Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Annual financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Registered Charity P¥umber 1030800

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Annual financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Contents
Trustcc and adN'iscrs for thc year ended _31 March 2025 .-.........................
I rustCL'S repi)n f()r thL )"Lar ended 31 March 20• j....
IndLpLndcnt LxaminLrs' report to the T'ru.qtee nf Tyne and li'ear I'ounddtion 'l-rus1............................................
SLalcmLnt ol finanLial aLtiiitie.s for the year ended 31 March 2025......
Ba1￿Cti shLYt as at 31 M￿ch 2025..................................-..-.-....-.-..-................... .................................................
NulL5 to thL finanLidl stdlLmcnts for thL year ended 31 March 2025........................ .

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Trustee and advisers for the year ended 31 March 2025
Trustee
Comniunil). Foundation North Easl
Independent Examiller
Simon Browi BA ACA Dcha
Aiets Audil SeTrices
BulmJn House
Regent Centre
Gosforth
Newcastle upx)n Tyne
NL3 3LS
Maln Ballker
Bdrcla}'% Bank PLC
Ne￿.¢￿$t[C Corporate Servitts
BarLlay.s Flnu.qe
5 8t. Ann's Sireel
Quayside
NeThcasile upon l j'ne
NLI 3DX
Investmellt Ivlallager
CCLA InvL%tment Mana¥¢menl LitnilLd
OnL AngLI L￿L
London
LC4R 3AB
Principal o￿llee
Philanthropy H()use
Woodbine Road
Gusforth
N'ewca£tle upon 'lj'ne
NE3 IDD

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Trustee's report for the year ended 31 March 2025
ThL following information aboul the financial year ended 31 m￿ch 2095 is presented in the fonn required by
thc Charity Cominission and is in atycord￿Le NNith Ac¢ounling and Reponing bj Charities.. Stalemeni of
RecommLndLd PracticL (SORPI, 2019.
Structure. governance and tllallagetllellt
l-he T jne and W'edr Foundation Trust is a registered ¢h8rit!' no. 1030800 and is governed b), a trust deed dated
21 December 1993. li has a L()rpurate Trustee, the Communil! Foundalion North Lasl. Details ofgok'emance
and management regarding the Trustee board and exeLulive officers ofthe group Lan bc found in thL finanLial
slaicmLnt5' ul the -fruslee. The Charily is registered in the lJnited Kingdom.
Objectives and activities
The 'frusl is est2blished for the relieflif pofv'erty. Ihe ad￿ancement ()r ¢duualion, LhL adi'ancemLnl of religion or
any oiher charitable purpose for the benefit of ihe Lommunilj in the aica of'i yne & ear and ils immediate
ncigyhbi)urhi)od. 'fhe Trust ci)ntinue% ti) h()Id permanent endoThmeni funds which its-l ruslee is unable io hi)Id as
it ]% a limitLd compan).. The main ()bjective ()f the year was to award grants from the charitable funds and IhL
Trust awarded 8 grants to organisatii)ns and 7 g)rant% to Indi￿ldualS.
The I')'ne and Nl'ear F'L)undation '[ rust exists and opeffdles for ihe public bL'nLfil. ThFuugh its granlmaking it
w()rk.q to help penple in need in the area i) r'J'}'ne & Wear and ils immedidle neighbourliood. -I'he .1 ruslee
confirm.8 that it has relirred Eo the guidance produced by the L.'harity C.'omniission on public benefit when
rcvlL￿ ing) the C'.harity's aim.% and objectives and in planning tuiure aulii(ilies and granlmaking [￿d is satisfied
that its rcquirements have been met.
Achievements and performanee
During the financial J'ear ended 31 March 2025 ihe .1 Nsl a￿larded £16,015 ofnew grants,, as nuleJ in Nole 4 10
the tindnLial statements.
IDvestment policy
ThL Lrust dLLd providL5 po￿"Cr of inN LstmLnt thL a£sLÈs of the Trust are investLd by the investment
managcr5 who at thL yLILf Lnd ￿'lFl L'.Cl.A InvLstmLnl ManagLmLnl LimitLd. ThL T'rustLL dppi)in15 an
InveslTneni &- l. inance LoimTnitl<e tnade up oldir¢Llors of Q'.oiiimunily l.uundation North l.ast dnd uthLr co-
optees. Perli)mianLe infornation for the year showed fundb deLreas¢d by a tutal reiurn of 1.460,
(net). I'he
Commitiee were content Wtih Ihe perfonn&nLe on the Lunds in light of the ditriculL finanLial markei LonLlilions.

