Urban Green Newcastle

Analysis

Urban Green Newcastle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11533203). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Urban Green Newcastle reported income of £2.5m and spending of £3.2m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £2.7m to £2.5m (-8.4%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Urban Green Newcastle sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Oldham Limited (£2.5m), Dorothy, Emma & Spiro Latsis Benevolent Trust (£2.5m) and Magdalen & Lasher Charity - Old Hastings House, Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, trading 17% and donations and legacies 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. The register marks this charity as being in administration.