Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 6
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING TYNE & WEAR AND NORTHUMBERLAND 

The Community Foundation is a generalist grantmaker to a wide range of community groups predominantly in the area of Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. Its vision is effective giving, thriving communities and enriched lives. The predominant activity is grantmaking but the Community Foundation also devotes resources to development and donor education which aim to increase local philanthropy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 36 years

www.communityfoundation.org.uk

general@communityfoundation.org.uk

01912220945

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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£7,907£9,304£-1,398£260£96,178£2,0652.72330
31/03/22£9,406£10,003£-596£222£104,093£2,6373.22430
31/03/21£9,449£8,496£953£218£102,053£3,1644.52420
31/03/20£7,762£8,119£-356£275£83,546£2,2703.42430
31/03/19£8,445£9,233£-788£256£89,098£1,8582.42430
31/03/18£8,923£8,990£-67£276£83,256£1,8332.4230
31/03/17£10,148£7,740£2,408£259£87,024£2,0523.2220
31/03/16£8,874£8,565£309£270£72,855£1,8182.5210
31/03/15£8,664£6,549£2,115£344£72,367£1,6333170
31/03/14£4,693£6,507£-1,814£335£60,884£1,2802.4170
31/03/13£4,846£6,598£-1,751£442£55,847£1,2542.3190
31/03/12£4,073£5,709£-1,636£440£49,943£1,3672.9160
31/03/11£6,335£6,204£131£531£50,829£1,4102.7230
31/03/10£6,057£7,186£-1,129£714£47,752£1,2962.2270
31/03/09£5,541£6,669£-1,128£774£36,013£1,4252.6280
31/03/08£7,706£8,283£-578£657£45,634£1,5862.3290
31/03/07£6,751£8,821£-2,070£517£45,552£1,2631.7260
31/03/06£12,000£11,579£421£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£9,123£8,708£416£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£8,614£8,203£411£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 30 volunteers
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
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£80,000 26/01/2023
Linden Family Fund
The Shears Foundation - Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£80,000 29/01/2022
Linden Family Fund
Indigo Trust - Emergency funding during the Covid-19 crisis
£10,000 26/03/2020
Core unrestricted funding.
Indigo Trust - Emergency funding during the Covid-19 crisis
£10,000 26/03/2020
Covid-19 Emergency unrestricted funding.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£99,000 04/07/2018
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Growth and Resilience Fund
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£175,500 11/12/2014
Towards the cost of establishing, along with the Garfield Weston Foundation, a North East England funder partnership which will respond to challenges in the region.
Dulverton Trust - The Dulverton Trust fund renewal 2014/15
£90,000 27/02/2013
The Dulverton Trust fund renewal 2014/15
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£500,000 13/09/2012
Towards a small grants fund aimed at small and medium-sized organisations in the North East, with a particular focus on those operating in the most deprived parts of the region.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-71
  • ANDREW HAIGH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Financial Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/08/1988, number: 700510
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/07/1988, number: 02273708
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BERWICK UPON TWEED NURSING AMENITIES FUND on 11/11/2019
  • Asset transfer in from LIFESPAN COMPLEMENTARY on 15/09/2020
Main office

Community Foundation
Philanthropy House
Woodbine Road
Gosforth
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE3 1DD

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE AREA OF TYNE AND WEAR AND NORTHUMBERLAND:(A) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR DISADVANTAGE;(B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC;(D) FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TYNE AND WEAR AND NORTHUMBERLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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