The Net North Shields

Analysis

The Net North Shields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne and Wear. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Net North Shields reported income of £202k and spending of £183k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £149k to £202k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, The Net North Shields sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts Gateway MK (£202k), Can't Sit Still (£202k) and East Dorset Heritage Trust (£201k).