Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Fenham Association of Residents
Fenham Association of Residents is a registered charity (number 700203) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Susan Whitehead since 2017. Latest income £229k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as F A R (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £229k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Website
- www.farcentre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£229k£239k
- 2024£423k£276k
- 2023£218k£224k
Earlier years
- 2022£196k£198k
- 2021£439k£238k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 31% · Government grants 31%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGERTHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR REACREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Grants received
110 grants · £2,018,145 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 National Lottery Community Fund · £1,077,511 (17 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £375,777 (74 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £162,116 (5 grants)
- Virgin Money Foundation · £85,558 (2 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £78,757 (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.
7 trustees on the board
- Susan Whitehead Chair since 2017
- Ann Tweddell since 2024
- Eileen Hutchinson
- Margaret Whitehead since 2022
- Maureen Taylor since 2017
- Pamela Wallace since 2025
- Sister Doreen Bell
Trustees past 6 years
- Susan Whitehead Chair since 2017
- Maureen Taylor since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Susan Whitehead Chair since 2017
- Ann Tweddell since 2024
- Eileen Hutchinson
- Margaret Whitehead since 2022
- Maureen Taylor since 2017
- Pamela Wallace since 2025
- Sister Doreen Bell
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.
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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
- 700203
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 FEBRUARY 1988 AS AMENDED 17TH JANUARY 2001
- Contact on the register
- 01912749264 · farcentre@btconnect.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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