CHEESY WAFFLES PROJECT

Registered charity 1177618 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing activities for children, young people and adults in order to have fun, meet friends, learn new skills, visit new places by participating in sports, arts and crafts, cookery, photography, performing arts, singing, dancing, gardening, games, quizzes, history, heritage, day trips, residentials, engaging with the community and programmes to promote independence and life skills.

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

Latest income
£314k
Latest spending
£292k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £168,824 against a trustee policy target of three months of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £22,231 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £236,158. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of running costs (held: £169k)
“The Trustees have considered the level of unrestricted reserves which is appropriate to carry forward and have determined that three months of running costs is an appropriate level to allow the Charity to continue to operate with confidence.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £75k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£314k£292k
31/03/2024£274k£219k
31/03/2023£221k£229k
31/03/2022£184k£171k
31/03/2021£157k£95k

Common questions

Is CHEESY WAFFLES PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £168,824 against a trustee policy target of three months of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £22,231 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £236,158. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHEESY WAFFLES PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHEESY WAFFLES PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2024£173kAll Inclusive Community
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/11/2023£9k"Heritage & History"
Community Foundation North East26/05/2022£30kGrant to Cheesy Waffles Project CIO
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2021£111kSessions For All
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/04/2021£10k"Mining Life"
UK government15/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/12/2018£10k"After the War"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2018£76kCheesy Waffles Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/07/2017£10k"The Home Front - Life in Britain during the First World War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/04/2016£4k"Underground Soldiers"