Cultura Trust
Registered charity 513055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH EAST CIVIC TRUST, NORTH OF ENGLAND CIVIC TRUST, NORTHERN HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC050330 (OSCR)
operating primarily throughout Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East of England and Scotland but also nationally as a building preservation trust and an impartial advisory body offering guidance to those interested in the enhancement and protection of the historic environment in both rural and urban areas, providing training and education in traditional building and engineering heritage skills.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £114,638, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £125,000, which is above the stated policy minimum of £20,000, and the trustees concluded the entity is a going concern based on forecasts of future project-related income.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: minimum of 13 weeks running costs (around £20k) (held: £125k)
“The Trustees seek to keep a minimum of 13 weeks running costs (around £20k) and a maximum of one year's running costs as free reserves” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from related party
“The Trust received a donation from a related party of £5,000 during the year. There were no conditions attached to this donation.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (31/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Cultura Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £114,638, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £125,000, which is above the stated policy minimum of £20,000, and the trustees concluded the entity is a going concern based on forecasts of future project-related income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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