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Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne

MEC Foundation UK

MEC Foundation UK is a registered charity (number 1156165) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £186k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £186k (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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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Religious Activities and 1 more
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.turkishcommunity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
MEC Foundation UK
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£186k£118k
  • 2024£151k£113k
  • 2023£199k£139k
Earlier years
  • 2022£38k£27k
  • 2021£18k£20k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 75%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO:1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TURK ORIGIN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;2) ADVANCE THE MUSLIM RELIGION WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;3) CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER OBJECTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND ELSEWHERE AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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.

5 trustees on the board

5y median 5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

5
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 5Property 2Hospitality 1

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£186k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
48 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1156165
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 FEB 2014 as amended on 25 Oct 2019
Companies House
Company number 08916725 · Active
Contact on the register
01912739000 · info@turkishcommunity.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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