Friends of Chase Park

Analysis

Friends of Chase Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Friends of Chase Park reported income of £29k and spending of £41k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income grew from £7,460 to £29k (+292%), an average of +292% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 292%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Chase Park sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eldon Community Partnership (£29k), The St Germoe Fabric Trust (£29k) and The Exmoor Natural History Society (£29k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.