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Smart Works North East

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Smart Works North East is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Smart Works North East?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£298,888
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£263,226
Registered charity number
1176547
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
3 Collingwood Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Smart Works North East (number 1176547) 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 Smart Works North East do?

SMART WORKS IS A UK CHARITY THAT IS FOCUSED ON HELPING OUT-OF-WORK WOMEN ON LOW INCOMES GET INTO or RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE. WE PROVIDE INTERVIEW COACHING, HIGH QUALITY INTERVIEW CLOTHES AND STYLING ADVICE. WE HELP WOMEN TO FEEL CONFIDENT, LOOK FABULOUS, SUCCEED AT THEIR JOB INTERVIEW AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIFE.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Smart Works North East

Answers Smart Works North East 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 Smart Works North East's highest-paid staff paid?

Smart Works North East's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Smart Works North East 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

Smart Works North East'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
11115960 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Smart Works Newcastle
Where it says it operates
Durham · Northumberland · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Middlesbrough · Stockton-on-tees · Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported activities: 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 Smart Works North East registered for?

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Smart Works North East yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Smart Works North East. 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 Smart Works North East?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Smart Works North East a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Smart Works North East as a registered charity (number 1176547) 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 Smart Works North East's charity number?
Smart Works North East's charity number is 1176547. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1176547?
Search 1176547 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 Smart Works North East do?
SMART WORKS IS A UK CHARITY THAT IS FOCUSED ON HELPING OUT-OF-WORK WOMEN ON LOW INCOMES GET INTO or RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE. WE PROVIDE INTERVIEW COACHING, HIGH QUALITY INTERVIEW CLOTHES AND STYLING ADVICE. WE HELP WOMEN TO FEEL CONFIDENT, LOOK FABULOUS, SUCCEED AT THEIR JOB INTERVIEW AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIFE.
Does Smart Works North East have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Smart Works North East. 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 Smart Works North East?
Smart Works North East's website listed in our register data is https://newcastle.smartworks.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 Smart Works North East's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Smart Works North East's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Smart Works North East?
The register records Smart Works North East 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 Smart Works North East's trustees paid?
Smart Works North East's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Smart Works North East previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Smart Works North East: Smart Works Newcastle.
When was Smart Works North East registered as a charity?
Smart Works North East was entered on the register on 5 January 2018. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 11115960).

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.