The Azure Charitable Foundation

Registered charity 513149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AZURE CHARITABLE ENTERPRISES, SHAW, SHELTERED HOUSING AND WORKSHOPS (S H A W ) PROJECT

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Latest income
£10.5m
Latest spending
£9.6m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the group posted a net operating surplus of £395,615 for the year ended 31 January 2023, resulting in total net assets of £4,417,050. The trustees confirm that the group has strong positive cash balances and sufficient resources to meet current and future obligations, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by UNW LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Azure Charitable Enterprises (matched by registered charity number).

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 31/01/2025)

Total income
£10.5m
Total spending
£9.6m
Cost of raising funds
£3.8m
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
224

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£10.5m£9.6m
31/01/2024£9.2m£8.6m
31/01/2023£8.9m£8.5m
31/01/2022£8.8m£8.0m
31/01/2021£8.4m£7.9m

Common questions

Is The Azure Charitable Foundation financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group posted a net operating surplus of £395,615 for the year ended 31 January 2023, resulting in total net assets of £4,417,050. The trustees confirm that the group has strong positive cash balances and sufficient resources to meet current and future obligations, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by UNW LLP.