Registered charity · No. 1184073Charitable company
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Sunderland Culture Limited
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Sunderland Culture Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Sunderland Culture Limited (number 1184073) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Sunderland Culture Limited do?
We operate museums, galleries and performing arts venues in Sunderland and deliver city-wide projects, events and performances that engage hundreds of thousands of people each year in visual arts, heritage, performance and learning opportunities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Sunderland Culture Limited
Answers Sunderland Culture Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Sunderland Culture Limited's highest-paid staff paid?
Sunderland Culture Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Sunderland Culture Limited's money come from?
Sunderland Culture Limited reported £2.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.2m (46%), donations and legacies £1.1m (41%), trading and fundraising events £169k (6%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.2m · 46%
Donations and legacies£1.1m · 41%
Trading and fundraising events£169k · 6%
Other income£157k · 6%
Investments£20k · 1%
Does Sunderland Culture Limited receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Sunderland Culture Limited. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Sunderland Culture Limited reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Sunderland Culture Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Sunderland Culture Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Sunderland Culture Limited registered for?
General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Sunderland Culture Limited yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Sunderland Culture Limited.
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Is Sunderland Culture Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Sunderland Culture Limited as a registered charity (number 1184073) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Sunderland Culture Limited's charity number?
Sunderland Culture Limited's charity number is 1184073. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1184073?
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What does Sunderland Culture Limited do?
We operate museums, galleries and performing arts venues in Sunderland and deliver city-wide projects, events and performances that engage hundreds of thousands of people each year in visual arts, heritage, performance and learning opportunities.
Does Sunderland Culture Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Sunderland Culture Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Sunderland Culture Limited?
Sunderland Culture Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Sunderland Culture Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Sunderland Culture Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Sunderland Culture Limited's money come from?
Sunderland Culture Limited reported £2.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.2m (46%), donations and legacies £1.1m (41%), trading and fundraising events £169k (6%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Sunderland Culture Limited?
The register records Sunderland Culture Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Sunderland Culture Limited's trustees paid?
Sunderland Culture Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Sunderland Culture Limited registered as a charity?
Sunderland Culture Limited was entered on the register on 24 June 2019. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 10098742).