NORTHERN HEARTLANDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 13 November 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 29 March 2025 – 28 March 2026
Latest income: £331,449
Latest expenditure: £271,727
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 3 WITHAM STUDIOS, HALL STREET, BARNARD CASTLE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.northernheartlands.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Northern Heartlands is a place-based cultural organisation currently delivering a range of arts, heritage & creative projects with communities across south & west Durham. It also operates at a strategic level with cross-sectoral partners, promoting community engagement through creativity being used to support a range of agendas, from health and wellbeing to planning, the environment & tourism.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2025
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 28 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 12 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £331,449
Total Gross Expenditure: £271,727

Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £332,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £338,363

Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £231,193
Total Gross Expenditure: £265,395

Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £126,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £251,722

Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £432,526
Total Gross Expenditure: £225,084

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2025
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 28 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 12 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £331,449
Total Gross Expenditure: £271,727
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 93862
Income From Government Grants: £116,400
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £332,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £338,363
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 109155
Income From Government Grants: £20,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £231,193
Total Gross Expenditure: £265,395
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £15,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £126,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £251,722
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £12,275
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 29 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £432,526
Total Gross Expenditure: £225,084
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 50000
Income From Government Grants: £40,689
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NORTHERN HEARTLANDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-11-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Nov 2019
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE ARTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures