Conip•Try r•gl#tratlon number 02990425 (England 4nd
Charlty r¢glstration nwnber 1051657 IEngland •nd Wal￿)
AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
LEGAL AND AOMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
PH Rigby
DG S hlcka
CAmstrong
WAnnstrory
￿L￿d
JM Dunn
J Hoskin
J Richar
P Davhtson
AHury
PK HKJyin8
IAppointgJ 18 ju￿ 20251
(Appointed 2 Febiuary 2026)
IApprAnled 2 February 2026)
{AP￿IrSt•d 15 April 2026)
S•cretsry
JAston
c(￿￿ty of inGorporntlon
Unrted lQ"nkM1om
(Ewknd and Wal*s1
30425
Charlty rnghtr•tlon
EnglaThJ and W&es
1051857
Prlnclp•l addr•¥¥
Fourways 2
6 Dlston Teif8ceAmb
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NE65 (KIT
Independent examlrnr
Robson Laidlèr *tcountants Limitthj
Ferrnvood Ro•Y
Jesn¥JThJ
N￿aS￿e Tyne
Tyne aThJ
En9l¥ThJ
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AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
CONTEKrs
Page
Trustees, report
Independent examinerfs reptyt
Statement of financial *ivit*s
Balancè Sheet
Note8 to the fw4ncMI stat￿ents
10-19

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
The trust8¢$ pros&nl th•ir an￿al st•temonts lor the year 31 March 2026.
Th8 financlal sLit8menl$ have been ryepared with the PDlicies set ￿￿1 in note 1 to the
financial slatemenls and compty with Ihe charitys gw)vemrKJ doc¥ment, the Companies A(a 20(￿ and "Accountinp
and Reporting by Charities." Statement of Recommender5 PraclKe appkcable to charities preparin9 theif accounts in
accordance with the Finan(￿ R4)ortDvJ St*NJard aWi(aL4e in Ihe UK aThJ R•public of Ireland IFRS 102)-
leffective 1 January 2019).
Chairnun's r•port
A$ Chair, rt's my great pleaSUFE to wekome you all ￿ this year'sAnnual Rep)rt. It has b88n another great year filed
with ￿h￿eMentS community ¥ilFt exa￿ plans lor Ihe fulur•- Jnd I'm delighted to share all th¢ detai15 wilh
you.
Objoctlvos and act1v1t￿S
The objectives of th8 trust a￿ to Tegenerate Amble ￿ tskng a ￿ad in Th￿st aspects of 8conomK. Sock￿ and
community rogeneralion in partnorship with other agencAès lo provide the cond1t￿Tr5 and infrastructL￿e for th¢
re8loratK)n of¢ommunity 5eK confiderts, selfesto¢m and prospetty.
Publi¢ bonofit
The Trust continues lo pwovbje a rnr9e of seNces kn pubk benefil in th• forrn of affordabl8 housing. empltym8nt
counselSrtg. med$ and IT pfojects as well as r)peratw S￿rtS #nd ￿LsUre fau'l1￿5. In add¢tion through the operation
of the Lobster Hatchery rearing tsliu¥enile kjbslors WD are ensurirjg a Sustsinth Ihal benèfits the wider
Gomnwnty in Ihe tonger temi.
The trustees have pabj due regarf to gUKla￿ issued by lh• Charity Commiwon in doc#lits3 what actMt*s Ihe
charity should undwtske.
Achlevements and pwfOn￿n£Q
A Vfjry Special AchieTrnn•nt
The bigg951 hghlighl ol the year by tar has t*on our hor#￿1[ of r￿M￿j Tho King'$ Award for Voluntsry
Organisa￿On9. Th's is a truly pre51igious award - eQuNa￿￿1 ￿ an MBE- given directty by ￿j¢Sty the thg to
recognise tho incredible work ¢aN*d out by cKganisalK)n5 tun by OT SUPFthNig volunlgers.
To eeletAate Ihts athi0¥8mont. and iMr￿rtantty io say a thank you lo all volLFnkn acrom our lown. we
hgkj a special celebration eveNt. Th¢ Lord L￿Utenant joined us to piesenl our trustees wrth a Wuts"ful. engfavéd
crystal in ieeognth'on ol oui th. invsled rewesent•lwes from IcKal voluntary group$. giwng us the pertecl
chance to acknowledge the invalu•ble differen￿ they make to lrfe in Amble. And of ¢our5e. ￿ celebr81ion would bg
complele wilhoul c8k¥l Huge Ihanks to Cotyn at The Farm 8akery. whose amazing ba￿"n9 and da￿1811n9 sknlls
made thè day even more spe¢ial.
R•￿nOratIon & PhysA¢al DeYelopm•ni'
Growing spac￿ & GrowirvJ T*nt. Down al the MW¥rè. ihe fruit trees we planted are thrNing and looktng better
than ever. owe a rnasSi￿ Ih¥nk you to John. one of our dethcaled ￿￿teers. who works liteléssly lo look aftgr
tho orch¥d and keep it bi gOC*J eoThIitsc￿.
Our lo￿ footbal 16ams ￿ntrnUe lo 11)urish too - every week ¢)ver 2OJ young Feople lake part in trainin9 and
matche5. all organised by vdunleers WIKJ give up so much ol fre8 tiTh*. Seeing so many thikjren and ytsuryJ
people active, happy pngaged 15 a wonderful lestary*nt to Ihe hard work of thos$ Volunteers, who make evèry
session lun. indusivè ￿ great for haatth aThJ wdlbew¥J.

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2026
Shaplng Our Fulure: Th• Nolghbouthood
Work on the Amtle NwghbcMJrhoc•J Plan is now its final stagesl Vk're iusl puttww the last bits of paperwork
in pl￿ before we our final corrThinty ￿nSUtta11tsn. aftèr whth th8 pkn wll be sent lo Northumbedand c￿fity
CouwKil, They will GheGk that e4Erything ah'9ns ¥Mlh the wider Northumberfand LDcal Plan befora it is submitted to
government. Wrth possiNe changes to plannirrfd rules ￿ the horizon. our stserI￿ woup 15 working hard lo get
everything subrnrt1￿ as quickty as possrtjle to securè our t￿1.5 wsion.
Stsndlng Up lol Coa•t•l Communities
We continue lo ￿3Y an a￿l¥e rokn in Coastal CLYnmunty workshops. wkor8 one key request has been lor a
dedicatèd Ct)astsl Minister. Severdl members of our 9roup travelled to Parfiamenl lo $poak direcdy about the
challen￿S faun9 peo￿e living along our coast - fr(#n housing shortagg$ and limrted job opportunil*s to trgnspDrt
i¥$ug¥ and gap¥ in fijnding. We were ￿aty $n￿raged that cwjr c￿lCemS wèrè li%lened to soriousty. and we've
tyoen thvtled b* for further discu¥8m 8(W.
Trust Pro1￿rtI••
'fe plÈBs&d lo Shar8 that, desprte a lew fewl thanges to lena￿$, all of our office. retail residential
spaces are fuly OCCUF4"ed - sipportry ￿￿eSs0$ and I￿0¥￿￿1[Vd Mmes and w0￿SpaCeS right a¢x7s6
communrty.
The Welfart part(:
craab.ng a Sporting Vllago
As many of you will have read in Thè Amb*r, we hav8 Subm￿e￿ a Community Asset Transfer request to
Northumberfand County Cou￿41 for Ihe existing sp￿ts al the Jame$ Cthrt Sponce College srte. Undér eurrent
plans, this hall would be demolished once the new s¢lYx4 5rte open5 in Sepiember - wo want to save itl
Retaining this buik*"ng wrAJld gNe us fanlastic for sport, oJttural ￿nts an4 me¢Jia act1w1￿3. Silting riglrt
next lo the Wetfare, and Llose lo the planned new 3G prti* at the School. this deveknpmtsftl briThJ averythiThJ
together to ueat& a fants$￿'Sporth9 Vthage. ewyrx* to enp)y.
A doosion was ￿ginal￿ expected at the end ol January but has been delayed. ￿'re keepmig our ffiFVJW3 cr055ed
and hope lo hear positive news ¥wy soon.
We also have mv5 regarding oceess arr•ngOn￿I5." the (knveh¥ers for XSC ¢onffimwJ they w0￿j nol need lo
use the ￿￿lare gr0￿dS to the 5*e, as an atternat￿ rcdrte has rTh Lwn agreed.
You may remember last year we ￿K*￿ted that the cou￿1 wanled to use a palh ar%oss the Welfare •s thoir 'Park
and Stride, route from the old school c4r pafk to the developmènt. we'￿ now r•ache(I veibal agreement that
extra lighting is ne¢¢Jeil to wrtake th￿ path safe for everyong. Howevw. the legal paperwork dèfinir4J h8allh and
safety resportsibdrfi.es between NCC and Ihe school ￿ still be¥¥J worked on. firsl raised th'5 back in 2022. so
time is moving ￿- ifs Mtal this is fina&sed bèfcrfè Sept8fflber, othemse we won't be ab￿ to albw a￿0$¥ through
our land.
Th• Ambler
Our communty nMpaFer remains heartt￿1 of kx81 arKI ￿tormation. The Ambler k¢ops ￿ al updated
on events. hyhlghts important issues, and gi¥es a voTr¢e lo lowcs that malt•r nwl lo residents. 11 would not exi31
withEyJI our amazin9 leam of vo¢unleers. who work 8k)rgside our editor lo wr"rte. dèsign and delN8r èvery issue
straight lo your dcrfjr every ￿ month8. Thank you all so muth for your linN*, crnalmty and commilmenL

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Flnan¢ial f¢vi
Financlal support:
During Ihp finanryal year 202￿2026. most of ow wKome has C¥Jm• from cu (s¥m a(*vities, thng$ide addrtKJnèl
funds earnèd Ihrough project Manag￿Ne￿I
Rental incc*ne from our offices, shops arKJ h[￿$￿ ¢5 our sour¢% of bJnding- W tlys allows us to nvest over
£90,￿0 back into the comm¢Jnty every yé•r 1hro￿h wojeds. services and r6soui¢es.
'¥e a150 r￿Ved vital Support from grwits atid thtrnalH)ns. tho Ar* & Wathorth Rotary Ch￿. and oen•rou$
personal donations maae to TheAmbbf,
To 8¥8ry $IvJ￿ fvnd¥ and dorM)f-Iha)kyou. YOLX Sukwt makes effjthw¥J t*A do po￿lbIe.
R￿k man8gom•nt
The truste95 have a duty lo idontsfy and revw ￿ risks to Ihe ¢Jwty is exposed and to ensure appropriate
controls a￿ in pla￿ to pro￿de reasonabk 8ssufanc8 agairtst fraud and error.
Pl•n¥ for futur• p•riod*
Exc*tiry Opportunili8s
If our appIratk￿ to ret*n Ihe sports hau $ s*JCCw￿, Twe'll imrnediately 9•1 lo work on drawing up do¥8bpmènt
plans, puttng legal agreements in rAa¢e and apptyir¥J for to make the mosl of Ih¢s new $p*x. Plans include
climbing w311 and dance $tudÈo
ch, our existing faclit*s and It￿ r￿W 3G pitch, creat8 a
fantasbc resourc¢ for of all aw arnl infa(8Sts.
