REAL CARE LTD
Registered charity 1113970 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEARNING FOR LIFE NORTH EAST, LEARNING FOR LIFE OR ALERNATIVELY LEARNING FOR LIFE NORTH EAST
We are a North East Specialist day College for people aged 16+ with Special Educational Needs. Our primary aim is to provide education, care and support for our learners in a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment. We offer a wide range of innovative and engaging activities to widen and enhance their learning experience. Promoting independence, communication and choice at all times.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £174,971 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £1,777,906 against expenditure of £1,602,935. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,105,835, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£387,050), and the charity has no external debt.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income)
“Total income 1,747,893 30,013 1,777,906” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rachel Kitson — Chair of Trustees (source)
- Marie Matthewson — Principal and Head of Services (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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- ANNE TIMOTHY
- David Harrop
- Lynn Mcnally
- MRS GILL STRINGER
- Mike Barker
- Rebecca Louise Brown
- Tanya Devereux
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is REAL CARE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £174,971 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £1,777,906 against expenditure of £1,602,935. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,105,835, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£387,050), and the charity has no external debt. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited.
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