Citizens Advice County Durham

Registered charity 1151790 Registered since 2013

Operates: Durham

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

5.1y median 5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11y

average years in governance

7 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 8Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Other services 9Arts and leisure 1Construction 1

Boards that share trustees

The Project Genesis Trust 1 shared trustee
Durham Christian Partnership 1 shared trustee
Eden Miner's Centre 1 shared trustee
The Church Estate 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Durham Christian Partnership 1 shared trustee
The Project Genesis Trust 1 shared trustee
Eden Miner's Centre 1 shared trustee
The Church Estate 1 shared trustee
Coventry Haven Similar size; both Human rights
Justice Defenders Similar size; both Human rights

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.citizensadvicecd.org.uk
Email	enquiries@citizensadvicecd.org.uk
Phone	0300 323 1000
Address	71 HIGH STREET, SPENNYMOOR, COUNTY DURHAM, DL16 6BB

Finances

£2,165,915 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£3,722,172	£3,438,123
2022	£3,619,816	£3,338,332
2023	£3,582,606	£3,534,216
2024	£2,749,187	£3,412,557
2025	£2,165,915	£2,233,719

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityOther Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSEFOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OFHEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN COUNTY DURHAM.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 JAN 2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/04/2014 as amended on 20 Sep 2022

Trustees (9)

9trustees

71median age

4aged 70+

Succession outlook: 4 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Jennifer Smurthwaiteage 68 Chair since 2022
Adele Barnettage 50 since 2023
Alan Shieldage 74 since 2021
David Blackwellage 76 since 2021
Geoffrey Fieldage 65 since 2026
John Scollenage 64 since 2019
John William Taylorage 82 since 2016
Matthew Tunnicliffe-John since 2026
Michael Smithage 78 since 2014

Linked company (Companies House)

Citizens Advice County Durham · 08357279 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 11/01/2013

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (4)

Eden Miner's Centre 1 shared trustee
The Church Estate 1 shared trustee
The Project Genesis Trust 1 shared trustee
Durham Christian Partnership 1 shared trustee

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