JOURNEY ENTERPRISES LTD
Registered charity 514827 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAYBREAK CENTRES, NORTHUMBRIA DAYBREAK
Journey supports adults with learning disability to develop life and work skills, and to maintain good health and well-being. Our services are delivered on our sites, through our community enterprises and in the wider community. The Charity's Staff work with Clients using person-centred and positive behavioural support (PBS) methods, enabling each Client to fulfil their potential.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,801 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £766,455 to £693,654. The trustees consider the free reserves of £703,488 to be sufficient to deliver charitable objectives for the next twelve months. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient to deliver charitable objectives for the next twelve months (held: £703k)
“The Trustees consider this level of reserves to be sufficient to deliver charitable objectives for the next twelve months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by T R Dixon and Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Elspeth McPherson — Chief Executive Officer (source)
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Catherine Cookson Trust — “This year's funders are: Catherine Cookson Trust” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £4k. 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)
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Barbara Simpsonchair
- Christopher Benn
- Joanna Kendrick
- Penny Hawley
- Sheena Montgomery
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is JOURNEY ENTERPRISES LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,801 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £766,455 to £693,654. The trustees consider the free reserves of £703,488 to be sufficient to deliver charitable objectives for the next twelve months. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by T R Dixon and Co Limited.
Who funds JOURNEY ENTERPRISES LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JOURNEY ENTERPRISES LTD as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation, THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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