Discover DH3|County Durham

Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.

Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.

1,029 charities are registered here; the 974 that report income have a combined income of £478.9m and a median of £17,105. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.

County Durham has 101 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.

• Reform UK66
• Liberal Democrats15
• Independent12
• Labour Party5
• Green Party2
• Conservative and Unionist Party1

Among the 974 largest charities here with trustee data, 328 are linked to at least one other through 283 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.

• The Sedgefield District Relief in Need Charity and Howle Hope Estate10 shared board members
• Henry Smith's Charity and Lumley, Burnmoor and Fence Houses Aid in Sickness Fund8 shared board members
• Lumley Hospital and Henry Smith's Charity7 shared board members
• Lumley Hospital and Lumley, Burnmoor and Fence Houses Aid in Sickness Fund7 shared board members
• Durham City Methodists and Durham and Deerness Valley Circuit of The Methodist Church6 shared board members
• Sherburn House Charity and The Sherburn House Educational Foundation6 shared board members
• Weardale Community Transport Limited and Weardale Community Partnership Ltd5 shared board members
• The Sedgefield District Relief in Need Charity and The Sedgefield Educational Foundation5 shared board members
• Howle Hope Estate and The Sedgefield Educational Foundation5 shared board members
• Wolsingham Grammar School Endowment and The Thomas Batty Scholarship Icw Wolsingham County Secondary Grammar School5 shared board members