East Durham Community Development Trust Ltd
Analysis
East Durham Community Development Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterlee. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05934124). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, East Durham Community Development Trust Ltd reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £650k to £1.7m (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, East Durham Community Development Trust Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richard Reeve's Foundation (£1.7m), Collective Futures (CIO) (£1.7m) and Doncaster Refurnish (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £136k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.8%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Trading 0.1%
- Investments 2.3%
In the charity's own words
The activities of the charity are the promotion for the public benefit of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in County Durham and surrounding area. Activities include delivering services and activities to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing, improving educational attainment, supporting third sector organisations and volunteers,
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Reeve's Foundation | London | £1.7m |
| Collective Futures (CIO) | London | £1.7m |
| Doncaster Refurnish | Doncaster | £1.7m |
| Coventry Panahghar Project | Coventry | £1.7m |