NE LAND SEA AND AIR MUSEUM LTD

Registered charity 1150286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NELSAM LTD

Museum of Transport based in Washington, Sunderland.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£115k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £68,781, resulting in a net income of £9,156 for the year. The trustees report that the museum is in a good financial position, having returned to seven-day opening supported by new staff recruitment. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention to suggest non-compliance with accounting standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£115k£106k
31/12/2024£90k£84k
31/12/2023£79k£75k
31/12/2022£77k£87k
31/12/2021£92k£93k

Common questions

Is NE LAND SEA AND AIR MUSEUM LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £68,781, resulting in a net income of £9,156 for the year. The trustees report that the museum is in a good financial position, having returned to seven-day opening supported by new staff recruitment. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention to suggest non-compliance with accounting standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/11/2014£10k"Ridleys Aeroplane - School project to build a replica of local airman's aeroplane"