THE PERCY HEDLEY FOUNDATION

Charity number: 515943
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Percy Hedley Foundation was established, for the public benefit, to promote the care, welfare, interest, opportunities (including opportunities to gain meaningful employment), education and advancement of disabled people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 January 1985: Standard registration
  • 19 January 2021: Funds received from 1084813 NORTHERN COUNTIES SCHOOL
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE PERCY HEDLEY CENTRE FOR SPASTICS (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Janet Donnelly Chair 28 July 2022
None on record
Nicola Procter Trustee 14 August 2025
None on record
Brian Foreman Trustee 24 March 2025
None on record
Francesa Naomi Victoria Craik Trustee 24 March 2025
None on record
Lucy Craig Trustee 26 April 2024
None on record
Dr Peter Louis Emerson Trustee 31 October 2022
None on record
Dr Nicola Claire Hutchinson Trustee 31 October 2022
None on record
Clare Joanne Thompson Trustee 28 July 2022
None on record
Ewen Gordon Weir Trustee 26 January 2021
None on record
Paul Foreman Trustee 30 December 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £31.97m £31.99m £34.04m £35.98m £36.97m
Total expenditure £30.42m £31.12m £30.38m £35.64m £36.75m
Income from government contracts £27.65m £27.53m £31.96m £29.14m £31.65m
Income from government grants £3.92m £3.96m £928.00k £4.04m £3.87m
Income - Donations and legacies £595.00k £390.00k £1.03m £322.00k £386.00k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £36.00k £90.00k
Income - Charitable activities £31.26m £31.50m £32.89m £33.40m £35.91m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £36.00k £41.00k £70.00k £301.00k £447.00k
Income - Other £83.00k £66.00k £53.00k £1.93m £131.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £127.00k £339.00k £98.00k £185.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £30.19m £30.96m £30.32m £35.64m £36.75m
Expenditure - Raising funds £232.00k £155.00k £63.00k £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £37.00k £54.00k £40.00k £111.00k £126.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £19.00k £30.00k £24.00k £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £16.65m £16.69m £16.59m £17.54m £17.01m
Long-term investments £2.46m £3.36m £2.92m £2.96m £3.38m
Other assets £9.66m £10.31m £14.50m £13.88m £14.27m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£11.59m -£9.39m -£5.69m -£5.40m -£4.31m
Total liabilities £6.64m £6.97m £6.44m £6.61m £6.35m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 19 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 19 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 01 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 01 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 04 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 04 March 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 14 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 14 May 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Percy Hedley Foundation
Forest Hall
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE12 8YY
Phone:
0191 238 1330