HART GABLES

Registered charity 1179075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote equality and diversity, advance education and eliminate discrimination in relation to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in particular but not exclusively those residing in and around the North East for the benefit of the public by raising awareness in issues affecting the said persons.

Objects

TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN RELATION TO GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE RESIDING IN AND AROUND THE NORTH EAST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY RAISING AWARENESS IN ISSUES AFFECTING THE SAID PERSONS WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENT IN FAVOUR OF LGBT EQUALITY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£175k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £35,170 for the year, reducing total net assets from £140,225 to £105,054. Free reserves stood at £64,554, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for six months while seeking alternative funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs (held: £65k)
“Free reserves at the level of 6 months running costs would allow the charity to continue it's operations while alternative funding sources were sought.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hart Gables CIO (matched by registered charity number).

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Redcar And Cleveland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£139k£175k
31/03/2025£223k£178k
31/03/2024£164k£177k
31/03/2023£141k£151k
31/03/2022£166k£149k

Common questions

Is HART GABLES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £35,170 for the year, reducing total net assets from £140,225 to £105,054. Free reserves stood at £64,554, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for six months while seeking alternative funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2026 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 Community Fund20/05/2026£227kOur Voice Our Choice: Project 20
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2025£19kWe are OUT
Postcode Lottery29/07/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund20/07/2022£198kLGBTQ: React
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£10kTurn to Us - Family support
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2018£216kLGBT Tees Valley Forum
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2018£10kTransKIND
Community Foundation North East22/03/2017£10kTowards Sessional worker for volunteering programme
Community Foundation North East01/04/2016£7kTowards Development worker and support costs for LGBT&Q service Year 2 of 1.5
Community Foundation North East11/03/2016£1kTowards Additional LGBT work in Middlesbrough
Community Foundation North East12/01/2016£1kTowards LGBT work in Middlesbrough
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2015£238kHart Gables LGB&TQ
Community Foundation North East07/05/2015£14kTowards Development worker and support costs for LGBT&O service Year 1 of 1.5
Community Foundation North East07/04/2015£944Towards costs of an anniversary event
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2014£6kHart Gables/Middlesbrough LGBT services
Northern Rock Foundation03/07/2012£62kGrant awarded to Hart Gables (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation12/10/2010£45kGrant awarded to Hart Gables (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation06/10/2009£41kGrant awarded to Hart Gables (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation18/10/2006£4kGrant awarded to Hart Gables (North East)
Northern Rock Foundation22/05/2006£15kGrant awarded to Hart Gables (Tees Valley)
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2005£154kSupport for gay, lesbian bisexual and transgendered people
Northern Rock Foundation16/11/2000£6kGrant awarded to Hart Gables (Tees Valley)

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LGB ALLIANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HART GABLES£139k—0unclear—no doubt
LGB ALLIANCE FY2024£383k——unclear—no doubt
READING PRIDE FY2024£101k—0unclear—no doubt
forum+ FY2025£138k—0within—no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE PRIDE FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
BOURNE FREE FY2024£139k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.