WOODHOUSE CLOSE CHURCH COMMUNITY CENTRE

Charity number: 1148458
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Activities for all from babies to older people: Thrift Shop; Crisis Intervention project (emergency packs of food, fuel and household items); Lunch Club; Meals on Wheels; Older Peoples Social Participation Activities; Parent, Carer & Toddler Club; W.A.S.H. Youth Theatre and Arts Group; also host to other organisations providing health and wellbeing & other projects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £272,634
Total expenditure: £195,417

Total income includes £58,707 from 4 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

35 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 August 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Maxine Jordan Trustee 08 July 2025
None on record
David Payne Trustee 09 July 2021
None on record
JOHN LETHBRIDGE Trustee 09 July 2021
None on record
Heather Anne Graber Trustee 13 October 2020
None on record
Monica Fleming Trustee 19 June 2019
None on record
Jane Crawford Trustee 19 June 2019
None on record
JANE ARMSTRONG MBE Trustee 30 July 2013
BISHOP AUCKLAND & SHILDON METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
MALCOLM ASPINALL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £173.04k £155.51k £224.68k £294.10k £272.63k
Total expenditure £133.33k £120.28k £190.90k £340.55k £195.42k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k £30.45k £45.18k £130.33k £58.71k

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 31 March 2025 06 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 06 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

14 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17/05/2006 AS AMENDED ON 06/01/2012

Charitable objects

A)PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WOODHOUSE CLOSE ESTATE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DEFINED BY WOODHOUSE CLOSE WARD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Contact information

Address:
Proudfoot Drive
Bishop Auckland
DL14 6PD
Phone:
01388450838
Email:
whclosecomm@gmail.com
Website:

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