# Cultura Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 513055
- **Other names:** NORTH EAST CIVIC TRUST, NORTH OF ENGLAND CIVIC TRUST, NORTHERN HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 15, 1982
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=513055


## Contact

- **Address:** Gayle Mill, Gayle, HAWES, North Yorkshire
- **Postcode:** DL8 3RZ
- **Phone:** 03330034007
- **Email:** hello@culturatrust.org
- **Website:** www.culturatrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES;1) TO PROMOTE THE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT; 2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY,HISTORY,NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT; 3)TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION,DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF BUILDINGS(INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971) AND OTHER FEATURES OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

**Activities:** operating primarily throughout Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East of England and Scotland but also nationally as a building preservation trust and an impartial advisory body offering guidance to those interested in the enhancement and protection of the historic environment in both rural and urban areas, providing training and education in traditional building and engineering heritage skills.

**Area of benefit:** THE AREA COMPRISING THE COUNTIES OF CUMBRIA, DURHAM, NOTHUMBERLAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, TEES VALLEY AND TYNE AND WEAR (THE NORTHERN REGIONS) AND ELSEWHERE AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE PROVIDED THAT THE DIRECTORS SHALL REGARD THE NORTHERN REGIONS AS THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £266626 | £381264 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £105409 | £190665 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £151993 | £166363 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £291880 | £249441 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £409332 | £389635 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Deborah Mary Jenkins** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 5, 2017
- BARRY NEIL SPEKER OBE DL — appointed Jan. 21, 2013
- TIMOTHY JOHN WHITTAKER — appointed May 29, 2024
- Torsten Haak — appointed May 1, 2020