SUNDERLAND NORTH FAMILY ZONE
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TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE NORTH WEST AREA OF THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.2) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR GROUP PLAY IN WHICH PARENTS CAN PARTICIPATE WHERE APPROPRIATE.5) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES, AND APPROPRIATE ASSOCIATED FACILITIES.6) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, SEX, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 4
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2022
- Volunteers: 7
- Government income: £10,743 — grants £10,743 (1); 6% of the £171,646 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 14/03/2024, 43 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- James Procopischair
- Andrew Bennett
- Lee Brown
- Mark Shipley
- Megan Brown
- Sarah Robson
- Stephen Lounton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £8k | £7k |
| 31/03/2024 | £108k | £106k |
| 31/03/2023 | £48k | £94k |
| 31/03/2022 | £172k | £116k |
| 31/03/2021 | £100k | £73k |
Common questions
Who funds SUNDERLAND NORTH FAMILY ZONE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SUNDERLAND NORTH FAMILY ZONE as a grant recipient include THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | Inclusion Grant |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | Small Grant |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £7k | Small Grant |
| SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST | FY2024 | £6k | Section 2(f) |
| THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £4k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/12/2025 | £20k | Keeping Our Community Pantry on the Road To Fight Poverty in Sunderland |
| Community Foundation North East | 18/07/2024 | £10k | Grant to Sunderland North Family Zone |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/05/2023 | £10k | Activities programme to reduce isolation in sheltered accommodation schemes |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/07/2021 | £3k | Reducing loneliness and reconnecting older people living in care |
| Community Foundation North East | 24/06/2021 | £12k | A grant to Sunderland North Family Zone |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/06/2021 | £10k | "Uncovering the history of theatre and LGBT rights" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/02/2021 | £10k | Reconnecting after Lockdown: Community Pantry Project |
| Community Foundation North East | 13/03/2018 | £10k | Mobile Community Pantry |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/06/2011 | £9k | Sunderland North Volunteering In Action |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/01/2009 | £9k | Twilight |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/04/2005 | £5k | family friends |