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NORTHERN LINES

Registered charity 1169480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL THEATRE OF BRADFORD, The Javaad Alipoor Company

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£550k
Latest spending
£434k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus on unrestricted funds due to financially successful touring activity. The trustees confirm that free cash reserves amounted to £265,339, which is above the stated policy target of three months of core running costs (around £58,000). No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of core running costs (held: £265k)
“the unrestricted funds should equal at least three months of core running costs, which equates to around £58,000.” — 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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£550k
Total spending
£434k
Cost of raising funds
£150
Reserves (reported)
£269k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£550k£434k
31/03/2024£521k£394k
31/03/2023£210k£271k
31/03/2022£245k£211k
31/03/2021£133k£140k

Common questions

Is NORTHERN LINES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus on unrestricted funds due to financially successful touring activity. The trustees confirm that free cash reserves amounted to £265,339, which is above the stated policy target of three months of core running costs (around £58,000). No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTHERN LINES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHERN LINES as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£120kTowards core costs as they commission and produce four new, larger-scale pieces of work