FERRYHILL LAKES AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1090005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FERRYHILL LADDER CENTRE

General Charitable purposesEducation/TrainingMedical/Health/SicknessRelief of PovertyArts/culturesports/recreationEconomic/community/development/employment

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£347k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £93,008 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a significant increase in grant income. Unrestricted reserves stood at £36,250, which the trustees state meets their policy target of 3 to 6 months of expenditure. The organization remains financially stable with no disclosed material risks to its continuity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (97% of income)
“Grants Received 337,636” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £36k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months of the expenditure.” — page 8
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£347k£254k
31/03/2024£187k£183k
31/03/2023£164k£186k
31/03/2022£200k£157k
31/03/2021£210k£149k

Common questions

Is FERRYHILL LAKES AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £93,008 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a significant increase in grant income. Unrestricted reserves stood at £36,250, which the trustees state meets their policy target of 3 to 6 months of expenditure. The organization remains financially stable with no disclosed material risks to its continuity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FERRYHILL LAKES AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FERRYHILL LAKES AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Point North Community FoundationFY2022£31kNHS Charities Together / Health Improvement

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2024£293kBenefitting All
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2022£4kJubilee Joy
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2021£121kDigital All
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2021£10kLADDER Community Learning
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2020£25kLadder Covid Support
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2019£10kHappy Mondays
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2016£9kEat Grow Save
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2013£151kStepping Up
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2012£10kSteps to Health
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2005£75kChildren and Young People's Coordinator