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1,433 charities work in Durham. 74 are behind with their accounts.

743 of them work only in Durham, with a combined income of £159.4m. The share behind with their accounts, 5.2%, is about the same as the rate for England and Wales as a whole (5.4%).

DurhamCount
Charities that name Durham as an area of operation1,433
Of which work only here743
Behind with their accounts74
  in default two years or more59
Income of the charities that work only here£159.4m
Charity Commission register as at 27 September 2026. Every charity in Durham (CSV)

Behind with their accounts, largest first

The Charity Commission's own status for each. A charity in default has not filed accounts or an annual return by its deadline.

CharityNo.Last incomeStatusLast accounts to
Slam Community Development Trust Limited 1114612 £221k In default two years or more 31 December 2021
Gateway North East 1140476 £169k In default two years or more 31 March 2020
Northern Pride Events Limited 1141053 £146k Accounts overdue 30 October 2024
Miles for Men 1154996 £124k Accounts overdue 31 October 2024
Murton Recreational Charity 520853 £111k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Gateshead Access Panel 1063858 £89k In default two years or more 31 March 2016
Heighington Pre-School 1124681 £57k In default two years or more 31 August 2017
Helping Pets (North East) 1155714 £53k Accounts overdue 31 May 2024
Seaham Action 1978 Training Trust Limited 516859 £40k In default two years or more 31 March 2015
Transport North East 1131492 £35k In default two years or more 28 February 2017
Seaham District Scout Council 520704 £31k Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Rainbow Foundation Sunderland 1185537 £29k In default two years or more 30 September 2020
Bishop Auckland Table Tennis Club 1185690 £20k In default two years or more 31 March 2021
The Citysafe Group 1188538 £19k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
The Sanctuary@shildon 1175113 £16k In default two years or more 31 March 2019
The Redeemed Christian Church of God Christ Liberty House 1164132 £15k In default two years or more 31 October 2022
Little Paws Ferret Rescue 1182331 £15k Accounts overdue 31 May 2024
Peterlee Residents in the District of Edenhill (Pride) 1003381 £14k In default two years or more 31 March 2008
Bearpark Community Association 701417 £13k In default two years or more 31 December 2017
Shotley Bridge Village Hall Association 516225 £12k In default two years or more 31 December 2010
Pelaw View Community Group 1138893 £12k In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Town Hall Charity 520590 £12k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
The Daddryshield Institute 504212 £10k In default two years or more 31 March 2022
DR Joseph Chandy Charitable Trust 1148656 £8,812 Accounts overdue 30 June 2024
Station Town and District Community and Youth Centre Association 510530 £7,360 In default two years or more 31 December 2007
Seaham Division of the Girl Guides Association 502882 £7,321 In default two years or more 31 December 2019
Crook Hartside Community Association 512870 £7,062 In default two years or more 31 December 2006
Pelton Fell and District Community Association 520865 £6,004 In default two years or more 31 December 2007
West Road Communal Room 1112433 £4,989 In default two years or more 18 December 2011
Chester-Le-Street Youth Centre Management Committee 520754 £4,364 In default two years or more 31 December 2014
Open Arms Group 1090415 £3,925 In default two years or more 31 March 2017
Henry Smith's Charity 224420 £3,310 In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Weardale Young Farmers' Club 506838 £2,876 In default two years or more 16 October 2018
Teesmouth Seal Conservation Trust (Tsct-Cio) 1200208 £2,808 Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
Cockfield Social Welfare Centre 504687 £2,673 In default two years or more 31 December 2006
Friends of Bowes School 1076355 £2,487 Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
The Inner Wheel Club of Crook Benevolent Fund 1034084 £2,341 In default two years or more 30 June 2021
Kelloe Village Community Partnership 1111665 £2,242 In default two years or more 31 December 2015
Shincliffe Baby and Toddler Group 1079356 £2,182 In default two years or more 3 April 2022
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Catholic Handicapped Children's Fellowship 502248 £2,000 In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Crook and District Parent Carers 1114223 £1,611 In default two years or more 27 April 2007
Zomba Mental Health Link 1119153 £757 In default two years or more 31 March 2023
Minds for Men Wellness for Women 1189254 £524 Accounts overdue 5 April 2024
Friends of Kays Hill Animal Sanctuary 1153233 £312 In default two years or more 2 November 2017
Rotary Club of Sedgefield Trust Fund 1031398 £250 In default two years or more 30 June 2021
Ferryhill Station Primary PTFA 1174693 £226 In default two years or more 31 July 2020
League of Friends for Derwentside Community Hospitals 249264 £39 Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Charities Icw Barnard Castle Modern School 527397 £7 In default two years or more 31 March 2015
Friends of Wear Valley Centre 1090659 £3 In default two years or more 30 June 2013
Barnard Castle and District Round Table Prize Fund (In Connection with Barnard Castle, Baliol School) 527365 £2 In default two years or more 31 March 2015
The Easington Miners Charitable Trust 514239 £1 In default two years or more 31 May 2018
Sacriston Miners' Welfare Recreation Ground 520881 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2007
Wheatley Hill Social Welfare Centre 520907 £0 In default two years or more 31 December 2008
Witton Park War Memorial Institute Field 509381 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2023
Friends of Bishop Barrington School 1007285 £0 In default two years or more 31 July 2017
Castleside Playgroup 1054743 £0 In default two years or more none on file
The Durham High School (Farewell Hall) General Charitable Trust 532346 £0 In default two years or more 31 December 2022
The Wolsingham Youth Club Management Committee 700306 £0 In default two years or more 31 December 2021
The Equal Partnership 1104704 £0 In default two years or more 31 December 2017
Pont and District Community Association 1101396 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2017

