## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From April 2023 To March 2024** ## **Charity name: Northern Children’s Book Festival** **Charity registration number:** 1013065 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote, encourage and develop the
enjoyment of books and stories through a
programme of author, poet and illustrator
visits for children through schools.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Bringing authors to the region and
organising author visit predominantly in
schools and libraries in the North East| |SAudiences: approximately
9,000 in-person
Digital: approx.. 660
21 authors came to the
region, delivering 100
sessions in total, with 2
presenting virtual sessions.
Feedback:
All in-person sessions were
scored either 4 or 5 (Very
good or Excellent).|Para 1.18|The trustees named below confirm that they
have complied with their duty to have due
regard to the commission's public benefit
guidance| **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its|Para 1.20|**Audiences: approximately 9,000 in-person**
**14 authors came to the North East region**
**from across the UK, covering 48 days and**
**delivering 140 sessions in total.**| ||beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||**Feedback:**
**All in-person sessions were scored either 4**
**or 5 (Very good or Excellent). Many schools**
**were repeat bookers from previous years.**|| |---|---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Opening reserves for 23/24 were £13197.56
Closing reserves for 23/24 were £22558.30| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The reserves are held to cover 3 months
operating costs.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£22558.30| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Subscription fees from local library
authorities on an annual basis provide a
regular source of funds for the festival.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Local authority funding constraints meaning
they can no longer contribute the
subscription fees| Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charity Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are nominated by existing board
members
Voting by board members appoints the
person to the board.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
Trustees receive training from Registration
and Support Services CIC| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Charity has a chair of the board of trustees
Board of trustees
Freelance festival coordinator for 30 days
per year
Representatives on Library working group
from each North East Library authority
involved in the festival| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Northern Childrens Book Festival| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1013065| |Charity’s principal address|Newcastle City Library
33 New Bridge Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8AX| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates**
**acted if**
**not for**
**whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Julia Robinson|||| ||Rachel Warkcup|||| ||Eric Fergusson|||| ||Angela Forster|||| ||Taranjeet Singh|||| ||Fiona Hill|||| ||Mark Freeman|||| ||Christine Myhill|||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature: Full name: Julia Robinson Position: NCBF Chair and Principal Librarian, South Tyneside Council Date: 4/10/2024** |**NORTHERN CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL**|**NORTHERN CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**||||||||| |**INCOME**
**2023-2024**
**2023-2024**
**2022-2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Total All funds**
**All funds**
GRANTS
0.00
0.00
0
FESTIVAL COORDINATOR
SPONSORSHIP
0.00
0.00
0
GALA DAY EXPENSES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
6,585.00
6,585.00
6,000
NCBF EVALUATION
BOOK SALES
