FRIENDS OF EASTWOODS PARK

Registered charity 1181168 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operating the Miners Lamp Community Cafe & Hub. Reducing food poverty through our food bank and food redistribution. Combatting climate change through reducing food waste, making environmental improvements and increasing biodiversity. Providing youth employment opportunities. Providing sporting equipment and facilities to improve health. Promoting and protecting our local heritage and history

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

Latest income
£209k
Latest spending
£170k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £30,120 and restricted reserves of £38,170 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £38,613. The trustees review reserves quarterly to ensure they are adequate to fulfill continuing obligations and provide services for a minimum of 6 months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of 6 months (held: £68k)
“the trustees regularly on a quarterly basis review the amount of reserves that are required to ensure that they are adequate to fulfill the organisations continuing obligations and to provide our services for a minimum of 6 months” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
04/04/2025£209k£170k
04/04/2024£132k£123k
04/04/2023£86k£132k
04/04/2022£63k£64k
04/04/2021£128k£79k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF EASTWOODS PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £30,120 and restricted reserves of £38,170 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £38,613. The trustees review reserves quarterly to ensure they are adequate to fulfill continuing obligations and provide services for a minimum of 6 months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF EASTWOODS PARK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF EASTWOODS PARK as a grant recipient include THE NORTHERN POWERGRID FOUNDATION, THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NORTHERN POWERGRID FOUNDATIONFY2023£13k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITYFY2025£10k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITYFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East17/04/2025£1kGrant to Friends of Eastwoods Park
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2023£213kMiners Lamp Building A Sustainable Future
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2020£10kCovid19 Food Redistribution

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOOD REDISTRIBUTION WALES LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF EASTWOODS PARK£209k—0unclear—no doubt
FOOD REDISTRIBUTION WALES LTD FY2026£938k—0unclear—noted
STOCKWELL PARK ESTATE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD FY2025£363k—0above—no doubt
FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SOUTH WEST LIMITED FY2025£1.7m—0unclear13.3%no doubt
FARESHARE NORTH EAST FY2025£723k—0unclear—no doubt

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