The Teesside Charity

Analysis

The Teesside Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07479562). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Teesside Charity reported income of £620k and spending of £609k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £476k to £620k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Teesside Charity 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shine On (£619k), Royal Tank Regiment Benevolent Fund (£624k) and The Fraxinus Charitable Trust (£618k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56% and charitable activities 44%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £279k. Reserves of £356k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.