Abbeyfield Northumbria

Analysis

Abbeyfield Northumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00702983). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Abbeyfield Northumbria reported income of £4.7m and spending of £5.3m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £4.7m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Abbeyfield Northumbria sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bawso Ltd (£4.6m), East Cheshire Housing Consortium Limited (£4.8m) and Step by Step Partnership Limited (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £3.7m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 116 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.