DISABILITY NORTH
Registered charity 514733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE COUNCIL FOR THE DISABLED
TO PROMOTE INCLUSION INDEPENDENCE AND CHOICE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £199,282 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to £251,597 in building refurbishment costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has good liquidity, no issues meeting liabilities, and sufficient free reserves of £273,226 to continue operating for at least the next twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: four months expenditure (held: £273k)
“We have set a target for free reserves equivalent to four months expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Disability North (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HOPKINS, Christopher Luke — director, appointed 03/12/2025on trustee list
- SINCLAIR, Nicholas William Campbell — director, appointed 12/12/2023on trustee list
- NEAL, Anthony James — director, appointed 20/12/2022on trustee list
- ROWLANDS, Tanya Beth — director, appointed 20/12/2022on trustee list
- REYNOLDS, Lucy May, Dr — director, appointed 02/01/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£600
Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Lucy Reynoldschair
- Anthony James Neal
- Christopher Luke Hopkins
- Nicholas Sinclair Mr
- Tanya Beth Rowlands
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of York · Cumbria · Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · North Yorkshire · Northumberland · South Tyneside
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DISABILITY NORTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £199,282 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to £251,597 in building refurbishment costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has good liquidity, no issues meeting liabilities, and sufficient free reserves of £273,226 to continue operating for at least the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds DISABILITY NORTH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DISABILITY NORTH as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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