Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Analysis
Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £21k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £25k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rowson Perpetual Memorial Fund (£25k), Stamford Action Community Chest Trust Fund (£25k) and Indian Futures (£25k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The trust holds permanent endowment funds which its Trustee is unable to hold as it is a limited company. Like its Trustee it is a generalist grant maker, primarily for the benefit of communities in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Rowson Perpetual Memorial Fund | Halstead | £25k |
| Stamford Action Community Chest Trust Fund | Stamford | £25k |
| Indian Futures | Brighton | £25k |
| Haxey Memorial Hall | Doncaster | £25k |