S W Durham Training Limited

Analysis

S W Durham Training Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Aycliffe. It was registered in November 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00918178). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, S W Durham Training Limited reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.3m (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, S W Durham Training Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Bradford Christian School (£1.3m), West Lancashire County Scout Council (£1.3m) and Partnership for Jewish Schools Limited (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.