Bensham & Saltwell Alive

Analysis

Bensham & Saltwell Alive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bensham & Saltwell Alive reported income of £28k and spending of £29k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £131k to £28k (-79%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bensham & Saltwell Alive sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quedgeley Village Hall (£28k), The Poulton Le Fylde Old People's Welfare Committee (£29k) and Shifnal Village Hall (£28k).