The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Disability North

Registered charity 514733 Registered since 1984

Operates: Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, City Of York

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Board DNA

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5
trustees on the board
3.8y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
7.4y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 5Education/training 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

Commercial experience

Health and social care 4Property 1Tech and media 1
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Contact

Websitewww.disabilitynorth.org.uk
Emailreception@disabilitynorth.org.uk
Phone01912840480
AddressDisability North, The Dene Centre, Castle Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1PH

Finances

£731,526 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£500,429£477,805
2022£529,348£485,861
2023£452,029£525,983
2024£646,118£612,268
2025£731,526£930,328

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

The objects for which Disability North is established are: i. To promote the relief of disabled people and in particular their integration into society, operating within the North of England.ii. To provide disabled people with the support they require by addressing the disadvantage or restriction of activity caused by social attitudes and environmental barriers (in the Articles the words ?disabled people? include people who have a physical, sensory or mental impairment).iii. To promote and support research and survey in social welfare issues related to disabled people and to publish the results of such research.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 DECEMBER 1983 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 9 MAY 1994, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 JANUARY 1999 AND 21 SEPTEMBER 2004 as amended on 20 May 2019

Trustees (5)

5trustees
49median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Disability North · 01781525 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 30/12/1983

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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