12,543.88
12,543.88
7,294
AUTHOR FEES GALA DAY
TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION
0.00
0.00
-60
AUTHOR EXPENSES
GALA DAY INCOME
16,865.00
16,865.00
7,055
BOOK PURCHASES
BANK INTEREST RECEIVED
0.00
0.00
0
ACCOUNTANT/BOOK KEEPER
IT/INTERNET
SUNDRIES
BANK CHARGES
**TOTAL**
**35,993.88**
**35,993.88**
**20,289**
**TOTAL**
Surplus (Deficit) for the year
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**35,993.88**
**35,993.88**
**20,289**
**FUNDS AT 31ST MARCH 2024**
Brought forward at 31/3/23
13,197.56
Transfer of funds
0.00
Surplus (Deficit) for the year
9,360.74
Carried forward at 31/3/24
22,558.30
##
**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH 2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**TOTAL**
**FUNDS**
~~_} ~~||**EXPENDITURE**
**2023-2024**
**2023-2024**
**2022-2023**
**Summary**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**All funds**
**Outanding sales Invoices 2023/24**
5,250.00
5,250.00
3,900
11/19/2023 Middlesbrough Council
2023/17
Author Fees
700.00
2,136.40
2,136.40
288
3/4/2024 Durham CountyCouncil
2023/26
Book Sales
1489.09
0.00
0.00
0
3/7/2024 Newcastle CityCouncil
2023/29
Book Sales
963.10
14,684.00
14,684.00
5,610
3/7/2024 South Tyneside Council
2023/33
Book Sales
626.00
857.64
857.64
0
3/4/2024 Gateshead Council
2023/37
Book Sales
2851.17
2,615.34
2,615.34
6,031
576.00
576.00
906
**Total Outstanding as of 31st March 2024**
**6629.36**
323.76
323.76
384
100.00
100.00
60
90.00
90.00
90
**26,633.14**
**26,633.14 #**
**17,269**
**9,360.74**
**9,360.74**
**3,021**
**35,993.88**
**35,993.88**
**20,289**
**Unresticted**
**Funds**
**Total All**
**funds**
~~|=~~||||||| |**ASSETS**||**ACCUMULATED FUND**||||||| |**2023-2024**
**2022-2023**|||**2023-2024**|**2022-2023**||||| |**£**
**£**
CASH AT BANK
15,928.94
12,932
DEBORTS
0
Less Accrued Expenses
0
Less Deferred Income
6,629.36
265
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**22,558.30**
**13,197.56**
**Independent Examiner's Statement**
**In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:**
**_(1) (i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that any material repsect the requirments_**
~~SI~~|FUND BROUGHT FORWARD
SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR
DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR
Unrestricted funds
**FUND CARRIED FORWARD**|**Charles & Co.**
**Office 22A The Off Quay Building**|**£**
13,197.56
9,360.74
22,558.30
**22,558.30**
**Office 22A The Off Quay Building**|**£**
8,675
4,523
13,198
**13,197.56**|OL|||| **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charles & Co.
Office 22A The Off Quay Building
Foundry Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1LH David Graham FCCA Date: 24 [th] April 2024
**----- End of picture text -----**
_**(1) (i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that any material repsect the requirments to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act, and**_ _**ii) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirments of the 2011 Act has not been met, or (2) to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.**_ ## **Income NCBF 2023/24** |**Date**|**Name**|**Invoice no**|**Deatils**|**Grants**|**Donation/**
**Sponsorship**|**Local**
**Authorities**|**Book Sales**|**Travel &**
**Accommoda**
**tion**|**Gala Day**
**Income**|**Bank**
**interest**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |4/27/2023|Darlington Borough Council|2023/01|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Durham CountyCouncil|2023/02|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Gateshead Council|2023/03|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/04|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Middlesbrough Council|2023/05|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Newcastle CityCouncil|2023/06|Subscripton|||1085.00|||||1085.00| |4/27/2023|North