NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARTS MANAGEMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1139034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NAMT

To promote art for the benefit of the public and to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and community groups, through the provision of services and support relating to the strategy, management and general administration of those organisations, with particular reference to but not limited to the venues known as the Royal & Derngate and Corby Cube in Northamptonshire.

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Latest income
£11.6m
Latest spending
£13.0m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net unrestricted deficit of £1,654,294 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a negative general fund balance of £76,730. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern, citing sufficient liquidity and reserves to continue operations for at least twelve months despite the deficit.

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: £77k; policy: a surplus by 2029/30)
“Trustees are aware that they do not have sufficient available funds to meet their reserves policy” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 26/03/2025)

Total income
£11.6m
Total spending
£13.0m
Cost of raising funds
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£85k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (71% 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: 13.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
26/03/2025£11.6m£13.0m
26/03/2024£11.0m£12.4m
26/03/2023£11.0m£12.2m
28/03/2022£10.5m£10.4m
28/03/2021£6.2m£5.3m

Common questions

Is NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARTS MANAGEMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net unrestricted deficit of £1,654,294 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a negative general fund balance of £76,730. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern, citing sufficient liquidity and reserves to continue operations for at least twelve months despite the deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NORTHAMPTON THEATRES TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARTS MANAGEMENT TRUST£11.6m——below—no doubt
THE NORTHAMPTON THEATRES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£10.2m£70,001 - £80,0003unclear—no doubt
CORBY CUBE THEATRE TRUST FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£16.3m——unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST FY2025£5.6m——below—no doubt
NORWICH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.