North East Maritime Trust

Analysis

North East Maritime Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Shields. It was registered in February 2007, 19 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 05562737). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, North East Maritime Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £36k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £18k to £30k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, North East Maritime Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunnington Reading Room (£30k), Potters Bar Community Music School (£30k) and Music and Letters Trust (£30k).