QUEEN STREET HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED
Queen Street Freemasons Hall dates from 1785. It is the oldest Freemasons Hall still in active use. The trusts main activities are to maintain and preserve the fabric of the building, to improve the facilities there, to increase public awareness of the hall and its importance and to receive visitors for educational purposes.
Objects
(1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE FABRIC AND STRUCTURE OF THE FREEMASONS' HALL, QUEEN STREET EAST, SUNDERLAND(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEMASONRY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MASONIC HERITAGE CENTRE
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £3,253 — grants £3,253 (1); 24% of the £13,794 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2022
- Government income: £15,171 — grants £15,171 (1); 48% of the £31,925 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2021 (received 28/06/2022, 59 days after the 30/04/2022 due date).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- David Dorwardchair
- ELIZABETH ALLISON
- Paul Swansbury
- SUSAN KING
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £14k | £5k |
| 30/06/2024 | £12k | £8k |
| 30/06/2023 | £5k | £13k |
| 30/06/2022 | £32k | £23k |
| 30/06/2021 | £15k | £4k |
Common questions
Who funds QUEEN STREET HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name QUEEN STREET HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST | FY2022 | £10k | Section 2 f Charitable Organisations |
| SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | Section 2(f) |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/09/2006 | £4k | William Wapples Collection |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/08/2006 | £6k | Increasing Community Involvement |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/08/2003 | £4k | "This Group Owns The William Waples Collection Which Comprises Over 450 Photos Of Sunderland Between 1890 And 1930. The Award Will Be Used Fo" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/07/2001 | £1k | "This company limited by guarantee are set up to preserve the grade I listed Freemasons Hall, making it available for community events and ac" |