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ACTIVE NORTHUMBERLAND

Registered charity 1153198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£20.1m
Latest spending
£21.5m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £1,395,879 for the year ended 31 March 2024 and holds unrestricted general reserves of £137,343. Per the trustees' report, the charity is no longer a going concern following the loss of its contract with Northumberland County Council and is undergoing an orderly winding up and liquidation process.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,000 - £129,999 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£120,000 - £129,999 1”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 10% turnover or 3 months' staffing costs (£1.30 - £2.00 million) (held: £137k)
“Currently the Board has agreed that a reserve of 10% turnover or 3 months' staffing costs (£1.30 - £2.00 million) is appropriate”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Due to the loss of contract with the Council, the Board considers Active Northumberland no longer a going concern, and the accounts have been prepared on that basis.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Active Northumberland Trading Limited
“All transactions between the Charity and its subsidiary, Active Northumberland Trading Limited are eliminated on consolidation.” — page 49
“In 2023-24 there have been goods or service received from NWG Business - £233,872” — page 49
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: NWG Business
“All transactions between the Charity and its subsidiary, Active Northumberland Trading Limited are eliminated on consolidation.” — page 49
“In 2023-24 there have been goods or service received from NWG Business - £233,872” — page 49
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Active Northumberland Trading Limited
“The charitable Company has a wholly owned trading subsidiary Company, Active Northumberland Trading Limited” — page 38
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£20.1m
Total spending
£21.5m
Cost of raising funds
£2.1m
Reserves (reported)
£137k
Employees
860

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024£20.1m£21.5m
31/03/2023£17.7m£18.3m
31/03/2022£15.2m£15.9m
31/03/2021£12.0m£12.5m

Common questions

Is ACTIVE NORTHUMBERLAND financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £1,395,879 for the year ended 31 March 2024 and holds unrestricted general reserves of £137,343. Per the trustees' report, the charity is no longer a going concern following the loss of its contract with Northumberland County Council and is undergoing an orderly winding up and liquidation process. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ACTIVE NORTHUMBERLAND earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,000 - £129,999 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/09/2025£227k"Northumberland Coast Dark Skies: Conserving and connecting the nocturnal heritage of the Northumberland Coast National Landscape"