NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE TRADING AS EATING DISTRESS NORTH EAST

Registered charity 1150416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NIWE EATING DISTRESS SERVICE

We are the only specialist eating distress charity in the North East and aim to be a centre of excellence for eating distress support. We offer counselling, support, information, help and hope to anyone in the North East affected by eating distress, with or without a medical diagnosis.We work to raise awareness, increase understanding and influence early identification and treatment.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus in 2025-26 with total income rising to £769,802. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £7,972, which is below the stated policy target of four months of operating costs. The charity remains a going concern with secured funding for the current year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (30/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kay Joneschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Beth Allan
• Bobbi Temple
• Eleanor Hall
• Joanne Wheatley
• Leah Scott
• Oliver Bell
• Sarah Bentley
• Thomas Meadows

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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