Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability North
Disability North is a registered charity (number 514733) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Lucy Reynolds since 2019. Latest income £732k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
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...
- 5 trustees
- Income £732k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and more
- Website
- www.disabilitynorth.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Disability North
- Registered
- 1984
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£732k£930k
- 2024£646k£612k
- 2023£452k£526k
Earlier years
- 2022£529k£486k
- 2021£500k£478k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 31% · Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
Grants received
47 grants · £1,779,260 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
- Access to Justice Foundation · £553,041 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £402,800 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £307,050 (8 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £196,472 (18 grants)
- Independent Age · £106,939
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Lucy Reynolds Chair since 2019
- Anthony James Neal since 2022
- Christopher Luke Hopkins since 2025
- Nicholas Sinclair since 2023
- Tanya Beth Rowlands since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Lucy Reynolds Chair since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Lucy Reynolds Chair since 2019
- Anthony James Neal since 2022
- Christopher Luke Hopkins since 2025
- Nicholas Sinclair since 2023
- Tanya Beth Rowlands since 2022
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.
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
3.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 6.3 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 514733
- Status
- Registered
- 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
- Companies House
- Company number 01781525 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01912840480 · reception@disabilitynorth.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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