NORTH TYNESIDE LEARNING TRUST

Registered charity 1143299 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

North Tyneside Learning Trust is a collaboration of schools working in partnership with employers, universities and colleges to improve education and life chances for all children and young people.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£501k

Latest spending

£510k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net expenditure of £9,284 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £597,847 to £588,563. The Trustees acknowledge that reserves are depleting year on year due to reducing income from schools, but maintain that adequate resources exist to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2024 1 £90,001 - £100,000” — page 32

Per its FY2024 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: 2024 1 £90,001 - £100,000” — page 32

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07353837

Funders the charity credits

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

DfE — “The Great North Maths Hub, funded by the DfE, provides strategic local leadership to ensure all schools receive tailored maths education sup…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

JOBEY, Ruth Elizabeth — director, appointed 10/12/2024on trustee list
HARRISON-HOGGARTH, Claire — director, appointed 05/11/2024on trustee list
WILSON, Stephen — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
NEWPORT, John — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
GURR, Terrence — director, appointed 01/09/2022on trustee list
BURDIS, Marjory Elizabeth — director, appointed 24/09/2021on trustee list
BAGGETT, Laura Jane — director, appointed 03/10/2017on trustee list
HODGSON, David Ian — director, appointed 29/04/2013on trustee list
ARMSTRONG, Kehri Elizabeth — secretary, appointed 14/07/2015

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

30 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (30 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£501k

Total spending

£510k

Reserves (reported)

£589k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~13.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/09/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Harrison-Hoggarth
DAVID IAN HODGSON · trustee of 1 other charity
John Newport
Marjory Elizabeth Burdis · trustee of 1 other charity
Ruth Elizabeth Jobey
Stephen Maurice Wilson
Terrence Gurr

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

Operates in: North Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£501k	£510k
31/12/2023	£526k	£654k
31/12/2022	£505k	£698k
31/12/2021	£567k	£723k
31/12/2020	£555k	£562k

Common questions

Is NORTH TYNESIDE LEARNING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a net expenditure of £9,284 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £597,847 to £588,563. The Trustees acknowledge that reserves are depleting year on year due to reducing income from schools, but maintain that adequate resources exist to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NORTH TYNESIDE LEARNING TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds NORTH TYNESIDE LEARNING TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH TYNESIDE LEARNING TRUST as a grant recipient include THE OGDEN TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OGDEN TRUST	FY2023	£16k	Grants to institutions

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	21/02/2018	£50k	Court Conversion
Community Foundation North East	09/06/2017	£48k	Aim high with Raspberry Pi
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	25/11/2013	£10k	"Exploring Our Heritage Stories"

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
THE REECE FOUNDATION	1	£90k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	1	£45k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION	1	£43k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£10k
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION	1	£10k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION	1	£7k
THE ROTHLEY TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY income £876k
THE LINSKILL AND NORTH TYNESIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £2.0m
THE NORTHUMBRIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD income £2.9m
NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £228k
NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD income £471k
THE NORTH TYNESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU income £2.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTH TYNESIDE LEARNING TRUST	£501k	£90,001 - £100,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FY2025	£876k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LINSKILL AND NORTH TYNESIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE NORTHUMBRIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD FY2025	£2.9m	—	—	below	—	not going concern
NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025	£228k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD FY2025	£471k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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