County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Charity
Registered charity 1053467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND RELATED CHARITIES
The Charity, with the help of invaluable contributions from supporters of our hospitalsand community services, provides an opportunity to undertake activities and enhance patient care that might otherwise not be possible. This includes the purchase of medical equipment, improvements to patient amenities and patient and staff education, above and beyond what is normally provided by the NHS.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £106,000 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,362,000 to £2,256,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity relies on donations, investment income, and grants to fund its charitable activities and support costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Recharge of expenditure from Corporate Trustee
“All Charity expenditure is incurred by the Corporate Trustee and recharged to the Charity on a timely basis. Total expenditure for 2024/25 amounted to £562k of which £146k remained outstanding at 31 March 2025.” — page 36
“Fundraising costs include expenses for fundraising activities and a charge paid to a related party, the County Durham & Darlington NHS FT, to cover the costs of salaries of the staff who are involved in the collection of funds” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment for fundraising staff costs
“All Charity expenditure is incurred by the Corporate Trustee and recharged to the Charity on a timely basis. Total expenditure for 2024/25 amounted to £562k of which £146k remained outstanding at 31 March 2025.” — page 36
“Fundraising costs include expenses for fundraising activities and a charge paid to a related party, the County Durham & Darlington NHS FT, to cover the costs of salaries of the staff who are involved in the collection of funds” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Co Durham & Darlington NHS FT Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Cost of raising funds
£121k
Reported reserves equal ~39.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/12/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Marshall
- CO DURHAM & DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- David Jackson
- Kathryn Featherstone
- Steve Russell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · North Yorkshire · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Charity financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £106,000 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,362,000 to £2,256,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity relies on donations, investment income, and grants to fund its charitable activities and support costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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