Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

RISE NORTH EAST 

Rise North East works with a wide range of local, regional and national partners to make it easier and a more attractive proposition for people to be physically active. Rise is passionate about helping under-represented groups and those who are currently moving for less than 30 minutes per week. Rise is funded and supported by Sport England and other partners, and is one of 43 Active Partnerships.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 14 years

www.wearerise.co.uk

info@wearerise.co.uk

07973 786310

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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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,591£1,513£78£0£1,224£8536.8230
31/03/22£1,592£1,756£-164£11£1,146£8826210
31/03/21£1,566£1,367£198£3£1,309£8857.8210
31/03/20£1,409£927£483£23£1,111£82810.7120
31/03/19£645£624£21£20£628£56510.9101
31/03/18£735£732£3£10£608£5579.1100
31/03/17£931£875£56£29£605£5577.6110
31/03/16£960£1,020£-60£44£549£4895.8120
31/03/15£935£878£57£54£609£3895.3110
31/03/14£849£797£52£235£552£3945.990
31/03/13£663£606£58£247£500£3657.290
31/03/12£704£615£89£23£442£3556.980
31/03/11£1,063£709£354£2£354£354670

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 9.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sport England£2,415,722
DCMS£482,724
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Berwick Community Support
£10,000 20/01/2023
The funding will be used to employ a Community Development Worker for a period of 12 months. The project will include support in a number of areas including careers events employability support ....more
Sport England - Moving Communities
£8,108 04/02/2022
Support the network of Active Partnerships in building their detailed understanding of the participation in leisure facilities, to support their focus on inactive people and under represented groups.
Sport England - B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy
£62,500 27/09/2021
10
Funding under Sport England's Commonwealth Games 2022 (Legacy) funding programme for a Revenue project titled B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a ....more
Sport England - Opening School Facilities Phase 2
£327,399 12/03/2021
1
Funding under Sport England's Opening School Facilities funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opening School Facilities Phase 2. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Opening School Facilities Phase 2
£327,399 12/03/2021
Funding under Sport England's Opening School Facilities funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opening School Facilities Phase 2. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - trialing a football-based programme in Berwick to engage men aged 16-55 years who are experiencing mental ill-health
£5,000 17/12/2020
trialing a football-based programme in Berwick to engage men aged 16-55 years who are experiencing mental ill-health
Sport England - CSP Daily Mile
£21,500 13/11/2020
33
Funding under Sport England's CSP Daily Mile funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Daily Mile. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
£1,005,147 15/10/2020
18
Funding under Sport England's Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
Sport England - Thriving Communities- Regional Post
£67,409 07/10/2020
35
Funding under Sport England's NASP Thriving Communities Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Thriving Communities- Regional Post. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
Sport England - Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
£16,000 09/09/2020
18
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
£16,000 09/09/2020
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its ....more
Sport England - NGB Governance Support 2020-21 (Chair Recruitment)
£4,800 05/08/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2020/21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Governance Support 2020-21 (Chair Recruitment). This project lists its main activity as ....more
Sport England - TIF Systems Partners
£245,920 21/05/2020
30
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled TIF Systems Partners. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
Sport England - Satellite Clubs
£161,376 27/02/2020
42
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Satellite Clubs. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CSP Daily Mile
£27,172 26/02/2020
33
Funding under Sport England's CSP Daily Mile funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Daily Mile. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
£104,125 21/11/2019
Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
£6,600 21/11/2019
Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - Community Gymnastics and Activity Centre
£160,000 24/10/2019
23
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Community Gymnastics and Activity Centre. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£102,524 15/08/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CEO Recruitment
£12,600 06/08/2019
7
Funding under Sport England's Governance Support 2019-20 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CEO Recruitment. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CEO Recruitment
£12,600 06/08/2019
Funding under Sport England's Governance Support 2019-20 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CEO Recruitment. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity.
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£112,125 02/08/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
£8,000 02/08/2019
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
£8,000 02/08/2019
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - Local Workforce Development
£81,142 07/06/2019
17
Funding under Sport England's Local Workforce Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled Local Workforce Development. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and ....more
Sport England - Satellite Clubs
£130,926 23/01/2019
42
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Satellite Clubs. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CSP Daily Mile
£100,000 31/10/2018
33
Funding under Sport England's CSP Daily Mile funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Daily Mile. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£102,524 30/10/2018
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£8,000 04/10/2018
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
£8,000 04/10/2018
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP School Sport'. This project is a Sport Participation and Capacity Building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - Primary Role 2018-21
£815,585 21/06/2018
30
Funding under Sport England's Primary Role 2018-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary Role 2018-21. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - Local Workforce Development
£40,000 24/05/2018
17
Funding under Sport England's Local Workforce Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled Local Workforce Development. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and ....more
Sport England - Community Gymnastics and Activity Centre
£3,000 17/01/2018
23
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Community Gymnastics and Activity Centre. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£102,524 01/12/2017
12
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP School Sport'. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£102,524 01/12/2017
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£165,920 24/10/2017
47
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£8,000 03/10/2017
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
DCMS - ALB-CSP School Sport
£8,000 03/10/2017
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Sport England - Satellite clubs
£195,339 18/09/2017
19
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Satellite clubs'. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - Satellite Clubs
£195,339 18/09/2017
42
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Satellite Clubs. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£8,000 09/11/2016
47
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£490,206 25/04/2016
47
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Governance Support 2015-16
£34,313 09/12/2015
8
Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2015-16 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Governance Support 2015-16'. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching.
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£26,000 09/08/2014
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP Funding 2014-17'. This project lists its main activity as Sport Participation and Capacity ....more
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£2,775,903 22/04/2014
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP Funding 2014-17'. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - Newcastle Core City Funding
£25,000 15/10/2013
Funding under Sport England's Community Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Newcastle Core City Funding'. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and ....more
Sport England - School Games Level 3 County Festival
£160,000 31/01/2012
Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'School Games Level 3 County Festival'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Sport England - Tyne & Wear Sport CSP Funding 2011/2015
£1,459,051 03/05/2011
Funding under Sport England's Community Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Tyne & Wear Sport CSP Funding 2011/2015'. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
Sport England - Tyne & Wear Sport CSP Funding 2011/2015
£126,947 28/04/2011
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2011/2015 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Tyne & Wear Sport CSP Funding 2011/2015'. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
Sport England - Tyne & Wear Level 3 Pilot
£45,000 18/03/2011
Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Tyne & Wear Level 3 Pilot'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-52
  • DEBBIE HENDERSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Deputy Dir. Of Communications & Corporate Affairs
  • SIMON GORDON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Of Strategy & Development
  • STEVEN BELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of School
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2010, number: 1135223
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/03/2010, number: 07176549
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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 policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

RISE NORTH EAST
ROYAL QUAYS BUSINESS CENTRE
COBLE DENE
ROYAL QUAYS
NORTH SHIELDS
TYNE & W

Objectives

To promote the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through increased community participation in sport, active recreation and physical fitness; To advance and further the education of the public in relation to physical fitness, nutrition, active recreation and lifestyle, including through the provision of courses, training programmes, research and resources; To provide or assist in providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation, physical education or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity, disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the aim of improving their life condition; To advance the education of the public, particularly, but not exclusively those working with children or vulnerable adults, their carers and families, and children, young people and vulnerable adults themselves, in child and vulnerable adults protection;To advance such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community and consistent with the objects set out above; for the benefit of the inhabitants of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and the surrounding areas.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TYNE AND WEAR

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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