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title: "Durham Korean Church — charity 1140230 | CharityCompare"
description: "Durham Korean Church (charity 1140230): income £55,256 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile."
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Registered charity · No. 1140230Charitable company

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# Durham Korean Church

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Durham Korean Church is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities.

Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated

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At a glance · official register

## What are the key facts about Durham Korean Church?

Reported income · year ending 2025-11-30

£55,256

Reported spending · year ending 2025-11-30

£53,948

Registered charity number

1140230

Status in source extract

Registered

Charity type

Charitable company

Register contact address detail (not service area)

Ingleby Barwick

Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)

Yes

Website

[durhamchurch.org](http://durhamchurch.org/)

Quick answer

Durham Korean Church (number 1140230) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

## What does Durham Korean Church do?

To advance the Christian faith in the local community and in particular the local Korean community, who can find it difficult to carry out worship and religious studies in a non Korean Church where language, customs and interpretations cause slow progress.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Durham Korean Church

Answers Durham Korean Church gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 November 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

### How much are Durham Korean Church's highest-paid staff paid?

Durham Korean Church's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Durham Korean Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator)

Durham Korean Church's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

### Registration details

Registered as a charity

4 February 2011

Company number

[07437096](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07437096) (Companies House)

Where it says it operates

Durham

## Who it supports and how it works

**Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.

**Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

## What causes is Durham Korean Church registered for?

Overseas Aid/famine ReliefReligious Activities

## Why is there no Clarity Score for Durham Korean Church yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Durham Korean Church.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
[How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)

## What should you check before donating to Durham Korean Church?

- Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
- Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
- Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

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## Frequently asked questions

Is Durham Korean Church a legitimate charity?

The register data used for this profile lists Durham Korean Church as a registered charity (number 1140230) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.

What is Durham Korean Church's charity number?

Durham Korean Church's charity number is 1140230. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.

How do I check charity number 1140230?

Search 1140230 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.

What does Durham Korean Church do?

To advance the Christian faith in the local community and in particular the local Korean community, who can find it difficult to carry out worship and religious studies in a non Korean Church where language, customs and interpretations cause slow progress.

Does Durham Korean Church have reviews and complaints?

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Durham Korean Church. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How can I donate to Durham Korean Church?

Durham Korean Church's website listed in our register data is http://durhamchurch.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.

How much is Durham Korean Church's chief executive paid?

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Durham Korean Church's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Durham Korean Church?

The register records Durham Korean Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.

Are Durham Korean Church's trustees paid?

Durham Korean Church's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

When was Durham Korean Church registered as a charity?

Durham Korean Church was entered on the register on 4 February 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07437096).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04,
used under the
[Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).
Always verify current details on the
[official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1140230&subId=0).