NORTHEAST DISABILITIES RESOURCE CENTRE (N.D.R.C.)

Registered charity 1180629 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH EAST DISABILITIES RESOURCE CENTRE

Northeast Disabilities Resource Centre

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Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £141,729 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income increasing to £1,192,547. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £480,969, providing a buffer against financial risks in a challenging sector. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months’ expenditure (held: £481k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£1.1m

Cost of raising funds

£25k

Reserves (reported)

£347k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Barry Curran
EDWARD BELL
Gillian Ann Reverly
Paul Gray Smith
Richard Jenks

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

Operates in: Durham · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£1.2m	£1.1m
31/10/2024	£1.1m	£952k
31/10/2023	£853k	£770k
31/10/2022	£652k	£518k
31/10/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is NORTHEAST DISABILITIES RESOURCE CENTRE (N.D.R.C.) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £141,729 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income increasing to £1,192,547. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £480,969, providing a buffer against financial risks in a challenging sector. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited.

Who funds NORTHEAST DISABILITIES RESOURCE CENTRE (N.D.R.C.)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHEAST DISABILITIES RESOURCE CENTRE (N.D.R.C.) as a grant recipient include SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Section 2(f)
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2021	£2k	Charitable Or anisations
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Section 2 f Charitable Organisations

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION	2	£19k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£4k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	1	£138k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	1	£45k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST	1	£25k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£10k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DISABILITY NORTH.

DISABILITY NORTH income £732k
LD:NORTHEAST income £1.4m
NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE income £129k
THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE income £576k
DISABILITY EQUALITY (NW) income £675k
NR2 COMMUNITY SKILLS SHARE income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTHEAST DISABILITIES RESOURCE CENTRE (N.D.R.C.)	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DISABILITY NORTH FY2025	£732k	—	above	—	no doubt
LD:NORTHEAST FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025	£576k	—	within	6.0%	material uncertainty
DISABILITY EQUALITY (NW) FY2025	£675k	—	above	—	noted

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