TEN North East Limited
To raise aspirations and create better prospects by supporting individuals to become resilient, confident, ambitious and independant under our vision of "Your Future - Our Business". To achieve the objectives of the charity through the provision of education and vocational training, provide counselling and advisory services and assist with advice and information to both individuals and charities.
Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SOUTH TYNESIDE AND THE WIDER REGION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased to £78,894, with unrestricted reserves at £48,632. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and secured a tender from South Tyneside Council to provide a secure footing for the next three years.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees are, therefore, mindful to retain such reserves as to meet all day to day running costs of the Charity.”
“The charity has taken exemption from disclosing transactions with its parent company Groundwork South and North Tyneside. There were no other related party transactions in the year or prior year.” — page 22
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Alexandra Laverick
- Jeremy Robert Cripps
- John Short
- Mark Overton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £282k | £252k |
| 31/03/2024 | £128k | £141k |
| 31/03/2023 | £306k | £304k |
| 31/03/2022 | £238k | £232k |
| 31/03/2021 | £254k | £259k |
Common questions
Is TEN North East Limited financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £78,894, with unrestricted reserves at £48,632. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and secured a tender from South Tyneside Council to provide a secure footing for the next three years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/03/2024 | £375k | South Tyneside Young Carers Respite Support Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/04/2023 | £10k | Young Carers Family Peer Support Network |
| Community Foundation North East | 30/03/2023 | £3k | Grant to TEN North East Limited |
| Crowdfunder | 05/05/2022 | £9k | Local Action Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/02/2022 | £10k | Young Carers Family Peer Support Network |
| Community Foundation North East | 26/08/2021 | £1k | A grant to TEN North East Limited |
| Community Foundation North East | 24/06/2021 | £2k | A grant to TEN North East Limited |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/04/2021 | £3k | A grant to TEN North East Limited |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/04/2020 | £10k | Covid-19 Response |
| Community Foundation North East | 22/02/2019 | £4k | Young Carers Homework Club |
| Community Foundation North East | 11/12/2018 | £2k | young carers art, respite and activities programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/11/2018 | £214k | South Tyneside Young Carers Project Active Involvement and Integration |
| Community Foundation North East | 03/11/2017 | £3k | School holiday activities and After School group resources |
| Community Foundation North East | 19/07/2017 | £10k | Transforming Young People's Lives |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/03/2017 | £10k | Towards Young Carers Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/12/2016 | £208k | Young Carers Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/06/2015 | £9k | ICT for Beginners Workshops |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/04/2011 | £10k | InterJOBS.net |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/11/2009 | £565k | PETS (Personalised Employment and Training Support) |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 17/06/2008 | £3k | Grant awarded to South Tyneside Training and Enterprise Network (Tyne & Wear) |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 09/05/2000 | £50k | Grant awarded to South Tyneside Training and Enterprise Network (Tyne & Wear) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LOCAL TRUST | 1 | £265k |
| IMAGINE FOUNDATION | 1 | £52k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | £13k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £13k |
| THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS | 1 | £9k |
| DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- Community Foundation North East
- North East Museums Development Trust
- Transform NE
- SCHOOLS NORTHEAST
- ADDICTIONS NORTH EAST
- NORTH EAST ENGLAND GUIDE ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN North East Limited | £282k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Community Foundation North East | £10.7m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| North East Museums Development Trust | £551k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Transform NE | £241k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SCHOOLS NORTHEAST | £714k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| ADDICTIONS NORTH EAST | £2.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |