Fawside

Analysis

Fawside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hexham. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05002620). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Fawside reported income of £24k and spending of £24k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £26k to £24k (-9.7%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Fawside sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dudley Canal Trust (Trips) Limited (£24k), The Merlin Trust (£24k) and Cleeve Prior Heritage Trust (£24k).