Haydon Bridge and Haydon Parish Development Trust

Analysis

Haydon Bridge and Haydon Parish Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hexham. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 06858135). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Haydon Bridge and Haydon Parish Development Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £23k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £21k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Haydon Bridge and Haydon Parish Development Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Onllwyn Welfare Male Voice Choir/Cor Meibion Onllwyn) (£21k), The Burgon Society (£21k) and Dacorum Community Choir (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.