Tyneside council|2023/07|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Northumberland CountyCouncil|2023/08|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council|2023/09|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|South Tyneside Council|2023/10|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Stockton On Tees Borough Council|2023/11|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Sunderland City Council|2023/12|Subscripton|||500.00|||||500.00| |11/19/2023|Darlington Borough Council|2023/13|Author Fees||||||1050.00||1050.00| |11/19/2023|Durham CountyCouncil|2023/14|Author Fees||||||1400.00||1400.00| |11/19/2023|Gateshead Council|2023/15|Author Fees||||||3500.00||3500.00| |11/19/2023|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/16|Author Fees||||||350.00||350.00| |11/19/2023|Middlesbrough Council|2023/17|Author Fees||||||700.00||700.00| |11/19/2023|Newcastle cityCouncil|2023/18|Author Fees||||||815.00||815.00| |11/19/2023|North Tyneside Council|2023/19|Author Fees||||||2800.00||2800.00| |11/19/2023|Northumberland County Council|2023/20|Author Fees||||||1750.00||1750.00| |11/19/2023|Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council|2023/21|Author Fees||||||350.00||350.00| |11/20/2023|South Tyneside Council|2023/22|Author Fees||||||1050.00||1050.00| |11/19/2023|Stockton On Tees Borough Council|2023/23|Author Fees||||||1400.00||1400.00| |11/19/2023|Sunderland City Council|2023/24|Author Fees||||||1400.00||1400.00| |12/28/2023|Darlington Borough Council|2023/25|Book Sales||||545.24||||545.24| |3/4/2024|Durham CountyCouncil|2023/26|Book Sales||||1489.09||||1489.09| |1/6/2024|Gateshead Council|2023/27|Book Sales||||272.61||||272.61| |12/28/2023|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/28|Book Sales||||399.50||||399.50| |3/7/2024|Newcastle CityCouncil|2023/29|Book Sales||||963.10||||963.10| |3/11/2024|North Tyneside Council|2023/30|Book Sales||||3307.68||||3307.68| ||Not used|2023/31|||||||||0.00| |12/28/2023|Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council|2023/32|Book Sales||||286.59||||286.59| |3/7/2024|South Tyneside Council|2023/33|Book Sales||||626.00||||626.00| |2/6/2024|Stockton On Tees Borough Council|2023/34|Book Sales||||1112.84||||1112.84| |12/28/2023|Sunderland CityCouncil|2023/35|Book Sales||||690.06||||690.06| |12/1/2023|Natnal Literacy Trust|2023/36|Author Fees||||||300.00||300.00| |3/4/2024|Gateshead Council|2023/37|Book Sales||||2851.17||||2851.17| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| ||||||||||||0.00| |||||**0.00**|**0.00**|**6,585.00**|**12,543.88**|**0.00**|**16,865.00**|**0.00**|**35,993.88**| ## **Bank Account 2023/24 NORTHERN CHILDREN'S BOOK FEST** |**Income**|**Income**|**Income**|**Income**|**Income**|**Expenditure**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**April**|||||| ||**Opening Balance**||**12932.12**||18th| |12th|Oxford Univ Press|2022/44|113.63||27th| |18th|Middlesbrough Council|2022/31|151.81||29th| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**13197.56**||||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**May**|||||2nd| ||**Opening Balance**||**12911.66**||18th| |5th|North Tyneside Council|2023/07|500.00||18th| |11th|Newcastle CityCouncil|2023/06|1085.00||20th| |19th|Sunderlanc CC|2023/12|500.00||29th| |24th|Durham County Council|2023/02|500.00||| |26th|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/04|500.00||| |30th|Stockton BC|2023/11|500.00||| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**16496.66**||||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**June**|||||17th| ||**Opening Balance**||**14586.76**||29th| |1st|South Tyneside Council|2023/10|500.00||| |12th|Middlesbrough Council|2023/05|500.00||| |20th|Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council|2023/09|500.00||| |26th|Northumberland County