North East Young Dads and Lads Project CIO

Analysis

North East Young Dads and Lads Project CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gateshead. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, North East Young Dads and Lads Project CIO reported income of £561k and spending of £608k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £245k to £561k (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North East Young Dads and Lads Project CIO sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Crawley Town Community Foundation (£560k), The Jack Hazeldine Foundation Ltd (£561k) and Axe Valley Swimming Association (£560k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and charitable activities 17%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £224k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.