Community Foundation North East
Registered charity 700510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING TYNE & WEAR AND NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE & WEAR FOUNDATION
Community Foundation North East is a generalist grantmaker to charities and community organisations mainly but not exclusively in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Its vision is a North East where everyone can be part of thriving, generous and inclusive communities. It also supports development to increase local philanthropy as well as research and partnerships around issues affecting the region.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £2,614,063, with a general reserve of £1,042,001 which is slightly above the Board's calculated maximum policy target of £838,000. The charity reported total income of £11.81m and net assets of £103.60m, with the Board confirming sufficient resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: up to 12 months of operating costs (held: £2.6m)
“The Board sets a maximum level of reserves to allow the Community Foundation North East to operate for up to 12 months if income streams were significantly impacted by market conditions and a minimum level based on the same scenario but adjusting some costs during the 12 months”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Directors and their associated companies donated £1,776,773 to named funds.
“During the year Directors and their associated companies donated a total of £1,776,773 (2024: £274,452) to Community Foundation North East named endowment and revenue funds” — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Tyne & Wear Foundation Limited
“Tyne & Wear Foundation Limited — a trading company whose profits are covenanted to the Community Foundation North East.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Corporate structure
TYNE & WEAR FOUNDATION LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Creditors: amounts falling due within one year included £12 due to parent charity in 2024, £0 in 2025.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Community Foundation North East (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Phil Moorhouse — Chair (source)
- Jill Baker — Deputy Chair (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).
- Northern Powergrid — “Northern Powergrid Fund Connects Women and Girls with Nature” (source page)
- Fogo Fund — “Fogo Fund helps Wingrove Primary School create a welcoming space for families” (source page)
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.
- BRIDGEMAN, Lucia Mary Battista — director, appointed 13/10/2025on trustee list
- CREIGHTON, Dawn Michelle — director, appointed 13/10/2025on trustee list
- SMITH, Pamela — director, appointed 11/10/2023on trustee list
- STANDFIELD, Elspeth Fiona Gordon — director, appointed 17/10/2022on trustee list
- BROWN, Sarah — director, appointed 17/10/2022on trustee list
- HEWITT, Colin Thompson — director, appointed 18/10/2021on trustee list
- MOORHOUSE, Philip James — director, appointed 18/10/2021on trustee list
- BRODIE, Michael Keith — director, appointed 10/02/2020on trustee list
- BAKER, Gillian Wendy — director, appointed 18/06/2019on trustee list
- MALCOLM, Claire Dorothy — director, appointed 12/03/2019on trustee list
- WARWICK, Laura Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 07/11/2018on trustee list
- FARQUHAR, Paul Neil — director, appointed 13/03/2018on trustee list
- WAUGH, Sonia Ellen — secretary, appointed 14/09/2009
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£663k
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (18/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (15/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (19/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (19/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
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
Common questions
Is Community Foundation North East financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £2,614,063, with a general reserve of £1,042,001 which is slightly above the Board's calculated maximum policy target of £838,000. The charity reported total income of £11.81m and net assets of £103.60m, with the Board confirming sufficient resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Government & lottery funding
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