Northern Butterflies
Analysis
Northern Butterflies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cramlington. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Northern Butterflies reported income of £106k and spending of £104k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £24k to £106k (+347%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Northern Butterflies sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Share the Hope (£106k), Rewild Play (£106k) and The Oxford Diocesan Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (£106k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Northern butterflies provides a safe friendly and creative environment for adults with learning disabilities or mental health issues to create quality art and the appreciation of art for people with disabilities and the public in general view to promoting the integration of persons with a disability into the wider community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Share the Hope | Birmingham | £106k |
| Rewild Play | Herefordshire | £106k |
| The Oxford Diocesan Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Oxford | £106k |
| The King's Church Arnold | Nottingham | £106k |