SEAHOUSES DEVELOPMENT TRUST
The Trusts objects are to strengthen the community.The Trust currently manages a youth project, environmental projects, a community cinema, and a sports/community resource center.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,501, which the trustees believe represents approximately six months' core costs and meets the policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis.
What the accounts disclose
“Charitable activities - Grants 2 30,000 . 66,000 96,000 78,200” — page 11
“The charity's reserves policy is to manage its affairs to maintain unrestricted reserves above a level of three months expenditure.”
“The subsidiary Seahouses Luxury Linen Hire was established and incorporated in 2018.” — page 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/08/2022)
Trustees
- Rev Anthony Stuart MacPhersonchair
- Colin Brunt
- GEORGE SCOTT
- Graham Charles Fairs
- Guy Renner-Thompson
- James Scott Smith OBE
- Jeanna Sharma
- Malcolm Graeme Jordan
- SYLVIA HILLAN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £162k | £132k |
| 31/03/2024 | £141k | £126k |
| 31/03/2023 | £145k | £142k |
| 31/03/2022 | £135k | £107k |
| 31/03/2021 | £121k | £99k |
Common questions
Is SEAHOUSES DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,501, which the trustees believe represents approximately six months' core costs and meets the policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SEAHOUSES DEVELOPMENT TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SEAHOUSES DEVELOPMENT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, LORD CREWE'S CHARITY, THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY | FY2022 | £30k | |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | |
| LORD CREWE'S CHARITY | FY2022 | £20k | Tercentenary grants (Bamburgh play park) |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £20k | |
| LORD CREWE'S CHARITY | FY2022 | £15k | Tercentenary grants (tennis courts) |
| LORD CREWE'S CHARITY | FY2022 | £5k | Tercentenary grants (web booking system) |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Other Charities/Voluntary Bodies |
| LORD CREWE'S CHARITY | FY2022 | £3k | Tercentenary grants (refurbish historic property) |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 01/04/2026 | £7k | Grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| Community Foundation North East | 01/04/2026 | £10k | Grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| Community Foundation North East | 17/04/2025 | £5k | Grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| Community Foundation North East | 25/04/2024 | £40k | Grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| Community Foundation North East | 02/04/2024 | £10k | Grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/02/2023 | £2k | Grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| Community Foundation North East | 22/12/2022 | £6k | Grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| Community Foundation North East | 10/02/2022 | £3k | A grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| Community Foundation North East | 07/10/2021 | £10k | A grant to Seahouses Development Trust |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/03/2019 | £10k | Seahouses "fix that roof!" |
| Community Foundation North East | 09/11/2016 | £2k | Towards Hidden Talents |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/09/2015 | £10k | Coastal Communities on Line |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/09/2012 | £9k | Cinema in a Suitcase |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/08/2012 | £45k | North Northumberland Community Cinema Projust (NNCCP) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/08/2010 | £10k | Access for all at Seahouses Sports and Community Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/07/2009 | £230k | Seahouses Youth Project |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 19/10/2007 | £350 | Grant awarded to North Sunderland and Seahouses Development Trust (Northumberland) |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/03/2007 | £50k | "Seahouses Heritage Project" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/11/2006 | £62k | Seahouses Community Resource Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/08/2005 | £5k | Seahouses Sea Shanty Summer School |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 23/11/2004 | £15k | Grant awarded to North Sunderland and Seahouses Development Trust (Northumberland) |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 18/05/2004 | £350k | Grant awarded to North Sunderland and Seahouses Development Trust (Northumberland) |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 09/12/2003 | £45k | Grant awarded to North Sunderland and Seahouses Development Trust (Northumberland) |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 11/12/2001 | £30k | Grant awarded to North Sunderland and Seahouses Development Trust (Northumberland) |