ACTION FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1132051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We support asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants in the North East of England to lead lives that are safe, independent and fulfilled, by providing supported accommodation and free English language and employment classes. Our ?Skills for Life? English language classes are delivered from our classrooms in Newcastle and Sunderland, as well as in other centres through our community partnerships.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £101,352, which the Trustees consider to be in line with their policy target of maintaining three months of unrestricted expenditure (c. £95k). The charity reported a net income surplus of £166,112 for the year, with total income exceeding total expenditure, allowing for the purchase of a new property and the maintenance of sufficient liquidity.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (46% of income)
“Our principal source on income continues to be charitable activity, accounting for 46% of total income” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months unrestricted expenditure (c. £95k) (held: £101k)
“the Trustees’ policy is to aim to maintain three months unrestricted expenditure (c. £95k) held in readily realisable assets.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Kinnair Associates Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £400k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£83k
Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (53% 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: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- David Lyallchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- ANDREW COULSON
- Gabrielle Suzanne Mandell
- Helen Louise Young
- Sally Hamilton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTION FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £101,352, which the Trustees consider to be in line with their policy target of maintaining three months of unrestricted expenditure (c. £95k). The charity reported a net income surplus of £166,112 for the year, with total income exceeding total expenditure, allowing for the purchase of a new property and the maintenance of sufficient liquidity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kinnair Associates Limited.
Who funds ACTION FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTION FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include The Greatham Foundation Ltd, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION, THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST, ST MARY AND ST ABRAAM COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH.
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