Northern Steel Network

Analysis

Northern Steel Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Northern Steel Network reported income of £10k and spending of £1,866, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,133 to £10k (+822%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 427%. Over the whole period it spent 40% 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, Northern Steel Network sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chantrey Bequest (£10k), Holmes Chapel Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (£10k) and Markbeech Village Hall (£10k).