The Norma Lipman Memorial Trust
Analysis
The Norma Lipman Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Norma Lipman Memorial Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £25k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £17k to £26k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Norma Lipman Memorial Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eden Valley Museum Trust (£26k), Great Barr War Memorial Hall (£26k) and Jtrails (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The support of work in ceramics in the fine art department of Newcastle University.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Eden Valley Museum Trust | Kent | £26k |
| Great Barr War Memorial Hall | Birmingham | £26k |
| Jtrails | Brackley | £26k |
| Friends of St Peter's Walton on the Hill Surrey | Tadworth | £26k |