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.

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.

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.

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	£78k
MERKAZ HATORAH LIMITED	1	£35k
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£11k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k

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 FY2024	£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.