered charity 1040370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST END HEALTH RESOURCE CENTRE

To preserve and protect the good health of the community in Newcastle upon Tyne in particular by the establishment of a Health Resource Centre in that area

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported an operating deficit of £205,710 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £1,419,382. Despite the deficit, the trustees state that free/unrestricted reserves of £225,377 remain above the policy target of £468,643, and the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditor.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £65,000 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024/25: one). The value of these benefits was between £65,000 and £70,000.” — page 27
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024/25: one).” — page 27
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kinnair Associates Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£408k
Reserves (reported)
£225k
Employees
76

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£2.1m£2.4m
31/03/2025£2.4m£2.4m
31/03/2024£2.5m£2.5m
31/03/2023£2.1m£2.1m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is HEALTHWORKS NEWCASTLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported an operating deficit of £205,710 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £1,419,382. Despite the deficit, the trustees state that free/unrestricted reserves of £225,377 remain above the policy target of £468,643, and the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditor. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Kinnair Associates Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of HEALTHWORKS NEWCASTLE earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £65,000 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East20/03/2025£5kGrant to HealthWORKS Newcastle
Community Foundation North East21/11/2024£8kGrant to HealthWORKS Newcastle
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2024£4kAccessible gym for everyone
Community Foundation North East26/05/2022£6kGrant to HealthWORKS Newcastle
Community Foundation North East07/04/2022£7kGrant to HealthWORKS Newcastle
Community Foundation North East17/02/2022£5kA grant to HealthWORKS Newcastle
Community Foundation North East21/10/2021£3kA grant to HealthWORKS Newcastle
Community Foundation North East08/07/2021£4kA grant to HealthWORKS Newcastle
Community Foundation North East29/04/2021£6kA grant to HealthWORKS Newcastle
Community Foundation North East05/10/2018£5kFor the delivery of community activities
Community Foundation North East05/03/2018£2kCommunity gym
Community Foundation North East28/02/2018£970Summer Holiday Fun @ The Lemington Centre
Community Foundation North East20/02/2018£3kCooking on a Budget
Community Foundation North East06/09/2017£5kFor the delivery of community activities
Community Foundation North East14/06/2016£4kTowards Community First Health and Wellbeing
Community Foundation North East01/03/2016£3kTowards Liz's Community Cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund28/03/2007£462health and fitness activities for asylum seekers
Northern Rock Foundation08/03/2005£66kGrant awarded to West End Health Resource Centre (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation22/05/2001£6kGrant awarded to West End Health Resource Centre (Tyne & Wear)

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 NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEALTHWORKS NEWCASTLE£2.1m£65,000 - £70,0001above—no doubt
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY FY2025£9.5m—0above—no doubt
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE UNITED FOUNDATION FY2025£7.9m——above—no doubt
Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside FY2025£10.3m——above—no doubt
THE UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE FY2024£202k—0above—no doubt

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