Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Centre West (Newcastle)
Centre West (Newcastle) is a registered charity (number 1129502) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Rev George Robert Curry. Latest income £535k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £535k (2025)
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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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Public contracts won
1 contract · £700,000 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Family Learning Provision FY26 for NCG
NCG have awarded a number of contracts for partners to support the delivery of Family Learning on behalf of the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority. The contracts were awarded via the NCG Education Services DPS.
About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing and 3 more
- Where
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Website
- www.centre-west.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Centre West (Newcastle)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£535k£629k
- 2024£519k£550k
- 2023£467k£558k
Earlier years
- 2022£394k£512k
- 2021£394k£488k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR IN PARTS OF THE WINGROVE WARDS, ELSWICK WARD AND WESTGATE WARD AREAS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE WEST END OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE'), BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINNG, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP;A IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES; ORB TO EXISTING BUSINESSES5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;6 THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING;7 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES, PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO MAINTAIN, PROVIDE OR IMPROVE PUBLIC AMENITIES;8 THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;9 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES;10 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;11 THE PROMOTION OF IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE PROVIDED THAT SUCH OBJECT SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY HEALTH AUTHORITIES OR OTHER PUBLIC BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO MAINTAIN, PROVIDE OR IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;12 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME;13 THE PROMOTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW BUSINESSES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING BUSINESSES, AND THE PROMOTION OF COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE;14 THE PROMOTION OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST BUSINESSES IN THE CONDUCT OF TRADE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND IN DEVELOPING PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND ALSO IN MEETING LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS; AND15 DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR OWN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.
Grants received
36 grants · £436,964 total360Giving 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
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £203,039 (2 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £95,163 (23 grants)
- Point North · £45,676 (2 grants)
- Power to Change Trust · £26,000 (2 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £24,030
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Rev George Robert Curry Chair
- Councillor Habib Rahman since 2015
- Fergus Laird since 2013
- Marie Bartley since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Councillor Habib Rahman since 2015
- Fergus Laird since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Councillor Habib Rahman since 2015
- Fergus Laird since 2013
- Marie Bartley since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Rev George Robert Curry Chair
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
19.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 8.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1129502
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 JANUARY 2002 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 26 MARCH 2009 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF NAME 20 APRIL 2009
- Companies House
- Company number 04357221 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01914060290 · enquiries@centre-west.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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