First Stop Darlington

Analysis

First Stop Darlington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03647391). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, First Stop Darlington reported income of £243k and spending of £230k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £144k to £243k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, First Stop Darlington sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Disabled Angling Association (£242k), Moorvision (£243k) and Opoka Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£242k).