THE NORTHUMBRIA HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Registered charity 511314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHUMBRIA HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Assists with the conservation of churches of historic or architectural value in the Anglican dioceses of Durham and Newcastle, mainly through providing financial assistance towards the cost of repairs. Churches may be of any Christian denomination.

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Latest income
£456k
Latest spending
£240k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total unrestricted funds of £5,072,892, an increase from the previous year's £4,323,136, driven by a significant surplus and investment gains. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without material uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Kinnair Associates Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£264k
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reserves (reported)
£4.3m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~196.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£456k£240k
31/01/2024£1.5m£264k
31/01/2023£2.8m£88k
31/01/2022£23k£62k
31/01/2021£24k£51k

Common questions

Is THE NORTHUMBRIA HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total unrestricted funds of £5,072,892, an increase from the previous year's £4,323,136, driven by a significant surplus and investment gains. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without material uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kinnair Associates Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East23/06/2022£250Grant to Northumbria Historic Churches
Community Foundation North East20/05/2021£250A grant to Northumbria Historic Churches

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NORFOLK CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NORTHUMBRIA HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST£456k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NORFOLK CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£451k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NORWICH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£321k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2025£304k—0above—no doubt
THE NATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST FY2025£5.2m£70,001 - £80,0003unclear—no doubt
THE SUFFOLK HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2023£276k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.