Durham Christian Partnership

Analysis

Durham Christian Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester Le Street. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03719856). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Durham Christian Partnership reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £898k to £1.6m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Durham Christian Partnership sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stockton and District Advice and Information Service (£1.6m), The Environment Centre (Tec) (£1.6m) and The Hackney Foodbank (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, trading 16% and investments 6.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £190k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.