THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1113630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes.Provision or assistance of recreational/sporting facilities for the public at large within England and Wales. The promotion of the Arts and Culture.

Objects

THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN TYNE AND WEAR BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1. GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES2. THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND/OR SPORTING FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, OLD AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, NEED SUCH FACILITIES.3. THE PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE4. SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE COMMISSIONERS

Area of benefit: TYNE AND WEAR

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£133k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised £153,740 in donations during the year and held free reserves of £56,463. The trustees report that the charity is in a healthy financial position with no debtors, creditors, or outstanding loans, and express no concerns regarding its 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: Personal donations and corporate donations
“Personal donations from close connections of founding Trustee, Ian Baggett, and corporate donations from Adderstone Living Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 2 months average expenditure (reserves figure: £56k)
“The Reserve Policy for The Adderstone Foundation is to hold a sum equivalent to 2 months average expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Adderstone Living Limited and connections of Trustee Ian Baggett
“Personal donations from close connections of founding Trustee, Ian Baggett, and corporate donations from Adderstone Living Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 3

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£154k£133k
31/07/2024£71k£44k
31/07/2023£120k£98k
31/07/2022£187k£186k
31/07/2021£2k£3k

Common questions

Is THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity raised £153,740 in donations during the year and held free reserves of £56,463. The trustees report that the charity is in a healthy financial position with no debtors, creditors, or outstanding loans, and express no concerns regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION£154k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EDDLESTON SETTLEMENT FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALDERMASTON CHARITY FY2025£78k——unclear—no doubt
ADDLESTONE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ANDERSON FOUNDATION FY2025£976k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UDLINGTON TRUST FY2025£312k—0unclear—no doubt

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