FIRST STOP DARLINGTON

Registered charity 1073822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

First Stop Darlington provides a Wellbeing and Work Hub in the town centre of Darlington and houses a range of practical, free facilities and activities designed to help people navigate from life events and difficulties through to having control of their destination and plan how to get there, no matter what the future vision is.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £266,501, which includes the revalued freehold property, while free reserves were £70,048. The trustees report a healthy financial position despite noting that charity funding for poverty is scarce and income dropped significantly due to reduced grant availability. The charity remains in operational existence with adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Worshipful company of Grocers — “Our Funders The Worshipful company of Grocers” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £155k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bernadette Mary Chapman
• Christine Tarran
• David Hemingway
• Debra Irving · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN WILLIAM KILGOUR

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

Operates in: Darlington

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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