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Trustee's report for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
Finalleial reTr'iew
The da￿ lo day running of the charity is varried out by ihe TruslLe. l)uring the ytrar the Trusi made payments
totalling £5,084 (21124= £4,478) to iL%'frustee for administration. During the financial year the I'rust had net
expenditure of £32,454 (21194.. £94,918 income) after the deduction of invcstment losses of £36,765 (2024:
£79.454 gains). I'he'l rusl's total tunds at 31 March 2025 were £904,635 (2023.. £937,089}.
Plans foT future periods
The Tnistce plans lo continue to use available funds to pruvide grants tor the bLnefil of the community in the
(￿ca of T>"ne & Wear and its immediate ne1ght￿urhlxTrd.
Reserves policy
l)ue io the nature of the trust ti]nd it is the polic). to pay its income out in grants and Iherelore reserves are kcpt
to a minimum. The Trust only awards grants from income actually receI￿ed, so although income will
reduced in thc Loming year c()mmitments have not been made beyond those that are Lovered b! income.
Risk m#nJgemellt
The Tru.%tee has examined Ihc major stratcgic, business and operationdl risks which the charity taces and
confim% thai 5)'sILms havc bLLn c%tabli.8hed to enable regular rLPUrtS to bL pr()duced s() that the necessary
steps can be lakun lo managc IhLsc risk.s.
Statement of the trustee's responsibilities
The Trustee is responbiblL lur prLPdrinu ihc Trustee's Annual tiep(Trrl and ihL fin￿LIa] slalemenLs in
aLL()rdance with appliLdbl¢ Idw and UnitLd Kingdom Accounting Standdrds (UniLLd King)dom (iLnerally
AcLepted Accounting PraLliLL).
The law appliuable io Lh￿l1]L￿ in En￿l￿d and Wdles requires Lhe TruslLL to prLpdfL financial .Etstements for
eaLh linancial year whitih a IruL and fair ViLW Ot'the state ol- affair5 ul thL uhdtity and i)f LhL inc(Iming
resoiir¢es and appliLdliun Lif rLsuurLcs of the charity lor that periud. In prLparing thLse tinanLial statements,, the
I rustee is required ￿..
seleLt suitable aLcounling policies and th¥n apply Ihcm Lonsistently-
obseThe the methods prinLiples in the Charities SOIIP 2019 {FRS 102);
make judgements, and estimalcs that are redsondble and prudeni-
siatc th.hLthLr applicable UK Accounting Standard% have bLcn folloTh'ed, subject to any malerial
departures disLloseLI and explained in Ihc financial slatem6nlS' and
prcparc the findnuial stdtements on the going Lonlem basis unlcss it is inappropriate lo presumL that
the Lharily will continut in business.
Thc T'rustee is responsible l()r kLeping accounting rec(Irds that are suklicient to show and explain the Lharity's
transactions and disLI()se with re￿nnable acLuraLy ai an> lime thL fIn￿CIal posilion of the chariiy and cnable
it io ensure Ihai ihe fIn￿lIa1 st<ltLments comply kK'iih Ihe Charities Aut 2011: the Charits, (ALtyounl% and
Reports) Regulations 2011% the proi'ision ()t the tru%1 deed. 11 is also responsible r()r sale8uarding¥ the assets
of ihe charity, and hence lor takingJ rL￿nable steps for the prel'eniion and deleLtion (If fraud and other
irregularities.

