THE MEA TRUST

Charity Number: 1074895
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £357,044
Total expenditure: £651,274

Total income includes £4,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03721573 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Simon Bowett Trustee 16 March 2021
None on record
Dr Teresa Mary Cairns Councillor Trustee 17 September 2019
None on record
Michael Ian Spriggs Trustee 27 March 2018
None on record
JAMES LANE Trustee 05 December 2017
FREECYCLE UK
Received: On time
STEPHEN THOMAS GILROY Trustee 06 June 2017
THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION
Received: On time
WILLIAM MCKAY Trustee 19 June 2013
R.H.W.E. LIMITED
Received: On time

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 £352.05k £360.96k £332.41k £345.29k £357.04k
Total expenditure £533.42k £415.28k £529.26k £528.90k £651.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.00k £29.00k £10.49k £4.00k £4.00k

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 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 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 INCORPORATED 26/02/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/09/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/06/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/05/2012

Charitable objects

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

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
THE MEA TRUST
C/O ARMSTRONG WATSON LLP
FIRST FLOOR
1 STRAWBERY LANE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 4BX
Phone:
01914340830
Email:
advice@joseph-miller.co.uk
Website:

www.meahouse.org.uk Open in new window