DIFFERENCE

Charity Number: 1170789
Charity reporting is up to date (11 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To achieve our objectives of increasing equality and tackling discrimination, we will: 1. Raise awareness of disability discrimination and influence public opinion and policy. 2. Represent and speak out about the needs and concerns of disabled people.0001

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 January 2024

Total income: £126,777
Total expenditure: £99,076

People

4 Trustee(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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 December 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Caroline MacDonald Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
VALERIE MILNES Trustee 01 October 2018
SURFACE AREA DANCE THEATRE
Received: On time
NICKY EREVIK Trustee 17 January 2017
None on record
GILLIAN LATHAN Trustee 17 January 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/01/2020 01/01/2021 01/01/2022 01/01/2023 01/01/2024
Total gross income £22.00k £69.98k £67.89k £101.39k £126.78k
Total expenditure £17.64k £57.81k £66.58k £76.37k £99.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.75k £2.13k 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 01 January 2024 12 November 2024 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2024 12 November 2024 11 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2023 23 January 2024 83 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2023 23 January 2024 83 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2022 13 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2022 13 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2021 23 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2021 23 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2020 08 December 2020 37 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2020 08 December 2020 37 days late 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Dec 2016

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION IN RELATION TO DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND BY AIMING TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH EXCLUDE DISABLED PEOPLE FROM BEING EQUAL PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY; AND HIGHLIGHTING THE WAYS IN WHICH DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IS EXPERIENCED IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

Contact information

Address:
49 WANTAGE ROAD
DURHAM
DH1 1LP
Phone:
07817619333
Email:
hello@differencenortheast.org.uk
Website:

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