AlongsKle our netyhbours ￿ Wdrkworth. Hal￿ and Acklington. we've also subrT4tted an inrtkql bMI for the
pre51ig¢'ous Town of c￿lure award, run by the Department for Cullurè. Medra and s￿rt. Thè first slag8 asked us lo
tell the Blory of our four parish8$- where we've come from. where we are r¢ow. and where we hope to go. Fitting
thousands of ypars of history into pjst 41JO words was no easy laskl W we were 8Ne lo share our incredible
herrtage. from Bronze Ag¥ settlpments and Nning raih¥ays to fishffig induslry. c*eatNe communitias and
growiig Iwrism sector. 01 u)uw. we also hwj lo iThaude the am￿ty St￿ (rf the RMS Mauretania. right ￿18
In our region.
W8 kntyw there wll be mony appk*cffls, Imrt Wè'fy 9wiryJ il OLsr besl sholl S￿C•S$￿4 b#ts will be hjngtistod. wlh
selected grc4Jps ￿¢¢I¥l￿g £60.tth lo d¥¥elop tr￿'r lull proposals. Evenfualty. one wbnnTrng town wll receivè £3
million. with ts¥o run￿{$-Up 98tbng £250,LXXI e&h- all to deliver speaal events and a￿￿"￿tieS in 2028. As they say,
you've got io bo in il to itl
We're also k)oking fojward lo closety wth Fknrthumberland c￿ Counol 19a¢Jws and +)ffieers. abngside
Amble Town C￿ncil. lo devèh)p a nwi E￿nOrn￿ De￿0pM$￿t Plan for rmjr t￿￿n. This r8 3bll in tho earty stsges.
but we'll keep everyone updat￿1 throw Ambler as plans pr¢)gress - we're ex(ated lo explor$ new funding
opp0rttsnil￿S and ide8s ftyAmble.
We'll continue lo supwt the Neighbourhood Plan steenng grwp a¥ Ihoy o)mp￿Ie thw"f worK rgady for consultètwjn
and submission_
It's wonderful trj see mor8 and I￿re L%fftmunrty groups and supwt ￿nis￿n5 Using confereneé mom to run
wcwkshops and share infoimalKJn - we're ak4ays happy lo prov¥Je Space and support for groups bringing people
together.
Our core aim remains th& same". lo h* Amble r8¥th its fijll polential_ ￿*.1 keep seeknng nèw opportunities, buihjino
partnerships and woikj.ng hard to mak6 oui town arb even bettef place lo live. work and ¥i$il.
A H•Artf•lt Thank You
Finalty. I want to say a hugè thank you lo o¥eryone who makes our work PDSSit4e. To our $l•ff, trustees,
management committee and volunteers
your hard work aTrJ d8dicAtion are the foundatvJn of everything wo
achieve. Thank you also lo our funders, partntrrs, wpporters and every mwthf of the r￿Atty. Ambbo truly is a
¥Pgcial place, built on carè. support and amazirvj ¢x*nmunity spinl.

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Stnictur•. go¥•rnanc• and managèmont
The charity is ¢orttro116d by its LKwerning d¢)oJmenl. a deod of InML and rLJnslitutes a limil•d o)mpwry. lirnited by
guaranlee. as defined by the CompaftiesAct 20￿.
Amtjle Da¥th)pnwnt Trust is a rA)mpaiy Smrted by guarantee, set ￿ on 15 Novwnbor 1994 aThJ its govemirg
document its Mernorandum Art￿8 of Assocjation. It i% règislered as a charity with the Charity Commrssion.
Every mémbÈr ol the charity tlndertakes lo Conln.b￿e an amount as may be required (not exceeding £11 to tho
harty's as5et5 rf it shoLld be w￿1nd up *•thi￿ he or she is a rnembw, or wrthin one year afler he or she cpased to
be a membef.
The trustoes, wl¥J are a150 the difectots for the purpose of cxmnpany l*. afvj Served during the ye&r and up to
the dale ol signature of the finarKial Statements were..
RA Hende¥son
PH Rigby
C Weir
DG S Nick•ts
L Morelli
T Clark
C Amstrong
W Armstrong
J CaTnJther5
ML8ond
JM f*Jnn
J Hoski
J Rthards
P Davidson
A Hume
PK Hi9gn$
(Re&ry*d 18 May 2025)
{Re8wJned 18 May 21r2¥
(Rawnod 9 Janu¥y 20261
IAppc¥nted 18 June 2￿25)
(Apwnled 2 Febnjary 2ff28)
IApprMnted 2 February 20261
(Appointetj 15WI 20281
R•¢rultment and appointrnent ol n•w truslws
The diroctors of the company are also chanty trusteès for the puw$ ofchaiity law. Under the ￿qUIrementS of the
Memorandum and Artides ol A550ciatK)n. thè IrLt¥tees serve 3 Ihree yew period by rotatson and may be rg-
ected foi a furtherthree ye8f p8rw)d at each annuat general n￿tiry.
None ol trustees ha5 any benefits'al interest in the company. AJI of ihB trustees ar8 mèmbers ol the company and
guarantee lo eonlrijute £1 ￿ the event of a ￿ndIng up.

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT IINCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Oryaniutio￿l $lFuthYe
Th• charity is managed by the Manag8m8nl Commrtlee. The number of trustèes i¥ fe5trKted lo a maximum of
fifteen. wilh Ihe make-up of the repTesenlali¥es requirèd lo fvffil tho uiteria s8l out in the ￿￿orandUm and Articles
ofAsswation, lo ensure a(*ouate repre$￿trIK)n of am areas of the conN)Mmty.
