Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE MEA TRUST

MEA House first opened in 1974 and currently has 23 tenants, which includes four tenants who are commercial entities involved with the voluntary sector. The majority of the offices are let to charities at below market rate.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/03/23	£345	£529	£-184	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£332	£529	£-197	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£361	£415	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£352	£533	£-181	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£332	£682	£-349	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£317	£545	£-228	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	£267	£489	£-222	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16	£331	£763	£-432	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15	£360	£488	£-128	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14	£363	£498	£-135	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13	£448	£522	£-73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12	£439	£491	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11	£415	£506	£-91	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10	£407	£508	£-101	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09	£551	£583	£-31	£37	£2,971	£676	13.9	4
31/03/08	£423	£496	£-73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07	£373	£385	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06	£356	£410	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	£347	£394	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	£341	£381	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 25 years

www.meahouse.org.uk

advice@joseph-miller.co.uk

01914340830

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Newcastle Upon Tyne City,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-67

DR TERESA MARY CAIRNS COUNCILLOR Appointed: 2019

SIMON BOWETT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Registered Manager

MICHAEL IAN SPRIGGS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL TRUST,

JAMES LANE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Training Director, Other trusteeship: FREECYCLE UK,

STEPHEN THOMAS GILROY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor, Other trusteeship: THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION,

WILLIAM MCKAY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: R.H.W.E. LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/1999, number: 1074895
Registered at Companies House on 26/02/1999, number: 03721573

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE MEA TRUST
C/O ARMSTRONG WATSON LLP
FIRST FLOOR
1 STRAWBERY LANE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 4BX

Objectives

FOR SUCH PURPOSES RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND TO BE CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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