GATESHEAD CARERS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1118942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support, advise, represent, advocate & campaign for unpaid adult carers living or working in Gateshead. We aim for carers to have increased choice and control in their life, improved health and wellbeing, financial wellbeing, and are treated with respect and dignity. We provide training & short-break activities that reduce isolation and help carers to have a life of their own outside of caring.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £88,347 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a surplus in the previous year. Despite the deficit, the trustees report that cash balances remain healthy at £265,044 and unrestricted reserves are sufficient to maintain operations for three months. The trustees express confidence in the charity's ability to continue for the next twelve months, although they note that future funding applications are pending to sustain their activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• James Ian Mearnschair
• ANN OWENS
• Amanda Tonkinson
• Dr Dan Taylor
• MICHAEL ANTHONY FITZPATRICK
• Margaret Barrett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stuart Cox

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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