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Trustee's report for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
Indepelldent E¥aminer5
Azets Audit Serp'ices have indiLated their willinnness to continue in otriLe and a res()lution con¢eming their re-
appoinlmLnt ab indLpLndLnl cxaminLrs of the charit). will be proFX)sed al the annual general m¢¥ling.
Ap
e Trustee signed on lis behalf:
Phil Nloorhous
Chair and Direcsor for Comtllunity Foundation North East
Trustee
24 Seplember 2025

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Independent Examlner's Report to the Member of Tyne and Wear
Foundation Trust
I repurt lo the Iru.stees on my eyaminalion of the fIn￿CIal siatemenl ot-the Tyne dnd IN'ear Foundation 'lrusi
for the ycar ended 3110312025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
A5 the ch<Wiry'S trustees, you are responsible lor the preparation ofthe accoun15 in aLLordance with the
requirernents of the Charities Aci 2011 ('khc Act").
I report in respect of m). examination of the Trust's accounts carried oul under seLtion 145 of the 2011 Act and
in carry ing i)ut my examination, I hai'L follow'ed all the appliLable Direuiions given by thc Charity
Commission under section 145(i){b) ol lh¥ Aut.
Indepeudellt exaD]iner's statement
I have uomplLtLd my cxamination. I confim1 thal no malLYidi tnattLrs have Lome to my attention in conneLtion
ith ihe Lxamination which gives me cause to believe that in, any matcrial respect-.
the accounting records wer¥ not kLPt in accordance Th'ith section 1.30 of the (,.h￿ilic5 ALt- or
the aciuunls did not aLLord with the acLouniing recoid5- or
thc accounts did noi cnmply with the appliLablL rLquirLmcnts concerning the fi)m] and ¢c)ntenl or
dLLounts sct i)ut in the Charities {ALuiiunls dnd RLports) RLgulation.% 2008 other than any requirement
thdl IhL aLLounls give a 'true and fair, view which is nol a mattLr Lon%idered &q part ol-an independent
CA￿]nation.
I hdVL no conLerns and have I￿rne dLfoss nu oihLr tnattLrs in L()nnLCtion with ihe examindliLin lo whiLh
aLIL'
un %huuld be drawn in this retX)rt in order Lo L"n<ibl< a propLr UndelEt￿dIng ofihe aLLtsunls Lo be reached.
Simi)n
Azct5 Audit Services
Buiman Flouse
Re&s¥nl Lenlre
NeM'¢asile upon T}'nu
NE3 3LS
row'n
A DChA
DaLe:
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Azets Audit Services is a trading name of Azets Audit Services Limited

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2025
Nole
Kestricled Lnd0￿ment
runds
funds
Total
2025
2024
Income and endoivments from:
Invesimcnt income
25,458
25,458
28,726
Total income and endowments
25,458
28,726
Expenditure on:
Ini'estmenl management cos
1,790
Chdritabl¥ aclivitics
21,147
21,147
11,472
Total expeDditure
21.147
21,147
13,262
(Losses)Ig&ins invi'51munl asbL15
(36,765)
{36,765)
79,4)4
Net income/(expenditure)
4,311
136,765)
(32,454}
94,918
'I"oral funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
40,697
4i,1108
896.392
937,089
904,635
842.171
859,627
937,089
All olihu atK)vL rLsu115 arL LILfivLd frum continuing OPLrations. All gains and IossL"S whitih WLre incurrcd in
the year and prior yLar arc inLludLd dbovL. -l-hL LOMp￿all￿.L figurLs for cach arL shuwn in thL notLs tu th
aicounts (noie 2).

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025
P4ote
2025
2025
2024
2024
Fi.ied assets
Lndowment fund investments
859,627
896,392
Current assets
Debtors
6J76
6,338
Cash al bank and in hand
38,632
37,914
Total current assets
45,008
44,252
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
(3,555)
Net current assets
4.S,008
40,697
Total assets less current liabilities
904,635
937,089
The fuuds of the charity:
F.ndowmenl lunds
8.59,627
896,392
Restriuled inLX)mL funds
io
45,008
40,697
Totdl charity funds
904,635
937,089
l-he financial slalemenls. on Pd¥LS 6 10 14 wLrL dppfovLd by the I'rustee 24 SLplLmbLr 2025 and WLre
signLd un ils bL'hd]f by..
Paul Farquhar
Treasurer and Director ol-community Foundalion N'orth Edst
Trustee

