Registered charity (CIO) · Newcastle upon Tyne
Birkheads Wild CIO
Birkheads Wild CIO is a registered charity (number 1203602) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Eleanor Caroline Turner since 2023. Latest income £323k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £323k (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
- Disability
- Where
- Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside and more
- Website
- birkheadswild.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£323k£274k
- 2024£309k£270k
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND THROUGH:(A) PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROVISION WHERE APPROPRIATE;(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.2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE.
Grants received
4 grants · £68,750 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 Greggs Foundation · £40,000
- Community Foundation North East · £28,750 (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.
6 trustees on the board
- Eleanor Caroline Turner Chair since 2023
- Alison Collins since 2023
- Gemma Messenger since 2023
- Joanne O'Leary since 2023
- Kenzie Daniel James Elliott since 2026
- Phillip Douglas since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Eleanor Caroline Turner Chair since 2023
- Alison Collins since 2023
- Gemma Messenger since 2023
- Joanne O'Leary since 2023
- Kenzie Daniel James Elliott since 2026
- Phillip Douglas since 2023
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1203602
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Jun 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07984688218 · birkheadswild@gmail.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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