Centre West (Newcastle)

Analysis

Centre West (Newcastle) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04357221). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Centre West (Newcastle) reported income of £535k and spending of £629k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £394k to £535k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Centre West (Newcastle) sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Darussalam Cultural Centre Ltd (£535k), Resurrection Power And Living Bread Ministries (London) (£536k) and Savera UK (£535k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, charitable activities 36% and investments 5.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.