FAMILY GATEWAY

Registered charity 1144453 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TYNE GATEWAY TRUST

Identifying families with complex needs where children are in or at risk of poverty, and supporting them through a range of interventions and activities that lead them to becoming socially and economically active.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE SOECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF CHILD POVERTY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT AND THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT ACROSS THE UK.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PARENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME EMPLOYED.3 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF NORTH AND SOUTH TYNESIDE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.4 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£771k
Latest spending
£916k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has reduced its fundraising costs to ensure operational continuity. The Trustees are satisfied that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 13
  • Government income: £47,611 — grants £47,611 (3); 6% of the £770,703 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £25,612 — grants £25,612 (3); 3% of the £805,870 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Government income: £45,375 — grants £45,375 (2); 5% of the £884,814 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Family Gateway (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Total income
£771k
Total spending
£916k
Cost of raising funds
£49k
Reserves (reported)
£328k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£771k£916k
31/03/2024£806k£797k
31/03/2023£885k£847k
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2021£987k£835k

Common questions

Is FAMILY GATEWAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has reduced its fundraising costs to ensure operational continuity. The Trustees are satisfied that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FAMILY GATEWAY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILY GATEWAY as a grant recipient include THE SEGELMAN TRUST, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DULVERTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2024£200kunrestricted grant
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2023£141kWellbeing
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£98kMajor Grant
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£33kChurch & Communities Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£33kChurch & Communities Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£33kChurch & Communities Programme
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2024£30kFamily Gateway Core Grant
THE KPMG FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kConnecting families to coordinated early help services, advice and practical support to reduce crisis and improve stability
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£16kChurch & Communities Programme
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE JOICEY TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2022£2kGrants to institutions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East19/03/2026£5kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East22/01/2026£10kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East08/01/2026£1kGrant to Family Gateway
Sport England01/12/2025£7kCouch to GNR2026
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2025£20kYouth Zone
Community Foundation North East17/04/2025£5kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East27/03/2025£10kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East27/03/2025£2kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East27/03/2025£5kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East20/02/2025£5kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East09/01/2025£1kGrant to Family Gateway
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2024£359kResilient Futures
Community Foundation North East07/11/2024£5kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East31/10/2024£10kGrant to Family Gateway
The National Lottery Community Fund31/07/2024£19kFamily Health
Community Foundation North East03/04/2024£3kGrant to Family Gateway
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2023£9kMH Engaging Holidays
Sport England19/06/2023£6kWomens Wellbeing Group
Community Foundation North East30/03/2023£4kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East16/03/2023£5kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East16/03/2023£7kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East23/02/2023£5kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East10/02/2023£1kGrant to Family Gateway
The Mercers' Company25/01/2023£100kGrant to Family Gateway
Community Foundation North East24/06/2021£10kA grant to Family Gateway

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GATEWAY ACTION (SALFORD).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAMILY GATEWAY£771k—0unclear—no doubt
GATEWAY ACTION (SALFORD) FY2025£10k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt
GATEWAY SUPPORT GROUP FY2025£85k—0unclear—no doubt
CONTACT A FAMILY FY2025£8.8m——unclear—no doubt
FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS FY2025£68k—0below—no doubt

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