The Tru5Ys slnKture and t•8m r¢main con5tstenl. **h fam*"* faces worting hard to dalr￿T our serwic8s
projects."
. Wlb"am$ continues lo lea(1 prodLthn of AMW. ensuring every edition is p#¢k•d WTth the slories
you want to r&id.
. Julie L￿buffl han¢Jes all our admintstrab.on •xl is aw on lo titi CV writho. Fob app￿￿ètionS and
genewal enquir￿ kia emal.
Sandy H19s￿ - a150 l¢xaNy as 'The Mad Jam Kknman. _ shares incr¢diWe PTeserve4nak4'ng S￿"11S.
producing our wpular Pr￿￿ of Northumbria range. ￿,$ also won mtye awards this yeaf for her tsmous
- wall don? Sand￿.
. Julkg Aston and Matthew C¢A)nolty ovwsee our day-to-day Operat*￿. as w81 as strategic rlannirKJ. buthjels. ass8t
management rèprewb"NJ the Tntst on cornmNt88s arNJ gruups ac¥05s the re9￿.
Our tradlng arm. ADT ￿thUMbe￿a￿l Ltd. empk)ys the tgam at W￿lage.
We're a￿0 prO￿j lo remwn rrwnbws of LLxality, natKMwl netw￿ ￿jppoItin9 0)rrun￿ty or9ani*¥tw3.
Induetion 4nd tr¥ining of new trustees
Most trustees arè 3lrèA(ty faTh¥li9r with the pradi(*l ol the charity. Additionally. new trustees afe invilad and
eneouragtrd to attend a series of short mèttsrtgs wilh somo of ihe exisb.ng trusttts lo famdiarise tF*mselves wilh the
¢harrty and the wnlexl within wh￿h il oppwates. These irnr.
- The Obligat￿n$ of board members.
- The docJJments which set out Ihe QFeratK)nal framework foi the tharity.
. Rèsourelng and the cuThent t*tsrtK)n as set ol￿ in tho ￿ts8t pubth'shed accounts.
- Future pkns and C￿l"eCtIVes.
The Irustsg
wa5 rfwroved by the of Truste￿.
PH Rigby
TTU8t8•

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OFAMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
I report lo tho Irusteos on my e￿inal￿￿ of the finantial 5tatemonts of Amble Deb*bpmenl Trust (the tharityl (of
the year ended 31 March 2026.
Responsibilities and basls ol rnport
A$ the trustoes of charity land aL￿ ts d￿e¢lor$ lof Ihe Wfposes of company 18w). you a￿ rnspon¥ible for the
prEparntioTr of the finanual stat¢m¢nl& in aoxrdance wrth the requifement$ of Ihe Compani8sAcl 2006.
HavirvJ satisfied mysèK that thè fmancial statemenls of the tharty arè not rewtit8d to b• aLNJrted un¢Jer Part 16 of
the Companies Act 20C6 and we eligib￿ for independent examination. I feport in resFect ol my examination OT tho
charity's financlal statements caffiÈd out under 9@d￿n 145 91 the CharitEs Act 2011. In carrying Qut my examinat
I have followeij the Dir¥¢iions given by the Chw ConYni4SKJn under section 14515llb) ol the Charit*s Act 2D11.
Indop•nd•nt •umln•rfB statement
I hal￿ comp￿ted my examination. I confm that Th) lllatte￿ CLYne io my att•ntion in connect*Jn w*th the
•x4mination gmng me cause to Ihai ￿ •ny material r8specl'.
accounting re¢ords w8r8 not kèpt in ￿SpeCt of the charity as requwed by sedxjn 386 of thè Companies Act
Ihe financial statement5 do not arAJriJ wrth 11*￿ rÈeords.' or
the finanoal statements do not cofflply ￿￿th the afxounb"Ag rwiremènt8 of se¢11￿ ￿ ol the Companies Act
20C* other than any ￿qUirement that the financral $￿ements give a true aThJ I￿r whth kg nol a matter
considèred as part ol ￿ independènt exa￿unat￿.. lx
the finawal stslement5 have not been prepared in •¢¢ordarKe wth the methods and winciples ol thg
Statement of Recommer￿ Pra(lu lof ￿nIty and le￿rtI￿a by charili•$ appltcable lo tharit￿$
preparing their finanrial stalements in aCCor￿ce with th• Ftn*wl Rowrting Standard applie2ble in the UK
aThJ R8publK ol Ire￿￿ IFRS 102).
I have no concems and have come atross Tr) o¢her matte15 in connect*)n wilh th¢ exominalion to ￿lch attentrjn
thould be drawn in Ihis rfjp￿ in Ofdwto enabk a proper underslanithrw of the finanoal stslements to be ￿&¢*¢d.
Nicholas Cunningham FCCA
Robson Laidlor AcCo￿￿nts Lhnlt
F8m%¥￿0d Hous8
Fernw￿d Road
Jesmond
Newcastk upon Ty
Tyne and Wear
NE2 ITJ
England
Dated. .Ik-. l-.gFA￿...

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Curreftt flnancial ye•r
Unrestrictsd kntrlct•d
fvnds
funds
2026
2026
Total
Totsl
202$
2025
Incomo and ondowments from:
Donations and legac
Other Iiading actNrties
Other inctsme
3.025
119.310
3.025
119.310
845
271,550
117,597
2,331
Total Incom•
123,180
121180
391.478
Expènditur• on=
charitab￿ acaivitio
168,71
188.71
145,344
Totsl expendltur•
168.7
168.7
145,344
Not Incom￿{expendIIur*)
145.526)
145,S261
246,134
Transfers ￿￿een l￿dS
265.695
{265,69SI
Net rno¥•m•n* kn fvnd•
220.169
{265,6951
145.526)
24e.134
R•¢on¢ll￿1I0n of fvnd8:
Funfl balances al 1 April 2025
2,483.413
266.cm 2.749,508
2.503,374
Fund balances al 31 lthrch 2026
2.703.582
2.703,982
2,749,508
Th• staleThnt off1r￿a31 a*ivrties indudes all gains and los¥es iewjnised li Ihe yw. Al income and exp¥Thailu
derive from continuin9 %tThit￿s.

