Registered charity (CIO) · Birkenhead
NEO Community
NEO Community is a registered charity (number 1182608) based in Birkenhead, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Judith Blacow since 2017. Latest income £869k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £869k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Judith BlacowChair · since 2017
- Alan WoodsTrustee · since 2021
- Anne ParsonsTrustee · since 2021
- Danny HartTrustee · since 2017
- Elaine Fenella OwenTrustee · since 2018
- Janet HeathTrustee · since 2021
- Lindsey EdwardsTrustee · since 2021
- Luke O'DowdTrustee · since 2022
- Matthew DaviesTrustee · since 2020
- Sheena McdermottTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- Where
- Wirral
- Website
- www.neocommunity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£869k£860k
- 2024£908k£851k
- 2023£988k£1.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£949k£938k
- 2021£814k£721k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BY CO-ORDINATING AND DEVELOPING SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED;2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES, INFORMATION AND ADVICE;3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS OF HEALTHY EATING, NUTRITION AND FOOD PREPARATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION AND ADVICE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING A BALANCED, NUTRITIOUS DIET AND DEVELOP SKILLS IN FOOD HYGIENE, PREPARATION AND SERVICE.
Grants received
14 grants · £664,490 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
- Steve Morgan Foundation · £322,240 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £194,500 (2 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £127,000 (4 grants)
- Power to Change Trust · £20,750 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Judith Blacow Chair since 2017
- Alan Woods since 2021
- Anne Parsons since 2021
- Danny Hart since 2017
- Elaine Fenella Owen since 2018
- Janet Heath since 2021
- Lindsey Edwards since 2021
- Luke O'Dowd since 2022
- Matthew Davies since 2020
- Sheena Mcdermott since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Judith Blacow Chair since 2017
- Danny Hart since 2017
- Elaine Fenella Owen since 2018
- Matthew Davies since 2020
- Sheena Mcdermott since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Judith Blacow Chair since 2017
- Alan Woods since 2021
- Anne Parsons since 2021
- Danny Hart since 2017
- Elaine Fenella Owen since 2018
- Janet Heath since 2021
- Lindsey Edwards since 2021
- Luke O'Dowd since 2022
- Matthew Davies since 2020
- Sheena Mcdermott since 2018
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1182608
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Mar 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01516475981 · info@neocommunity.org.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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