THE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION LIMITED

Charity number: 1000013
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH EAST BY MAKING SERIOUS STUFF FUN. WE DEVELOP INNOVATION TO IMPROVE CHILDRENS HEALTH WITH A FOCUS ON EARLY YEARS, MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £415,582
Total expenditure: £357,222

Total income includes £211,285 from 5 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

74 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 August 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION (Working name)
  • YELLOW BRICK ROAD (Working name)
Company number:
02528291 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Helen Robinson Trustee 25 September 2023
None on record
Laura McGrath Trustee 24 April 2023
None on record
Karen Richardson Trustee 28 April 2022
HOSPITALITY AND HOPE
Received: On time
Dr Sunil Bhopal Trustee 23 June 2020
None on record
John Treherne MBE Trustee 02 April 2019
None on record
Dr Sue Vernon Trustee 21 September 2017
None on record
BARRY NEIL SPEKER OBE DL Trustee 19 June 2014
NECA
Received: On time
NORTH EAST JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES
Received: On time
TYNE THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time
Cultura Trust
Received: On time
Dianne Winship Trustee 05 September 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £142.21k £177.69k £199.44k £263.74k £415.58k
Total expenditure £159.36k £162.97k £182.75k £232.89k £357.22k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k N/A £7.56k £211.29k

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 March 2024 16 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6TH AUGUST 1990 AS AMENDED 14 MAY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/01/2015 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/02/2015 as amended on 29 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION, PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND. INCLUDING BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
SIR JAMES SPENCE INSTITUTE
RVI
QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 4LP
Phone:
0191 2820000
Email:
nuth.childrensfoundation@nhs.net
Website:

www.thechildrensfoundation.co.uk Open in new window