FARESHARE NORTH EAST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 11 June 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £723,093
Latest expenditure: £824,193
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: FARESHARE NORTH EAST, STAMFORDHAM ROAD, WESTERHOPE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 5HH

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND BY REDISTRIBUTING SURPLUS PRODUCE (IN PARTICULAR FOOD) TO ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, HEALTH-RELATED OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, AND THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN; AND THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE

03 Official extract

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: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £723,093
Total Gross Expenditure: £824,193

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: 14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £613,151
Total Gross Expenditure: £639,858

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: 16 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £744,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £557,432

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: 3 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £571,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £509,247

Fin Period Start Date: 11 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £546,158
Total Gross Expenditure: £259,553

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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: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £723,093
Total Gross Expenditure: £824,193
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £77,469
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: No
Count Volunteers: 150

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: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £613,151
Total Gross Expenditure: £639,858
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 140

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: 16 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £744,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £557,432
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 120

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: 3 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £571,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £509,247
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 11 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £546,158
Total Gross Expenditure: £259,553
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

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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: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 29845
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 687656
Income Investments: 5592
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 723093
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £824,193
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 824193
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2900
Expenditure Support Costs: 20936
Expenditure Depreciation: 53457
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £194,946
Assets Total Fixed: 216121
Assets Own Use: 216121
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £345,504
Assets Total Liabilities: £131,174
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £430,451
Creditors One Year Total Current: 131174
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £265,306
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 293957
Funds Restricted: 136494
Funds Total: 430451
Count Employees: 15
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: 14 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 46331
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 561185
Income Investments: 5635
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 613151
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £639,858
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 639858
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2850
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 60645
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £388,545
Assets Total Fixed: 218023
Assets Own Use: 218023
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £429,058
Assets Total Liabilities: £115,530
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £531,551
Creditors One Year Total Current: 115530
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £389,456
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 143006
Funds Restricted: 388545
Funds Total: 531551
Count Employees: 15
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: 16 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 53289
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 690379
Income Investments: 409
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 744077
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £557,432
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 557432
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 204816
Expenditure Depreciation: 46323
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £218,888
Assets Total Fixed: 249285
Assets Own Use: 249285
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £515,019
Assets Total Liabilities: £206,046
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £558,258
Creditors One Year Total Current: 196881
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 9165
Assets Cash: £446,980
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 392559
Funds Restricted: 165699
Funds Total: 558258
Count Employees: 13
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: 3 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3812
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 370519
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 18563
Income Total Income And Endowments: 392894
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £509,247
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 509247
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2600
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 30764
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -43035
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £229,860
Assets Total Fixed: 191240
Assets Own Use: 191240
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £313,263
Assets Total Liabilities: £132,890
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £371,613
Creditors One Year Total Current: 108013
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 24877
Assets Cash: £223,097
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 229860
Funds Restricted: 141753
Funds Total: 371613
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 11 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3812
Income Other Trading Activities: 18563
Income Charitable Activities: 546158
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 568533
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £259,553
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 259553
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2600
Expenditure Support Costs: 83130
Expenditure Depreciation: 13591
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £166,475
Assets Total Fixed: 48879
Assets Own Use: 48879
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £366,920
Assets Total Liabilities: £106,819
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £308,980
Creditors One Year Total Current: 106819
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £195,530
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 247639
Funds Restricted: 61341
Funds Total: 308980
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FARESHARE NORTH EAST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-06-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Jun 2020
Charitable Objects: A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND BY REDISTRIBUTING SURPLUS PRODUCE (IN PARTICULAR FOOD) TO ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, HEALTH-RELATED OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, AND THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN; ANDB) THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures