DURHAM CITY SHOPMOBILITY

Registered charity 1089386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHOPMOBILITY DURHAM

TO EMPOWER DISABLED PERSONS IN DURHAM CITY, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ELECTRIC AND MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS OR SCOOTERS, TO ACCESS SHOPPING AREAS, PLACES OF INTEREST, EDUCATIONAL AND LEISURE FACILITIES, PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE, CONFIDENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SELF ESTEEM.

Objects

Area of benefit: DURHAM CITY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£50k

Latest spending

£45k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £5,529 for the year ended 31 December 2025, having reduced total expenditure to £45,350 from £57,862 in the previous year. Unrestricted reserves increased to £44,585, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (49% of income)

“Our largest income source was the annual grant from DCC of £25,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £45k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £25,000 — grants £25,000 (1); 50% of the £50,379 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £25,000 — grants £25,000 (25,000); 47% of the £52,655 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Government income: £25,000 — grants £25,000 (1); 64% of the £38,885 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Oliver
Alfie Dolan
Dawn Field
Kelly Jayne Bowman

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£50k	£45k
31/12/2024	£53k	£58k
31/12/2023	£39k	£17k
31/12/2022	£46k	£54k
31/12/2021	£46k	£54k

Common questions

Is DURHAM CITY SHOPMOBILITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £5,529 for the year ended 31 December 2025, having reduced total expenditure to £45,350 from £57,862 in the previous year. Unrestricted reserves increased to £44,585, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/11/2022	£9k	Access for All
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/04/2008	£10k	Accessible Excursions
Northern Rock Foundation	01/07/1998	£2k	Grant awarded to Durham City Shopmobility (Durham)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHOPMOBILITY WATFORD.

SHOPMOBILITY WATFORD income £135k
SHOPMOBILITY YORK income £52k
CHORLEY SHOPMOBILITY income £32k
REDHILL SHOPMOBILITY income £230k
CHORLEY AND SOUTH RIBBLE SHOPMOBILITY income £0
THE CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED SOCIETY income £91k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DURHAM CITY SHOPMOBILITY	£50k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHOPMOBILITY WATFORD FY2025	£135k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHOPMOBILITY YORK FY2026	£52k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHORLEY SHOPMOBILITY FY2026	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDHILL SHOPMOBILITY FY2025	£230k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHORLEY AND SOUTH RIBBLE SHOPMOBILITY FY2025	£0	—	unclear	0.0%	no doubt

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