Sunderland Maritime Heritage
Analysis
Sunderland Maritime Heritage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Sunderland Maritime Heritage reported income of £34k and spending of £52k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,881 to £34k (+240%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Sunderland Maritime Heritage sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Iliffe Family Charitable Trust (£34k), The Lindsay-Fynn Trust (£34k) and CWM and Llantwit Welfare Scheme (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our aim is to preserve the artefacts, documents, pictures and skills of the shipyard workers that contributed to shipbuilding in Sunderland from 1346 until 1988 when the last shipyard closed. We think this history of shipbuilding and the ships that were built in Sunderland is worth preserving for future generations so that they may know the maritime heritage that their city is built upon.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Iliffe Family Charitable Trust | Berkshire | £34k |
| The Lindsay-Fynn Trust | Devon | £34k |
| CWM and Llantwit Welfare Scheme | Pontypridd | £33k |
| Cardigan Cancer Care | Dyfed | £34k |