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Citizens Advice Gateshead

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Citizens Advice Gateshead is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about Citizens Advice Gateshead?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£7,220,624
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£7,053,069
Registered charity number
1020565
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Swan Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Citizens Advice Gateshead (number 1020565) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Citizens Advice Gateshead do?

We aim to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives. We provide free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Citizens Advice Gateshead

Answers Citizens Advice Gateshead gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Citizens Advice Gateshead's highest-paid staff paid?

Citizens Advice Gateshead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£100,001–£110,0001
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0002

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Citizens Advice Gateshead's money come from?

Citizens Advice Gateshead reported £7.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £6.4m (89%), other income £683k (9%), donations and legacies £62k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£6.4m · 89%
  • Other income£683k · 9%
  • Donations and legacies£62k · 1%
  • Investments£25k · 0%
  • Trading and fundraising events£4,115 · 0%

Does Citizens Advice Gateshead receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Citizens Advice Gateshead. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Citizens Advice Gateshead reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Citizens Advice Gateshead as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Citizens Advice Gateshead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02631064 (Companies House)
Also known as
Gateshead Cab; Society Matters Foundation
Previous names on the register
Gateshead Citizens Advice Bureau
Where it says it operates
Throughout England

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Citizens Advice Gateshead registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for Citizens Advice Gateshead yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Citizens Advice Gateshead. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Citizens Advice Gateshead?

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  • Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
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Frequently asked questions

Is Citizens Advice Gateshead a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Citizens Advice Gateshead as a registered charity (number 1020565) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Citizens Advice Gateshead's charity number?
Citizens Advice Gateshead's charity number is 1020565. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1020565?
Search 1020565 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Citizens Advice Gateshead do?
We aim to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives. We provide free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination.
Does Citizens Advice Gateshead have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Citizens Advice Gateshead. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Citizens Advice Gateshead?
Citizens Advice Gateshead's website listed in our register data is http://www.citizensadvicegateshead.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Citizens Advice Gateshead's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Citizens Advice Gateshead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Citizens Advice Gateshead's money come from?
Citizens Advice Gateshead reported £7.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £6.4m (89%), other income £683k (9%), donations and legacies £62k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Citizens Advice Gateshead?
The register records Citizens Advice Gateshead as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Citizens Advice Gateshead's trustees paid?
Citizens Advice Gateshead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Citizens Advice Gateshead previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Citizens Advice Gateshead: Gateshead Citizens Advice Bureau.
When was Citizens Advice Gateshead registered as a charity?
Citizens Advice Gateshead was entered on the register on 4 May 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02631064).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.