HEALTHWATCH DARLINGTON LIMITED

Registered charity 1156388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education and raising of awareness and of health and wellbeing of people resident in Darlington about access to and availability of local health and social care services;The promotion of high standards of care by health and social care practitioners in Darlington.

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Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit to reserves of £29,587 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £96,501 to £66,914. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £45,390, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining reserves between 3 and 6 months of planned expenditure. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters requiring attention were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities
“INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Charitable activities 103,910”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between 3 and 6 months of planned expenditure (held: £45k)
“Healthwatch Darlington aims to comply with the recommendations of the Charity Commission by maintaining reserves at between 3 and 6 months of planned expenditure.” — 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.

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 · instagram

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£104k£136k
31/03/2024£233k£220k
31/03/2023£99k£81k
31/03/2022£140k£139k
31/03/2021£106k£117k

Common questions

Is HEALTHWATCH DARLINGTON LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit to reserves of £29,587 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £96,501 to £66,914. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £45,390, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining reserves between 3 and 6 months of planned expenditure. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters requiring attention were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.