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2023-03-31-accounts

Haltwhistle Partnership Limited

Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] March 2023

Company Registration Number 3324145 Charity Number 1062486

Haltwhistle Partnership Limited

Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] March 2023

Contents

Contents
Page
Members of the board and professional advisors 1
Chairman’s statement 2-4
Trustees Annual Report 5-7
Independent examiners report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10
Notes to the financial statements 11-15
Detailed statement of financial activities 16

Haltwhistle Partnership Limited Members of the board and professional advisors

Registered Office Westbourne House Main Street Haltwhistle NE49 0AZ Trustees Mr. P Adams Mrs. M Bowes Mr. J Clark Mr. I Dommett Mrs. J Eastlake Mrs. J Gibbon Mrs. M A McGlade Mr. A D Saunders Mr. J S Scott Cllr. A Sharp Mrs. I Stott Cllr. T Teasdale Secretary Mrs. M Lawrie Independent Examiner Mr Giles Storey The Books Accountants Ltd Westbourne House Main Street Haltwhistle NE49 0AZ Bankers Unity Trust Bank PLC Nine Bridleyplace Birmingham B1 2HB Cumberland Building Society Cumberland House Castle Street Carlisle CA3 8RX Solicitor Cartmell Shepherd Main Street Haltwhistle NE49 9AB

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Haltwhistle Partnership Annual Report 2022 / 2023

As a Partnership we work in collaboration with other organisations, stakeholders, community groups and residents of Haltwhistle and its surrounding parishes to create a vibrant, viable and sustainable community that is attractive to visitors and residents alike. Change is inevitable in society and we seek to manage it proactively for the benefit of all so that opportunities and benefits are maximised, and risks and threats are minimised.

With respect to funding, the Partnership is very grateful to the ongoing commitment from Haltwhistle Town Council in supporting our Older People’s Project; the Karbon Community Fund for Haltwhistle in supporting the Haltwhistle Growing Together Community Allotment; the Community Foundation for enabling Zigzag to continue as well as many other funders who contribute small amounts towards specific project activities including the Smith Trust, Northumberland National Park and Northumberland County Council (various departments), private individuals and local fundraising efforts.

Financial sustainability remains a key priority for the Partnership and income through property rentals enables us to maintain a core function so that we can continue to deliver on key priorities.

During 2022/23 our projects have focused on the following:

Work with Older People

Our Older People’s project continues to be very well received providing support and social opportunities for older people from the local area. The monthly luncheon club and weekly drop-in continue to thrive with between 40 and 60 people attending on a regular basis. By popular request another holiday to Scarborough was organised along with various day trips. As always, a Christmas day lunch was also provided for anyone wanting to join with others for the festivities.

Community Garden

Our volunteer gardeners have again worked hard and met 43 times during the year to ensure many public areas around the town are attractive, colourful and interesting and continue to thrive. The gardeners maintain the two beds just east of the cemetery entrance; the sloping bed at the Station crossroads; the Station tubs on the forecourt and platform 1; the Memorial garden – the 2 long beds in front of the memorial and the triangular bed in the southeast corner; the circular bed beside the Westgate bus stop; the Coop car park beds; the 2 beds directly behind the library; the Coronation Park beds; the Lanty’s Lonnen beds and the garden behind the Partnership office at Westbourne House. The group also have a stall at the annual Haltwhistle Plant festival selling plants which they pot up from their own gardens to raise funds for new plants, compost etc.

Their efforts are an asset to the town and provide much enjoyment and pleasure to residents and visitors.

ZigZag Days Project

This project, now in its 7th year supports people who feel isolated or vulnerable due to disability, unemployment, mental health or other issues and offers friendship and shared activities. Activities include trips to visit local beauty spots, sites of cultural or historical significance and other places of interest in the area. During 2022 and with support from Vindolanda and the Hadrian’s Wall 1900 fund, the group spent 5 months on an extended project researching health and disability in Roman times to see how they would have fared. This has resulted in a permanent display cabinet at Vindolanda and an exhibition which is circulating to community and health venues in the region. A short video can be found here https://youtu.be/qVs27NvvDR8. The group and the Partnership are very proud of their achievements.

