TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSET PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1166564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TVCAPT

The Charity was established in 2015 to protect Community Centres', and other Community Assets, (that provide social benefit) from closure due to local government spending cuts. Its has since evolved to become Darlington's voluntary infrastructure organisation, filling the gap left by the closure of Evolution, Darlington's previous infrastructure organisation which perminantly closed in 2015.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE TEES VALLEY 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 MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTRES, LIBRARIES OR SPORTING FACILITIES FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED 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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £30,794 for the year ended 30 April 2026, resulting in total funds decreasing from £482,016 to £451,222. The trustees confirm that accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with relevant regulations, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Martin Landerschair · trustee of 2 other charities
• CHRISTOPHER UPTON
• Erin Pocock

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

Operates in: Darlington · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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