The Longhirst Parish Association

Analysis

The Longhirst Parish Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Longhirst Parish Association reported income of £270k and spending of £36k, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £270k (+1144%), an average of +88% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 2933%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Longhirst Parish Association sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inner Wings (£269k), The Learning Curve Voluntary Sector Development (£270k) and The New Bridge Foundation (£268k).