Living History (North East) Limited

Analysis

Living History (North East) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04696986). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Living History (North East) Limited reported income of £69k and spending of £48k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £68k to £69k (+1.4%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Living History (North East) Limited sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Devon Opera (£69k), The Chichester Singers (£69k) and Bury St Edmunds Branch of the Third Age Trust(U3a) (£69k).