FAMILY GATEWAY
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).
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.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Dr Emily Kate Hope
- Iain David Jamieson
- JOHN MUSSON
- Jonathan David Rees
- Melanie Jane Magee
- Professor Margaret Anne Defeyter
- Sarah Louise Lawrence
- Stephen Mark Fleming
- William Peter Fartherley
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SEGELMAN TRUST | FY2024 | £200k | unrestricted grant |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £141k | Wellbeing |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £98k | Major Grant |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £33k | Church & Communities Programme |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £33k | Church & Communities Programme |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £33k | Church & Communities Programme |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2024 | £30k | Family Gateway Core Grant |
| THE KPMG FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £25k | Connecting families to coordinated early help services, advice and practical support to reduce crisis and improve stability |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £20k | |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £20k | |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £16k | Church & Communities Programme |
| THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE JOICEY TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | |
| THE SEGELMAN TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | Grants to institutions |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 19/03/2026 | £5k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 22/01/2026 | £10k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 08/01/2026 | £1k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Sport England | 01/12/2025 | £7k | Couch to GNR2026 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/10/2025 | £20k | Youth Zone |
| Community Foundation North East | 17/04/2025 | £5k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/03/2025 | £10k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/03/2025 | £2k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/03/2025 | £5k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 20/02/2025 | £5k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 09/01/2025 | £1k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/12/2024 | £359k | Resilient Futures |
| Community Foundation North East | 07/11/2024 | £5k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 31/10/2024 | £10k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/07/2024 | £19k | Family Health |
| Community Foundation North East | 03/04/2024 | £3k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/07/2023 | £9k | MH Engaging Holidays |
| Sport England | 19/06/2023 | £6k | Womens Wellbeing Group |
| Community Foundation North East | 30/03/2023 | £4k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 16/03/2023 | £5k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 16/03/2023 | £7k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/02/2023 | £5k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 10/02/2023 | £1k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| The Mercers' Company | 25/01/2023 | £100k | Grant to Family Gateway |
| Community Foundation North East | 24/06/2021 | £10k | A grant to Family Gateway |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £43.3m |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £2.6m |
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £2.0m |
| THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £500k |
| VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY | 1 | £200k |
| THE SACHS FOUNDATION | 1 | £130k |
| BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES | 1 | £58k |
Charities like this
- GATEWAY ACTION (SALFORD)
- THE FAMILY FOUNDATION
- GATEWAY SUPPORT GROUP
- CONTACT A FAMILY
- FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS
- TRINITY GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILY GATEWAY | £771k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GATEWAY ACTION (SALFORD) | £10k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FAMILY FOUNDATION | £86k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GATEWAY SUPPORT GROUP | £85k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CONTACT A FAMILY | £8.8m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS | £68k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |