RT COMMUNITY PROJECTS LTD

Registered charity 1141017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RT Minds

RTProjects aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people in County Durham through engagement in creative activities with others. Our core work takes place in our community art studio 'The Open Art Surgery', a safe and supportive environment where individuals connect with others in their communities, support each other, learn new creative skills, and have a place they can call home.

Objects

1)THE PROMOTION, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ART PROJECTS AND COURSES.2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CREATIVE AND VISUAL ARTS BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL COURSES, FACILITIES AND OTHER SUPPORT.

Area of benefit: DURHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £39,576 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £39,222 are below the stated policy target range of £43,000 to £125,000, noting that the charity is dependent on unpredictable grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Shakespeare Temperence Trust — “This website was made possible by the kindness and generosity of The Shakespeare Temperence Trust” (source page)
• Sir James Knott Trust — “Proudly supported by​ The Shakespeare Temperence Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, The Vardy Foundation, County Durham Community Foundation, Bar…” (source page)
• The Vardy Foundation — “Proudly supported by​ The Shakespeare Temperence Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, The Vardy Foundation, County Durham Community Foundation, Bar…” (source page)
• County Durham Community Foundation — “Proudly supported by​ The Shakespeare Temperence Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, The Vardy Foundation, County Durham Community Foundation, Bar…” (source page)
• Barchester's Charitable Foundation — “Proudly supported by​ The Shakespeare Temperence Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, The Vardy Foundation, County Durham Community Foundation, Bar…” (source page)
• The Barbour Foundation — “Proudly supported by​ The Shakespeare Temperence Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, The Vardy Foundation, County Durham Community Foundation, Bar…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Simon Woolleychair
• Adam David Jenkins
• Dr Jan Hinrich Panke
• Isobel Louise Armitage
• Joseph Jack Cashmore
• Rachel Baker
• Sara Punshon

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Hartlepool

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD.

• EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD income £1.7m
• ROTHERHAM CANCER CARE CENTRE income £78k
• UNITY CENTRE ROTHERHAM income £380k
• TRINITY COMMUNITY ARTS income £2.9m
• HOUSE PROJECT CENTRE income £160k
• DURHAM COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

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