PATCHWORK PROJECT

Registered charity 1157186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PATCHWORK, PATCHY

Evening group work, centre-based and outdoor; children, young women and men's groups, mixed groups, Slovak and Czech groups and integration work. Detached work; Street based group work and information sharing. Duke of Edinburgh Award. Daily afternoon Drop-ins dealing with employability, debt, credit union, sexual health and 1-2-1 support. School Holiday program, daily activities and residentials.

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Latest income
£263k
Latest spending
£258k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,303 for the year, with total income of £263,104 against total expenditure of £257,801. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £218,939, which is above the stated policy target of £130,000 (representing six months of running costs). The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£263k£258k
31/05/2024£214k£270k
31/05/2023£276k£260k
31/05/2022£363k£268k
31/05/2021£230k£226k

Common questions

Is PATCHWORK PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,303 for the year, with total income of £263,104 against total expenditure of £257,801. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £218,939, which is above the stated policy target of £130,000 (representing six months of running costs). The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PATCHWORK PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PATCHWORK PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, The Rathbones Group Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£35k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATIONFY2021£25kCommunity Anchors' Fund / General Grants
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
The Rathbones Group FoundationFY2021£8k
EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£7k
EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6k
The Rathbones Group FoundationFY2022£0Newcastle

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 Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East08/01/2026£1kGrant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East23/10/2025£500Grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East05/03/2025£8kGrant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East09/01/2025£1kGrant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East28/11/2024£4kGrant to Patchwork Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2024£368kNeighbourhood youth work generation 3
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2024£20k'Hook an i's = Patchy ties' Community project
Community Foundation North East30/03/2023£3kGrant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East16/03/2023£10kGrant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East12/01/2023£750Grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East29/09/2022£1kGrant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East03/03/2022£2kA grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East27/01/2022£2kA grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East20/01/2022£750A grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East09/12/2021£5kA grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East02/12/2021£5kA grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East15/07/2021£1kA grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East27/05/2021£25kA grant to Patchwork Project
Community Foundation North East20/05/2021£8kA grant to Patchwork Project
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2020£10kCovid 19-Releiving Lockdown Stress and Trauma
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2019£10kPatchy-2-drop-ins plus
UK government01/04/2019£10kTampon Tax Community Fund
UK government22/02/2019£47kTarget 50
Community Foundation North East12/10/2018£1kTyne and Wear High Sheriff Award

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 HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PATCHWORK PROJECT£263k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY) FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
E P YOUTH LTD FY2024£159k—0unclear—no doubt
FULL FACT FY2024£2.9m——within—no doubt
ACTION 21 (2010) FY2026£211k—0above—no doubt

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