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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

FRIENDS OF HARDWICK

Support and fund raising for the restoration of the Grade 2* listed Hardwick Park situated in Sedgefield ,County Durham.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£0£13£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£13£0£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£3£7£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£5£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£1£4£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£5£1£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£5£45£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£28£20£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£38£10£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£8£1£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

chrishearmon@outlook.com

07946412095

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Friends of Hardwick
£8,000 25/06/2021
Hardwick Park Sedgefield - Bath & Banqueting Houses Restoration Revision 2 - Archaeological Surveys

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALEXANDER GIBSON
  • DR CHRISTINE HEARMON Appointed: 2023
  • DR RICHARD HEARMON (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • GARY HETHERINGTON Appointed: 2020
  • THOMAS STUBBS Appointed: 2001
  • TONY SMITH Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2001, number: 1088071
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 104 days late, AR17: 22 days late,
Main office

15 Spring Lane
Sedgefield
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Cleveland
TS21 2DF

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND THE INHABITANTS OF SEDGEFIELD PARISH AND THE SURROUNDING PARISHES OF MORDON, BRADBURY AND THE ISLE, BISHOP MIDDLEHAM, FISHBURN AND TRIMDON IN PARTICULAR IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO HARDWICK PARK, SEDGEFIELD, IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM PRIMARILY BY THE PROVISION OF A VISTORS AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SEDGEFIELD PARISH AND THE SURROUNDING PARISHES OF MORDON, BRADBURY AND THE ISLE, BISHOP MIDDLEHAM, FISHBURN AND TRIMDON.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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