Transform NE

Registered charity 1120015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHSHAN (NORTH EAST), BETHSHAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, METRO CHURCH INTERNATIONAL

Transformation of lives and communities through social action, education, health & wellbeing and the Christian faith.

Objects

(A) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT. (B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM OR WALES

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£241k

Latest spending

£226k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £424,815, with unrestricted reserves at £415,080. The charity reported a net income of £15,252 for the year, supported by £166,347 in donations and legacies. The trustees confirmed there are 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

Related-party transaction: T Dunnett, a trustee, received reimbursement of expenses paid on behalf of the charity. No other trustee received remuneration.

“During the year T Dunnett, a trustee of the charitable company, only received funds for reimbursement of expenses he paid on behalf of the charity. No other trustee received any remuneration for professional or other services supplied by the charity (2024: nil).” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Biffa Award — “Facilitating over 250 contacts a week with the refurbishment and opening of the community hall (thanks to Biffa Award funding) in May 2024.” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/11/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew John Davieschair
Bernice Browne
Dr Ruth Lydia Faulkner
Dr TIMOTHY DUNNETT
WARREN CORMICK TODD

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

Operates in: Durham · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£241k	£226k
31/03/2024	£271k	£211k
31/03/2023	£262k	£295k
31/03/2022	£352k	£294k
31/03/2021	£441k	£330k

Common questions

Is Transform NE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £424,815, with unrestricted reserves at £415,080. The charity reported a net income of £15,252 for the year, supported by £166,347 in donations and legacies. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Transform NE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Transform NE as a grant recipient include SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Section 2 f Charitable Organisations

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2021	£9k	Top Club - Let's Eat Teaching Kitchen
Community Foundation North East	26/04/2018	£1k	Towards the costs of establishing the new Sunderland school, and the running costs of the Mother and Baby project £500 to each
Community Foundation North East	22/01/2018	£10k	Sunderland Christians Against Poverty Centre, core costs

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEAULAND LIMITED	1	£128k
MERKAZ HATORAH LIMITED	1	£35k
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NER FOUNDATION.

NER FOUNDATION income £606k
NEZER HATALMUD income £212k
FRIENDS OF NACHALAS BNEI SHIMON income £194k
ONE NEWHAM income £163k
GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA LONDON UK income £655k
ANJUMAN-E-ISLAMIA, NEWHAM income £336k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Transform NE	£241k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NER FOUNDATION FY2025	£606k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEZER HATALMUD FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF NACHALAS BNEI SHIMON FY2025	£194k	—	above	—	no doubt
ONE NEWHAM FY2025	£163k	—	below	—	no doubt
GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA LONDON UK FY2024	£655k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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