TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1111222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Providing a comprehensive and well informed service for donors by managing their funds and donations in accordance with agreed objectives.Bringing people together from the business, public and voluntary sectors to make the best use of available resources.Continuing to build a permanent charitable fund - providing income to give effective long term grant support to local people.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £109,428 are below the trustees' policy target of approximately £142,000, representing six months of core operating costs. The document notes that reserves reduced due to rebrand expenditure but asserts the balance remains appropriate. The auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Investment income
“The primary source of income for the Foundation is the return on the investment of our endowment funds, both permanent and expendable.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ core operating costs (held: £109k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves equal to approximately six months’ core operating costs. Based on current predicted levels of activity six months’ core operating costs amount to £142,000” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Anderson Barrowcliff Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tees Valley Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Hugh McGouran — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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)
Cost of raising funds
£117k
Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/10/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/10/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/07/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/05/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Wendy Shepherd · trustee of 1 other charity
- Emma Louise Read
- Heather O'Driscoll
- JEFFFREY TAYLOR
- KEITH SMITH
- Nigel Timothy Williams
- Robin Smith
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £109,428 are below the trustees' policy target of approximately £142,000, representing six months of core operating costs. The document notes that reserves reduced due to rebrand expenditure but asserts the balance remains appropriate. The auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Anderson Barrowcliff Limited.
Who funds TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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