Registered charity (CIO) · Tyne and Wear
Bensham & Saltwell Alive
- 5 trustees
- Income £28k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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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
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Gateshead
- Website
- www.benshamandsaltwellalive.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£28k£29k
- 2024£81k£78k
- 2023£80k£104k
Earlier years
- 2022£108k£106k
- 2021£131k£131k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 80%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BENSHAM AND SALTWELL IN GATESHEAD IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.
Grants received
20 grants · £241,790 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £112,025 (9 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £88,500 (8 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £25,000
- The Ballinger Charitable Trust · £16,265 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Councillor Catherine Donovan since 2013
- Callum Mcpake since 2022
- Eileen Mcmaster since 2013
- Hugo Simeon Fearnley since 2022
- Philip Donovan since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Councillor Catherine Donovan since 2013
- Eileen Mcmaster since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Councillor Catherine Donovan since 2013
- Callum Mcpake since 2022
- Hugo Simeon Fearnley since 2022
- Philip Donovan since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Eileen Mcmaster since 2013
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.
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1157255
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 30 May 2014
- Contact on the register
- 07464895271
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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