FARESHARE NORTH EAST
Registered charity 1189901 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND BY REDISTRIBUTING SURPLUS PRODUCE (IN PARTICULAR FOOD) TO ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, HEALTH-RELATED OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, AND THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN; AND THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a substantial deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net outgoing of resources before transfers of £101,100. To cover this deficit, the charity utilized its existing reserves, reducing total unrestricted funds from £293,957 to £194,946. The trustees note that the challenging fundraising environment is expected to continue, though they have implemented strategies to diversify income sources.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of operational costs (held: £195k)
“The Trustees have set reserves target of the equivalent of between 3 & 6 months of operational costs, which would create a target for 2025 – 2026 of between £206,048 and £412,097.” — page 5
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 — FareShare North East (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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).
- Jane Tipladychair
- Antonia Sintra Brindle
- Carol Butts
- Catharine Mitchell
- Catherine Louise Duhaut
- Craig Bankhead · trustee of 2 other charities
- Harry Barham
- Matthew John Stephenson
- Molly Malliris
- Natalie Louise Perkins
- Navid Moalemi
- Susan Catherine Brown
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FARESHARE NORTH EAST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a substantial deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net outgoing of resources before transfers of £101,100. To cover this deficit, the charity utilized its existing reserves, reducing total unrestricted funds from £293,957 to £194,946. The trustees note that the challenging fundraising environment is expected to continue, though they have implemented strategies to diversify income sources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FARESHARE NORTH EAST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FARESHARE NORTH EAST as a grant recipient include CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE JOICEY TRUST.
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