PROJECTS4CHANGE

Registered charity 1181162 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Areas: Newcastle, Youth-led activities to address the needs of young people and their communities Detached Youth WorkProject WorkSocial ActionVolunteering EnvironmentalCommunity based

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£979k
Latest spending
£878k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with total funds of £204,095, representing a surplus of £101,098 for the year. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate major risks, and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention regarding the accuracy of the accounts or compliance with accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants & Donations (94% of income)
“Total Grants & Donations Received 977936” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Projects4Change (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£979k
Total spending
£878k
Reserves (reported)
£34k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£979k£878k
31/03/2024£241k£196k
31/03/2023£114k£116k
31/03/2022£101k£89k
31/03/2021£95k£69k

Common questions

Is PROJECTS4CHANGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with total funds of £204,095, representing a surplus of £101,098 for the year. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate major risks, and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention regarding the accuracy of the accounts or compliance with accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East31/07/2025£18kGrant to Projects4Change
Community Foundation North East15/05/2025£4kGrant to Projects4Change
Community Foundation North East15/05/2025£17kGrant to Projects4Change
Community Foundation North East09/01/2025£1kGrant to Projects4Change
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2024£20kCounselling in Nature
Postcode Lottery28/03/2024£30kMillionaire Street 2024 02w1
Community Foundation North East16/03/2023£9kGrant to Projects4Change
Community Foundation North East07/04/2022£10kGrant to Projects4Change
Community Foundation North East20/01/2022£3kA grant to Projects4Change
Community Foundation North East29/07/2021£2kA grant to Projects4Change
Community Foundation North East22/04/2021£5kA grant to Projects4Change
UK government28/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2019£10kCowgate Community feasibility Project
Community Foundation North East12/10/2018£500Tyne and Wear High Sheriff Award
Community Foundation North East31/05/2018£5kChangeMakers: Volunteering and Social Impact Project