First Stop Darlington
Registered charity 1073822 Registered since 1999
Operates: Darlington
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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
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Watson Hope Foundation 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara ( Ggsg ) Similar size; both Human rights
- Derbyshire Lgbt+ LTD Similar size; both Human rights
- The Autumn Centre LTD Similar size; both Human rights
- Stanhill Foundation Similar size; both Human rights
- Hope Church Luton Trust Similar size; both Human rights
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.firststopdarlington.org.uk |
| info@firststopdarlington.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01325254463 |
| Address | 32 Houndgate, Darlington, DL1 5RH |
Finances
£235,037 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £239,584 | £168,989 |
| 2022 | £143,588 | £149,587 |
| 2023 | £196,344 | £219,077 |
| 2024 | £263,371 | £262,554 |
| 2025 | £235,037 | £231,629 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityRecreationOther Charitable PurposesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable 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.
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
Trustees (5)
- Bernadette Mary Chapmanage band 60-64 since 2016
- Christine Tarranage band 55-59 since 2025
- David Hemingwayage band 50-54 since 2025
- Debra Irvingage band 60-64 since 2020
- John William Kilgour since 2014
Linked company (Companies House)
First Stop Darlington · 03647391 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 09/10/1998
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (1)
- The Watson Hope Foundation 1 shared trustee
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