Smart Works North East

Charity number: 1176547
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SMART WORKS IS A UK CHARITY THAT IS FOCUSED ON HELPING OUT-OF-WORK WOMEN ON LOW INCOMES GET INTO or RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE. WE PROVIDE INTERVIEW COACHING, HIGH QUALITY INTERVIEW CLOTHES AND STYLING ADVICE. WE HELP WOMEN TO FEEL CONFIDENT, LOOK FABULOUS, SUCCEED AT THEIR JOB INTERVIEW AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIFE.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £298,888
Total expenditure: £263,226

Total income includes £20,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

42 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
No information available
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • South Tyneside
  • Stockton-on-tees

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 January 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SMART WORKS NEWCASTLE (Previous name)
Company number:
11115960 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sophie Clare Milliken Chair 02 February 2021
None on record
Sarah Lamb Trustee 05 August 2024
None on record
Maxine Fox Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record
Nicola Hands Trustee 10 May 2023
None on record
Lisa Graveling Trustee 07 February 2023
None on record
Lisa Bell Trustee 07 November 2022
None on record
Carol Meredith Trustee 06 February 2018
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION
Received: On time
FEEDING FAMILIES
Received: On time

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 £118.82k £132.56k £154.65k £205.89k £298.89k
Total expenditure £64.93k £112.19k £175.05k £188.48k £263.23k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £35.36k N/A £3.35k N/A £20.00k

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 2025 28 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 28 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 26 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 July 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 18 DEC 2017 as amended on 03 Oct 2019 as amended on 06 Feb 2024 as amended on 13 Dec 2025

Charitable objects

(a) The Charity's objects (the "Objects") are the relief of financial hardship, the relief of unemployment for the public benefit through the promotion of economic independence among women living in Newcastle and the surrounding areas in such ways as may be thought fit, including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) by providing work-appropriate clothing for individuals seeking employment and / or educational opportunities, providing job-seeking advice, training and education and providing support services for those who successfully procure employment or an educational opportunity, and provided that such benefits may be provided to men where it is deemed appropriate, in the discretion of the Trustees, in the course of advancing the overall Objects of the Charity. (b) This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission

Contact information

Address:
Fourth Floor, Collingwood House
3 Collingwood Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 1JW
Phone:
0191 691 7900
Email:
NEWCASTLE@SMARTWORKS.ORG.UK
Website:

https://newcastle.smartworks.org.uk/ Open in new window