01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 November 2017
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 10609517
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £609,652
- Latest expenditure
- £738,494
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.thecommonroom.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance, for the benefit of the public, education in the practice and understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in particular in the North-East Region by:a) Owning, operating and maintaining building b) Owning, and promoting the cultural, industrial and engineering heritage of building and collection c) Promoting public knowledge and awareness of role of STEM
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £609,652
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £738,494
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £902,457
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,071,968
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £942,546
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,035,147
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,159,229
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,083,180
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,565,748
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,874,326
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £609,652
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £738,494
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £130,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 45
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £902,457
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,071,968
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 52
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £942,546
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,035,147
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 58
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,159,229
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,083,180
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 65
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,565,748
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,874,326
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,173
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 54
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 198398
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 291052
- Income Charitable Activities
- 120202
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 609652
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £291,090
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £447,404
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 738494
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6396
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 298484
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21792
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2119481
- Assets Own Use
- 2119480
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £109,353
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,834,698
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£605,864
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 186097
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2648601
- Assets Cash
- £32,722
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -640239
- Funds Restricted
- 34375
- Funds Total
- -605864
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 493976
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 322220
- Income Charitable Activities
- 86261
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 902457
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £322,226
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £749,742
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1071968
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6962
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 318355
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30539
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2141273
- Assets Own Use
- 2141272
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £123,718
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,742,013
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£477,022
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 219909
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2522104
- Assets Cash
- £3,918
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -512022
- Funds Restricted
- 35000
- Funds Total
- -477022
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 514978
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 293076
- Income Charitable Activities
- 134492
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 942546
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £293,893
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £741,254
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1035147
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15255
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 312777
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 69732
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2170402
- Assets Own Use
- 2170401
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £143,678
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,621,591
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£307,511
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 272878
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2348713
- Assets Cash
- £500
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -311859
- Funds Restricted
- 4348
- Funds Total
- -307511
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 844788
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 167450
- Income Charitable Activities
- 146991
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1159229
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £167,795
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £915,385
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1083180
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9260
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 319281
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 65499
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2236252
- Assets Own Use
- 2236252
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £242,566
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,693,728
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£214,910
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 496848
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2196880
- Assets Cash
- £60,952
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -214910
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- -214910
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1655
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2541914
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 22179
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2565748
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,874,326
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3874326
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5430
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3259975
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51139
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2204546
- Assets Own Use
- 2204545
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £346,527
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,842,032
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£290,959
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 525188
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2316844
- Assets Cash
- £131,201
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -301237
- Funds Restricted
- 10278
- Funds Total
- -290959
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COMMON ROOM OF THE GREAT NORTH LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2017-11-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 FEB 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21 NOV 2017
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, EDUCATION IN THE PRACTICE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS, IN PARTICULAR IN THE NORTH-EAST REGION BY:A) OWNING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A BUILDING (KNOWN AS NEVILLE HALL IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) USED FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DEBATES, CONFERENCES, COURSES, EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS.B) OWNING, PRESERVING, PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE CULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING HERITAGE OF THE BUILDING AND ITS COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS, BOOKS AND OBJECTS.C) PROMOTING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF THE ROLES PLAYED BY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS AND INNOVATION IN THE PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE NORTH-EAST REGION.THE NORTH-EAST REGION MEANS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF THE BOROUGHS OF GATESHEAD, NORTH TYNESIDE, SOUTH TYNESIDE, HARTLEPOOL, MIDDLESBROUGH, REDCAR AND EAST CLEVELAND, STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON; THE COUNTIES OF DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAND; AND THE CITIES OF DURHAM, SUNDER-LAND AND NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 588760
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GREAT NORTH INSTITUTE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures