CHILDREN NORTH EAST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 October 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00090288
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £4,065,874
Latest expenditure: £4,025,878
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CHILDREN NORTH EAST, 89 DENHILL PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6QE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.children-ne.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The difference that Children North East sets out to make is for all north east children and young people to grow up healthy and happy. Our mission and aim is to promote the rights of children and young people. We achieve this through strengthening and empowering children, young people and families and influencing social policy.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,065,874
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,025,878

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,873,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,756,643

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,308,795
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,252,922

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,581,236
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,274,431

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,302,352
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,998,197

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,065,874
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,025,878
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Count Govt Grants: £23
Income From Government Contracts: 1072663
Income From Government Grants: £1,269,338
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 26

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,873,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,756,643
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 11
Count Govt Grants: £32
Income From Government Contracts: 1020477
Income From Government Grants: £1,108,481
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,308,795
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,252,922
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 19
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Contracts: 1083387
Income From Government Grants: £445,146
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,581,236
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,274,431
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 13
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 889525
Income From Government Grants: £209,134
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 57

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,302,352
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,998,197
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 14
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Contracts: 846081
Income From Government Grants: £256,835
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 44

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 748735
Income Other Trading Activities: 485655
Income Charitable Activities: 2811451
Income Investments: 15398
Income Other: 4635
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4065874
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £71,727
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,954,151
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4025878
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5070
Expenditure Support Costs: 338364
Expenditure Depreciation: 23978
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £287,077
Assets Total Fixed: 584038
Assets Own Use: 584037
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -38437
Assets Other Assets: £1,240,722
Assets Total Liabilities: £915,209
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £871,114
Creditors One Year Total Current: 915209
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £467,956
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 871114
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 871114
Count Employees: 102
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 731746
Income Other Trading Activities: 489647
Income Charitable Activities: 2652415
Income Investments: 190
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3873998
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £101,168
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,286,922
Expenditure Other: 368553
Expenditure Total: 3756643
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4800
Expenditure Support Costs: 368553
Expenditure Depreciation: 16630
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 75000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £301,118
Assets Total Fixed: 584580
Assets Own Use: 584579
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -16503
Assets Other Assets: £1,436,473
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,173,432
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £831,118
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1173432
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £632,574
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 831118
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 831118
Count Employees: 101
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 616235
Income Other Trading Activities: 401415
Income Charitable Activities: 2286850
Income Investments: 61
Income Other: 4234
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3308795
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £95,024
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,157,898
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3252922
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4800
Expenditure Support Costs: 293419
Expenditure Depreciation: 13579
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -31600000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 32500
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,290
Assets Total Fixed: 488472
Assets Own Use: 488471
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -35330
Assets Other Assets: £1,180,271
Assets Total Liabilities: £994,650
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £638,763
Creditors One Year Total Current: 994650
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £545,182
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 638763
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 638763
Count Employees: 98
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 585288
Income Other Trading Activities: 201781
Income Charitable Activities: 1778203
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 15964
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2581236
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £41,491
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,232,940
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2274431
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4800
Expenditure Support Costs: 329789
Expenditure Depreciation: 10654
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 145552
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £180,030
Assets Total Fixed: 452277
Assets Own Use: 452277
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -55417
Assets Other Assets: £1,417,189
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,231,159
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £582,890
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1231159
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £800,836
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 582890
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 582890
Count Employees: 79
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 611198
Income Other Trading Activities: 109743
Income Charitable Activities: 1463920
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 117491
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2302352
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £47,836
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,950,361
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1998197
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5405
Expenditure Support Costs: 240416
Expenditure Depreciation: 8747
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -9132
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £120,605
Assets Total Fixed: 463150
Assets Own Use: 463150
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -267020
Assets Other Assets: £722,425
Assets Total Liabilities: £642,470
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £276,085
Creditors One Year Total Current: 642470
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £368,364
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 276085
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 276085
Count Employees: 66
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Darlington
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gateshead
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stockton-on-tees
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cumbria
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sunderland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Northumberland
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Durham
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHILDREN NORTH EAST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-10-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION DATED 28 SEPTEMBER 1906 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 14 JUNE 1952, 28 JULY 1965, 30 NOVEMBER 1988, 12 MAY 1993,13 AUGUST 2003 AND 11 JULY 2007. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 31 AUGUST 2007.
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS LIVING IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND, THE REST OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SUCH OTHER LOCATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF SERVICES, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR MOTHERS, FATHERS, CARERS AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH THEM; ANDTO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS IN CHILD WELFARE ISSUES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 238185
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHILDREN NORTH EAST

Charity Name Id: 238168
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHILDREN - NORTH EAST

Charity Name Id: 238190
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE NORTH EAST CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures