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Charity Number: 1097343
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To ensure that disabled people, particularly those with learning disabilities, have a choice of valued, interesting and fulfilling activities to take part in and have the power to exercise that choice.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £29,800
Total expenditure: £45,926

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Darlington
  • Gateshead
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 May 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Watson Chair 07 August 2014
None on record
Graham Newton Trustee 08 August 2021
None on record
Patricia Lynn Trustee 18 August 2018
None on record
Gordon Duncan Trustee 18 August 2016
None on record
Pam Richold Trustee 07 August 2014
None on record
WILLIAM RICHARDSON Trustee 18 August 2011
None on record
Anne Tulip Trustee 18 August 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £20.58k £65.61k £55.86k £101.49k £29.80k
Total expenditure £41.45k £38.98k £57.29k £102.24k £45.93k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.39k N/A £44.65k N/A N/A

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 2025 02 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 02 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 07 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 SEPTEMBER 2000 AS AMENDED 4 NOVEMBER 2002, 24 MARCH 2005 AND 25 FEBRUARY 2010

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO SERVICES WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE WITH SUCH DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS. THE PROVISION OF, OR ACCESS TO THE PROVISION OF, FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND

Contact information

Address:
4 Glendale Terrace
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
Phone:
07807874349
Email:
glenn@better-days.org.uk
Website:

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