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Registered charity (CIO) · Redditch

The OLD Needle Works Foundation

The OLD Needle Works Foundation is a registered charity (number 1181832) based in Redditch, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Johnathon Williamson since 2019. Latest income £361k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £361k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
Where
Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Birmingham City
Website
www.theoldneedleworks.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£361k£333k
  • 2024£276k£295k
  • 2023£231k£204k
Earlier years
  • 2022£221k£235k
  • 2021£261k£188k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF REDDITCH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN REDDITCH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING COURSES OF STUDY AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING3. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT4. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Grants received

9 grants · £796,456 total

360Giving 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 · £790,776 (7 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,840
  • BBC Children in Need · £2,840

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,8902024-07-11
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £427,7122023-08-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,3702022-07-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9502021-06-11
  • BBC Children in Need £2,8402020-06-17
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

4.2y median 6y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
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

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.

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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£361k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1181832
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Jan 2019
Contact on the register
0152769100 · info@theoldneedleworks.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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