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woodhorn charitable trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Woodhorn Charitable Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Northumberland and operates in Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, and various other locations.


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

Operates six museums and cultural facilities in Northumberland. Advances learning, research and education through access to arts, heritage, culture and collections. Safeguards historic colliery buildings, historical artifacts, local collections and provides the public with access to these.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,896,566
Latest Expenditure
£2,080,994

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,127,208
Charitable Activities £20,911
Other Trading £210,290
Investments £23,976
Other Income £514,181

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,906,468
Raising Funds £0
Governance £73,907
Grants to Institutions £561,477
Other Expenditure £174,526

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,896,566£2,080,994£1,906,468£232,532£039 / 26
2024£1,942,179£2,093,384£2,093,384£416,960£193,98033 / 32
2023£1,972,072£2,283,817£2,079,283£568,165£139,50064 / 31
2022£2,314,789£2,307,520£2,133,868£879,910£253,60754 / 25
2021£2,339,685£2,092,975£1,832,268£872,641£137,50052 / 17

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers