Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

NORTHERN PRINT STUDIO LIMITED

Northern Print is an open access printmaking studio in the North East of England, providing a one stop shop for printmaking.The provision, maintenance and improvement of property owned or managed by Northern Print as a public amenity in the vicinity of a landfill site, for the protection of the environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£257£239£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£256£282£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£293£222£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£227£219£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£228£231£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£201£233£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£368£358£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£314£308£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£381£343£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£275£263£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years
(30 years as a company)

www.northernprint.org.uk

enquiry@northernprint.org.uk

01912617000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar And Cleveland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£583,610
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£34,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£22,035
National Lottery Heritage Fund£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Northern Print Studio Limited
£7,500 03/10/2023
Bestiaries and Herbaria
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 09/12/2022
Print Space
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Northern Print
£15,000 07/04/2022
Year 1 (22/23) core costs 2022-25 for work in newcastle
DCMS - Capital Investment Programme
£450,000 04/03/2022
The Capital Investment Programme is an open access programme to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Northern Print
£19,500 29/04/2021
Core costs 21/22
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - purchasing a new UV exposure unit
£7,035 08/10/2020
purchasing a new UV exposure unit
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Securing 'Access to Print' staff post Year 3
£15,000 02/04/2020
Securing 'Access to Print' staff post Year 3
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation
£108,610 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more
DCMS - Northern Print - restart and reimagine
£25,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Securing 'Access to Print' staff post Year 2
£15,000 01/04/2019
Securing 'Access to Print' staff post Year 2
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Securing 'Access to Print' staff post Year 1
£15,000 04/01/2018
Securing 'Access to Print' staff post Year 1
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Northern Print
£55,250 18/12/2013
Towards the salary of a part-time learning and participation co-ordinator to develop a region-wide community engagement programme to reach new audiences.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Northern Print
£45,000 23/10/2008
36
Towards Project costs Towards gallery programme costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-69
  • ADAM TOM HEATHER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Solicitor
  • CAROL BELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Executive Director
  • CATHERINE LOUISE ATKINSON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
  • CATHERINE WINFIELD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant
  • DR LUCY CURRIE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Lecturer
  • JEANNE DIANE HALE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Local Authority Advisor
  • MELANIE ANN WHEWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Research Manager
  • PATRICK CHAPMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vice Principal
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2012, number: 1149872
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/02/1994, number: 02899117
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR21: 50 days late, AR20: 5 days late,
Main office

NORTHERN PRINT
STEPNEY BANK
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 2NP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A CENTRE FOR PRINTMAKING AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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