Community Foundation North East

Analysis

Community Foundation North East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in August 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02273708). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Foundation North East reported income of £10.7m and spending of £10.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.4m to £10.7m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Community Foundation North East sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include HG Foundation (£8.8m), The National Youth Advocacy Service (£11.8m) and The Marcela Trust (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80% and investments 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.8m. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8.8m. Reserves of £878k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.