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Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne

Better Days

Better Days is a registered charity (number 1097343) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Stephen Watson since 2014. Latest income £14k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £14k (2026)
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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 1 more
Where
Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
Website
www.better-days.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2003

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£14k£24k
  • 2025£30k£46k
  • 2024£101k£102k
Earlier years
  • 2023£56k£57k
  • 2022£66k£39k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 80%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO SERVICES WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE WITH SUCH DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS.THE PROVISION OF, OR ACCESS TO THE PROVISION OF, FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Grants received

31 grants · £364,623 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

9.8y median 11y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Disability 8Education/training 8

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£30k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1097343
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 SEPTEMBER 2000 AS AMENDED 4 NOVEMBER 2002, 24 MARCH 2005 AND 25 FEBRUARY 2010
Contact on the register
07807874349 · glenn@better-days.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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