NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Registered charity 1075060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advice, information, guidance and training to North Tyneside's voluntary and community sector, championing volunteers, empowering organisations and amplifying voices that matter most. Operate North Tyneside Volunteering Centre, targeted work for 11-25 year olds, borough wide volunteer led project work, and representation of VCSE Sector at all strategic boards at local, regional and national level.

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Latest income
£876k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £253,846 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,037,725 to £783,879. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £308,636 are below their stated policy target of six months of core running costs. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant funded activities
Grant funded activities — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of core running costs (held: £309k)
In recognition of the number of projects which the organisation operates, the trustees have established a policy whereby unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be six months of core running costs. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£876k
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£170k
Reserves (reported)
£312k
Employees
32

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£876k£1.1m
31/03/2024£997k£992k
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2021£839k£634k

Common questions

Is NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £253,846 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,037,725 to £783,879. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £308,636 are below their stated policy target of six months of core running costs. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY as a grant recipient include THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATIONFY2021£43kCommunity Anchors' Fund / General Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2021£450kCreating a Volunteer Area of Excellence across the North of Tyne
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2020£40kDigital Inclusion in North Tyneside
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2020£10kNorth Tyneside COVID-19 volunteer response
The National Lottery Community Fund07/08/2019£10kOn Board in North Tyneside
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2019£471kEnding Loneliness in North Tyneside
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/11/2016£10k"A heritage project exploring the role of North Shields fishermen during World War One"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/12/2015£10k"Business as Usual"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/01/2015£24k"From Town Crier to Twitter"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/12/2014£9k"Trench Book"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/01/2014£5k"Yours Sincerely"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/12/2011£22k"A Day on the Beach"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2009£510kTyne & Wear Specialist Support Services Unit
Northern Rock Foundation09/05/2006£83kGrant awarded to North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation20/12/2005£15kGrant awarded to North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (Tyne & Wear)
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2004£59kInformation and Communication Worker
Northern Rock Foundation15/03/2004£73kGrant awarded to North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EVELYN TRUST1£144k
THE ROTHLEY TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS' NETWORK NORTH EAST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY£876k0unclearno doubt
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS' NETWORK NORTH EAST FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0000belowno doubt
SUTTON BOROUGH VOLUNTEER BUREAU FY2025£1.0m£60,000 - £69,9991withinno doubt
PETERBOROUGH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£655k0unclearno doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION NORTHUMBERLAND FY2024£992k0unclearno doubt
WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK FY2025£914kOver £60,0001unclearno doubt

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