DEAN BANK & FERRYHILL LITERARY INSTITUTE

Registered charity 1164696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEANBANK & FERRYHILL LITERARY INSTITUTE

To run a community centre for the use of the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for:(a) Meetings Lectures and Classes.(b) Other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of the life of the inhabitants.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF FERRYHILL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS 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 RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £80,993 for the year, primarily due to £86,721.16 in building repair costs which were funded by transferring £82,705 from reserves. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds reserves of £182,972.95 to ensure future viability, though it noted it was unable to secure external funding for these major structural repairs.

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 2 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Debra Kobasachair
• Celia Higginbottom
• Christopher Cairns
• Derek Bradley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Fiona Duke
• KATHLEEN MASON
• Moveen Savage
• Sharon Booth
• Wendy Smith

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

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