# DISABILITY NORTH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 514733
- **Other names:** NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE COUNCIL FOR THE DISABLED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 24, 1984
- **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=514733


## Contact

- **Address:** Disability North, The Dene Centre, Castle Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
- **Postcode:** NE3 1PH
- **Phone:** 01912840480
- **Email:** reception@disabilitynorth.org.uk
- **Website:** www.disabilitynorth.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The objects for which Disability North is established are: i.  To promote the relief of disabled people and in particular their integration into society, operating within the North of England.ii.  To provide disabled people with the support they require by addressing the disadvantage or restriction of activity caused by social attitudes and environmental barriers (in the Articles the words ?disabled people? include people who have a physical, sensory or mental impairment).iii. To promote and support research and survey in social welfare issues related to disabled people and to publish the results of such research.

**Activities:** TO PROMOTE INCLUSION INDEPENDENCE AND CHOICE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

**Area of benefit:** SEE OBJECTS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- City Of York
- Cumbria
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- North Yorkshire
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £731527 | £930328 | £528042 | 21 |
| March 31, 2024 | £646118 | £612268 | £727324 | 20 |
| March 31, 2023 | £452029 | £525983 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £529348 | £485861 | £140760 | 16 |
| March 31, 2021 | £500429 | £477805 | £98559 | 16 |



## Trustees

- **Lucy Reynolds** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 2, 2019
- Anthony James Neal — appointed Dec. 20, 2022
- Christopher Luke Hopkins — appointed Dec. 8, 2025
- Nicholas Sinclair Mr — appointed Sept. 7, 2023
- Tanya Beth Rowlands — appointed Dec. 20, 2022