Council|2023/08|500.00||| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**16586.76**||||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**July**|||||18th| ||**Opening Balance**||**16576.86**||29th| |26th|GMBC|2023/03|500.00||| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**17076.86**||||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**Aug**|||||17th| ||**Opening Balance**||**17066.96**||29th| |7th|Darlington Borough Council|2023/01|500.00||| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**17566.96**||||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**Sept**|||||8th| ||**Opening Balance**||**17557.06**||8th| ||||||8th| ||||||13th| ||||||17th| ||||||29th| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**17557.06**||||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**Oct**|||||18th| ||**Opening Balance**||**15692.24**||20th| ||||||20th| ||||||20th| ||||||20th| ||||||20th| ||||||20th| ||||||20th| ||||||22nd| ||||||29th| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**15692.24**||||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**Nov**|||||8th| ||**Opening Balance**||**14358.75**||8th| |13th|Travel Lodge - Refund|Purchase ref: 39 (30)|98.78||8th| |18th|Travel Lodge - Refund|Purchase ref: 37 (31)|80.74||13th| |28th|North Tyneside Council|2003/19|2800.00||15th| ||||||15th| ||||||15th| ||||||16th| ||||||16th| ||||||17th| ||||||17th| ||||||17th| ||||||17th| ||||||20th| ||||||22nd| ||||||23rd| ||||||23rd| ||||||23rd| ||||||24th| ||||||28th| ||||||28th| ||||||28th| ||||||28th| ||||||28th| ||||||29th| ||||||29th| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**17338.27**||||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|||||Date| |**Dec**
**Opening Balance**
**11974.41**|||||8th| ||**Opening Balance**||**11974.41**||8th| |2nd|LNER Refund|Refund|12.50||8th| |14th|Durham County Council|2023/14|1400.00||8th| |15th|Darlington Borugh Council|2023/13|1050.00||8th| |19th|The National Literacy Trust|2023/36|300.00||8th| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |19th|Redcard & Cleveland Borough Council|2023/21|350.00||8th| |19th|Sunderland County Council|2023/24|1400.00||8th| |21st|Newcastle CityCouncil|2023/18|815.00||8th| |21st|Northumberland County Council|2023/20|1750.00||8th| |22nd|South Tyneside Council|2023/22|1050.00||8th| ||||||19th| ||||||19th| ||||||19th| ||||||19th| ||||||19th| ||||||20th| ||||||23rd| ||||||28th| ||||||29th| ||||||| ||**Totals**||**20101.91**||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref|||Income||Date| |**Jan**|||||9th| ||**Opening Balance**||**5451.32**||17th| |18th|Sunderland County Council|2023/35|690.06||29th| |26th|Stockton Borough Council|2023/23|1400.00||| |29th|Darlington Borough Council|2023/25|545.24||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Totals**||**8086.62**||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref|||Income||Date| |**Feb**|||||17th| ||**Opening Balance**||**7476.72**||| |2nd|Redcar & Cleveland Borough council|2023/32|286.59||| |13th|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/28|399.50||| |19th|Gateshead Metropolitan Bourgh Council|2023/15|3500.00||| |20th|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/16|350.00||| |28th|Gateshead Metropolitan Bourgh Council|2023/27|272.61||| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Totals**||**12285.42**||| ||||||| |Date
Description
Ref
Income|Date
Description
Ref
Income|Date
Description
Ref
Income|Date
Description
Ref
Income|Date
Description
Ref
Income|Date| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Mar**|||||1st| ||**Opening Balance**||**12277.92**||19th| |7th|Stockton Borough Council|2023/34|1112.84||27th| |13th|North Tyneside Council|2023/30|3307.68||29th| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Totals**
**16698.44**||||| ||||||| ## **TIVAL** |Description
Our ref
