NORTHERN HEARTLANDS

Registered charity 1186306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Northern Heartlands is a place-based cultural organisation currently delivering a range of arts, heritage & creative projects with communities across south & west Durham. It also operates at a strategic level with cross-sectoral partners, promoting community engagement through creativity being used to support a range of agendas, from health and wellbeing to planning, the environment & tourism.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE ARTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted surplus of £29,196 for the year, increasing its unrestricted funds to £88,347. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £88,259 are slightly above the stated policy target of £63,000 to £73,000. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northern Heartlands (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).

• Arts Council England — “We are a registered charity and an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Graham David Youngchair
• Amanda Tutin
• Anthony Michael Joseph Harrington
• Ben Tinkler
• Christopher Arthur Jones
• JANE IRVING
• Lucy Jenkins
• Sharon Simpson

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Side by side with its peers

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