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Prfor fin•n¢i•l y••r
Unr••trict•d R•*trictsd
funds
fund•
2025
2025
Tolal
2025
Donab'ons and ￿a£leS
Other trading ￿tI￿lIeS
Other Inc￿Me
4.855
117.597
2,331
286,695
271.550
117,597
2.331
7ot41 Incom8
124,783
266,695
391.478
Expèndlturn ¢)n.'
Charttabje actNit￿S
144.744
145,344
Totsl •xp•ndltuM
144.744
145.344
Net incomellexpen¢%turel and mov•m•nt in fund
266.09S
246,134
Rpconciliation of fun&:
Fund balèncos at 1 April 2024
2.503,374
2,503,374
Fund bal•Th¢os al 31 March 2025
2,483.413
266,095
2.749,508

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
BAIANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 &VARCH 2026
2026
2025
Motss
•d au•t•
Tangib￿ assets
Invest￿nIS
12
13
2,￿.955
2.423.969
2,450.957
2,423,971
Curr•nt •*••ts
Dpbtors
Cash at bank arn1 ffi h•ThJ
14
9,517
273.384
254,157
300.on
282.901
554.229
Credltor>'. amounts falllng within
ono year
15
(29.876)
(228,692)
N•t ¢urrnnt ￿￿ets
253,W25
325,537
Total assets lem curr•nt Il*biliti••
1703,982
2,749,gJ8
Th• lunds ol tho charfty
ReSt￿le￿ income lunds
Unrestricted fund5
16
286.1
2,483,413
2.703,582
2.703.982
2,749.508
The company 1$ enliued to Ihe exm)lion from Ihe *KIit f¥quwen*nt COntaw￿d in s￿tiOn 477 of Ihe Ccthpanies Act
2006. fot the year ended 37 March 2026.
The clrÈc*ors *Anowledge reswnstrJ*t*s ojrnpty￿ Imih lh• rnoxpment8 of the CL¥npan￿s Act 2C
wilh ￿peCt to accoLmting fecords *bJ the proparabon of finarKia slat￿ertts.
The members ha¥e ncrt required the to obtswi an audil of *5 finan(aal $t¥tom•nts for the year in question in
aceordonc* with Jedion 476.
T￿$8 f￿a￿al statements have teen prep8od in accord•1￿ with Ihe w(Y•iS¥)n6 appli￿bIe to ccthpani8¥ subject
lo Ihe small oimpanTres regHn&.
financial $tstem
w8rg aFproved by the trustees on ... /S
PH Rigby
Tru•ts•
C¢)mpany reglslration numt*r 029W425 IEngl¥nd w¥J

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
A¢¢ounllng poll¢O•s
Charity inform￿lon
Amble D$v9l0￿0nI Tnjst is a wivate company linrted by g4Jarantee Inc￿[Poratéd in England and Wales. T
regi5tgred office is indud&J on the ¢0m￿Y inlonnalKJn page.
1.1 Basis of preparation
The fw)anoal stslgments have been prep¥ed in a¢*xrdwTh with the Clwtys goveming dC*)jn￿1. I
CompanEs Ad 20[￿, FRS 102 "The FInarKi￿ ReportirvJ StaTrJaTd appl￿b￿ in the UK and Reputsl￿ of
Irelan￿ I'FRS IOT) and the Chan"ties SORP -AceounlwwJ Report￿9 by Charities.. St8ttrment of
Recommended Piactice apPlUb￿ to tharlI￿S Preparing their arLounts in 8¢cordance ￿th the Finan¢ial
RèFM)rtiny Standard applicab￿ 4rJ the UK Republic of Ir•l•nd (FRS 1021" (effective 1 Jwry 20191. The
charity 18 a Public Benefit Enttty #s defined by FRS 102.
Thg ¢harty h• tak￿ advant￿0 of the provisKTh in the SCIIP for rb)I to prepare a Statement of
Cash Flows.
Thè fift￿la1 sta18M￿ are P(epa￿ in s18h"ry. is the turNAl￿1 currency of the eh*ity. Phnelary
amounts in these ffinarKkil statements #ro rounded to Iho nearesl £.
The financk41 stalements havÈ been piepar•d undgf the hISt￿￿1 Ca)sl c£thènt#)n. The win¢ipal aLrount
pobcies a￿ted are bekmf.
Preparntlon of ¢Dn•olidat•d financial ststèm•nts
The financAal Statements cont3in informatKin aboLtt AmtAe Devthpmort TnJ8t as an indNKJual ts)m￿ny
do not contain CL￿5011da1ed fIna￿al informatim a$ the parent ol a group. The charty i¥ e¥empt under Sect#)n
39912AI ol the CompafyosA(a 201% from the r8(wmth)ts lo prepaf8 consobdated financwl statements.
12 Golng ¢on¢•m
Al the lime ol approving the fin8nL?yl ¥talement5. the Injstees have a rea￿able exFeCtation that the charity
has adèquate resources to wnb.nuè in operat￿5 eMi818nce lor loreseeable fLrture. Thu¥ the trustees
¢￿tinUe to adopl the l￿n9 c¥xxtrm basis of accounlry in wepar•vJ Ihe fvi¥n¢ial 5tat8m8nls.