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
Accounting polices
Basis of preparation
I'he tinanvial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis undLr the historical cost convcntion as
modified by ihe revaluation ot'listed ini'estments. The financial statements have bcen prepared in acLordanLe
wilh Accounting and Reporting b) Charities.. Statement ot'Recommended Practice applicable lo charities
preparing their aLLounts in accordance w'"iih the F inancial Reporting Standard appSi¢able in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (F'RS 102) (effeLrtivc l January ?0191- (Charities S()RP {FRS 102)), the Financial
Rcponing Standard applicable in the UK and Republib of IrLland (FRS 102) and the Chariiies Act 2011.
Tyne and Wear Founddtion Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FR% 102. The Trustee
considers Ihal there are no material unucrtaintiLs about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
b)
Cash flow
The Trust 1% a sm211 entity and, as such, it h&8 taken advantage uf IhL exemption from prep&iring a c￿h flow
stateinent under the terrms of. Sectian 7 1. inantyial Ileporling Siandard 102.
Investments
Inv¥blill¢ntS drL slalLd al markLt valuL at IhL Ye￿ cnd dnd any g)ain or loss on In￿.£%[Ments is taken tn the
Stsiemenl OL. l. inanuial AulivitiLS.
d)
Resources expended
l.iabilities are recogJnised as resuurces expendvd as soon IhLrL 15 a ILgal or Lon%truclivL obligation
commilling the charily to the exp¥ndiluTL.
(iiant LommitmLtitS drL acLounlLd for on an accruals basis, onLC approved by the Trustee.
Charitable Activities
Costs of charitable activities include grants made and the adminibiration L05ts associated with grant-mJking.
Goi'erllance costs
LiOi'¢rnanLL Losls of thL I"rusl have all been coi.ered by ils'frustcL.
g)
InvesttnenÉ iDcotne
Investmeni income is aLuounted for on an accruals basis.
b)
Fund 2eeollnting
Fundb held by thti-frust are:
Restricted funds- these are funds that Lan only bt used for a specific purpN)se.
EndowmLni funds= these are pcrmanLnt tunds that are invested and the income is crediled to th¢
restricted fund.
Debtors
Diwidends intL'rest recL'ii'dble are stated al the amount due to be received.

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
(continued)
Accounting polices (continued)
i)
Casb At bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hanLI inLludLS cash and short term highly liquid inF'estmenls with a short maturity of
twelve months or less from the dale of aLquisilion or opening ot'the deposit or similar account.
k)
Creditors and provisions
Crcditors and prui'isions are reLognised ￿here the charity has a prLscnt obligation resulting from a past C￿'ent
thdt will probably rLsuIt in the tr￿￿ter ot-funds io a third party and IhL amouni duc to scltlc the obliLTation can
be mcasurL.d or cstimated reliably. This inLludes grants payable when the offer 15 approvcd and convLycd lo
the recipiLnl. Creditors and provi.sions are nornially recognised al their settlement amount.
i)
JudgemeDts alld ke). sources of estimation uneertaintv
'I'he prep(watiun olihc Financial 51dtLmLnts rLquirc% management to make.jud8ements, estimates and
&ssumptions that alleLI Ihc amuunlb rLportLd. ThL.qL c%timate% dnd judgemenr.q are Li)niinually revÈewed and are
based on experience and other fdclor5, including cxpcctatii)n.s ot. futurL event.q ihat are believed lo be
reasonable under Lhe uircumslanues.
-I"hL'rL arc no 5ULh judgLmcnts within the financial .£tatemenls.
Statement of Financial Activities prior year fund comparatives
RLslriLted
funds
Endowment
runds
Tot21
2024
Income and endoTh'ments from:
InvLStmL"nt inLomc
28,726
28,726
Total illlome And endoivments
28,726
28,726
Expenditure on:
Investment management a)s
1,790
1,790
Chariiable acti¥'ities
11,472
11,472
Total expen(liture
Gains on investment assets
11,472
1,790
79,454
13,262
79,454
Net income
17,254
77,664
94,918
.1 olal funds brought forward
Total funds carried fonyard
818,728
896,392
842,171
937,089
411,697

