Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Headliners (UK)
Headliners (UK) is a registered charity (number 1043300) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Jon Hudson since 2014. Latest income £136k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £136k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.headliners.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Headliners (UK)
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£136k£122k
- 2024£160k£316k
- 2023£457k£501k
Earlier years
- 2022£494k£513k
- 2021£500k£475k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS (INCLUDING PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM INNER CITY AREAS OR AT A SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE) AND TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES SO THAT SUCH CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF REPORTING, JOURNALISM, RADIO, TELEVISION AND OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH WRITTEN OR BROADCAST MEDIA
Grants received
33 grants · £3,259,395 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,638,308 (11 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £358,567 (4 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £125,322 (4 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £67,588
- Community Foundation North East · £55,918 (10 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Jon Hudson Chair since 2014
- Dr Jack David Robert Baines since 2016
- Eshe Nelson since 2020
- Nancy Rose Anderson since 2025
- Suleimanu Usaini since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Jon Hudson Chair since 2014
- Dr Jack David Robert Baines since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Jon Hudson Chair since 2014
- Dr Jack David Robert Baines since 2016
- Eshe Nelson since 2020
- Nancy Rose Anderson since 2025
- Suleimanu Usaini since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1043300
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/10/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/01/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/01/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/02/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 02976335 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0191 231 4394 · enquiries@headliners.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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