THE MEA TRUST

Registered charity 1074895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MEA House first opened in 1974 and currently has 23 tenants, which includes four tenants who are commercial entities involved with the voluntary sector. The majority of the offices are let to charities at below market rate.

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Latest income

£348k

Latest spending

£889k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is being dissolved and wound up, with all remaining assets transferred to another charity. The financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern, reflecting the cessation of activities and the sale of the charity's primary fixed asset.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate level to cover any gap that may arise between rental income and expenditure

“The trustees had established a policy to maintain unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets or designated for specific purposes (the free reserves) at an appropriate level to cover any gap that may arise between rental income and expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of the going concern basis following the sale of MEA House and the decision taken by the trustees to dissolve the Trust and transfer the remaining assets to The Rothley Trust.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Teresa Mary Cairns Councillor
JAMES LANE · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Ian Spriggs
STEPHEN THOMAS GILROY · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Bowett
WILLIAM MCKAY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£348k	£889k
31/03/2024	£357k	£651k
31/03/2023	£345k	£529k
31/03/2022	£332k	£529k
31/03/2021	£361k	£415k

Common questions

Is THE MEA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is being dissolved and wound up, with all remaining assets transferred to another charity. The financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern, reflecting the cessation of activities and the sale of the charity's primary fixed asset. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MEA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MEA TRUST as a grant recipient include THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2005	£5k	CCTV
Northern Rock Foundation	09/02/1999	£150k	Grant awarded to The MEA Trust (North East)