BUILDING SELF BELIEF CIO
Support young people through structured programmes which teach both skills and emotional resilience. Provide opportunities for young people to develop skills and improve their employability. Promote community cohesion through our environmental and heritage projects.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £130,808, comprising £35,478 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that free reserves are equivalent to two to three months of operating expenses, which is below the stated policy target of six to twelve months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions.
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- Dr Hugo Minney PhDchair
- Gary Howells
- Isabel Wherritt
- Karen Rose
- Kate Louise McGuigan
- Lucy Reed
- Martin Smith
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £482k | £439k |
| 30/04/2024 | £456k | £426k |
| 30/04/2023 | £217k | £198k |
| 30/04/2022 | £124k | £123k |
| 30/04/2021 | £73k | £65k |
Common questions
Is BUILDING SELF BELIEF CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £130,808, comprising £35,478 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that free reserves are equivalent to two to three months of operating expenses, which is below the stated policy target of six to twelve months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BUILDING SELF BELIEF CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BUILDING SELF BELIEF CIO as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation, THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point North Community Foundation | FY2024 | £164k | |
| THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £40k | |
| Point North Community Foundation | FY2023 | £35k | |
| Point North Community Foundation | FY2022 | £23k | NHS Charities Together / Health Improvement |
| THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | |
| THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2024 | £5k | General |
| THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION | FY2026 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 22/01/2026 | £5k | Grant to Building Self-Belief CIO |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/10/2025 | £20k | Consett and District - Digital Inclusion & Prevention of Poverty Programme |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/03/2025 | £10k | Grant to Building Self-Belief CIO |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/12/2024 | £9k | Consett Area –Warm Space Youth Club Provision |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/10/2024 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/06/2024 | £116k | Renovating Benfieldside Community Garden |
| Community Foundation North East | 09/05/2024 | £10k | Grant to Building Self-Belief CIO |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2024 | £12k | The Meadow Well Youth - Aspirations and Community Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/03/2023 | £9k | Tow Law Community - The King’s Coronation Celebration |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/01/2023 | £93k | "‘The Consett Iron Company 160th Anniversary- Community Heritage ProjectÂ’" |
| Postcode Lottery | 27/09/2022 | £10k | The Meadow Well - Teenage Mental Health & Prevention of Poverty Programme. |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/11/2021 | £10k | "North Shields Fish Quay – ChildrenÂ’s Research & Community Heritage Project" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/11/2021 | £10k | The Meadow Well Teenage – Community Links & Aspirations Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/10/2021 | £9k | A Greener Future for Consett |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/01/2020 | £9k | The Meadow Well Teenage Boys ? Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Esteem Programme |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/11/2019 | £9k | "1950's Crookhill - Changing Childhoods & Changing Lives Project" |
| UK government | 20/12/2018 | £10k | Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/10/2018 | £9k | "Creative writing and local heritage project" |