REDCAR DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1144672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RDT

?Using Coatham Memorial Hall to support community and social welfare groups ?Inflexions- a shop leased by the Trust to encourage and entice prospective start up businesses?Get fit to work; the aim of getting un and under employed young adults fit to work with the potential to progress to getting an apprenticeship with the employer

Objects

1.TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF REDCAR AND ITS ENVIRONS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID PUBLIC AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PUBLIC. 2.TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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

Causes: Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Redcar and Cleveland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£179k
Latest spending
£163k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £285,266, which is significantly above its stated policy target of around £5,000. The Trust reports a net income increase for the year and confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around £5,000 (reserves figure: £285k)
“The Trust recognises the need to maintain adequate financial reserves, and it is the Trust's aim to have a reserves policy with a target level of around £5,000 to help towards its day-to-day operational costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 150

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).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Redcar And Cleveland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£179k£163k
31/07/2024£171k£139k
31/07/2023£113k£126k
31/07/2022£117k£132k
31/07/2021£105k£114k

Common questions

Is REDCAR DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £285,266, which is significantly above its stated policy target of around £5,000. The Trust reports a net income increase for the year and confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds REDCAR DEVELOPMENT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REDCAR DEVELOPMENT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, The Teesside Charity, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
The Teesside CharityFY2025£2kDirect costs
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2024£20kFree Time Fun
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kCommunity Celebration
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2019£263kFuture Proofing Coatham Memorial Hall
The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2017£10kCommunity Stage Refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2016£10kForging Links
Community Foundation North East18/11/2015£5kTowards Running costs to develop activities and services for older people
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2015£8kGeneration Connect

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£5k
THE ROWSE FAMILY TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STEP DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REDCAR DEVELOPMENT TRUST£179k—0above—no doubt
STEP DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£741k—0above—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH (REDCAR) FY2025£88k—0above—no doubt
Development Trust Doncaster FY2025£199k—0within—no doubt
REDHILL SHOPMOBILITY FY2025£230k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDRUTH CHARITY TRUST FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt

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