Activities

As described by the charity on the register

County Durham Community Foundation promotes lasting charitable giving, by bringing together donors with their chosen causes, through well targeted grants that make a genuine difference to the lives of local people within the communities of County Durham & Darlington.

Latest income

£16.1m

Expenditure

£6.5m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £5.5m £5.5m
2022-03-31 £4.9m £4.3m
2023-03-31 £4.3m £6.0m
2024-03-31 £6.4m £8.2m
2025-03-31 £16.1m £6.5m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £186k
Charitable activities £15.1m
Trading £0
Investment income £799k
Total income £16.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £6.3m
Raising funds £218k
Grants to institutions £5.7m
Governance £158k
Total expenditure £6.5m

Balance sheet

Reserves £987k
Total funds £31.8m
— restricted £3.1m
— unrestricted £987k
— endowment £27.8m
Total assets £31.8m
Cash £1.9m

People

Employees 10

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.