TOGETHER MIDDLESBROUGH AND CLEVELAND

Registered charity 1159355 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHRISTIAN BASED CHARITIES BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION; AND 1.2 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES. IN A MANNER WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-1.1 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHRISTIAN BASED CHARITIES IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS OR ANY ONE OF THEM, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION; AND1.2 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES. THE OBJECTS ARE TO BE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £37,155 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £163,811 to £126,656. Unrestricted reserves stood at £77,895, which the trustees consider appropriate for managing financial risk, though the charity acknowledges a challenging funding environment. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unrestricted reserves held at a level considered appropriate to meet ongoing commitments and manage financial risk (held: £78k)
“The charity maintains a reserves policy to ensure financial stability and sustainability, with unrestricted reserves held at a level considered appropriate to meet ongoing commitments and manage financial risk.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
  • Average employees: 2

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: Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire · Redcar And Cleveland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£90k£128k
31/12/2024£171k£166k
31/12/2023£297k£236k
31/12/2022£234k£199k
31/12/2021£262k£372k

Common questions

Is TOGETHER MIDDLESBROUGH AND CLEVELAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £37,155 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £163,811 to £126,656. Unrestricted reserves stood at £77,895, which the trustees consider appropriate for managing financial risk, though the charity acknowledges a challenging funding environment. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TOGETHER MIDDLESBROUGH AND CLEVELAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TOGETHER MIDDLESBROUGH AND CLEVELAND as a grant recipient include BENEFACT TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BENEFACT TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£2.2mBrighter Lives Grants Programme (mental health)

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2021£225kBeyond Recovery
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2019£10kFeast of Fun

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 TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TOGETHER MIDDLESBROUGH AND CLEVELAND£90k—0unclear—no doubt
TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD FY2025£118k—0below—no doubt
Churches Together in Merseyside and Cheshire FY2025£57k——unclear—no doubt
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH FY2025£141k£30,6320unclear—no doubt
THRIVE TOGETHER BIRMINGHAM FY2025£695k—0above—no doubt
TOGETHERNESS COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£83k—0above—no doubt

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