MIDDLESBROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1070131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIDDLESBROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY, Nine Yards
Middlesbrough Environment City, known as Nine Yards, works with communities, partners and decision-makers to build a greener, fairer and healthier Tees Valley. We deliver practical projects and partnership-led action on environmental sustainability, social justice, health and community wellbeing, including food, active travel, affordable warmth, community development and nature.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £490,516 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,962,601 to £1,472,085. The trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves of £378,310 are maintained in line with the charity's policy of covering three months of core operating costs, and they consider the organisation to be financially viable and resilient despite the loss of historic core funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (30% of income)
“Grants Promoting Healthy Lifestyles 249,234” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenditure and income with Middlesbrough Borough Council, where trustee P Gavigan is an executive member.
“During the year the charity incurred expenditure amounting to £5,423, and received income amounting to £50,854 from Middlesbrough Borough Council an entity of which Trustee P Gavigan is an executive member.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Anderson Barrowcliff Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/06/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Samantha Jane Grangerchair
- Angela Cooper
- Biniam Araia
- Cllr Julia Rostron · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Matthew Watson
- Peter Cunningham
- Peter Gavigan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MIDDLESBROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £490,516 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,962,601 to £1,472,085. The trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves of £378,310 are maintained in line with the charity's policy of covering three months of core operating costs, and they consider the organisation to be financially viable and resilient despite the loss of historic core funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Anderson Barrowcliff Limited.
Who funds MIDDLESBROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIDDLESBROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS, THE DIXON FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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