# DURHAM AMATEUR FOOTBALL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1145088
- **Other names:** DURHAM AMATEUR FOOTBALL TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 15, 2011
- **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=1145088


## Contact

- **Address:** King James I Academy (The Lodge), South Church Road, BISHOP AUCKLAND, County Durham
- **Postcode:** DL14 7JZ
- **Phone:** 07817900274
- **Email:** DAFT.OFFICE@BTINTERNET.COM
- **Website:** www.thedaft.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF AMATEUR FOOTBALL, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE AMATEUR GAME PLAYED IN THE NORTH-EAST OF ENGLAND DURING THE PERIOD KNOWN AS THE 'GLORY DAYS' IN THE 1950S AND 1960S AND ADDITIONALLY TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROMOTING GRASS ROOTS FOOTBALL.

**Activities:** The Trust exists to celebrate and keep alive the memories of amateur football in the North East and South West County Durham in particular.  Due to Covid activties have been severely restricted.  However Bishop Auckland Football Club opened a shop in November 2021 which gives a showcase for the Trust's collection.

**Area of benefit:** REGIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Durham
- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £2472 | £2997 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £3025 | £3246 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £10237 | £21810 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £11536 | £1502 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £1702 | £1055 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JOHN MICHAEL PHELAN** (Chair) — appointed July 3, 2011
- Alan Stewart — appointed June 5, 2024
- Anne Allen — appointed May 5, 2023
- BARBARA WOOD — appointed July 3, 2011
- Jonathon Robert Hardisty — appointed July 21, 2025
- Michael Thomas Siddle — appointed June 5, 2024
- Peter Clark — appointed June 5, 2024
- Stephen Coulthard — appointed April 24, 2024
- THOMAS GEOFFREY WOOD — appointed Dec. 15, 2011