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
(continued)
3 Investment income
2025
2024
Di￿.1￿endS and interest fri)m endoiimenl fund investments
25.458
28,726
4 Charitable activities
I'he-l >'ne and Il'Lar Foundation Trust und¢rtakes its Lharitable activities through grantmaking.
2025
2024
(irdnls payablL
16.015
6,948
DirLLt LOStS'
4,524
21,147
11,472
Granls ￿'ere aivarded ii) the year lo other charili¥s, voluntary orgdnl￿Lluns and indivi(iuals as follows-.
2025
2025
Number
2024
2024
NumbLr
Grants approved for payment:
Other ch&rities & voluntary organisalions
10,679
4,648
Individuals
5,336
2,300
Total grant expenditure
16.015
15
6,948
A full listing of grants a￿'arded in the finanuial >ear can be found on the parcnl charit> website..
www.communityfoundation.org.uk.
The independent examination lees are paid by the parent charitable companv and are included in the
consoliddteLI accounts.
1-he-Irust did not employ stsff during thL )'ear (?024.' none), and IhLretore has not incurred an} st&tf eosts
(2024.. £nil).

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
(continued)
5 Investments
Endomnent fund ini'estmellts
Listed
investments
MarkLt value at l April 2024
Unrealised losses on re￿alUatIOn
896,392
(36,765)
larket Value at 31]¥larch 202)
859,627
Cost at 31 Lmarch 2025
817,509
Cost at 31 March 2024
817,509
ListL'd invc.stmcnLs are .summarised &s follows:_
2025
Market
Value
2024
Maikel
Value
c￿lleCtI￿e InveslTnenl SLhumL5
8.59,627
896,-3Y2
859,627
896,392

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
(continued)
Debtors
2025
2024
DIN']dL￿db and interest receivable
6,376
6,338
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Grants payable
8 Taxation
As a rLgi.%tLred charity ihe "I rusi 15 not liablL lu UK InLomL T￿, C()rporatii)n l &x, and Capitsl CTains .1 ax d5
long thL income it reLeiN'es is applied for ￿h￿ilab￿C PUtPLlSCS. There is IherLfore no tax charge in the
f￿￿Lia1 statLmLnts.
Endowment funds
The permanent end()w'ment fund derives from the transler of the 11,'illiam Bird 14enei'olenl Fund, Abix)t
ML'morial Fund, FrLderick Milhum C.'harii&ble I rust, Lddj NoblL Mcmoridl l-rust, George Cringle S¢holarship
F'und and Rose JuiLey Fund, the income ot. which is applied to the restriclgd tunds.
12

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
(continued)
10 Restricted income funds
Details ol restricted funds Within T) ne and lty'ear Foundation Trust are detailed below.
Restricsed funds
At l April
2024
At 31 Marcb
2025
Income
Grants
Oiher
Abbol Memorial
18,618
10.847
2,215
27250
illiam Bird Benevolent
1,684
622
1,838
124
344
tieor8e Cringle 8Lholarship
8J77
3.326
5.336
664
5,703
Frederick Milburn Charitsblc
Trust
2,521
5,542
1.106
6,957
Lady NoblL MLThurial 'l'rusl
184
740
591
148
Rose Jc)iLey
9J13
4,381
X,250
875
4,569
'roLql reslricied funds
40,697
25,458
16,Oli
5,132
45,008
I l Analysis of net assets between funds
RLstricted F.ndoTh'ment
funLIs
funds
2025
Total
Investmenis
859,627
859,627
Lurrenl assets
45,008
45,008
Tolal net asseis
859,627
904,635

Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
(continued)
12 Transactions with the Trustee and Related Parties
During the )'ear the I rust made payments totalling £5,08412024- £4,478) to ils Irustee tor adminisiralion and
£591 in donations (2024.. £1,093) tu restricted fund5.
13 Ultimate controlling party
The ultimate parent undertaking and controlling p￿ty is C.(Immunitv Fi)undalion N()rth East, a Lompany
inLorporated in England whi)se Lompany numb¢r is 02273708. The consolidated financial statements or
Community Foundation North E&4l oan be obtained fr(Im Philanthropv HousL., li'oodbine Ri)ad, New¢dstle
upon'fynL, NE3 IDD.
Community Foundation North E￿t is the smallLst and the larg&st group l(} consolidate the organisation's
fmanLial rcsulis.
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