2

Haltwhistle Growing Together Community Allotment

The Haltwhistle Growing Together project has continued to develop the community allotment in the grounds of Hillside, growing produce in raised beds, planters and the polytunnel. In addition they attracted extra funding to support activities over the winter such as cookery and well-being sessions as well as monthly talks on ecological subjects to supplement, extend and widen participation. Overall there have been more than 130 attendances at activities (not including organisers). The volunteer steering group has met regularly to guide and develop the project.

Station Adoption

The StationAdoption volunteers have continued their sterling service to the community and visitors by keeping the station looking clean and tidy, watering the planters and reporting any issues to Northern. 3 of the volunteers unlock and lock the platform 1 waiting room every day ensuring it is litter free; another volunteer regularly sweeps and mops the floor and even cleans the windows. We are very grateful to them and proud to support them with help from the Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership and Northern.

Community Energy Project Feasibility

The stage 2 feasibility study with respect to installing PV on the roof of various buildings has been completed. The Swimming & Leisure Centre and the Young & Sweet Centre at Hillside now both have all the necessary information and permissions for them to go ahead with the installation subject to their Trustees agreement and funding.

Unfortunately in early 2023, Berry Global were unable to proceed further with the study for community owned PV to be installed on their factory roof.As a result the remaining funding was used to look at the feasibility of installing PV on the roof of the 3 properties owned by the Partnership. Unfortunately due to being in conservation areas and one of the properties being listed, it is unlikely that planning permission would be granted.

The group continues to meet to explore other renewables options to benefit the community.

Karbon Community Fund for Haltwhistle

The Steering Group of local people have continued to meet every 6 weeks or so to respond to expressions of interest and applications, to encourage and support applications and update on progress of funded projects. To the end of March 2023, 14 different projects benefitted from over £50,000 of funding. It is anticipated that the remaining £20,000 will be allocated during the 2023/2024 financial year.

Community Shops

As a result of the Save the Children Charity closing both the second hand bookshop and the general charity shop in Haltwhistle in January 2023, the Partnership stepped in to keep both shops going for the benefit of the local community and the town. With the full support of the existing volunteers and the support and generosity of local people and a lot of hard work, both shops re-opened in late April, just 3 months after closure. Both are doing well.

3

Property

As a Development Trust a key feature of our work is to utilise the property we own to improve the economic, social and community provision within the town. These assets provide income to fund our core activities.

• Hardware House

Hardware House comprises a ground floor retail unit with 5 residential flats on the 2 floors above and behind. The retail unit was let to the Centre of Britain Army Surplus Store until the end of November when the owners retired. Jethros take away were keen to expand and the Partnership supported them in taking the lease of Hardware House to develop into a large cafe which opened in March 2023. Three of the flats have long term tenants with the other two experiencing changes of residents with some vacant periods and unfortunately some periods of non payment of rent.

• Westbourne House

Westbourne House comprises 2 ground floor retail units together with 4 small offices and a larger meeting room over the upper two floors. Unit 1 on the ground floor continues to be let to a local business, the Pillar Box Café. Unit 2 housed the Partnership Office until Autumn 2022 when the office was transferred to the rear room on the first floor and the retail space cleared and decorated ready for letting. All offices are now fully let out to local businesses.

The feasibility into the potential conversion of the upper floors to residential units reported during 2022 with full planning consent being granted to the proposal. However the Trustees have decided not to take this option further for now.

• Water Tower

The Partnership’s Water Tower, a Grade 2 listed building at the railway station continued to be rented to a local business until the end of 2022. In early 2023 the Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership expressed an interest in renting the property with the Partnership supporting them in their intention to apply for funding to improve the facility and add to the economic activity developing at the station.

Many thanks are extended to all our funders without whom we would not have been able to deliver our projects. Thanks must also go to our staff and all those who have served as Trustees, whether it be for many years or a relatively short period. Your support, enthusiasm and hard work is very much appreciated.

As mentioned earlier, we received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service during 2022 and special thanks must go to all our volunteers who enable the Partnership to continue its work in benefitting the local community. The Partnership will continue to review its strategy and plans to ensure financial viability, continued partnership working and support for initiatives to bring benefit to our local communities.

