Amberside Trust

Analysis

Amberside Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Amberside Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £43k to £11k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Amberside Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Llandyfaelog (£11k), Holmfirth Choral Society (£11k) and The Orchard (£11k).