Communities Together Durham

Registered charity 1157214 · since 2014communitiestogetherdurham.org.uk·Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland·Updated 31 October 2026

Key takeaways

Communities Together Durham's objects centre on Christian-based charities and local churches, and its Bridge Project works with churches, so a group with a faith basis or church links is the closest fit, though no formal eligibility rule is set out in its annual report or on its website.
The only grant amount given is £5,000, paid to five larger established projects, and the annual report gives no grants total or typical size, so a modest request tied to one specific project is a sensible starting point.
No application process is published, so the practical first step is to contact the charity using the contact shown, and its annual report and website say nothing about deadlines or how competitive its funding is.
Its described work stresses building contacts with local churches and community groups, which suggests relationships may be central to how it operates.

Overview

Communities Together Durham is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1157214).

Communities Together Durham is a registered charity that aims to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian-based charities, mainly through information, advice, support and infrastructure, and to relieve financial hardship through grants, goods or services. Its listed theme is poverty relief. Its Bridge Project works with churches on coaching, partnerships, fundraising and access to a small-grants scheme. It has supported five larger established projects with grants of £5,000.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation’s objects include promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian-based charities through information, advice, support and infrastructure, and relieving financial hardship through grants, goods or services. Its reported grant activity includes small grants for holiday clubs and support for larger established projects focused on core costs and enabling future developments. It says it continues to broaden contacts with local churches and community groups to promote sustainable responses to poverty in the region. The Bridge Project works with churches to challenge poverty, offering coaching, support with partnerships and fundraising, and access to a small-grants scheme. The site describes this as practical, faithful and sustainable support for local responses.

Themes

Poverty relief

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£76,539	£79,001	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£147,733	£125,831	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£248,086	£235,372	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£356,941	£271,961	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£361,999	£355,627	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.