Changing Futures North East

Analysis

Changing Futures North East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in United Kingdom. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04009541). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Changing Futures North East reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £841k to £1.9m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Changing Futures North East sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Noah Enterprise (New Opportunities and Horizons) (£1.9m), Alcohol Research UK (£1.9m) and The Lowdown (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £620k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.