THE NORTH END TRUST

Registered charity 801974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRUE'S YARD FISHING MUSEUM, TRUES YARD FISHING HERITAGE MUSEUM

Museum and Heritage Centre

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £177,481 to £182,916, with unrestricted funds falling to £6,038. The trustees acknowledge the need for a financial review and action plan to ensure viability over the next few years. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate cover over the anticipated expenditure in the following year (held: £6k)
“The trustees' policy is to build a fund, the income from which will support the charity's activities and maintain adequate cover over the anticipated expenditure in the following year.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees are now undertaking a financial review and action plan to ensure viability over the next few years.” — page 3
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 (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£112k£106k
31/03/2024£102k£146k
31/03/2023£136k£156k
31/03/2022£123k£116k
31/03/2021£98k£81k

Common questions

Is THE NORTH END TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £177,481 to £182,916, with unrestricted funds falling to £6,038. The trustees acknowledge the need for a financial review and action plan to ensure viability over the next few years. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE NORTH END TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NORTH END TRUST as a grant recipient include The John Gurney Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The John Gurney Charitable TrustFY2025£2k
The John Gurney Charitable TrustFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/07/2020£9k"COVID19 THE NORTH END TRUST"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/06/2015£57k"The Pat Midgley Research Centre: Opening up a House of History"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/06/2008£294k"Museum Extension Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/09/1995£164k"True's Yard, King's Lynn"

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NORTH END TRUST£112k—0unclear—noted
THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2025£494k—0above—no doubt
NORTH END BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£451k—0unclear—no doubt
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£842k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
North East Museums Development Trust FY2025£551k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NETHERBY TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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