THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUST

Charity number: 502132
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust encourages appreciation, and furthers the conservation, of the city and its environs. It participates fully in planning matters, holds lectures, makes occasional visits, issues regular newsletters and publishes occasional book, makes annual award for architecture and in 'Beautiful Durham' competition.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 07 April 2024

Total income: £5,730
Total expenditure: £4,126

People

11 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 February 1973: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • CITY OF DURHAM TRUST (Working name)
  • DURHAM CITY TRUST (Working name)
  • THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
00377108 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Allan Richard Gemmill Trustee 06 June 2024
None on record
Christopher John Hugill Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Francis William Pritchard Trustee 27 October 2021
RUTH FIRST EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
Michael Hurlow Trustee 30 September 2020
None on record
Sue Margaret Childs Trustee 30 September 2020
None on record
Dr Adrian Gareth Green Trustee 22 May 2019
DURHAM VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY TRUST
Received: On time
VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE GROUP
Received: On time
THE BOW TRUST (DURHAM) LIMITED
Received: On time
JOHN LOWE Trustee 13 December 2016
NEW HEIGHTS WARREN FARM COMMUNITY PROJECT
Received: On time
ALINGTON HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
MATTHEW PHILLIPS Trustee 11 May 2016
DURHAM CITY METHODISTS
Received: On time
John Ashby Trustee 11 May 2016
None on record
ROGER JOHN CORNWELL Trustee 11 May 2016
None on record
PROFESSOR TIMOTHY JOHN ANDREW CLARK Trustee 13 May 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 07/04/2021 07/04/2022 07/04/2023 07/04/2024
Total gross income £7.21k £8.08k £4.98k £4.09k £5.73k
Total expenditure £7.77k £5.65k £5.68k £2.59k £4.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 07 April 2024 06 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 07 April 2024 07 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 07 April 2023 28 August 2024 203 days late
Accounts and TAR 07 April 2023 28 August 2024 203 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 07 April 2022 02 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 07 April 2022 18 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 07 April 2021 27 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 07 April 2021 27 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 October 2020 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSION CONVERSION 07 APR 2021

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE AMENITIES OF THE CITY OF DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. TO ACQUIRE LAND AND BUILDINGS IN AND IN THE VICINITY OF DURHAM, AND TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL FEATURES AND TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH LAND AND BUILDINGS CONSONANT WITH THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMO)

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE CITY OF DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Contact information

Address:
BLACKETT
HART & PRATT LLP
AIRE HOUSE
MANDALE BUSINESS PARK
BELMONT
DURHAM
Phone:
01913840840
Email:
trust@DurhamCity.org
Website:

www.durhamcity.org Open in new window