Sunderland Culture Limited

Analysis

Sunderland Culture Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10098742). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sunderland Culture Limited reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.7m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Sunderland Culture Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LA Scuola Italiana a Londra (£2.7m), Carbon Gap Ltd (£2.7m) and Alternative Theatre Company Limited (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46%, donations and legacies 41% and trading 6.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £218k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.