Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

COUNTY DURHAM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here

County Durham Community Foundation promotes lasting charitable giving, by bringing together donors with their chosen causes, through well targeted grants that make a genuine difference to the lives of local people within the communities of County Durham & Darlington.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£4,286	£6,019	£-1,733	£220	£23,635	£929	1.9	11	88
31/03/22		£4,901	£4,267	£635	£166	£25,930	£825	2.3	10	116
31/03/21		£5,490	£5,461	£29	£167	£23,156	£620	1.4	9	50
31/03/20		£3,311	£3,433	£-122	£163	£19,460	£328	1.1	10	90
31/03/19		£4,145	£3,519	£626	£148	£19,557	£263	0.9	10	99
31/03/18		£4,605	£5,359	£-754	£149	£17,870	£289	0.6	11	0
31/03/17		£3,780	£3,966	£-186	£123	£18,364	£244	0.7	12	0
31/03/16		£4,938	£1,857	£3,081	£104	£16,762	£234	1.5	12	0
31/03/15	*	£5,188	£4,016	£1,172	£198	£14,159	£322	1	13	0
31/03/14		£4,920	£3,017	£1,903	£229	£11,565	£127	0.5	15	0
31/03/13		£3,766	£3,450	£316	£218	£9,663	£115	0.4	12	0
31/03/12	*	£2,672	£2,736	£-64	£152	£8,540	£129	0.6	8	0
31/03/11		£2,846	£1,467	£1,378	£142	£8,557	£149	1.2	9	0
31/03/10	*	£2,631	£2,683	£-52	£145	£7,245	£193	0.9	10	0
31/03/09		£1,843	£1,604	£238	£116	£5,493	£190	1.4	11	0
31/03/08		£3,133	£2,328	£805	£144	£6,398	£243	1.3	11	0
31/03/07	*	£2,230	£2,145	£84	£121	£6,096	£194	1.1	14	0
31/03/06		£3,053	£3,098	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£2,523	£2,336	£187	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,992	£1,980	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 4%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 29 years

www.cdcf.org.uk

info@cdcf.org.uk

01913786340

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
88 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£367,250
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£45,000
Department for Work and Pensions	£28,484
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£20,917

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to County Durham Community Foundation
£3,000	17/02/2022	Support for groups in County Durham helping people in extreme poverty and/or helping unpopular causes and people
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to County Durham Community Foundation
£606	13/01/2022	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to County Durham Community Foundation
£591	14/10/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to County Durham Community Foundation
£588	15/07/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to County Durham Community Foundation
£12,000	20/05/2021	Support and advice for the Growth and Resilience Fund Programme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to County Durham Community Foundation
£565	22/04/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
Department for Work and Pensions - COLUX RECRUITMENT
£7,147	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Department for Work and Pensions - COLUX RECRUITMENT LIMITED
£21,337	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - supporting the charity's purposes
£567	14/01/2021	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The Covid-19 Fund at County Durham Community Foundation
£15,000	22/10/2020	The Covid-19 Fund at County Durham Community Foundation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the Covid-19 Fund at County Durham Community Foundation
£15,000	08/10/2020	the Covid-19 Fund at County Durham Community Foundation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for groups in County Durham helping people in extreme poverty and/or helping unpopular causes and people
£3,000	24/08/2020	support for groups in County Durham helping people in extreme poverty and/or helping unpopular causes and people
National Lottery Community Fund - Spotlight on Stanley (SOS)
£367,250	18/03/2020	The funding aims to bring together industry professionals, local organisation and other members of the community to tackle areas of disadvantage in Stanley. The aim is to improve physical and mental ....more The funding aims to bring together industry professionals, local organisation and other members of the community to tackle areas of disadvantage in Stanley. The aim is to improve physical and mental wellbeing and raise aspirations of people living in the town.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support and advice for the Growth and Resilience Fund Programme
£12,000	14/02/2020	support and advice for the Growth and Resilience Fund Programme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - to support groups in Durham
£3,000	17/07/2019	to support groups in Durham
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Support for Growth and Resilience Fund Groups
£12,000	06/03/2019	Support for Growth and Resilience Fund Groups
DCMS - Growing Place-based Giving Programme
£100,000	15/02/2019	To support the growth of place-based giving
County Durham Community Foundation - Audio Describing
£5,000	08/11/2018	Towards a small pilot scheme offering audio description for a number of performances.
County Durham Community Foundation - Darlington Youth Theatre - Tolerance
£5,000	24/10/2018	To support the Darlington Youth Theatre - Tolerance project.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - To support groups in Durham
£3,000	25/04/2018	To support groups in Durham
County Durham Community Foundation - The Restoration of Darlington Civic Theatre
£27,500	07/07/2016	To repair, restore and revitalise Darlington Civic Theatre.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-75

