Cullercoats Watch House

Analysis

Cullercoats Watch House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05984013). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Cullercoats Watch House reported income of £54k and spending of £27k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £2,801 to £54k (+1817%), an average of +109% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 722%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Cullercoats Watch House 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 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hutton University of the Third Age (£54k), Dorking Society (£54k) and Primadonna Festival and Prize CIO (£54k).