Showing the largest 60 of 74. The CSV has them all.

The largest charities that work only in Durham

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Beamish Museum 1122366 £19.1m
2 The Auckland Project 1146219 £14.5m
3 Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation 1023407 £14.1m
4 Barnard Castle School 1125375 £12.3m
5 11arches 1159011 £10.5m
6 The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and ST Cuthbert of Durham 1205971 £5.9m
7 ST Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham 519767 £4.8m
8 Redhills CIO 1193927 £4.3m
9 ST Chad's College Durham 1142958 £4.2m
10 The Bowes Museum 1079639 £3.9m
11 ST Cuthbert's College Ushaw 527408 £3.1m
12 Moving on (Durham) Ltd 1111581 £2.3m
13 Citizens Advice County Durham 1151790 £2.2m
14 Roc Solid 1123959 £2.0m
15 Durham County Carers Support 1069278 £1.8m
16 East Durham Community Development Trust Ltd 1117642 £1.7m
17 DHS Educational Foundation 1119995 £1.6m
18 Age Concern Durham County 1122008 £1.5m
19 S W Durham Training Limited 518211 £1.3m
20 Durham Action on Single Housing Ltd 501556 £1.3m
21 1ST Burnmoor Scout Group 525189 £1.2m
22 The Zurbaran Trust 1146437 £1.1m
23 Sacriston Community Association 1204218 £1.1m
24 Durham Community Action Limited 229119 £1.0m
25 East Durham Partnership Limited 1090261 £957k

The largest charities working in Durham

Including national charities that name Durham among their areas.

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Everyturn 519332 £41.2m
2 The Percy Hedley Foundation 515943 £40.5m
3 North East Autism Society 1028260 £36.7m
4 The Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School 1114424 £22.2m
5 Education and Services for People with Autism Limited 1037868 £20.9m
6 Beamish Museum 1122366 £19.1m
7 Dame Allan's Schools 1084965 £19.1m
8 ST Oswald's Hospice Limited 503386 £17.6m
9 The Auckland Project 1146219 £14.5m
10 Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation 1023407 £14.1m
11 ST Cuthbert's Care 512912 £13.6m
12 Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle 1143450 £12.9m
13 The Durham Diocesan Board of Finance 248287 £12.5m
14 Barnard Castle School 1125375 £12.3m
15 Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association 1191033 £10.7m
16 The Oaklea Trust 1091722 £10.7m
17 11arches 1159011 £10.5m
18 Newcastle United Foundation 1124896 £7.9m
19 Harbour Support Services 1086897 £7.6m
20 The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and ST Cuthbert of Durham 1205971 £5.9m
21 Foundation of Light 1089333 £5.6m
22 ST Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham 519767 £4.8m
23 Pioneering Care Partnership 1067888 £4.6m
24 The Greatham Foundation Ltd 1123540 £4.5m
25 Redhills CIO 1193927 £4.3m

What they work on

Education/training 745General Charitable Purposes 545Amateur Sport 346Arts/culture/heritage/science 345Disability 299Recreation 278The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 267The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 266

Areas of operation are what each charity tells the Charity Commission. A charity can name several. How this site counts.