Registered charity · Tyne and Wear
Gateshead Youth Council
Gateshead Youth Council is a registered charity (number 512712) based in Tyne and Wear, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Lucy Kathryn Adams since 2026. Latest income £19k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 14 trustees
- Income £19k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Lucy Kathryn AdamsChair · since 2026
- Andrew AdamsTrustee · since 2019
- Azan MohammedTrustee · since 2026
- Benjamin James JohnsonTrustee · since 2019
- Etta BeckreckTrustee · since 2022
- Faith Ashley HendersonTrustee · since 2024
- Joshua SmithTrustee · since 2019
- Lucie Emily HardyTrustee · since 2024
- Mahnoor MansoorTrustee · since 2018
- Matthew SpryTrustee · since 2015
- Mike LaugharneTrustee · since 2016
- Richard AdamsTrustee · since 2018
- Sophie Elise AdamsTrustee · since 2022
- Sue AdamsTrustee · since 2013
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Gateshead
- Website
- www.gatesheadyouthcouncil.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1982
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£19k£38k
- 2024£50k£42k
- 2023£29k£29k
Earlier years
- 2022£23k£25k
- 2021£21k£6k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 18%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF GATESHEAD REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUALITY, DISABILITY OR POLITICAL OPINION :- A) FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE; B) A FORUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; C) IDENTIFY AND WORK TOGETHER ON ISSUES AND NEEDS AFFECTING THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ORGANISATIONS WHICH SERVE THEIR NEEDS WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF GATESHEAD; D) PROVIDE AND RUN SPECIAL EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; E) PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS.
Grants received
15 grants · £139,152 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
- Northern Rock Foundation · £60,000
- Lankelly Chase Foundation · £32,720
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £24,303 (4 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £22,129 (9 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.
14 trustees on the board
- Lucy Kathryn Adams Chair since 2026
- Andrew Adams since 2019
- Azan Mohammed since 2026
- Benjamin James Johnson since 2019
- Etta Beckreck since 2022
- Faith Ashley Henderson since 2024
- Joshua Smith since 2019
- Lucie Emily Hardy since 2024
- Mahnoor Mansoor since 2018
- Matthew Spry since 2015
- Mike Laugharne since 2016
- Richard Adams since 2018
- Sophie Elise Adams since 2022
- Sue Adams since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Adams since 2019
- Benjamin James Johnson since 2019
- Joshua Smith since 2019
- Mahnoor Mansoor since 2018
- Matthew Spry since 2015
- Mike Laugharne since 2016
- Richard Adams since 2018
- Sue Adams since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Lucy Kathryn Adams Chair since 2026
- Andrew Adams since 2019
- Azan Mohammed since 2026
- Benjamin James Johnson since 2019
- Etta Beckreck since 2022
- Faith Ashley Henderson since 2024
- Joshua Smith since 2019
- Lucie Emily Hardy since 2024
- Mahnoor Mansoor since 2018
- Matthew Spry since 2015
- Mike Laugharne since 2016
- Richard Adams since 2018
- Sophie Elise Adams since 2022
- Sue Adams since 2013
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.
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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
- 512712
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED FEBRUARY 1980 AMENDED 9 MARCH 1982, 23 FEBRUARY 1983 ,14 MAY 1992 AND 22 MAY 1996 as amended on 09 May 2018 as amended on 09 May 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01914901900 · INFO@GATESHEADYOUTHCOUNCIL.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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