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Easington Lane Community Access Point

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1093390
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 12, 2002
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Easington Lane District, Houghton-Le-Spring And Surrounding Areas

Address

Address
Easington Lane Community Access Poi
The Access Point
Brickgarth
Easington Lane
DH5 0LE

Contact

Activities

ELCAP is a local charitable organisation run by local people for local people providing training and educational opportunities, childcare and support as well as social and recreational activities. We work in partnership with many other organisations who complement the services we provide.

Objects: The charity's objects (?Objects?) are specifically restricted to the following: 4.1 To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Easington Lane, Hetton, Houghton-le-Spring and surrounding areas without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants;4.2 To establish, or secure the establishment of, a Community Centre and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any statutory authority or other person or body) in furtherance of the Objects;4.3 To provide transport facilities in the area of benefit for people who have special need of such facilities because they are elderly, poor or disabled, people with young children or those living in isolated areas where there are no adequate public transport facilities.4.4 To relieve financial hardship, sickness and poor health amongst elderly people .4.5 To advance education by the establishment and maintenance of a museum.4.6 To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause ?socially excluded? means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).4.7 The advancement or promotion of good health including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering. The Charity shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion. The area of benefit shall be Easington Lane, Hetton, Houghton-le-Spring and surrounding areas.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Durham, Sunderland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £402,036 £352,073
March 31, 2024 £306,856 £375,785
March 31, 2023 £265,068 £335,947
March 31, 2022 £200,350 £277,561
March 31, 2021 £365,839 £210,281

Trustees

Name Appointed
Donald Todd Dec. 10, 2025
David William Geddis Dec. 10, 2025
Ian Murphy Dec. 10, 2025
Janice Embleton Dec. 10, 2025
Kay Louise White Dec. 10, 2025
Linda Cleary Dec. 10, 2025
Priyashanka Kulappu Gamage Dec. 10, 2025
Rita Grey Dec. 10, 2025
Susan Waterston Dec. 10, 2025