--- title: "Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO — charity 1175544 | CharityCompare" description: "Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO (charity 1175544): income £237k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gateshead-football-club-community-foundation-cio retrieved: 2026-10-06T15:13:35.730Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1175544CIO GF # Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include recreation. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.gfc-foundation.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1175544&subId=0) Work at Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=gateshead-football-club-community-foundation-cio&type=claim&name=Gateshead%20Football%20Club%20Community%20Foundation%20CIO) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO? Reported income · year ending 2025-11-01 £237,008 Reported spending · year ending 2025-11-01 £230,244 Registered charity number 1175544 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Sidney Grove Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.gfc-foundation.org.uk](http://www.gfc-foundation.org.uk/) Quick answer Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO (number 1175544) 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 Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO do? promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of football and other sports capable of improving health and provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation and in advancing people's education. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO Answers Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 1 November 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's highest-paid staff paid? Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's annual return for the year ending 1 November 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's annual return for the year ending 1 November 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 3 November 2017 Where it says it operates Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland · Durham · Northumberland ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. 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 Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO registered for? Recreation ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO as a registered charity (number 1175544) 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 Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's charity number? Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's charity number is 1175544. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1175544? Search 1175544 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 Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO do? promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of football and other sports capable of improving health and provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation and in advancing people's education. Does Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO. 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 Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO? Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.gfc-foundation.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 Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's annual return for the year ending 1 November 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO? The register records Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO 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 Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's trustees paid? Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO's annual return for the year ending 1 November 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO registered as a charity? Gateshead Football Club Community Foundation CIO was entered on the register on 3 November 2017. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1175544&subId=0).