TRIANGULAR CIO

Registered charity 1178903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Triangular was initially set up in 2014 as a community group. As the number of beneficiaries grew and the work expanded, the trustees decided to incorporate the organisation in 2018 for more accountability and transparency. The object of the CIO is to advance the education and training of those granted refugee status, seeking asylum, recent migrants and their dependents.

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

Latest income
£333k
Latest spending
£316k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £16,268 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £56,080. The trustees consider the level of free reserves to be healthy and appropriate, noting that multi-year funding agreements provide financial stability. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Paul Hamlyn Foundation (10% of income)
“Paul Hamlyn Foundation 33,333” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of core operating costs (held: £56k)
“The trustees have agreed that the minimum level of free reserves should be equivalent to six months of core operating costs for the charity’s Advice, Information and Guidance (AIG) services. Core costs include staffing, office, and management expenses. For the current financial year, six months of core operating costs amount to £51,154.”
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: Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£333k£316k
31/03/2024£252k£250k
31/03/2023£103k£96k
31/03/2022£90k£77k
31/03/2021£80k£51k

Common questions

Is TRIANGULAR CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £16,268 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £56,080. The trustees consider the level of free reserves to be healthy and appropriate, noting that multi-year funding agreements provide financial stability. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TRIANGULAR CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRIANGULAR CIO as a grant recipient include THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, CIVIC POWER FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£100kOther Charities/Voluntary Bodies
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALESFY2023£75kCharity in Gateshead supporting asylum seekers and refugees
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATIONFY2025£40k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2025£30k
CIVIC POWER FUNDFY2023£20kImmigration Rights
CHARLES PLATER TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUSTFY2023£13kRestricted Fund
LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£12kLarge Grant
CIVIC POWER FUNDFY2024£11k
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£6k
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£3kSection 2(f)
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust21/07/2026£30kA grant to Triangular CIO
Community Foundation North East27/03/2025£20kGrant to Triangular CIO
Community Foundation North East20/03/2025£7kGrant to Triangular CIO
Sport England17/02/2025£6kWheels of Change: Empowering Refugee Women Through Cycling
Community Foundation North East07/11/2024£1kGrant to Triangular CIO
Postcode Lottery29/07/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery01/05/2023£13kProject Funding
Sport England28/04/2023£9kRefugee Women's Fitness, Yoga, and Dance in Gateshead
Community Foundation North East19/01/2023£1kGrant to Triangular CIO
Community Foundation North East22/12/2022£5kGrant to Triangular CIO
Community Foundation North East15/12/2022£7kGrant to Triangular CIO
Community Foundation North East03/11/2022£5kGrant to Triangular CIO
Sport England13/10/2022£10kJubilee Fund - Exercise & Fitness for Refugees in Newcastle
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/04/2022£59k"Dressed for the Occasion"
Barrow Cadbury Trust14/10/2020£9kCOVID-19 - Triangular
UK government22/06/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England09/04/2020£7kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2020£10kPeer Support
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/06/2019£10k"Recent Refugee Journey"
Sport England20/03/2019£10kSyrian community, weekly indoor 7-a-side football programme
The National Lottery Community Fund03/08/2018£10kHolistic Approach 2 Tackling Knife Crime