Common Room of the Great North Limited

Analysis

Common Room of the Great North Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in November 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 10609517). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Common Room of the Great North Limited reported income of £610k and spending of £738k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £610k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 126% 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, Common Room of the Great North Limited 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 Create London (£609k), The Nottingham Operatic Society (£611k) and The Fitzrovia Chapel Foundation (£609k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 48%, donations and legacies 33% and charitable activities 20%. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 39%. It employed 25 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.