GOSFORTH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Fundraising and community engagement to support and improve the provision for facilities for recreational activity, leisure interests and social welfare with a focus on Gosforth Central Park and the wider Gosforth suburb within Newcastle upon Tyne.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND THE LOCAL GOSFORTH COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF GOSFORTH CENTRAL PARK BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that total receipts for the period were £36,167, with unrestricted funds increasing by £18,244 and restricted funds by £17,413. Total payments were limited to £510 for events, resulting in a net increase in cash funds of £35,657. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £18,244 and restricted cash of £17,413 at the end of the period.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 4
Trustees
- Thomas Michael Scott Wooldridgechair
- CLAIRE NICOLE HEWITT
- GEORGINA EMILY SCOTT-BATEY
- NATALIE LUCHERINI
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £36k | £510 |
Common questions
Is GOSFORTH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts for the period were £36,167, with unrestricted funds increasing by £18,244 and restricted funds by £17,413. Total payments were limited to £510 for events, resulting in a net increase in cash funds of £35,657. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £18,244 and restricted cash of £17,413 at the end of the period. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £75k |
| THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £510k |
| THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £250k |
| DAVID LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £141k |
| THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £140k |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £95k |
| JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £85k |
| THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY | 1 | £85k |
Charities like this
- NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- GOSFORTH FIELDS SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- STOW PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE
- OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- ROOKSDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOSFORTH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. | £36k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £216k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £1.7m | — | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GOSFORTH FIELDS SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £475k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| STOW PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE | £66k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £2.1m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |