The Linskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust

Analysis

The Linskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne and Wear. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04827255). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Linskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.0m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Linskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Islington Law Centre (£2.0m), The Redeemed Assemblies Trust (£2.0m) and Oakwood Youth Challenge (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66%, trading 27% and donations and legacies 7.3%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £130k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.