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ABBEYFIELD NORTHUMBRIA

Registered charity 222742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ABBEYFIELD NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE SOCIETY LIMITED

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Latest income
£4.7m
Latest spending
£5.3m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £823,210, which included over £500,000 of extraordinary post-merger expenses. Per the trustees' report, the underlying operating deficit was approximately £323,000, and the charity holds over £3.7m in unrestricted investments to sustain such deficits if required. The trustees confirmed that the company has sufficient cash and investment resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£78k)
“One employee earned between £70,001 and £80,000 in the 14 month period to 31 March 2025 (year to 31 January 2024: none).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £70,001 and £80,000 in the 14 month period to 31 March 2025 (year to 31 January 2024: none).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At period end the free reserves (which are the sum of net current assets less restricted, designated and endowment funds) were negative £224,489 (2024: positive £579,278).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£4.7m
Total spending
£5.3m
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reserves (reported)
£3.7m
Employees
116

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.7m£5.3m
31/01/2024£4.4m£2.8m
31/01/2023£2.2m£2.3m
31/01/2022£2.0m£2.0m
31/01/2021£2.0m£2.0m

Common questions

Is ABBEYFIELD NORTHUMBRIA financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £823,210, which included over £500,000 of extraordinary post-merger expenses. Per the trustees' report, the underlying operating deficit was approximately £323,000, and the charity holds over £3.7m in unrestricted investments to sustain such deficits if required. The trustees confirmed that the company has sufficient cash and investment resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of ABBEYFIELD NORTHUMBRIA earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.