Grace House North East

Analysis

Grace House North East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne and Wear. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04419980). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Grace House North East reported income of £584k and spending of £664k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £532k to £584k (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Grace House North East sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Three Oaks Trust (£584k), Amy's House (£585k) and Newby Trust Limited (£583k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 45%, donations and legacies 35%, trading 8.1% and investments 3.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.2%. Reserves of £250k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.