Details
Expenditure|Description
Our ref
Details
Expenditure|Description
Our ref
Details
Expenditure|Description
Our ref
Details
Expenditure| |---|---|---|---| ||||| |Bank Charages|1||7.50| |Gail Temperley|2||276.00| |Ionos|3||2.40| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**285.90**| |**Balance Carried Forward**
**R**
**12911.66**|||| |Description
Our ref
Details
Expenditure|||| |Charles & Co.|4||300.00| |Bank Charges|5||7.50| |Registration & Reference|7||100.00| |Catherine Scott|6||1500.00| |Ionos|||2.40| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**1909.90**| |**Balance Carried Forward**
**R**
**14586.76**|||| |Description
Bank ref
Details
Expenditure|||| |Bank Charges|9||7.50| |Ionos|10||2.40| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**9.90**| |**Balance Carried Forward**
**R**
**16576.86**|||| |Description
Our ref
Details
Expenditure|||| |Bank Charges|11||7.50| |Ionas|12||2.40| ||||| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**9.90**| |**Balance Carried Forward**
**R**
**17066.96**|||| |Description
Our ref
Details
Expenditure|||| |Bank Charges|13||7.50| |Ionos|14||2.40| ||||| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**9.90**| |**Balance Carried Forward**
**R**
**17557.06**|||| |Description
Our Ref
Details
Expenditure|||| |Travellodge|15||152.47| |Travellodge|16||112.38| |Travellodge|17||90.07| |Catherine Scott|18||1500.00| |Bank Charges|19||7.50| |Ionos|20||2.40| |---|---|---|---| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**1864.82**| |**Balance Carried Forward**
**R**
**15692.24**|||| |Description
Our Ref
Details
Expenditure|||| |Bank Charges|21||7.50| |Travel Lodge|22||284.47| |Travel Lodge|23||171.42| |Travel Lodge|24||145.62| |Travel Lodge|25||131.38| |Travel Lodge|26||104.78| |Travel Lodge|30||104.78| |Travel Lodge|27||93.38| |Zoom|28||287.76| |Ionos|29||2.40| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**1333.49**| |**Balance Carried Forward**
**R**
**14358.75**|||| |Description
Bank ref
Details
Expenditure|||| |Travel Lodge||31|161.78| |Travel Lodge||32|138.03| |Travel Lodge||33|234.12| |Premior Inn||34|147.48| |LNER||35|5.60| |LNER||36|5.60| |Northern Rail||51|3.50| |Northern Rail||52|12.30| |LNER||50|9.60| |BKG Hotel Booking.com||38|93.26| |Northern Rail||40|5.80| |Northern Rail||41|3.30| |Bank Charges||42|7.50| |LNER||43|19.60| |LNER||44|9.60| |LNER||45|3.40| |LNER||46|15.80| |LNER||47|20.30| |Northern Rail||48|15.60| |Paul Cookson||55|1783.70| |Steve Skidmore||58|1080.00| |GuyBass||59|909.00| |C A Howe||54|600.00| |Steve Skidmore||57|65.25| |Amazon||61|11.34| |Ionos||56|2.40| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**5363.86**| |**Balance Carried Forward**
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**11974.41**|||| |Description
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Expenditure|||| |Daniel Tawse||66|1050.00| |Tina Maisie||78|900.00| |Vashti Hardy||60|900.00| |Nishani Reed||77|900.00| |Alan Windram||75|813.30| |Jason Korsner||64|775.39| |---|---|---|---| |Ian Brown||67|720.00| |Dominic Conlon||53|695.00| |TraceyCorderoy||65|600.00| |Dan Smith||63|300.00| |Daniel Tawse||66|150.00| |Bank charges||72|7.50| |Marie Basting||69|900.00| |Andrew ruffell||70|600.00| |Hester Davis||62|600.00| |Laura Mucha||68|600.00| |Richard Drake||17|2604.00| |M & S||79|33.00| |Catherine Scott||74|1500.00| |IONOS||73|2.40| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**14650.59**| |**Balance Carried Forward**||**R**
**5451.32**|| |Description
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Expenditure|| |James Harris||76|600.00| |Bank Charges||80|7.50| |IONOS||81|2.40| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**609.90**| |**Balance Carried Forward**||**R**
**7476.72**|| |Description
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Expenditure|| |Bank Charges||83|7.50| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**7.50**| |**Balance Carried Forward**||**R**
