THE WM MORRISON DARLINGTON ENTERPRISE TRUST

Registered charity 1135126 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Tandem

For the relief of poverty among all members of the community but in particular members who are unemployed or at risk of being unemployed or those less able than others to care for themselves. Current activities include job-search and employability support and skills development.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£422k
Latest spending
£534k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £111,896 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in accumulated funds to £170,922. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £115,720 are maintained in line with the policy of holding at least three months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention to suggest the accounts were not properly prepared.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure on unrestricted funds plus closure costs (held: £116k)
“As the Trust is reliant on contracts and grants for funding, the Trustees have determined to maintain reserves of at least three months' expenditure on unrestricted funds plus closure costs in order to be able to make the appropriate level of commitment.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 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.

Official officers record.

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£422k£534k
31/03/2024£458k£410k
31/03/2023£418k£477k
31/03/2022£476k£400k
31/03/2021£402k£415k

Common questions

Is THE WM MORRISON DARLINGTON ENTERPRISE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £111,896 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in accumulated funds to £170,922. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £115,720 are maintained in line with the policy of holding at least three months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention to suggest the accounts were not properly prepared. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WM MORRISON DARLINGTON ENTERPRISE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WM MORRISON DARLINGTON ENTERPRISE TRUST as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Point North Community FoundationFY2023£30k
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kInclusion Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2023£475kRC+: LEAP (MT/Tandem: part of the Tees Valley People and Skills Partnership)
Community Foundation North East10/02/2023£10kGrant to The WM Morrison Darlington Enterprise Trust
Community Foundation North East02/02/2023£10kGrant to The WM Morrison Darlington Enterprise Trust
Community Foundation North East22/09/2022£3kGrant to The WM Morrison Darlington Enterprise Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2021£51kNew Routes
Community Foundation North East13/05/2021£25kA grant to The WM Morrison (Darlington) Enterprise Trust
Community Foundation North East15/04/2021£5kA grant to The WM Morrison (Darlington) Enterprise Trust
UK government08/07/2020£34kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£25kNu-roots
Community Foundation North East01/04/2019£9kJob Club project for care leavers - Year 3.
UK government16/07/2018£25kNu-roots
Sport England26/06/2018£58kStep Out
Community Foundation North East07/03/2018£9kJob Club project for care leavers Year 1
Community Foundation North East07/01/2018£46kSalary and on-costs of an Employment Consultant Year 1
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2016£377kMoneyWorks
Community Foundation North East29/06/2016£9kTowards Funding for Youth Employability Work
Community Foundation North East01/04/2016£37kTowards Salary and on costs of the Youth Employability worker at the 'Life Skills' project Yr2
Community Foundation North East01/07/2015£37kTowards Salary and on costs of the Youth Employability worker at the 'Life Skills' project Yr1
Community Foundation North East24/06/2015£10kTowards Life skills project for care leavers
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2012£299kMoneyWorks
Northern Rock Foundation14/03/2006£116kGrant awarded to The Wm Morrison Darlington Enterprise Trust (Tees Valley)

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WM MORRISON DARLINGTON ENTERPRISE TRUST£422k—0within—no doubt
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FY2024£1.2m—0below—no doubt
WARRINGTON TRAINING TRUST LIMITED FY2025£419k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FY2024£207k—0within—no doubt
THE EDLINGTON HILL TOP CENTRE ASSOCIATES FY2025£208k—0unclear—no doubt
DALGARNO TRUST FY2025£726k—0unclear—no doubt

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