Registered charity (CIO) · Durham
Durham City Youth Project
- 8 trustees
- Income £296k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alexander Richard Westgarth TaylorChair · since 2017
- Donald Clifford IrvingTrustee · since 2022
- Elizabeth Jane PearsTrustee · since 2025
- Keneth GatesTrustee · since 2017
- MS Aurielia SmithTrustee · since 2017
- Rachael Patricia PerryTrustee · since 2025
- Roderic James JohnstonTrustee · since 2017
- Susan Anne McneillTrustee · since 2017
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
- Where
- Durham
- Website
- www.durhamcityyouthproject.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£296k£212k
- 2025£177k£194k
- 2024£244k£221k
Earlier years
- 2023£168k£157k
- 2022£197k£163k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 18% · Government grants 30%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN DURHAM CITY (AND THE SURROUNDING AREA) THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Grants received
39 grants · £474,747 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
- BBC Children in Need · £106,260 (3 grants)
- Point North · £104,805 (17 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £85,000 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £68,512 (3 grants)
- The Ballinger Charitable Trust · £41,199 (5 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Alexander Richard Westgarth Taylor Chair since 2017
- Donald Clifford Irving since 2022
- Elizabeth Jane Pears since 2025
- Keneth Gates since 2017
- MS Aurielia Smith since 2017
- Roderic James Johnston since 2017
- Rachael Patricia Perry since 2025
- Susan Anne Mcneill since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexander Richard Westgarth Taylor Chair since 2017
- Keneth Gates since 2017
- MS Aurielia Smith since 2017
- Roderic James Johnston since 2017
- Susan Anne Mcneill since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Donald Clifford Irving since 2022
- Keneth Gates since 2017
- MS Aurielia Smith since 2017
- Roderic James Johnston since 2017
- Rachael Patricia Perry since 2025
- Susan Anne Mcneill since 2017
Portfolio (2)
- Alexander Richard Westgarth Taylor Chair since 2017
- Elizabeth Jane Pears since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1173498
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Jun 2017
- Contact on the register
- 01913832819 · DURHAMCITYCENTREYOUTHPROJECT@GMAIL.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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