The Northumbrian Language Society

Analysis

The Northumbrian Language Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wooler. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Northumbrian Language Society reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,703 to £14k (+704%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Northumbrian Language Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tarset Village Hall (£14k), Lincoln Film Society (£14k) and The Lewis Sewell Memorial Trust (£14k).