BULLION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE
Registered charity 1084105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTER-LE-STREET + DISTRICT CVS, CHESTER-LE-STREET AND DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE, CHESTER-LE-STREET AND DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER BUREAU, CHESTER-LE-STREET AND DISTRICT CVS AND VOLUNTEER BUREAU
To provide strategic community development in Chester-le-Street and surrounding areas. This includes working in partnership with others to tackle poverty and deprivation to support health and well being, employability and financial inclusion. Through Bullion Hall to provide specific services and activities for the benefit of the community and most especially those who are disadvantaged.
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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £263,488 against a policy target of six months' running costs, which the trustees estimated at £80,000. The charity reported a net income of £2,222 for the year, with total funds increasing slightly to £624,155. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months running costs and winding up costs including statutory redundancy requirements (held: £263k)
“It is the policy of Bullion Community Resource Centre to maintain a general reserve, ideally enough to cover up to six months running costs and winding up costs including statutory redundancy requirements.” — page 13
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PARKER, Linda — director, appointed 24/04/2026on trustee list
- THOMPSON, Wendy Elizabeth — director, appointed 24/04/2026on trustee list
- SMITH, Graham — director, appointed 07/12/2023on trustee list
- REYNOLDS, Colin — director, appointed 22/08/2022on trustee list
- ELLIOTT, Jennifer — director, appointed 24/09/2004not on trustee list
- LOWIS, Belinda Jane — secretary, appointed 03/08/2000
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (62% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JENNIFER ELLIOTchair
- Colin Reynolds · trustee of 2 other charities
- Graham Smith
- Linda Parker
- Wendy Elizabeth Thompson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BULLION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £263,488 against a policy target of six months' running costs, which the trustees estimated at £80,000. The charity reported a net income of £2,222 for the year, with total funds increasing slightly to £624,155. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BULLION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BULLION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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