GATESHEAD HATZOLA
We provide a volunteer emergency medical first response and ambulance service in Gateshead and the surrounding areas.We also provide information, education and training to promote health, safety and first aid and pre-hospital skills.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAVING OF LIVES BY PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN GATESHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS(I) A VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL FIRST RESPONSE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE(II) RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE ILL OR SICK OR OTHERWISE IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE AND ATTENTION OR HOSPITAL, CLINICAL OR NURSING SERVICES AND(III) INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PROMOTE HEALTH, SAFETY AND FIRST AID AND PRE-HOSPITAL SKILLS
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net loss of £2,651 for the year, bringing total funds down to £305,600. The trustees describe the financial position as strong, with unrestricted cash reserves of £230,144 held to fund ongoing operations and new premises investment. The reserves policy requires a working capital contingency fund of £10,000, which is well exceeded by the actual unrestricted reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“Gateshead Hatzola’s reserves policy requires £10,000 to be reserved as a working capital contingency fund to cover medical equipment and supplies that may be required at short notice.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House CE014661
Care Quality Commission ratings
- Gateshead Hatzola Ambulance Station: Good
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/08/2019)
- Received assets from another charity (27/07/2019)
Trustees
- Daniel Saul Mirwis
- MR B STERN
- Menachem Mendel Shein
- Yehoshua Yaakov Loebenstein
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £92k | £95k |
| 31/12/2023 | £59k | £90k |
| 31/12/2022 | £363k | £115k |
| 31/12/2021 | £36k | £68k |
| 31/12/2020 | £50k | £60k |
Common questions
Is GATESHEAD HATZOLA financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net loss of £2,651 for the year, bringing total funds down to £305,600. The trustees describe the financial position as strong, with unrestricted cash reserves of £230,144 held to fund ongoing operations and new premises investment. The reserves policy requires a working capital contingency fund of £10,000, which is well exceeded by the actual unrestricted reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds GATESHEAD HATZOLA?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GATESHEAD HATZOLA as a grant recipient include WOODLANDS GREEN LTD.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODLANDS GREEN LTD | FY2022 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/08/2024 | £20k | Community engagement project: mental health and wellbeing |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/07/2024 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/07/2022 | £6k | Enhanced PPE for Hatzola |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/10/2020 | £6k | Hatzola digital dispatch |