Activities

As described by the charity on the register

i) The advancement of the contemporary visual arts and the education of the public in the understanding and appreciation of the arts in general;ii) The provision and maintenance of the BALTIC Flour Mills buildings in Gateshead as a base for the production and presentation of contemporary visual arts and as a fully accessible centre in which the public may explore, understand and enjoy them.

Latest income

£6.8m

Expenditure

£6.3m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £4.6m £4.1m
2022-03-31 £4.8m £4.7m
2023-03-31 £6.0m £5.5m
2024-03-31 £6.3m £6.2m
2025-03-31 £6.8m £6.3m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £4.3m
Charitable activities £28k
Trading £2.0m
Investment income £0
Total income £6.8m

Spending

Charitable spend £4.7m
Raising funds £1.6m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £26k
Total expenditure £6.3m

Balance sheet

Reserves £4.3m
Total funds £5.6m
— restricted £1.3m
— unrestricted £4.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £5.6m
Cash £3.4m

People

Employees 89

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.