# COUNTY DURHAM ARTS IN EDUCATION AGENCY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1086471
- **Other names:** THE FORGE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 3, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1086471


## Contact

- **Address:** STANLEY EDUCATION CENTRE, STANLEY
- **Postcode:** DH9 0HQ
- **Phone:** 01207284515
- **Email:** enquiries@intheforge.com
- **Website:** www.intheforge.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS IN EDUCATION

**Activities:** County Durham Arts in Education was established in 2001. It trades under the name of The Forge and provides an arts in education service to young people principally in County Durham and the wider region.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Redcar And Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-tees
- Sunderland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £239444 | £279424 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £441968 | £283311 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £178926 | £229074 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £224156 | £212996 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £132999 | £153399 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MICHAEL GILBEY** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 17, 2013
- Alison Nicholson — appointed Feb. 5, 2024
- Dr Judy Ann Thomas — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Gillian Elizabeth Callaghan — appointed Oct. 31, 2019