1.3 Charftabl• fund•
Unre81ricled funds aTe available use at th9 disuetKm of the Iws1￿ in firfi•ranre of ther charitable
objectrves.
Reslriclgd funds a￿ subpca to spgof¢ c4rKlrfi￿s by donors crf ￿•￿•￿ a$ lo they may te ￿d. Th#
pwposes and uses ofthe restncted ￿ndS are ￿ ¢Xrt in the ncrte$ lo the firtan￿ stalem&nts.
EndNmenl lunds are 8ubiert 10 condit*Jns ty dows that the CaPbtaE must be mainlained by thg
L*arily.
1.4 Ineom•
All incoffle is recognised in the Statement of Finanual Ath"vities orth the charity has entrtlemènt ￿ the funds.
rt is pttjbthe that the income wnll t* recewed and the amounl Gan be measur&J reliably.
1.5 Expenditure
Lwqbilil*S are rwmsed as expendrture as 8ts)n 45 theT8 is a or thnstructN8 obl*3ation committing the
charrty to Ihat expenditufg, rt is probable that a Iransfer ol e¢onomic beneffts will be reouifed in 88ltlement and
the amount of the obligAb"on can be mea$U￿ reliabty. Expenditure is a¢xounted fo¥ on an accruals basis and
has been cl¥ssified under headings that aggrègate al cost rdated to the r21egcry. Wh8fe co$1$ Gannol be
¢J'redly a￿1buted to partu* headiTVJ5 they have been alloe•t•O lo on a basis con$Lsl&nl with tho
use of resc4Mces.
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AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2026
A¢eounling polici
(Cont1n￿dI
1.0 TJngible r￿ed us•ts
Tang￿le fixed assets are inrt• m8asured at ￿1$1 subsequenuy measured 8t ojst or v•lu•tion. net of
d8p￿r￿alK)n and any impairrnenl losses.
Depr¥¢ialion is recognised so as to ￿lte off the cost or valuation ofassets their reshlujl vakKs over their
useful lives on the fglc5wing bases..
Freehold land and buildings
Improvemènts to propety
Planl and equiprnenl
Fixtu￿$ and frttings
Comp4rter5
provkjed
IO% straight line
4% strayht li
2S% r¢duc4rwJ balar
25% reducANJ bal
The gain or1058 arisin9 on thè thsp)sal ol an asset is ¢knnnifEd as Ihe diff•r¥no betsveen the s#lB procgeds
and th¥ ¢arry￿￿ value ol the asset. and is rewnwd in the stalèmenl of finan(ial actMts'e$.
1.7 Fixed asut InV￿lM•n￿
Inv8stmont5 are sl¥led at cost ￿ the
1 A knpalrn?•nt of fixed assets
PToperty. plant and equipment are revi￿ed for impairmeftt if 8vants or (*anges in 0rrumslar￿S indtsle that
carrying amount of Such asstrts may Tr)t be retsjvernble. 11 there *$ an Ind￿￿tIOn ol possible irnpaiment,
the recDverable •mounl of any alFècted asset esb"mated and Gy)mpared against rts carrying amount. Where
the estim•lEd reco%*rable wount is I￿￿er, an iry4iFment loss is recogni8•d irtmmedkgtety in proft and loss.
1.9 Calh and Gash •qylval•nts
Cash and rash equNalenls include cash ￿ hand. dep03its hekl at caH with banks. othèr short-tgrm Iquid
investmenls with original maturities of thr80 months or lèss, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
wnhin bc¥rO￿nUS in tJJrrerrt liabibt*J.
1.10 TaxatM>n
As a chafty. the ￿rnpanY is exempt from tsx on income aThJ gain5 lo the extent that thes• •re appl￿(1 to
Charitable objects. No lax ch￿S have arisen in the tharty.
1.11 Employe• b•n•fits
The cost ol any unus8d entilkn&rt is Ipcow￿d in the pei¥Jd in •mpk>y8e's sep4icè$
TerminatKJrt benefft5 are re￿gniSed immed43tety as an exwn3e when ihe ch**y 13 demonstraw e£*mmitt8d
tc* tsrminale the eMPkJyme￿ of an empk>y¢e or to pro￿de twmination benefils.
1.12 R•tirement b•ft•fits
Thè charitable company operates a defmed conthixAKJn pension sdwne. Cl￿tribUtiOnS payab￿ to the
charitable company's pension sc**me are chw to the stateM￿rt of Fin8nc4al Acliwtie5 in the perKJd to
whth they telate.
1.13 Debtors
Trade debtors ar• reo4nised at the Settl8n￿nI amount due aft8r any trade discount offwed. Prepayments 4
valued at the an¥yJnt prepaid after taking ￿count ot any trade disC￿tsnts due.
11

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
AGCOllTrting polic5•*
(Contin￿dI
1.14 Cyodlloys and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recwMI where the d)*ity has a wes•nt otth"gation resutting from a past event
Ihat will wobat4y wutt in the Iransler of funds lo a th￿d party aThl the amount due to settlethe obl4.93t￿n ran
be Measur￿ or esknmaled reli*. Credrtors and prowsions af¥ normalty ￿￿niSed at thair 5ettkmenl
¥mount ¥ftei alknving kn any trade dis¢wts ￿￿.
Critical ¥crountir¥J estimat•9 and I￿19￿￿nts
the appltat*)n ofthe charty's a¢c*untw poki88. the trustees are requirwj lo m•ke juthJements, eslimal
ar￿ assurrytions ab￿t Ihè orry￿9 amount ol assets ara1 1th"litss that are not readily apparent from other
soUr￿s. The eslimales and assoc￿ted assumptions #Te based on historical experience and othor faLttors that
4re considBied to bè re￿¥￿AL A¢tual r85dts may differ from ostimales.
