Out North East
To promote equality and diversity for the public benefit and in particular the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity of those living in the North East of England.
Objects
TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY OF THOSE LIVING IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The provided document is an impact report detailing programme delivery and community engagement rather than a financial statement, so it does not contain specific data on reserves, income, or expenditure. It notes that the charity is entering a new phase with the opening of the ONE Centre and has secured funding for specific studies, but offers no quantitative assessment of its financial health.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Gordon Leachair
- Bernice Gillian Saltzer
- Brian Edward Johnson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £411k | £287k |
| 31/12/2024 | £172k | £159k |
| 01/01/2024 | £2k | £798 |
| 01/01/2023 | £5 | £1k |
| 01/01/2022 | £2k | £480 |
Common questions
Is Out North East financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is an impact report detailing programme delivery and community engagement rather than a financial statement, so it does not contain specific data on reserves, income, or expenditure. It notes that the charity is entering a new phase with the opening of the ONE Centre and has secured funding for specific studies, but offers no quantitative assessment of its financial health.
Who funds Out North East?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Out North East as a grant recipient include THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £7k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 23/02/2026 | £4k | Breathe & Belong |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/01/2026 | £331k | The ONE Centre |
| Community Foundation North East | 08/05/2025 | £25k | Grant to Out North East |
| Community Foundation North East | 05/03/2025 | £8k | Grant to Out North East |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/02/2024 | £20k | Harmony in Diversity: Uniting Older LGBTQIA+ Souls |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £5k |
| LOCAL TRUST | 1 | £871k |
| THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £478k |
| IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £457k |
| The Teesside Charity | 1 | £148k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £135k |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | 1 | £75k |
| THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £41k |
Charities like this
- HART GABLES
- NORTH EAST ENGLAND GUIDE ASSOCIATION
- GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST
- YOUTH FOCUS NORTH EAST
- LGB ALLIANCE
- NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out North East | £411k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HART GABLES | £139k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH EAST ENGLAND GUIDE ASSOCIATION | £586k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST | £8.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH FOCUS NORTH EAST | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LGB ALLIANCE | £383k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |