SKILLS 4 WORK (GATESHEAD) LIMITED

Registered charity 1166652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The organisation exists to act as a focus point for young people (aged 18-30) in the community of Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, by providing support and assistance to individuals with learning difficulties, who want to lead independent lives and find access to employment, by improving employment skills, as well as personal development.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£97k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £18,871 and restricted reserves of £120,704. The trustees report that these retained funds provide stability and allow the charity to plan for future funding opportunities. The going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £19k)
The charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to cover all direct costs and overheads for a period of 3 months at all times. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£97k£71k
31/07/2024£65k£65k
31/07/2023£75k£54k
31/07/2022£58k£53k
31/07/2021£88k£49k

Common questions

Is SKILLS 4 WORK (GATESHEAD) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £18,871 and restricted reserves of £120,704. The trustees report that these retained funds provide stability and allow the charity to plan for future funding opportunities. The going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/01/2025£12k"Birtley heritage for all"
Sport England09/09/2024£12kSkills4workGateshead - active 24/25
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/08/2023£4k"Birtley Community Heritage"
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2023£10kDevelopment Manager - Skills 4 Work Gateshead
Sport England14/07/2023£4kGateshead bowlers
Sport England12/04/2021£4kCOVID19 Return to Play
UK government17/08/2020£7kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2020£6kCOVID-19 ON-LINE WELLBEING PROGRAMME
UK government28/02/2020£3kUK Youth Fund YAF
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2019£10kEmployment Support Group