Registered charity · Darlington
First Stop Darlington
3.The Charity?s objects (?the Objects?) are the relief of those persons in the Borough of Darlington and its surrounding areas, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress, in particular by the provision of a centre from which advice,...
- 5 trustees
- Income £243k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment and 3 more
- Where
- Darlington
- Website
- www.firststopdarlington.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- First Stop Darlington
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£243k£230k
- 2025£235k£232k
- 2024£263k£263k
Earlier years
- 2023£196k£219k
- 2022£144k£150k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.The Charity?s objects (?the Objects?) are the relief of those persons in the Borough of Darlington and its surrounding areas, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress, in particular by the provision of a centre from which advice, support, training and other activities are delivered to help them towards wellbeing and work.
Grants received
39 grants · £1,957,132 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £801,830 (6 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £524,460 (5 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £147,410 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £146,500 (7 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £134,800 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Bernadette Mary Chapman since 2016
- Christine Tarran since 2025
- David Hemingway since 2025
- Debra Irving since 2020
- John William Kilgour since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Bernadette Mary Chapman since 2016
- Debra Irving since 2020
- John William Kilgour since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Bernadette Mary Chapman since 2016
- Christine Tarran since 2025
- David Hemingway since 2025
- John William Kilgour since 2014
Portfolio (1)
- Debra Irving since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1073822
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/10/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/10/2011 as amended on 09 Feb 2021 as amended on 16 Mar 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 03647391 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01325254463 · info@firststopdarlington.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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