The Mansion House

Analysis

The Mansion House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in August 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mansion House reported income of £80k and spending of £160k, spending 199% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £80k (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 300% 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 Mansion House sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Marriotts Warehouse Trust (£80k), The Orrell Park and District Community Association (£80k) and The Wells Museum (£80k).

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.