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common room of the great north limited

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Common Room Of The Great North Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To advance, for the benefit of the public, education in the practice and understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in particular in the North-East Region by:a) Owning, operating and maintaining building b) Owning, and promoting the cultural, industrial and engineering heritage of building and collection c) Promoting public knowledge and awareness of role of STEM

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£902,457
Latest Expenditure
£1,071,968

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 69.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 30.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £493,976
Charitable Activities £86,261
Other Trading £322,220
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £749,742
Raising Funds £322,226
Governance £6,962
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£902,457£1,071,968£749,742-£477,022£030 / 52
2023£942,546£1,035,147£741,254-£307,511£026 / 58
2022£1,159,229£1,083,180£915,385-£214,910£015 / 65
2021£2,565,748£3,874,326£3,874,326-£290,959£08 / 54
2020£1,848,592£1,979,576£1,979,576£1,017,619£1,017,6197 / 69

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers