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Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity

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71/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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71 /100

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Needs improvement

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Is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity a good charity?

Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity scores 71/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.4m total income, 97% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Newcastle · NE27 0QJ Reg 1083122 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity do?

Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity is a registered charity (no. 1083122) working in health in Newcastle · NE27 0QJ. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 97% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 15 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈16% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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In short: NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY scores 71 out of 100 (3 stars). 97% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity?

Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity has a Clarity Score of 71 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1083122. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.4m, with 97% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 15 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

71/100

3★ · Needs improvement

Cause spend

97%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

50/100

Finance beacon

Income

£2.4m

Latest year 2025

Reserves

15 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

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£54.8 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 4% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium

How does NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY scores higher than.

Income band (£1m–£5m)28thpercentile

Scores higher than 28% of 2,776 charities in its income band · 71/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

Health charities34thpercentile

Scores higher than 34% of 528 charities in this cause · 71/100 vs 76 peer average (marker).

How reliable is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2025
Filing date
Profile reviewed

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

50/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

33% 5/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

33% 1 trustee · 5/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

87/100

Financial Health metrics for NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

100% 15 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

60% 6/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

100% 4% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

100% 97% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

100% 2p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

50/100

Community Support metrics for NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

50% 264 volunteers · 5/10 pts

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What is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's Clarity Score?

71/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

50/100
Accountability & Transparency
87/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
50/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

50/100

Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts
Trustee oversight1 trustee · 5/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

87/100

Reserves (months of cash)15 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth6/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets4% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio97% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency2p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

50/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio264 volunteers · 5/10 pts

How much does Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings

NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY revenue and expenses for 2025
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £2.4m
Total expenditure £2.7m
Charitable activities £2.6m 99%
Fundraising £33k 1%
Governance & admin £23k 1%
99%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £2.7m spent

  • Charitable activities99%
  • Fundraising1%
  • Governance1%

What trust indicators does Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: late

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    1 trustees on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising Regulator

Not listed as member

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1083122

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST since 2018
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's finances changed over five years?

£0k £800k £1600k £2400k £3200k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Income 2021: £1,317k Spending 2021: £895k Cause spend 2021: £855k Income 2022: £1,173k Spending 2022: £1,102k Cause spend 2022: £1,046k Income 2023: £2,262k Spending 2023: £1,532k Cause spend 2023: £1,457k Income 2024: £3,011k Spending 2024: £1,640k Cause spend 2024: £1,609k Income 2025: £2,386k Spending 2025: £2,671k Cause spend 2025: £2,638k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity?

Overall score
71/100 (3★)
Income
£2.4m
Cause spend
97% of expenditure
Reg number
1083122
Scope
Local (newcastle)
Reserves
15 months
Trustees
1
Accounts year
2025
Filing
late

Where NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST CHARITY sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity a good charity? +

Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity scores 71 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 97% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity a legitimate charity? +

Yes — Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1083122). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1083122. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's charity number? +

Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's charity number is 1083122. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's charity rating? +

Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity scores 71 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, 97% of Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's overheads? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 3% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 4% of total expenditure at Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity receive? +

Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity reported £2.4m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity based? +

Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity is listed at Newcastle · NE27 0QJ, focused on health.

How does CharityCompare score Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Northumbria Health Care National Health Service Trust Charity's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.