Teesdale Ems Trust

Analysis

Teesdale Ems Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnard Castle. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Teesdale Ems Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £50k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income fell from £56k to £31k (-45%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Teesdale Ems Trust sits at the 60th 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 Fiori Musicali Charitable Trust (£31k), Art Friends Merseyside (£31k) and Morriston Orpheus Choir (£31k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.