Members Directory

Take a look at our 1,500+ members who bring a collective voice and enable us to represent the VCSE sector regionally and nationally

Members Directory

The Coble & Keelboat Society

Core membership

The Comfrey Project

Core membership
Bronze membership

The Comfrey Project is a charitable organisation which promotes personal wellbeing and community integration primarily for refugees and people seeking asylum. We offer various leisure-time occupation activities with gardening being our main area of focus. Participants are encouraged to volunteer and help maintain our community garden in Gateshead and two allotments in Newcastle. Other regular activities include cooking, arts & crafts, music, language skills and more.

Our aim is to nurture a safe and welcoming environment that provides a sense of belonging, and empowers participants to build resilience, confidence, skills and support networks. We follow a highly user-led approach involving group members in all aspects of our work. We strive not to be a service that is offered to people, but one that is being built and delivered in collaboration with all those we are here to serve.

Logo of The Common Room of The Great North

The Common Room of The Great North

Core membership

The Common Room is a unique heritage venue in the centre of Newcastle, available to hire for events.

The building will celebrate the region’s engineering history through education and engagement, with a vision to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.

The Cornforth Partnership

Core membership
Silver membership

The Cornforth Partnership mission is to provide the right support in the right place at the right time to enable the development of healthy vibrant and aspirational communities. It aims to tackle the issues local people face in terms of Health, Social, Educational and Economic deprivation within communities in County Durham. It provides services around 4 broad themes of delivery,

Children, Young People and Families
Domestic Abuse
Older Person and Adult Wellbeing
Employment, Training and welfare

It also operates a community transport project and vibrant community hub in the heart of West Cornforth.

The CrecheMobile Project

Core membership

The CrècheMobile is a mobile crèche project that has a double decker bus and a team of qualified workers who travel throughout the North East of England. The CrècheMobile bus and staff can be booked for crèches, festivals, conferences, exhibions wedding, christenings - any special events

The Cultural Spring

Core membership
Bronze membership

The Cultural Spring exists to make arts and culture an accepted and expected part of everyday life in Sunderland and South Tyneside.
We work in partnership with artists, community venues, and local groups to create arts and creative projects that are accessible, inclusive, and rooted in local voices.
Our projects don’t just offer opportunities to take part—they support local people to take ownership of creativity. We empower communities to develop, direct and create work themselves, becoming the creators, artists and decision-makers who shape culture in their own communities. This meaningful engagement in the arts has a powerful impact—building confidence, strengthening social connections, and improving mental health and wellbeing.

The Customs House Trust Ltd

Core membership
Silver membership

The Customs House offers arts and entertainment for all, serving the residents of South Tyneside and beyond with a varied programme of live performance, cinema, visual arts and projects for children and young people.

The Cut Back CIC

Core membership

The Cut Back CIC is non profit company based in Saltburn by the sea. We run community workshops and provide online education around climate change and climate resilience.

The Darlington District Methodist Church in Britain

Core membership

The Durham Singers

Core membership

One of the North’s leading amateur classical music ensembles, the Durham Singers brings together 45 musicians from around the region for high-quality performances of music from the 16th to the 21st century.

The Education Centre for Children With Down Syndrome (ECCDS)

Core membership

ECCDS is a charitable organisation founded in 2005. We currently have centres in Newton Aycliffe, Hexham and Prudhoe. The Charity is dedicated to the education and development of Children with Down syndrome and supporting their families.

ECCDS enhances the life chances and inclusive opportunities of children with Down syndrome by providing individualised early intervention and enabling programmes. We also support schools and reinforce sound education practices which are underpinned by academic research. We run weekly, term time group sessions for Babies, Pre-school, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 & Life Skills Children. Also we deliver a range of training opportunities to parents, families, schools and other educational and health professionals which benefits people at every level who want to learn more about understanding and working with children with special needs, with particular emphasis upon Down syndrome.

The European League Of Stuttering Associations

Core membership

The Forgotten Boys CIC

Core membership

The Forgotten Boys is a support network committed to helping men who have suffered abuse, sexual exploitation, and torture within the UK Borstal System. Our mission is to assist these individuals in overcoming their past trauma and leading fulfilling lives. We also extend our support to men who have experienced sexual violence as adults.

Our services include comprehensive advocacy and therapy, designed to address the specific challenges faced by these men. Many have been let down by services intended to protect them, making it difficult for them to trust organisations with connections to their past trauma. Our holistic approach integrates Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and other positive activities, and we also provide pathways to employment, education, training, and legal representation.

The Garage NE

Core membership

Creative arts about local people, with local people and for local people

The Gateway Church - Newcastle

Core membership

The Girls' Network

Core membership

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Core membership
Bronze membership

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music is an international music centre for the North East and wider North. Through music, creative learning and artist development, the organisation demonstrates what music can achieve for communities.


Situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, our iconic venue welcomes artists from across the world, and audiences from a wide range of backgrounds come to hear, make and participate in all genres of music


Every year The Glasshouse International Centre for Music supports more than 100 musicians through its Artist Development programme. We provide multiple programmes for young people both in our building and in local schools.


We are a cultural charity, and one of the biggest employers in Gateshead. Our team of over 400 includes our full-time orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia, over 100 tutors, musicians and music leaders, an administration and operations team and a large group of casual ’Front of House’ team.


We’re building a creative, diverse, and passionate team, doing work we really believe in.

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Core membership
Bronze membership

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music is an international music centre for the North East and wider North. Through music, creative learning and artist development, the organisation demonstrates what music can achieve for communities.


Situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, our iconic venue welcomes artists from across the world, and audiences from a wide range of backgrounds come to hear, make and participate in all genres of music


Every year The Glasshouse International Centre for Music supports more than 100 musicians through its Artist Development programme. We provide multiple programmes for young people both in our building and in local schools.


We are a cultural charity, and one of the biggest employers in Gateshead. Our team of over 400 includes our full-time orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia, over 100 tutors, musicians and music leaders, an administration and operations team and a large group of casual ’Front of House’ team.


We’re building a creative, diverse, and passionate team, doing work we really believe in.

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Core membership
Bronze membership

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music is an international music centre for the North East and wider North. Through music, creative learning and artist development, the organisation demonstrates what music can achieve for communities.


Situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, our iconic venue welcomes artists from across the world, and audiences from a wide range of backgrounds come to hear, make and participate in all genres of music


Every year The Glasshouse International Centre for Music supports more than 100 musicians through its Artist Development programme. We provide multiple programmes for young people both in our building and in local schools.


We are a cultural charity, and one of the biggest employers in Gateshead. Our team of over 400 includes our full-time orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia, over 100 tutors, musicians and music leaders, an administration and operations team and a large group of casual ’Front of House’ team.


We’re building a creative, diverse, and passionate team, doing work we really believe in.

The Glendale Gateway Trust

Core membership

We work for the health, wealth and wellbeing of the Glendale Community. We are a social landlord and provide 20 residential properties and 6 commercial properties. We have a community hub that's provides office space and rooms for a variety of community activities and also house the library, TIC, Newcastle Building Society and the police station. We run a number of separately funded community projects e.g.. an art group for children and a Memory Lane group for people with memory problems.