The Northumbria Historic Churches Trust

Analysis

The Northumbria Historic Churches Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in April 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Northumbria Historic Churches Trust reported income of £456k and spending of £240k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £24k to £456k (+1810%), an average of +109% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 11851%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Northumbria Historic Churches Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pakistan Environment Trust (£455k), Shenley Park Trust (£457k) and Peat Rigg Charitable Foundation (£453k).