EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD
Registered charity 1117642 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The activities of the charity are the promotion for the public benefit of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in County Durham and surrounding area. Activities include delivering services and activities to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing, improving educational attainment, supporting third sector organisations and volunteers,
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £136,084 as of 31 March 2025, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £60,000 (representing three months of running costs). The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £136k)
“The reserves policy states that the Board of Trustees will ensure that at least three months running costs, in excess of the annual cost budget expenditure estimated by the Board and held as a designated fund, are retained as unrestricted operational reserves. This is currently estimated at approxinately £60,000.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ms E Connor, trustee, is also a trustee of Horden Youth & Community Centre and inclided in Charitable Activities expenditure is £500 (2024 - £1,133) in relation to goods/services purchased from Horden Youth & Community Centre.
“Ms E Connor, trustee, is also a trustee of Horden Youth & Community Centre and inclided in Charitable Activities expenditure is £500 (2024 - £1,133) in relation to goods/services purchased from Horden Youth & Community Centre.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Allen Sykes Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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 ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £136,084 as of 31 March 2025, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £60,000 (representing three months of running costs). The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Allen Sykes Audit Limited.
Who funds EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation.
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