Seaton Delaval Arts Centre

Analysis

Seaton Delaval Arts Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitley Bay. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06337500). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Seaton Delaval Arts Centre reported income of £32k and spending of £19k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £23k to £32k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Seaton Delaval Arts Centre sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City of Oxford Silver Band (£32k), Colchester Pride (£32k) and Jarrow Musical Theatre Company (£32k).