Durham Community Church

Analysis

Durham Community Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08322666). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Durham Community Church reported income of £17k and spending of £15k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £17k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Durham Community Church sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Newick Distress Trust (£17k), The Rotary Club of Paignton Charity Fund (£17k) and George Savage (£17k).