The Cultural Spring
Registered charity 1191465 Registered since 2020
Operates: South Tyneside, Sunderland
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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.
8 trustees on the board
- Graeme Thompson Chair since 2020
- Alexander Phillip Moir since 2026
- Denise Wilson since 2022
- Eleanor Caroline Turner since 2021
- Fiona Martin since 2022
- Ian High since 2020
- Joan Atkinson since 2024
- Mark Anthony Dawson since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Graeme Thompson Chair since 2020
- Ian High since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alexander Phillip Moir since 2026
- Eleanor Caroline Turner since 2021
- Ian High since 2020
- Joan Atkinson since 2024
- Mark Anthony Dawson since 2022
Portfolio (3)
- Graeme Thompson Chair since 2020
- Denise Wilson since 2022
- Fiona Martin since 2022
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.
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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust 1 shared trustee
- Sunderland Music, Arts & Culture Trust 1 shared trustee
- ST Chad's Community Project 1 shared trustee
- North East Learning Provider Network Limited 1 shared trustee
- Springboard Sunderland Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Music Theatre Wales Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | http://theculturalspring.org.uk/ |
| emma.horsman@theculturalspring.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07469030256 |
| Address | Unit 2.18, One Trinity Green, Eldon Street, SOUTH SHIELDS, Tyne And Wear, NE33 1SA |
Finances
£375,238 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £0 | £0 |
| 2022 | £14,360 | £9,672 |
| 2023 | £73,220 | £53,595 |
| 2024 | £300,312 | £237,273 |
| 2025 | £375,238 | £366,737 |
What it does
What
Arts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE ARTS BY RUNNING PROGRAMMES OF ARTS EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS IN SUNDERLAND AND SOUTH TYNESIDE; ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND BY ORGANISING VISITS TO CULTURAL VENUES PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10 MAR 2020AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 02 JUL 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 JUL 2020 as amended on 23 Oct 2025
Trustees (8)
- Graeme Thompsonage band 65-69 Chair since 2020
- Alexander Phillip Moirage band 45-49 since 2026
- Denise Wilsonage band 70-74 since 2022
- Eleanor Caroline Turnerage band 45-49 since 2021
- Fiona Martinage band 40-44 since 2022
- Ian Highage band 50-54 since 2020
- Joan Atkinsonage band 70-74 since 2024
- Mark Anthony Dawsonage band 40-44 since 2022
Linked company (Companies House)
The Cultural Spring · 12508237 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 10/03/2020
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (5)
- Springboard Sunderland Trust 1 shared trustee
- Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust 1 shared trustee
- North East Learning Provider Network Limited 1 shared trustee
- Sunderland Music, Arts & Culture Trust 1 shared trustee
- ST Chad's Community Project 1 shared trustee
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