Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LTD 

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

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
Established: 35 years

01915819499

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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*£819£718£101£0£684£3025150
31/03/22*£842£486£356£0£582£2275.6100
31/03/21*£331£301£31n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£133£144£-11n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/19£158£142£16n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£124£142£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£123£137£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£121£137£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£116£96£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£133£129£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£138£143£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£147£164£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£227£234£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£276£244£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£210£252£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£271£295£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£287£286£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£312£312£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£308£327£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£365£305£60£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 44%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 15 employees

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
CAF£7,055
County Durham Community Foundation£4,935
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to East Durham Community Initiatives Ltd
£500 01/04/2021
Move-in/resettlement packs for young people moving into their own accommodation
CAF - Grant to East Durham Community Initiatives Ltd.
£7,055 09/07/2020
3
Grant to East Durham Community Initiatives Ltd. to support the organisation through COVID19
County Durham Community Foundation - Help 2 Rent Landlord Leasing Scheme
£4,935 27/04/2020
To support a Help 2 Rent Landlord Leasing Scheme.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to East Durham Community Initiatives Ltd.
£20,000 22/02/2019
12
Grant to cover the salary of the Development Worker who will establish a Help To Rent Scheme, supporting people to access accommodation in the private rented sector.
DCMS - Homeless Prevention
£20,000 22/02/2019
East Durham Community Initiative is a supported accommodation provider in Seaham, County Durham. The award funds a Development Worker who will establish a Help To Rent Scheme, supporting people to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 18/06/2018
Core Costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-81
  • DEBORAH FINKEL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senor Early Years Practioner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/10/1989, number: 701917
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/11/1988, number: 02317743
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 5 days late, AR22: 1 days late, AR21: 56 days late, AR20: 4 days late, AR16: 172 days late, AR07: 98 days late,
Main office

JOBLING HOUSE
19 VANE TERRACE
SEAHAM
CO DURHAM
SR7 7AU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN THE EAST DURHAM REGION FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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