NECA
Registered charity 516516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as N E C A, NORTH EAST COUNCIL ON ADDICTIONS
We actively promote the prevention, recognition and treatment associated to use and misuse of substances including alcohol, drugs and gambling. We advance Education, promote Social Inclusion and Community Capacity and provide relief from disadvantage, preserving and protecting Health and Wellbeing.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £39,242 for the year ended 31 March 2025, contrasting with a budgeted deficit. The trustees report strong positive cash balances and confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — NECA Community Garden (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.
- MUCA, Entela — director, appointed 05/08/2026not on trustee list
- DAWSON, John Nigel — director, appointed 13/05/2025on trustee list
- WATSON, Ronald Ian — director, appointed 10/08/2006on trustee list
- SPEKER, Barry Neil — directornot on trustee list
- WATSON, Ronald Ian — secretary, appointed 03/12/2013
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: NECA — Deregistered, 5 registered locations, last inspected 05/11/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~45.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Leeds City · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · North Yorkshire · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NECA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £39,242 for the year ended 31 March 2025, contrasting with a budgeted deficit. The trustees report strong positive cash balances and confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Government & lottery funding
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