Newcastle Carers

Analysis

Newcastle Carers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in January 2012, 14 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 07869359). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Newcastle Carers reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £895k to £1.3m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Newcastle Carers 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Canterbury (£1.3m), The Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation (£1.3m) and The Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62% and donations and legacies 37%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £429k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.