The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Wheels Project

Registered charity 1084227 Registered since 2000

Operates: Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham, North Tyneside

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Board DNA

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6
trustees on the board
9.7y median 10y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
6
trustees past 6 years
12.1y
average years in governance
6 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Economic/community Development/employment 6Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1

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Contact

Websitewww.wheelsproject.co.uk
Emailinfo@wheelsproject.co.uk
Phone01914839483
AddressUnit 4, Prince Consort Industrial Estate, HEBBURN, NE31 1EH

Finances

£193,010 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£72,868£76,814
2022£138,604£124,444
2023£131,975£129,725
2024£187,445£170,199
2025£193,010£180,940

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE WHEELS PROJECT ARE:A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF LESS ACADEMICALLY MINDED YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING HANDS ON TRAINING IN MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION (PAINTING AND DECORATING, JOINERY, ELECTRICS, PLUMBING AND BRICK LAYING).B)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, LIFE SKILLS AND TRAINING WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.C)THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF TEAM WORK TO FOSTER AN UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 8 FEBRUARY 1999 AS AMENDED ON 4 DECEMBER 2000 AND 19 DECEMBER 2008AS AMENDED ON 09 JAN 2020

Trustees (6)

6trustees
72median age
1aged 70+

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