EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LTD

Registered charity 701917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEAHAM AND DISTRICT ADULT TRAINING TRUST LTD, SEAHAM AND DISTRICT TRAINING TRUST LTD

Reducing social exclusion by operating community projects to reduce unemployment through training. Alleviate hardship and provide support to young homeless and in need.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£912k
Latest spending
£945k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has achieved greater financial security and moved from a period of uncertainty to expansion, with unrestricted reserves currently meeting the stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities. — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure
The charity’s policy is to maintain sufficient liquid reserves to meet its operating costs and obligations for a 3 month period. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£912k
Total spending
£945k
Reserves (reported)
£335k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£912k£945k
31/03/2024£957k£841k
31/03/2023£819k£718k
31/03/2022£842k£486k
31/03/2021£331k£301k

Common questions

Is EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has achieved greater financial security and moved from a period of uncertainty to expansion, with unrestricted reserves currently meeting the stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2009£9kHomebase Project
Northern Rock Foundation13/03/2001£4kGrant awarded to Seaham and District Training Trust (Durham)

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LTD£912k0aboveno doubt
EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD FY2024£1.7m0aboveno doubt
ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£5.9mbelowmaterial uncertainty
RESPONSE COMMUNITY PROJECTS (EARLS COURT) LIMITED FY2025£112k0unclearno doubt
COMMUNITY AGAINST POVERTY FOUNDATION FY2024£352k0unclearno doubt
INDEPENDENCE INITIATIVE LIMITED FY2025£402k0withinno doubt

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