The estimates and undety.ng assumpti￿15 we ￿¥1￿￿ed on an ongoing basis. ReViS￿nS to ¥¢￿Unting
estimates ar¢ re￿nised in Ihe perKMI tn whic* the estimate is rewsed wher8 the wsion affects only that
pe[￿1. or in the period of th¥ re¥isK)n and lulure periods whoro the rews*)n aflecls trA)th ￿Tren1 and futu
perKJds.
Incom• from 4Jonations and l•g*¢i•¥
Totsl
lunds
2026
fvnd•
2026
202S
202S
2025
t)Onal￿n$ and gfts
Grants
1.980
1.045
1.000
265,695
2.963
26B,587
1.045
2.892
3.025
4.855 286.695
271,SSO
Grants
Community Foundal*Jn
NorthumberLqnd CO￿
Council
Football Fou￿￿tIOn
807
2.085
29.795
235.9C
31,880
235.900
1.045
1,045
2,892
265.695
288,587
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AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
It)como ftc4x oth•rti*dlng •¢tlvltl•¥
Unmtiicted Unrestrlcted
funds
2025
2fj26
Rènts raciwed
Advertisin9
109,885
9.445
108,266
9,331
ol￿r Ir¥di)g actNibes
119.310
117,597
Exp•ndltw• ¢)n ch•ritiJbl• actlvlti
Charitable
ActSvltlo6
2026
Charltsble
Actk¥ltlèB
2025
Staff costs
DepreciatNJn ifrwirment
Raies
InsuranrA
Ltqht and ho81
Telephone
62,$6S
32.874
1.180
9.832
19.526
1.595
67,812
8,658
2,740
8,436
20,128
1,687
F 11
Pn'nth'ng, p05t4e ￿ statK¥
Svndries
I￿r0d Costs
Repa￿S & renewals
Legal & professicrf￿l fee$
Bank Gharges
Ent￿aIning
9.00S
4.232
2,675
15.494
7.416
322
10,271
3,505
2,550
13,998
4,823
2S6
166.818
142,864
(knil funding of *Mt*s 61
Share of ￿PpOrt and govern•nc• eogts1g•• nots 71
G)vemance
1,8
1,880
168,7C*S
145.344
An*ly818 by lund
Unrestricted funds
Restricted fund8
168,7CIS
144.744
168,7Ce
145.344
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AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Grants payable
Charitabl•
Activitles
212$
¢>•nl$ to irmlividuals
fjOD
Support ¢￿t8 allocal•d to adi¥iti••
21126
202$
Govemanc8 costs
1.890
1,880
Analy8•d b•t*een:
Charrtable Adiyrt￿$
1,890
1.880
2026
2025
Govom•n¢• ¢osts cofflprim:
Ind9p￿dent eX￿InerS fees
1,8
1,880
1,8
1,880
N•t fflov•m•nt in funds
202$
2026
The nel mo¥ement in fim(ts is stated after thargin￿l￿￿1￿￿J)'.
Depreciation of owned tang￿ fixed assets
32.874
8,859
Tru8ts9•
None of the Iruslees {01 ¥ny p￿￿3 (¥nnethd with Ihernl TecepRd any reThinoration or bfrnefits from the
charity dLrring the yèar.
The d)arity paid £4.(KKJ(2￿￿s.. £3.7LX)) to P*t*•ls A¢vxmknts Limiled & Peek Practi￿ for bookkeepKbg and
olh8r accwntiTrJ sarvic*s ¢*JrirKJ the year. DGS Ni(knl is a dwedor aNJ memt*r ol the$9 ¢ompanie5.
No tnJ$tee or cther Telated to the charty I￿￿ pwson81 thtere$l in •ny other contiacts or
tranBactions entered into by charhty durw th6 y8ar P025". £NiD.
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AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
to Employe*s
The monthly number of empbyees dunng yw was."
2026
2025
Numb•r
CharitaNe actlvrtie$
Management and administration
TrAal
Empknyffl•nt ¢￿ts
2026
2025
Wages and 8alar
So¢ial security costs
Other cxJsIs
81.￿7
62.952
4.233
627
62,565
87.812
AmoLFnts pahl lo key marwggN*nt PWBoMel n the year totslw £25,124 {2025.. £24.3501.
There ￿re no empbyee5 whose annual r&mwrabon Vds mtye than £￿.(￿).
11 Tuatk•n
The tharrty is ex¢nyt from taxalion on its ac1r¥Ih￿ bwAuse au its Y*orr* is applied for charikblg purposes.
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AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
12 T¥nglbl• fix•d
Tol•l
to propwty •UiPmV
frttlr
Cost
Al 1 April 2025
ALklitions
2.120.026
205,835
59.e40
143.3(r2
59.817
82.650 2,611,630
59,880
At 31 March 2026
2.120.026
265.895
143.3￿2
59.817
82,650 2,671,49)
Dèpreciation and
knpaimiont
At 1 Apnl 2025
Depreciation cwed ￿ the
48.123
57,673
81,865
187,861
5.573
536
196
32.874
Al 31 March 2026
53,698
58.209
a2.￿1
220,535
Carying amount
At 31 March 2026
2,120.026
239.126
89.6(k3
1.608
589 2,450,955
At 31 March 2025
2,120.026 205,835
95.179
2,144
785 2,423.969
Lond kncrtvn ¥ Ambltr W*ro w wity irnn5ferrgd lo Iho Irwt dwirq the 2CXJ516 year from tho kjcal
authority. This land is a fecTeation giovnd f￿ the enjoyment ol the people of Amble. This asset has not been
valued in thg accounts. given the dtfvukn'es in e$labli$hiny a tnarket walue. as L* pemitted by the SORP. In
ditson. the Town Square was also translerred to thè Trust in 2000. Agatyi. du• lo the diff¢ulty in establishing
market value, no value ha3 been Ewen lo this asset In the a(1¥￿nts.
