Registered charity (CIO) · North Shields
Northern Steel Network
- 11 trustees
- Income £2k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Mike GilbergChair · since 2016
- Ellie McgradyTrustee · since 2018
- Jenny GilbergTrustee · since 2016
- Julie RobinsonTrustee · since 2016
- Karina AtkinsonTrustee · since 2016
- Louise BrydonTrustee · since 2018
- Louise MoranTrustee · since 2016
- Michael DarlingTrustee · since 2016
- Paul FletcherTrustee · since 2016
- Rachel Erica FarahTrustee · since 2016
- Yasmin McgradyTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
- Website
- www.northernsteelnetwork.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£2k£674
- 2023£7k£3k
- 2022£5k£3k
Earlier years
- 2021£1k£1k
- 2020£1k£7k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 38%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO STEEL PAN MUSIC, BY PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY; THE TEACHING, PRACTICE, PROMOTION AND PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE WHICH WILL PROMOTE THIS ART.
Grants received
3 grants · £7,280 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
- Community Foundation North East · £7,280 (3 grants)
Most recent
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Mike Gilberg Chair since 2016
- Ellie Mcgrady since 2018
- Jenny Gilberg since 2016
- Julie Robinson since 2016
- Karina Atkinson since 2016
- Louise Brydon since 2018
- Louise Moran since 2016
- Michael Darling since 2016
- Paul Fletcher since 2016
- Rachel Erica Farah since 2016
- Yasmin Mcgrady since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Mike Gilberg Chair since 2016
- Ellie Mcgrady since 2018
- Jenny Gilberg since 2016
- Julie Robinson since 2016
- Karina Atkinson since 2016
- Louise Brydon since 2018
- Louise Moran since 2016
- Michael Darling since 2016
- Paul Fletcher since 2016
- Rachel Erica Farah since 2016
- Yasmin Mcgrady since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Ellie Mcgrady since 2018
- Julie Robinson since 2016
- Karina Atkinson since 2016
- Louise Brydon since 2018
- Louise Moran since 2016
- Paul Fletcher since 2016
- Rachel Erica Farah since 2016
- Yasmin Mcgrady since 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Mike Gilberg Chair since 2016
- Jenny Gilberg since 2016
- Michael Darling since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1167154
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 17 May 2016
- Contact on the register
- 01912592051 · mike.gilberg@btinternet.com
- 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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