North East Museums Development Trust
Registered charity 1137867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TWAMDT, TYNE & WEAR ARCHIVES & MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
The Trust raises funds from individual donors, trust and foundations to support North East Museums achieve it's strategic vision of ensuring everyone has access to museum provision, are able to use this access and to value it for the significant and positive impact that it makes upon their lives.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £114,122 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward to £659,955. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Unrestricted reserves stood at £158,617, with the trustees noting that the charity is currently carrying surplus reserves principally representing timing differences in payments to North East Museums.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three years (held: £159k)
“The Trustees feel that it is appropriate to hold a reserve with funds to finance the administration and governance fees and will earmark the use of interest earned on investments for this purpose until the level of reserves is sufficient to meet the estimated costs of these fees for the following three years.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Development Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Arts Council England — “North East Museums (formerly Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums) is a joint service of five local authorities in North East England: Newcastle (…” (source page)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/01/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (18/11/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Anna McDonough
- Charlotte Fleur Windebank
- Christine Holland · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jane Elizabeth Robinson
- John David Holmes
- Philip John Kite
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside
Income and spending
Common questions
Is North East Museums Development Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £114,122 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward to £659,955. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Unrestricted reserves stood at £158,617, with the trustees noting that the charity is currently carrying surplus reserves principally representing timing differences in payments to North East Museums. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds North East Museums Development Trust?
Funders whose own accounts filings name North East Museums Development Trust as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST.
Known funders
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