**12277.92**|| |Description
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Expenditure|Details
Expenditure| |---|---|---|---| |Ionos||82|6.00| |Bank Charges||84|7.50| |Catherine Scott||85|750.00| |Ionos||86|6.00| ||||| ||||| |**Total Expenditure**|||**769.50**| |**Balance Carried Forward**||**R**
**15928.94**|| ||||| |**Bank Balance**||**15928.94**|| **NCBF - Sales Invoices 2023-24** |**Date**
**Name**
**Invoice No**|**Date**
**Name**
**Invoice No**|**Date**
**Name**
**Invoice No**|**Details**|**NCBF Subscription**|**Authors Fees**|**Book Sales**|**Travel &**
**Accomodation**|**Total Invoice**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |4/27/2023|Darlington Borough Council|2023/01|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Durham CountyCouncil|2023/02|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Gateshead Council|2023/03|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/04|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Middlesbrough Council|2023/05|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Newcastle CityCouncil|2023/06|Subscripton|1085.00||||1085.00| |4/27/2023|North Tyneside council|2023/07|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Northumberland CountyCouncil|2023/08|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council|2023/09|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|South Tyneside Council|2023/10|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Stockton On Tees Borough Council|2023/11|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |4/27/2023|Sunderland CityCouncil|2023/12|Subscripton|500.00||||500.00| |11/19/2023|Darlington Borough Council|2023/13|Author Fees||1050.00|||1050.00| |11/19/2023|Durham CountyCouncil|2023/14|Author Fees||1400.00|||1400.00| |11/19/2023|Gateshead Council|2023/15|Author Fees||3500.00|||3500.00| |11/19/2023|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/16|Author Fees||350.00|||350.00| |11/19/2023|Middlesbrough Council|2023/17|Author Fees||700.00|||700.00| |11/19/2023|Newcastle cityCouncil|2023/18|Author Fees||815.00|||815.00| |11/19/2023|North Tyneside Council|2023/19|Author Fees||2800.00|||2800.00| |11/19/2023|Northumberland CountyCouncil|2023/20|Author Fees||1,750.00|||1750.00| |11/19/2023|Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council|2023/21|Author Fees||350.00|||350.00| |11/20/2023|South Tyneside Council|2023/22|Author Fees||1,050.00|||1050.00| |11/19/2023|Stockton On Tees Borough Council|2023/23|Author Fees||1,400.00|||1400.00| |11/19/2023|Sunderland CityCouncil|2023/24|Author Fees||1,400.00|||1400.00| |12/28/2023|Darlington Borough Council|2023/25|Book Sales|||545.24||545.24| |3/4/2024|Durham CountyCouncil|2023/26|Book Sales|||1,489.09||1489.09| |1/6/2024|Gateshead Council|2023/27|Book Sales|||272.61||272.61| |12/28/2023|Hartlepool Borough Council|2023/28|Book Sales|||399.50||399.50| |3/7/2024|Newcastle CityCouncil|2023/29|Book Sales|||963.10||963.10| |3/11/2024|North Tyneside Council|2023/30|Book Sales|||3,307.68||3307.68| ||Not used|2023/31||||||0.00| |12/28/2023|Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council|2023/32|Book Sales|||286.59||286.59| |3/7/2024|South Tyneside Council|2023/33|Book Sales|||626.00||626.00| |2/6/2024|Stockton On Tees Borough Council|2023/34|Book Sales|||1,112.84||1112.84| |12/28/2023|Sunderland CityCouncil|2023/35|Book Sales|||690.06||690.06| |12/1/2023|Natnal LiteracyTrust|2023/36|Author Fees||300.00|||300.00| |3/4/2024|Gateshead Council|2023/37|Book Sales|||2,851.17||2851.17| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||||||0.00| |||||**6585.00**|**16865.00**|**12543.88**|**0.00**|**35993.88**| |||||||||| ||||||**Breakdown**|||**Invoiced**| ||||||NCBF Subscsriptions|||6,585.00| ||||||Author Fees|||16,865.00| ||||||Book