# THE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1000013
- **Other names:** THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, YELLOW BRICK ROAD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 9, 1990
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1000013


## Contact

- **Address:** SIR JAMES SPENCE INSTITUTE, RVI, QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- **Postcode:** NE1 4LP
- **Phone:** 0191 2820000
- **Email:** nuth.childrensfoundation@nhs.net
- **Website:** www.thechildrensfoundation.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION, PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND.  INCLUDING BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH EAST BY MAKING SERIOUS STUFF FUN. WE DEVELOP INNOVATION TO IMPROVE CHILDRENS HEALTH WITH A FOCUS ON EARLY YEARS, MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £563058 | £526181 | £591181 | 7 |
| March 31, 2024 | £415582 | £357222 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £263742 | £232888 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £199440 | £182747 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £177690 | £162966 | — | — |



## Trustees

- BARRY NEIL SPEKER OBE DL — appointed June 19, 2014
- Belinda Bateman — appointed Nov. 27, 2025
- Dr Sue Vernon — appointed Sept. 21, 2017
- Dr Sunil Bhopal — appointed June 23, 2020
- Helen Robinson — appointed Sept. 25, 2023
- John Treherne MBE — appointed April 2, 2019
- Karen Richardson — appointed April 28, 2022
- Laura McGrath — appointed April 24, 2023
- Paul Sigalas — appointed Nov. 14, 2025