Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

DURHAM PRIDE UK 

Advocating, raising awareness and educating the public, statutory and non- statutory agencies about the issues and difficulties affecting the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people. This includes staging an annual LGBT festival and smaller events, including regular social events for the LGBT community and allies in a safe environment throughout the year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 9 years

www.durhamprideuk.org

admin@durhamprideuk.org

07462225091

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UN SDGs
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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£97£97£0n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£100£100£0n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/21*£80£79£1n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£25£24£1n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19*£21£21£1n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland,

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£85,000
DCMS£45,000
County Durham Community Foundation£9,854
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hate Ain't Good
£10,000 26/05/2023
The funding will be used to pilot a peer led advocate services for victims of LGBT+ hate crime. This will provide advice on the next steps to take when reporting crime and provide support and ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - LGBT+ Helpline Coordinator
£5,000 09/12/2021
To fund a helpline coordinator role
County Durham Community Foundation - Pride Community Outreach
£4,854 09/12/2021
To support a Pride Community Outreach programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - North East England Rainbow Alliance (NEERA)
£75,000 20/10/2021
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The funding will be used by the project over three years to employ a coordinator who will help to manage and encourage membership as well as connect with other local organisations and bodies promote ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£45,000 09/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Durham Pride
£3,000 05/03/2019
To support Durham Pride 2019.
County Durham Community Foundation - Durham Pride 'Tell Us' Project
£7,200 23/05/2018
To support victims of crime.
County Durham Community Foundation - Durham Pride
£4,000 25/05/2017
Towards the Durham Pride event.
County Durham Community Foundation - Towards the Rainbow Project
£5,200 07/06/2016
Towards the Rainbow Project which is a new initiative for the LGBT community and allies in County Durham and will be launched at the Pride event.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2015, number: 1159910
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR19: 88 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

St. Aidans College
Windmill Hill
Durham
DH1 3LJ

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY OF THOSE LIVING IN COUNTY DURHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) ADVOCATE, RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND STATUTORY AND NONSTATUTORY AGENCIES ABOUT THE ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE;(B) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY;(C) STAGE AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL AND SMALLER EVENTS, INCLUDING REGULAR SOCIAL EVENTS FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND ALLIES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.(2) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF LGBT PEOPLE IN COUNTY DURHAM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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