The Newbridge Project

Analysis

The Newbridge Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10582100). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Newbridge Project reported income of £594k and spending of £590k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £346k to £594k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Newbridge Project sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arab British Centre (£594k), Petworth Festival (£594k) and The Fisheries Society of the British Isles (£593k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £132k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.