EASINGTON LANE COMMUNITY ACCESS POINT 

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Easington Lane Community Access Point (ELCAP)
£60,000	10/03/2023	Towards salary costs
County Durham Community Foundation - OPEL Lunch Club
£4,320	20/12/2022	To support the transport costs for a lunch club.
County Durham Community Foundation - The Banks Group ELCAP Core Funding
£5,000	14/12/2022	Towards the core costs of the charity
County Durham Community Foundation - Polytunnel power
£3,422	09/11/2022	The installation of an electrical supply
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Easington Lane Community Access Point
£5,000	16/12/2021	The Community Transport Scheme providing a regular shopping bus service in Sunderland into Durham during 2022
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The charitable costs of the organisation’s work to address community needs in Sunderland arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£20,000	27/05/2021	The charitable costs of the organisation’s work to address community needs in Sunderland arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Easington Lane Community Access Point
£20,000	27/05/2021	The charitable costs of the organisation’s work to address community needs in Sunderland arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Easington Lane Community Access Point (ELCAP) 1
£15,000	05/03/2021	Towards core costs of operation
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Easington Lane Community Access Point
£30,000	29/01/2021 12	Grant to support the organisations running costs.
County Durham Community Foundation - Conference Room REfurb
£4,935	26/11/2020	Towards the conference room refurbishment.
County Durham Community Foundation - Garden Polytunnel
£4,098	18/11/2020	To purchase a garden polytunnel.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£36,166	03/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for vulnerable people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
£10,000	30/04/2020	Support for vulnerable people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for vulnerable people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
£10,000	30/04/2020	support for vulnerable people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Easington Lane Community Access Point
£4,500	24/04/2020	COVID19 : purchase of a vehicle equipment for a charity that works with senior citizens in Tyne and Wear
National Lottery Community Fund - ELCAP Transport
£72,908	17/10/2019 24	The funding will provide a mini bus and drive to help those in the community who are geographically isolated gain access to vital transport. The aim is to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Easington Lane Community Access Point
£10,000	03/09/2019	purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with older people in Tyne and Wear
County Durham Community Foundation - Training Room updating
£3,500	21/11/2018	Towards a training room update.
County Durham Community Foundation - The Brickgarth Community Garden & Allotment
£4,272	02/08/2018	To support the Brickgarth Community Garden and Allotment.
County Durham Community Foundation - Hall Refurbishment
£4,828	26/09/2017	Towards a hall refurbishment project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Hall Refurbishment
£4,180	26/04/2017	Towards the Hall Refurbishment.
County Durham Community Foundation - Window replacement.
£5,000	23/09/2016	Towards new windows.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Easington Lane Community Access Point
£17,200	27/09/2013	ELCAP is a community hub located in the centre of the village of Easington Lane. They deliver a whole raft of services and activities to the community.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

Trustees (11)

Legal constitution

• Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2002, number: 1093390
• Registered at Companies House on 05/10/2001, number: 04299792

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

• 09/09/2016 - Asset transfer in from ELEMORE MINERS INSTITUTE AND RECREATION GROUND
• 30/03/2021 - Asset transfer in from ELEMORE LADIES CLUB

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

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

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EASINGTON LANE DISTRICT, HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING AND SURROUNDING AREAS