The Spennymoor Settlement

Analysis

The Spennymoor Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Spennymoor. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Spennymoor Settlement reported income of £51k and spending of £33k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £43k to £51k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 263%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Spennymoor Settlement sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neuadd Dyfi (£51k), The Alde and Ore Association (£51k) and The Friends of Pencarrow (£51k).