Northern Learning Trust

Analysis

Northern Learning Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06316736). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northern Learning Trust reported income of £890k and spending of £738k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £568k to £890k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Northern Learning Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Manchester (£888k), The White Ensign Association Limited (£893k) and Youth Careers Collective (£887k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 31% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £201k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.