THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE

Registered charity 1051472 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE

The organisation aims to improve the quality of life for carers in North Tyneside by supporting them through a high quality service, shaped by carers' needs and is accessible to all carers. Activities include: information & advocacy, emotional support, support groups, training for carers, counselling, carer assessments, the provision of a breaks and activities service and family support.

Objects

TO MAINTAIN FACILITIES FOR CARERS, WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF NORTH TYNESIDE; TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CARERS WHO TAKE ON AN UNPAID CARING ROLE, PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO ANYONE WHO THROUGH ILLNESS, DISABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE MISUSE PROBLEMS COULD NOT MANAGE WITHOUT SUCH SUPPORT; TO RELIEVE, AND TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF CARERS IN NEED AS A RESULT OF THEIR CARING RESPONSIBILITIES BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG CARERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF NORTH TYNESIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£962k
Latest spending
£978k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,938 for the year ended 31 March 2026, primarily due to reduced staffing levels and funding delays. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £290,585, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity secured new long-term contracts with North Tyneside Council in April 2026 to provide financial stability going forward.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: performance related grants (96% of income)
“the charity's main source of income are performance related grants of £921,114 (2025: £1,011,605).”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £291k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £729,224 — grants £729,224 (12); 76% of the £962,385 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £842,774 — contracts £842,531 (5), grants £243 (1); 80% of the £1,051,178 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Government income: £447,510 — contracts £440,844 (6), grants £6,666 (1); 48% of the £937,642 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North Tyneside Carers' Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income
£962k
Total spending
£978k
Reserves (reported)
£291k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£962k£978k
31/03/2025£1.1m£999k
31/03/2024£938k£930k
31/03/2023£758k£727k
31/03/2022£757k£758k

Common questions

Is THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,938 for the year ended 31 March 2026, primarily due to reduced staffing levels and funding delays. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £290,585, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity secured new long-term contracts with North Tyneside Council in April 2026 to provide financial stability going forward. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Who funds THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE as a grant recipient include CARERS TRUST, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CARERS TRUSTFY2025£51kGrant to Network Partner
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2026£20kWellbeing Support for Carers
Community Foundation North East11/12/2025£2kGrant to The North Tyneside Carers Centre
Community Foundation North East12/06/2025£5kGrant to The North Tyneside Carers Centre
Community Foundation North East18/07/2024£10kGrant to The North Tyneside Carers Centre
Community Foundation North East20/06/2024£5kGrant to The North Tyneside Carers Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2024£20kSupport for Carers
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2022£10kSupporting unpaid carers
Community Foundation North East03/02/2022£500A grant to North Tyneside Carers Centre
Community Foundation North East06/05/2021£5kA grant to North Tyneside Carers Centre
UK government05/10/2020£29kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2019£200kCaring for carers in the community
Community Foundation North East01/04/2019£10kYoung Carers' Project - Year 3.
Community Foundation North East30/01/2019£5kCarers Wellbeing
Community Foundation North East03/08/2018£5kSupport for carers of all ages
Community Foundation North East15/05/2018£5kSupport for carers of all ages
Community Foundation North East08/03/2018£5kSupport for carers of all ages
Community Foundation North East07/03/2018£10kYoung Carers' Project Year 1
Community Foundation North East04/01/2018£37kTowards the salary and on costs of a family support worker for young carers Year 2
Community Foundation North East19/07/2017£5kYoung carers project
Community Foundation North East28/06/2017£35kTowards the salary and on-costs of a family support worker for young carers Year 1
Community Foundation North East15/06/2017£4k24: Young Carers take social action through drama
Community Foundation North East16/05/2017£5kYoung Carers Project
Community Foundation North East01/04/2016£35kTo support the salary and on-costs of a family support worker for young carers Year 3
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2015£365kACES - Adult Carers Empowerment and Support Project
Community Foundation North East01/04/2015£34kTo support the salary and on-costs of a family support worker for young carers Year 2

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 CARERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE£962k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE CARERS FY2025£1.3m—0below—no doubt
CARE FOR THE CARERS FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
ENFIELD CARERS CENTRE FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD FY2026£376k—0unclear—no doubt
CARERS UK FY2026£4.7m——below—no doubt

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