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Gosforth Garden Village Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 522064Newcastle Upon TyneArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£30k2025-03-31
Spending£45ksame year
Spent / received105%5-year average
Size in its cause59th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1963Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Gosforth Garden Village Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gosforth Garden Village Association reported income of £30k and spending of £45k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £30k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gosforth Garden Village Association sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% 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 Settle Orchestral Society (£30k), Mass Extinction Monitoring Observatory (£30k) and Pantonic All Stars Steel Orchestra Parents Association (£30k).

Income and spending

£0£11k£22k£34k£45k2021 Income: £15,9742021 Spending: £11,94720212022 Income: £15,9742022 Spending: £11,94720222023 Income: £28,7642023 Spending: £24,38820232024 Income: £23,4252024 Spending: £26,43320242025 Income: £30,0532025 Spending: £44,9682025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We run a site for local people, with an all-year Tennis Club, a Bowling Club, four small allotments and the Garden Village Hall, opened in June 2012. It serves our sports clubs and W.I. It is used for exercise and recreation (e.g. Keep Fit, Tai Chi, and Yoga) and for meetings. It is also available for hire for children's parties and private events.

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