SUNDERLAND CULTURE LIMITED
Registered charity 1184073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We operate museums, galleries and performing arts venues in Sunderland and deliver city-wide projects, events and performances that engage hundreds of thousands of people each year in visual arts, heritage, performance and learning opportunities.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves were £217,774, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £206,000 (equivalent to three months of total income). The charity reported a net surplus of £619,606 for the year, resulting in strong positive cash balances and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of total income (approximately £206,000) (held: £218k)
“The Trustees considered it appropriate to hold the equivalent of three months of total income which would equate to holding approximately £206,000 in free reserves.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sunderland Culture Trading Limited
“The group financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the charitable company and its wholly owned subsidiary undertaking, Sunderland Culture Trading Limited, on a line-by-line basis.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sunderland Culture (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).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (46% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Thomas Andrew Billingtonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Catherine Auld
- Ciera Hudspith
- David Roy Sandbach
- Helen Driscoll
- Kumareswaradas Ramanathasas
- Marie Michelle Daurat
- Marie Nixon
- Neil Smith
- Nicola Greenan
- Sheree Irene Rymer
- Simon Briton · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SUNDERLAND CULTURE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £217,774, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £206,000 (equivalent to three months of total income). The charity reported a net surplus of £619,606 for the year, resulting in strong positive cash balances and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited.
Who funds SUNDERLAND CULTURE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SUNDERLAND CULTURE LIMITED as a grant recipient include NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS, THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST, SUNDERLAND VOLUNTARY SECTOR ALLIANCE.
Known funders
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