EMMA CATHARINE GLOVER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

EMMA RUTH O'ROURKE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

PETER WILLIAM JOHN LOCKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Community Investment Officer

REBECCA ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: People Director Consultant

ANN DOLPHIN OBE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: WINSTON VILLAGE HALL,

EMILY BURNS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Regional Manager

JAMES MARK FEATHERSTONE FENWICK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Investment Manager

JOANNA MARGARET BARKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES, ELIZABETH MONTAGU CORRESPONDENCE ONLINE, THE HANNAH MORE TRUST,

PROF RAY HUDSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Deputy Vice-Chancellor

STEPHEN HALL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Office Senior Partner, Other trusteeship: 11Arches,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/06/1995, number: 1047625
Registered at Companies House on 23/06/1995, number: 03072153

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: THE JOHN HEWISON PRIZE FUND
Linked charity: DARLINGTON EDUCATION FUND
Linked charity: JOHNSTON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Linked charity: WILLIAM EDWIN NEESHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND
22/10/2013 - Asset transfer in from THE WILLIAM DRAFFAN SCHOLARSHIP
22/10/2013 - Asset transfer in from THE LADY DALE SCHOLARSHIP
17/12/2014 - Asset transfer in from THE THOMAS METCALFE BARRON CHARITY
16/07/2018 - Asset transfer in from FERRYHILL STATION, MAINSFORTH AND BISHOP MIDDLEHAM AID IN SICKNESS CHARITY
08/01/2020 - Asset transfer in from HALL BENEFACTION
04/06/2020 - Asset transfer in from THOMAS ALLISON
04/06/2020 - Asset transfer in from MARY PRIESTMAN
04/06/2020 - Asset transfer in from ROBERT BOWES
27/05/2022 - Asset transfer in from SIR FRANK BROWN'S EXHIBITION FUND FOR GIRLS
20/03/2024 - Asset transfer in from ACUMEN COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED
Linked charity: EAST HOWLE SCHOOL FUND
Linked charity: THE JOHN T SHUTTLEWORTH ROPNER MEMORIAL TRUST
Linked charity: THE HYLTON HOUSE FUND
Linked charity: THE STANHOPE CASTLE SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST
Linked charity: KING EDWARD VII MEMORIAL FUND

Policies in force

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
Investing charity funds 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR10: 25 days late, AR07: 119 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HALL BENEFACTION on 08/01/2020

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Main office

County Durham Community Foundation
Victoria House
2 Whitfield Court
St. Johns Road
Meadowfield Industrial Estate
DURH

Objectives

2.1. The Charity is established for the support or promotion of:2.1.1. any charitable purposes for the relief of poverty (including training for employment or work) or any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the community with a preference to the community in the area of the County of Durham and Tees Valley and the North East2.1.2. such other exclusively charitable purpose in the United Kingdom and elsewhere which are in the opinion of the Trustees of benefit to the community including but not limited to the community in the area of the County of Durham and Tees Valley and the North East.2.2. This Article 2 may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PARTICULAR THE COUNTY OF DURHAM AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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