ESCAPE INTERVENTION SERVICES LTD

Registered charity 1149516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Escape Intervention Services provides counselling, complementary therapies, anger/stress management, family mediation and activities for young people aged 4-25 years and their parents/carers in South Tyneside.

Objects

A)TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS IN SOUTH TYNESIDE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT.B)TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH TYNESIDE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(I) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (II) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (III) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(IV) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£225k
Latest spending
£208k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total operating surplus of £16,809 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £19,551. Net assets rose to £62,581, up from £45,673 in the previous year, indicating a stable financial position despite a deficit in restricted funds. The directors confirmed the company is exempt from statutory audit under small companies' regime provisions.

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 4 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 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 8

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

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

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£225k£208k
29/02/2024£176k£201k
28/02/2023£202k£163k
28/02/2022£96k£145k
28/02/2021£193k£152k

Common questions

Is ESCAPE INTERVENTION SERVICES LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total operating surplus of £16,809 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £19,551. Net assets rose to £62,581, up from £45,673 in the previous year, indicating a stable financial position despite a deficit in restricted funds. The directors confirmed the company is exempt from statutory audit under small companies' regime provisions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ESCAPE INTERVENTION SERVICES LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ESCAPE INTERVENTION SERVICES LTD as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE JOICEY TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k48% of salary and running costs over 3-years to support children and families impacted by domestic abuse and family conflict in South Tyneside.
THE JOICEY TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE JOICEY TRUSTFY2026£3k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East05/03/2026£3kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East08/01/2026£1kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2025£20kEscape from adversity
Community Foundation North East16/10/2025£2kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East09/10/2025£10kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East09/10/2025£5kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East17/04/2025£4kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East27/02/2025£2kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Postcode Lottery29/10/2024£15kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2024£339kEscape from adversity
Sport England29/07/2024£15kEscape Intervention Services Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2024£20kEscape from adversity
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2023£10kEscape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East16/03/2023£10kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East23/06/2022£2kGrant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2022£10kEscape from adversity
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2022£152kEscape from adversity
Community Foundation North East24/03/2022£2kA grant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East20/01/2022£750A grant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
Community Foundation North East20/01/2022£10kA grant to Escape Intervention Services Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2020£10kMake a Change
Sport England15/07/2019£9kPaddle your canoe
Community Foundation North East11/03/2019£1kGirls' drama and activities group
Community Foundation North East08/03/2019£3kIncreasing confidence and self-esteem
Community Foundation North East07/03/2019£1kGirls' drama and activities group

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 ESCAPE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ESCAPE INTERVENTION SERVICES LTD£225k—0unclear—no doubt
ESCAPE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP FY2025£390k—0unclear—no doubt
ESCAPELINE FY2025£518k—0unclear—no doubt
ESCAPE COMMUNITY ART IN ACTION FY2025£309k—0unclear—no doubt
YPI COUNSELLING FY2025£196k—0above—no doubt
SPECIAL NEEDS ADVISORY AND ACTIVITIES PROJECT FY2026£422k—0unclear—no doubt

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