Meadow Well Connected

Analysis

Meadow Well Connected is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03433217). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Meadow Well Connected reported income of £543k and spending of £697k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £636k to £543k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meadow Well Connected sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East End Islamic Centre (£541k), Southend Christian Fellowship (£543k) and Rotherham Federation of Communities Ltd (£541k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66%, trading 24% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £226k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.