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Friends of Milkhope

Friends of Milkhope is a registered charity (number 1165150) based in Whitley Bay, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Graham Scott since 2016. Latest income £6k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £6k (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, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
Where
Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£6k£4k
  • 2024£4k£6k
  • 2023£550£5k
Earlier years
  • 2022£11k£12k
  • 2021£20k£5k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 75%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF FRIENDS OF MILKHOPE ARE:1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR SCHOOL PUPILS IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES 2. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.3. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS

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.

12 trustees on the board

9.2y median 10y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

2
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 12Environment/conservation/heritage 12Recreation 12

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

Arts and leisure 1Other services 1Property 1

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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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£6k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1165150
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 13 Jan 2016
Contact on the register
01912371505 · alan.dennis@svf.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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