LIVING HISTORY (NORTH EAST) LIMITED

Registered charity 1100755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LHNE

REGIONAL ORAL HISTORY CENTRERECORD PEOPLE'S MEMORIES/LIFE STORIES TO PRESERVE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

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Latest income

£69k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £68,919, with total funds carried forward of £512,554, largely held in fixed assets. The charity holds only £3,000 in free reserves, which the trustees acknowledge falls significantly short of their own policy target of 3 to 6 months of annual expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: between 3 and 6 months of annual expenditure)

“The present level of reserves falls significantly short of this target level.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

EnDear — “EnDear, a funded project helped us to create a new programme of services and outreach for people living with dementia or Alzhiemers that now…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Susan Jane Joneschair
Alan Cummings · trustee of 1 other charity
MR RAY DAVISON
PAULINE HILTON
Sharon Vincent · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£69k	£48k
31/03/2024	£43k	£38k
31/03/2023	£72k	£70k
31/03/2022	£45k	£55k
31/03/2021	£68k	£63k

Common questions

Is LIVING HISTORY (NORTH EAST) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £68,919, with total funds carried forward of £512,554, largely held in fixed assets. The charity holds only £3,000 in free reserves, which the trustees acknowledge falls significantly short of their own policy target of 3 to 6 months of annual expenditure.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	04/11/2022	£6k	East End of Eden -
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/08/2020	£20k	"Covid19: Living History North East"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	27/05/2015	£62k	"Repositioning of LHNE and reinterpretation of the Donnison School: New interactive heritage experiences in Sunderland"
Northern Rock Foundation	06/04/2010	£2k	Grant awarded to Living History North East (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation	08/10/2007	£143k	Grant awarded to Living History North East (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation	11/10/2005	£74k	Grant awarded to Living History North East (Tyne & Wear)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/07/2005	£1k	"Living History North East Will Use Their Award To Produce An Educational Pack Focused On Childhood Memories Of World War Two. Testimonies An"
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/07/2005	£18k	WW2 oral history project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/10/2002	£50k	"Living History North East: A Regional Database"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/07/2002	£4k	"This Group Collect And Document Oral History Throughout The North East Region, Exploring Its Unique Cultural Heritage. The Award Will Enable"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/01/2001	£4k	"This group collects oral history on audio and video tape from local members of the community as well as training volunteers in the interview"