MIDDLETON PLUS DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1072829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIDDLETON PLUS

Middleton Plus exists because:Middleton Plus exists because we are passionate about making Middleton and the Upper Dale a great place to live, work and visitWe will achieve this by:working together in partnership to nurture a thriving and balanced economy and community

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Latest income
£232k
Latest spending
£243k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,479 for the year, reducing total funds from £74,681 to £63,202. The trustees' report confirms that sufficient funds were held to meet commitments during the renovation project, and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of approximately £6,000 per annum to cover core running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £6,000 per annum (held: £63k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet core running costs and minor repairs and maintenance. At present this equates to approximately £6,000 per annum.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 19 states no related party transactions were undertaken during the year, despite listing member organizations in the Trustees' Report.
“There were no related party transactions undertaken during the year.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£232k£243k
31/03/2024£10k£11k
31/03/2023£7k£14k
31/03/2022£19k£17k
31/03/2021£29k£11k

Common questions

Is MIDDLETON PLUS DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,479 for the year, reducing total funds from £74,681 to £63,202. The trustees' report confirms that sufficient funds were held to meet commitments during the renovation project, and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of approximately £6,000 per annum to cover core running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/03/2012£30kMiddleton Volunteers United In Action
Northern Rock Foundation12/07/2005£30kGrant awarded to Middleton Plus Development Trust (Durham)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/11/2002£50k"Meet the Middletons"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MIDDLETON HALL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIDDLETON PLUS DEVELOPMENT TRUST£232k—0above—no doubt
MIDDLETON HALL TRUST FY2025£258k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MIDDLETON FOUNDATION FY2025£145k—0within—no doubt
THE NIDDERDALE PLUS PARTNERSHIP FY2025£343k—0unclear—no doubt
MIDDLETON ELDERLY AID FY2025£335k—0above—no doubt
SOUTHMEAD DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£4.3mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.