RISE NORTH EAST

Registered charity 1135223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as North-North-East Active Partnership, TYNE AND WEAR SPORT

Rise North East works with a wide range of local, regional and national partners to make it easier and a more attractive proposition for people to be physically active. Rise is passionate about helping under-represented groups and those who are currently moving for less than 30 minutes per week. Rise is funded and supported by Sport England and other partners, and is one of 43 Active Partnerships.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.8m

Latest spending

£1.8m

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £8,888 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £1,066,960. The trustees confirmed that the charity continues to be a going concern, supported by a strong cash balance of £1,122,643. However, the charity's undesignated reserves were below its stated policy target of three months' operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1 £70,001 - £80,000” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £336k; policy: three months of operational costs)

“As at 31 March 2025, undesignated reserves, including those being accumulated to be held towards the equivalent of 3 months' operating costs, were £335,706 (not including the fixed assets). This is a minimum of £29,294 and a maximum of £79,294 short of the target of holding £365,000 - £415,000 for 3 months' operating costs for 2025-2026.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: One of the trustees is a teacher at the school. During the year the charity incurred expenditure totalling £10,000 with the school. At the balance sheet date the amount due to John Spence Community High School was £nil (2024 - £2,420).

“John Spence Community High School One of the trustees is a teacher at the school. During the year the charity incurred expenditure totalling £10,000 with the school. At the balance sheet date the amount due to John Spence Community High School was £nil (2024 - £2,420). Active Families North East / Active Families Training Academy One of the employees is married to the owner/director of Active Families North East and Active Families Training Academy. During the year the charity incurred expenditure totalling £47,944 with these organisations. At the balance sheet date the amount due was £nil (2023 - £nil).”

“Active Families North East / Active Families Training Academy One of the employees is married to the owner/director of Active Families North East and Active Families Training Academy. During the year the charity incurred expenditure totalling £47,944 with these organisations. At the balance sheet date the amount due was £nil (2023 - £nil).” — page 44

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: One of the employees is married to the owner/director of Active Families North East and Active Families Training Academy. During the year the charity incurred expenditure totalling £47,944 with these organisations. At the balance sheet date the amount due was £nil (2023 - £nil).

“John Spence Community High School One of the trustees is a teacher at the school. During the year the charity incurred expenditure totalling £10,000 with the school. At the balance sheet date the amount due to John Spence Community High School was £nil (2024 - £2,420). Active Families North East / Active Families Training Academy One of the employees is married to the owner/director of Active Families North East and Active Families Training Academy. During the year the charity incurred expenditure totalling £47,944 with these organisations. At the balance sheet date the amount due was £nil (2023 - £nil).”

“Active Families North East / Active Families Training Academy One of the employees is married to the owner/director of Active Families North East and Active Families Training Academy. During the year the charity incurred expenditure totalling £47,944 with these organisations. At the balance sheet date the amount due was £nil (2023 - £nil).” — page 44

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rise North East (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Sport England — “PACC is an initiative funded by Sport England and run by a consortium consisting of The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield, Facu…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.8m

Total spending

£1.8m

Reserves (reported)

£336k

Employees

32

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% 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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Pilkington
Anoop Puri · trustee of 2 other charities
Debbie Henderson
Graeme Richard Nash
Joanne Cairns
Karen Pearce
Katy Elizabeth Storie · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Anthony Tweedie
Nicolette Erevik
Steven Bell
Thomas Anthony Seed

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.8m	£1.8m
31/03/2024	£1.4m	£1.5m
31/03/2023	£1.6m	£1.5m
31/03/2022	£1.6m	£1.8m
31/03/2021	£1.6m	£1.4m

Common questions

Is RISE NORTH EAST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £8,888 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £1,066,960. The trustees confirmed that the charity continues to be a going concern, supported by a strong cash balance of £1,122,643. However, the charity's undesignated reserves were below its stated policy target of three months' operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of RISE NORTH EAST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds RISE NORTH EAST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RISE NORTH EAST as a grant recipient include THE JOICEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOICEY TRUST	FY2025	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	09/01/2026	£282k	Place Expansion - Newcastle
Sport England	08/01/2026	£417k	Place Universal Offer
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/11/2025	£20k	Step Outdoors
Sport England	27/08/2025	£150k	Multi-Sport Strategic Fund
Sport England	10/04/2025	£24k	Cluster - North East
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/02/2025	£300k	Healthy Minds for Healthy Lives
Sport England	27/01/2025	£100k	System Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England	27/01/2025	£210k	System Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England	22/10/2024	£574k	Place Expansion - South Tyneside and Gateshead
Sport England	31/05/2024	£77k	Football and Multisport Flexible Fund
Sport England	31/05/2024	£5k	Thriving Communities- Regional Post
Sport England	31/05/2024	£91k	This Girl Can Newcastle
Sport England	28/03/2024	£26k	Moving Communities
Sport England	30/10/2023	£382k	Sport Welfare Officers
Sport England	01/09/2023	£19k	Thriving Communities- Regional Post
Sport England	24/03/2023	£18k	Places and Spaces; AP resource
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/01/2023	£10k	Berwick Community Support
Sport England	03/01/2023	£55k	Together Fund - Phase 4
Sport England	19/12/2022	£20k	Together Fund - Phase 4
Sport England	12/09/2022	£19k	Places and Spaces; AP resource
Sport England	07/04/2022	£201k	Together Fund - Phase 4
Sport England	04/04/2022	£4.3m	System Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England	04/02/2022	£8k	Moving Communities
Sport England	27/09/2021	£63k	B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy
Sport England	12/03/2021	£327k	Opening School Facilities Phase 2

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
ROSA FUND	1	£49k
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	1	£15k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL'S, WANDSWORTH COMMON	1	£8k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CHIPPENHAM WITH LANGLEY BURRELL	1	£3k
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RISE:61.

RISE:61 income £342k
TALENT RISE income £255k
RISE SUPPORT income £632k
TEAM RISE income £207k
R.I.S.E. (REFUGE, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION) income £907k
THE RISE TRUST income £401k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RISE NORTH EAST	£1.8m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	below	—	no doubt
RISE:61 FY2025	£342k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TALENT RISE FY2024	£255k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RISE SUPPORT FY2025	£632k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TEAM RISE FY2025	£207k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
R.I.S.E. (REFUGE, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION) FY2025	£907k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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