BIG LOCAL GATESHEAD

Registered charity 1200709 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

- Support for volunteer-ran clubs and projects including community cycle club, pop-up shop, and gardening group.- Seasonal activities programme including social events, arts and crafts.- Training kitchen and Community cafe- Provide community space for use by other groups.

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Latest income
£149k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £71,904 at 31 March 2025, representing a surplus of £44,930 for the period. Unrestricted reserves stood at £35,199, while restricted reserves were £36,705. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with accounting requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Big Local Gateshead (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£149k£104k
31/03/2024£30k£2k

Common questions

Is BIG LOCAL GATESHEAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £71,904 at 31 March 2025, representing a surplus of £44,930 for the period. Unrestricted reserves stood at £35,199, while restricted reserves were £36,705. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with accounting requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/08/2024£14kTeams Wheelers Development
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2024£9kHorticulture Therapy for People with Young Dementia

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GATESHEAD FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BIG LOCAL GATESHEAD£149k—0unclear—no doubt
GATESHEAD FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt
GATESHEAD JEWISH LEARNING SOCIETY FY2025£200k—0within—no doubt
GATESHEAD YESHIVA ALUMNI LIMITED FY2025£198k—0above—no doubt
GATESHEAD HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£386k—0unclear—no doubt
JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF GATESHEAD FY2025£514k—0below—no doubt

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