Registered charity · Tyne and Wear
Kayaks
- 6 trustees
- Income £58k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Recreation
- Where
- South Tyneside, Durham, Northumberland, Gateshead and more
- Website
- thekayaks.website (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£58k£52k
- 2024£67k£52k
- 2023£76k£51k
Earlier years
- 2022£51k£60k
- 2021£60k£27k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN A SAFE, SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENT.TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL HELP, SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO PARENTS AND CARERS.TO PROMOTE INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ON SPECIAL NEEDS ISSUES TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY.TO DEVELOP SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES APPROPRIATE TO THE NEEDS OF THE GROUP.TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS.
Grants received
32 grants · £250,593 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 Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £50,000
- Community Foundation North East · £49,642 (12 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £37,020 (4 grants)
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £31,800 (2 grants)
- Sport England · £22,781 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Alison Bland Chair since 2022
- FAY Cunningham since 2017
- Jill Marie Osborne since 2014
- Louise Henderson since 2024
- Malcolm Ross Osborne since 2014
- Richard Terance Johns since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- FAY Cunningham since 2017
- Jill Marie Osborne since 2014
- Malcolm Ross Osborne since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alison Bland Chair since 2022
- Jill Marie Osborne since 2014
- Louise Henderson since 2024
- Malcolm Ross Osborne since 2014
- Richard Terance Johns since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- FAY Cunningham since 2017
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1158725
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07/06/2014AS AMENDED ON 05/09/2014 as amended on 18 Apr 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07847319889 · ALISON.BLAND66@YAHOO.CO.UK
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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