DURHAM CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 September 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03719856
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,964,334
Latest expenditure: £1,368,018
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 7-9, First Avenue, Drum Industrial Estate, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 1AG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.durhamcp.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Objective: The enhancement of care to persons who are residing in or visiting the County of Durham or in such other geographical areas as the directors may decide. Activities include County Durham foodbank, Fuel Bank, Community Money Advice, Sunderland foodbank, listening courses, Grandparents support, mentoring and employability support.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,964,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,368,018

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,805,603
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,207,925

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £825,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £738,989

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £897,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £548,820

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 1 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £884,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,939

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,964,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,368,018
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £1,495,268
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 485

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,805,603
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,207,925
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £1,011,045
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 350

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £825,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £738,989
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £177,550
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 450

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £897,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £548,820
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Grants: £209,215
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 450

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £884,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,939
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £22
Income From Government Grants: £168,758
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 450

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1672248
Income Other Trading Activities: 203858
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 88228
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1964334
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,368,018
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1368018
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 16350
Expenditure Depreciation: 17438
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £190,413
Assets Total Fixed: 39910
Assets Own Use: 39910
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,623,084
Assets Total Liabilities: £294,258
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,368,736
Creditors One Year Total Current: 288662
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5596
Assets Cash: £2,584,471
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 190413
Funds Restricted: 2178323
Funds Total: 2368736
Count Employees: 33
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1543623
Income Other Trading Activities: 238203
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 23777
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1805603
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,207,925
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1207925
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 23896
Expenditure Depreciation: 24818
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £217,247
Assets Total Fixed: 54918
Assets Own Use: 54918
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,939,783
Assets Total Liabilities: £222,281
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,772,420
Creditors One Year Total Current: 216685
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5596
Assets Cash: £1,875,926
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 217247
Funds Restricted: 1555173
Funds Total: 1772420
Count Employees: 33
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 629032
Income Other Trading Activities: 193150
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 3211
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 825393
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £738,989
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 738989
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1800
Expenditure Support Costs: 1800
Expenditure Depreciation: 21347
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £164,795
Assets Total Fixed: 29065
Assets Own Use: 29065
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,242,956
Assets Total Liabilities: £207,765
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,064,256
Creditors One Year Total Current: 202169
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5596
Assets Cash: £1,233,664
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 164795
Funds Restricted: 899461
Funds Total: 1064256
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 772595
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 123809
Income Investments: 342
Income Other: 1248
Income Total Income And Endowments: 897994
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £548,820
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 548820
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1952
Expenditure Support Costs: 1952
Expenditure Depreciation: 23751
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £41,502
Assets Total Fixed: 46713
Assets Own Use: 46713
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,086,001
Assets Total Liabilities: £154,862
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £977,852
Creditors One Year Total Current: 149266
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5596
Assets Cash: £1,078,676
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 86502
Funds Restricted: 891350
Funds Total: 977852
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 843640
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 40243
Income Investments: 435
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 884318
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £55,107
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £405,832
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 460939
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4456
Expenditure Support Costs: 4456
Expenditure Depreciation: 13059
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £55,413
Assets Total Fixed: 64769
Assets Own Use: 64769
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £604,208
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,299
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £628,678
Creditors One Year Total Current: 34703
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5596
Assets Cash: £592,145
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 69182
Funds Restricted: 559496
Funds Total: 628678
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Durham
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sunderland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DURHAM CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-09-24T00:00:00

Charity Name: DURHAM CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-10-29T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 240963
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 240963
Assoc Charity Name: UNKNOWN DONOR

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 FEBRUARY 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 12 JULY 1999 AND 19 MAY 2008, NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 SEPTEMBER 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 MAY 2016 as amended on 07 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF CARE TO PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDING IN OR VISITING THE COUNTY OF DURHAM OR IN SUCH OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AS DIRECTORS MAY DECIDE
Area Of Benefit: COUNTY OF DURHAM

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 465243
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DCP

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Financial Conduct Authority

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures