Northern Academy of Performing Arts Educational Trust

Analysis

Northern Academy of Performing Arts Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Northern Academy of Performing Arts Educational Trust reported income of £695k and spending of £750k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £602k to £695k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Northern Academy of Performing Arts Educational Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruddi's Retreat (£695k), Israel Guide Dog Centre UK (£695k) and Islamic Education and Cultural Society (£692k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 8.6% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Reserves of £478k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.