Neca

Analysis

Neca is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01828287). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Neca reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.8m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Neca sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worcester Community Trust (£1.8m), Rise North East (£1.8m) and RCT Domestic Abuse Services Limited (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.6m would cover about 44 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.