MISSION INITIATIVE NEWCASTLE EAST

Registered charity 1163731 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MINE

Mission Initiative Newcastle East (MINE) is a charity which grew out of the work of four Church of England parishes in this area of deprivation as a means of connecting with the community and providing services that would benefit the welfare of the area. Our two main activities are in Youth and Children's Work and Debt Advice though we collaborate on other local projects.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN NEWCASTLE EAST BY SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIP WORKING BY CHURCHES IN WAYS WHICH ENABLE EACH CHURCH COMMUNITY TO SERVE THE WIDER COMMUNITY MORE EFFECTIVELY, INCLUDING: FOR THE EXISTING ANGLICAN CONGREGATIONS TO GROW IN SPIRITUAL DEPTH, NUMERICALLY AND IN THEOLOGICAL AWARENESS FOR NEW EXPRESSIONS OF CHURCH PRESENCE AND MISSION TO EMERGE WHICH HONOUR THE LOCAL CONTEXT FOR LOCAL CHRISTIANS TO DEVELOP MODELS OF MINISTRY THAT ARISE DIRECTLY OUT THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC REGENERATION FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS TO BE USED IN A STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC WAY FOR ECUMENICAL COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP TO TAKE PLACE WHEREVER APPROPRIATE AND POSSIBLE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH BOTH STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES THROUGH STIMULATING INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITIES OF THE EAST END FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN THEOLOGICAL TRAINING TO SHARE IN THE LEARNING GAINED BY LOCAL PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT MEANS WE GAIN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE. FOR THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION ON THE URBAN CONTEXT TO TAKE PLACE IN THE MIDST OF THE ACTIVITIES GENERATED BY THE INTERACTION OF THE ABOVE AIMS.

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
£31k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts identify Mrs Elizabeth Rickaby as the Independent Examiner for the financial year ending 2025-08-31. The document outlines the charity's objectives and trustee structure but does not provide specific financial figures for reserves, income, or expenditure.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mission Initiative Newcastle East (matched by registered charity number).

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
31/08/2025£31k£46k
31/08/2024£57k£75k
31/08/2023£123k£99k
31/08/2022£99k£145k
31/08/2021£132k£86k

Common questions

Is MISSION INITIATIVE NEWCASTLE EAST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts identify Mrs Elizabeth Rickaby as the Independent Examiner for the financial year ending 2025-08-31. The document outlines the charity's objectives and trustee structure but does not provide specific financial figures for reserves, income, or expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MISSION INITIATIVE NEWCASTLE EAST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MISSION INITIATIVE NEWCASTLE EAST as a grant recipient include THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2024£7kMumspace group in a deprived area

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2024£18kMINE Youth - Community Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2023£10kIncreased Music and Sport in Byker and Walker
Community Foundation North East15/12/2022£8kGrant to MINE (Mission Initiative Newcastle East)
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2021£10kSports and Music Youth Workers
The Mercers' Company29/04/2020£30kGrant to Mission Initiative Newcastle East
The Mercers' Company30/01/2019£10kGrant to Mission Initiative Newcastle East