Sales|||12,543.88| ||||||Travel & Accommod|ation||0.00| |||||||**Total Breakdown**||**35,993.88**| Sales Invoices ## **Unpaid Sales invoices from 2022-2023** |**Date**|**Name**|**Invoice no**|**Deatls**|**Grants**|**Donaton/**
**Sponsorship**|**Local**
**Authorites**|**Book Sales**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2/16/2023|Middlesbrough Council|2022/31|Book Sales||||151.81| |2/16/2023|Oxford University Press|2022/44|Book Sles||||113.63| ||||||||| |**Travel &**
**Accommod**
**aton**|**Gala Day**
**Income**|**Bank**
**interest**|**Total**|**Date Paid**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||151.81|18/04/23| ||||113.63|12/04/23| ||||265.44|| ## **NORTHERN CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024** ||**INCOME**||||||**EXPENDITURE**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**2023-2024**|**2023-2024**||**2022-2023**|||**2023-2024**|**2023-2024**
**2022-2023**| ||**£**|**£**||**£**|||**£**|**£**
**£**| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Total All funds**||**All funds**|||**Unresticted**
**Funds**|**All funds**
**Total All**
**funds**| |GRANTS|0.00|0.00||0||FESTIVAL COORDINATOR|5,250.00|5,250.00
3,900| |SPONSORSHIP|0.00|0.00||0||GALA DAY EXPENSES|2,136.40|2,136.40
288| |LOCAL AUTHORITIES|6,585.00|6,585.00||6,000||NCBF EVALUATION|0.00|0.00
0| |BOOK SALES|12,543.88|12,543.88||7,294||AUTHOR FEES GALA DAY|14,684.00|14,684.00
5,610| |TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION|0.00|0.00||-60||AUTHOR EXPENSES|857.64|857.64
0| |GALA DAY INCOME|16,865.00|16,865.00||7,055||BOOK PURCHASES|2,615.34|2,615.34
6,031| |BANK INTEREST RECEIVED|0.00|0.00||0||ACCOUNTANT/BOOK KEEPER
IT/INTERNET
SUNDRIES
BANK CHARGES|576.00
323.76
100.00
90.00|576.00
906
323.76
384
100.00
60
90.00
90| |**TOTAL**|**35,993.88**|**35,993.88**||**20,289**||**TOTAL**|**26,633.14**|**26,633.14 #**
**17,269**| |Surplus (Deficit) for the year|**0.00**|**0.00**||**0.00**|||**9,360.74**|**9,360.74**
**3,021**| ||**35,993.88**|**35,993.88**||**20,289**|||**35,993.88**|**35,993.88**
**20,289**| ||||**FUNDS AT 31ST MARCH 2024**|||||| |Brought forward at 31/3/23
Transfer of funds
Surplus (Deficit) for the year|**TOTAL FUNDS**
13,197.56
0.00
9,360.74|||||||| |Carried forward at 31/3/24|22,558.30||##|||||| |||**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH 2024**||||||| ||**ASSETS**||||||**ACCUMULATED FUND**|| |||**2023-2024**||**2022-2023**||||**2023-2024**
**2022-2023**| |||**£**||**£**||||**£**
**£**| |CASH AT BANK||15,928.94||12,932||FUND BROUGHT FORWARD||13,197.56
8,675| |DEBORTS||||0||SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR||9,360.74
4,523| |Less Accrued Expenses||||0||DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR||| |Less Deferred Income||6,629.36||265||Unrestricted funds||22,558.30
13,198| |**TOTAL ASSETS**||**22,558.30**||**13,197.56**||**FUND CARRIED FORWARD**||**22,558.30**
**13,197.56**| ## **Summary** |19/11/2023|Middlesbrough Council|2023/17|Author Fees|700.00| |---|---|---|---|---| |04/03/2024|Durham County Council|2023/26|Book Sales|1489.09| |07/03/2024|Newcastle CityCouncil|2023/29|Book Sales|963.10| |07/03/2024|South Tyneside Council|2023/33|Book Sales|626.00| |04/03/2024|Gateshead Council|2023/37|Book Sales|2851.17| **Independent Examiner's Statement** _**(1) (i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that any material repsect the requirments**_ In connection with my examination, no matterhas come to my attention: _**to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act, and**_ _**ii) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirments of the 2011 Act has not been met, or (2) to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.**_ **Charles & Co. Office 22A The Off Quay Building Foundry Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LH David Graham FCCA Date: 24[th] April 2024**