HEALTHWATCH NORTH TYNESIDE

Registered charity 1160753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Healthwatch North Tyneside works to champion the views, needs and experiences of local people to improve health and social care services in North Tyneside.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY:(A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES;(B) MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMISSIONERS;(C) ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY, IMPROVEMENT AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND;(D) PROVIDING TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING, SCRUTINIZING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

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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Latest income
£244k
Latest spending
£243k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £938 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £122,072. The trustees have set aside £50,000 for contingency purposes, leaving free reserves of £72,072. The trustees confirmed 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

Largest income source: none
“Our main source of funding continues to be our commissioned Healthwatch service contract with North Tyneside Council.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £72k)
“for this period we set aside £50,000.”
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£244k£243k
31/03/2024£396k£379k
31/03/2023£381k£359k
31/03/2022£202k£198k
31/03/2021£154k£154k

Common questions

Is HEALTHWATCH NORTH TYNESIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £938 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £122,072. The trustees have set aside £50,000 for contingency purposes, leaving free reserves of £72,072. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEALTHWATCH NORTH YORKSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEALTHWATCH NORTH TYNESIDE£244k—0above—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH NORTH YORKSHIRE FY2025£265k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NORTH TYNESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND MIND FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD FY2025£471k—0below—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED FY2025£792k—1unclear—no doubt

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