Freehohj land and buildirvJs are stated at cost ￿sS inyinnent. No deprecIa￿n has been charges on Ihe
freeh￿d buikjings as the In￿leeS consider Ihal the ￿ll$U81 vakne of Ihe buildings is not bess than theif
carrying amount and thwefore any depreoatb)n chwge would be immatèrAI. The trusteès revièw IhLq
assessment anrwjaI￿ and Crm￿der the assels for wirment where Ind￿1$ exist.
13 Fixod aM•t kn¥•strn•nts
Other
In¥Mlm•nts
Cogt or ¥aluition
Al 1 Awd 2025 & 31 W26
Carying amount
Al 31 Marth 2026
At 31 Mar¢h 2025
2026
202S
Oll*r fftvestrnents iThiprise.'
Investments in subsidiaries
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AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR fHE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2026
14 Dgbtorn
2026
2025
Amounts falling du• wlthln ono y••r.
Trade debtofs
Prepayments aTrJ acYMd incLYne
148.046
1r￿.111
1.765
9.517
254.157
15 CvodJtorn: amounts hlling due wlthlTr on• y•ar
2026
2025
Othor taxati￿ arml soc4al secgjrty
Trade cre(Jrtors
Amounts ¢xed to f8llcAY undertakings
Accruals and delerred inc4)m•
7.982
2,208
8.259
148,146
3.481
68.
16.077
29,876
228,692
16 R•strict•d fun
The reslric*ed l￿dS of th& ¢haiity comprise the unexpeftd￿ balances of donatiDrts and ￿antS hold on trust
S￿l0cl 10 5Pgcik CA)ndttK)ns by donors as to hcw Ihey may be Ltsed.
At 1 April Incoming R••owc¢s
202$
txpend•d
TrnMf•rn At 31 March
2026
Playzone Plop
Small grant IUFYJ
265,695
[265,695)
400
1265.695)
400
At l April
2024
Incomln9 R•soU￿•S
m4)U
expend•d
Trnnsf•tA At 31 March
2025
Playzone Projed
Small gr•nl fund
265.695
265,695
400
1600)
266.695
16rpJ)
266,095
Playzono proiect
This fyprèsents ¢aptlal fvnding rtteNed tcrH¥wd8 the Amble Playzone •t Ambh Wellare.
Smill grJnt fund
Ths fepresenls fvnds recetved to be *rtarded to 10 kxat Olg￿lSations.
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AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
16 Restrict•d funds
IContlnu•dl
Tran$ler¥ b•iw••n
As all capilal funds for the Pkyzone Projeca have been fijlty expended aThJ th¥ ass￿ated reSt￿tionS h#v$
been fulfilled. the remaining frjnd balance. equal to the net b￿k of Ihè related caprtal a$sels, ￿d5
translerW lo unresliiclèd funds.
17 UnrvJtricted lunds
The unreStr￿ted futsjs oflho charty c4)rryise Ihe un8x￿nd8d of d￿ationS and gTanls which are
not $ubpd 10 5pecFfic conditKJns by donors •nd grantors as lo how they may bo used. Thesa include
designaled funds wh*h have t*8n set aside out ol Lwvesln'ded furKl$ by th? tru8lees for specfft PUfPQ$eS.
At 1 April
Incomln9 Rwourc
202$ y¥￿Ur(￿ expended
Tra￿fel¥ At 31 March
2026
Capital reseNe
General reseNe
2,218.134
265279
132,8741
1135,832)
265,895
2,4SO,955
252,827
123.180
2.483.413
121180
1168,706)
265,895
2.703.582
PrnvI0￿ year:
At 1 April
2024
IrMmiry Rvtyur￿ Transf•rs At 31 PA*r¢h
w•8ourw expended
2025
C¥pilal reserve
General resaThe
2.224.793
278.581
(6,6591
1138,0851
2.218,134
2￿,279
124,783
2.503.374
124.783
{144,744)
2.483,413
18 AMlysi• of n•t as￿¢% bet*Yen fund*
Unmtric•Ed R•strict•d
fvnds
lund•
2028
2026
Total
2026
At 31 M•r¢h 2026:
Tangible assets
Investments
Current as88tslllkabilit*s)
2,450.955
2.450.955
252.625
253.025
2.703.$82
2.703.982
18.

AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
18 Anatysis of net assets b•t*••n fwd¥
Icontlnuedl
un￿#￿5¢￿d RKtricted
funds
fund$
2025
202S
Total
2026
At 31 March 2025:
Tangib￿ assets
Invostm8nts
C￿￿nt assetsllbabqitiBS)
2.21B.134
205,835
2.423.969
265,277
60,260
325.537
2.483.413
286,095
2.749,508
tg R•lat•d yrty trnn8action•
Al Ih& year end there was a bfilaf￿ of £3,&)9 to ADT Northurrl)grl*KI Limit8d 12025.. £3,481). the
subskliary ofthè r*anty.
Lty•l St*￿ of th• Tru•1
The Trust 15 a cL¥npany linit•d by guarantee and has no $har8 c•al. In the ￿ftt of thé chartty bein9 wotsnd
up, th8 liability In ￿$(￿¢1 of the guar8rrte8 i¥ limited lo £1 pef member of the c**ity.
19-