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Registered charity (CIO) · Sunderland

The Barnes Institute

The Barnes Institute is a registered charity (number 1161508) based in Sunderland, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £60k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as The Barnes (Charity Commission)

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £60k (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 4 more
Where
Sunderland, South Tyneside
Website
www.thebarneswhitburn.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2015

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£60k£73k
  • 2025£32k£15k
  • 2024£34k£50k
Earlier years
  • 2023£31k£38k
  • 2022£47k£27k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF WHITBURN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Grants received

11 grants · £78,095 total

360Giving 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 · £38,595 (3 grants)
  • Community Foundation North East · £29,500 (7 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000

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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.

9 trustees on the board

4y median 2y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 2

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£32k latest income
Qualified
Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1161508
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Association Registered 01 May 2015 as amended on 12 Aug 2024
Contact on the register
07767156134 · info@thebarneswhitburn.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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