NORTHERN ENGAGEMENT INTO RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1141400
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

NERAF provide peer 1-2-1 recovery coaching & peer groups for people who have substance addictions & their family/carers. NERAF work to achieve outcomes in, Mental, Physical & Emotional Health &Wellbeing,Housing Education/Employment, Relationships, Finance,Offending, Living Skills. Raising public awareness through a monthly newsletter,website,conferences,partnership working,training & networks.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £167,909
Total expenditure: £157,988

Total income includes £129,440 from 7 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Gateshead
  • North Tyneside
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 April 2011: Standard registration
  • 06 July 2011: Funds received from 1114052 NORTHERN ENGAGEMENT INTO RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION F...
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NERAF (Working name)
  • NORTH EAST REGIONAL ALCOHOL FORUM (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Eleanor Griffin Chair 19 October 2017
None on record
Billy Broad Mr Trustee 12 December 2025
SUNDERLAND MIND
Received: On time
Helen Nicholson Trustee 25 November 2025
None on record
Christine Carruthers Trustee 25 November 2020
None on record
Natalie Parry Trustee 10 April 2017
None on record
LYNN DOUGAN Trustee 30 August 2013
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 £170.23k £78.21k £144.62k £199.07k £167.91k
Total expenditure £132.11k £76.00k £84.25k £134.46k £157.99k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £4.47k £81.86k £114.30k £129.44k

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 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 02 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 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 31/03/2011

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE MISUSE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE; FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENT AND ADVICE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO MISUSE ALCOHOL AND/OR OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

Contact information

Address:
NERAF
Sunderland wellbeing hub
church street east
sunderland
SR1 2BB
Phone:
07824638554
Email:
info@neraf.org
Website:

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