Twenty five years are behind us and we look forward to serving the community with renewed enthusiasm and energy for the next twenty five years.

Julie Gibbon Chairman Haltwhistle Partnership

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Haltwhistle Partnership Limited

Trustees’ Annual report for the year ending 31[st] March 2023

The trustees, who are also directors for the purpose of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31[st] March 2023

The Trustees

The trustees who served the charity during the period were as follows:

Name Date Date Date Date
Resigned
Joined Resigned Re-Joined
Mr PF Adams 28.07.21
Mr M Bell 14.10.20 07.09.22
Mrs M Bowes 08.09.21
Mr J Clark 08.09.21 07.09.22 07.09.2022
Mr I Dommett 26.01.22
Mrs J Eastlake 15.02.23
Mrs J Gibbon 11.09.19 07.09.22 07.09.22
Cllr V Gibson 11.09.19 07.09.22
Mrs M A McGlade 10.11.22
Dr G Ridley 08.09.21 10.11.22
Mr A D Saunders 20.01.23
Mr J Scott 14.10.20
Cllr A Sharp 14.10.20 07.09.22 07.09.22
Mrs I Stott 08.09.21
Cllr T Teasdale 14.10.20 07.09.22 07.09.22
Mr LJ Thompson 08.09.21 07.09.22 07.09.22 10.11.22
Mrs R Wood 14.10.20 28.03.23

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Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The charity (Registration number 1062486) was incorporated on 25[th] February 1997 as a company limited by guarantee (registered number 3324145)

Organisational Structure

The charity and its property is administered and managed by the executive committee which consists of 14 members.

All the appointed trustees will serve three years and a third will resign each year by rotation. The trustees appointed from the floor at the AGM serve for a period of one year. On resignation the person is eligible for re-election at the AGM if they so wish.

Responsibilities of the Trustees

Company law requires the Management Committee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements, the management committee should follow best practice and:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is not appropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis.

The Management Committee is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Management Committee is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Trustee Recruitment, Induction and Training

The executive committee shall consist of 14 members and are to be appointed as follows:

Two members elected at the AGM Three members appointed by Haltwhistle Town Council One member from each of the following organisations:~

Northumberland County Council Haltwhistle Tourism Association Haltwhistle Chamber of Trade Churches Together in Haltwhistle

A representative from each of the three hinterland areas as defined as follows: West Tyne Area ~ Coanwood, Hartleyburn,Plenmeller with Whitfield,Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh and Featherstone Parishes.

East Area ~ Henshaw, Bardon Mill and Melkridge Parishes West Area ~ Greenhead and Thirlwall Parishes

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Two Members Not Appointed/Representing any Organisation

If the aforementioned organisation or their successors in title are unable to nominate a member then the Partnership Board can co-opt a trustee in place of the nomination for the ensuing year. The co-option will be for one year only. The nominating organisation will retain the right to nominate a trustee for the following year, but will lose the right to nominate a trustee for the current year once the Board has exercised its’ right of co-option. When exercising its right of co-option the board will take note of the activities of the nominating body but is not bound by this proviso when making a co-option.

Objectives and Activities

The principle activities of the charity are the support or promotion of any other charitable purpose for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education (including vocational training), the advancement of religion or any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the community of Haltwhistle and surrounding area.

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Haltwhistle Partnership Limited Independent Examiners Report

I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31[st] March 2023, which are set out on pages 9 to 16.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr Giles Storey FCA The Books Accountants Limited Westbourne House Main Street Haltwhistle NE49 0AZ

Independent Examiner

Mr Giles Storey has been appointed as independent examiner for the year.

Signed on behalf of the trustees

…………………………..

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Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd

Company Registration Number 3324145

Statement of financial activities for the year ending 31st March 2023

Note
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from
generating funds:
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
2
Investment income
Incoming resources from
charitable activities
3
Resources expended
Cost of generating funds
Voluntary
4
Charitable activities
4/5/6
Governance costs
7
Total resources expended
Net incoming resources before transfers
Transfer between funds
Net income for the year
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2022
£
£
£
500
8,409
8,909
9,586
27,195
36,781
118
118
7,000
55,536
62,536
17,204
91,140
108,344
0
6,101
6,101
44,375
93,292
137,667
1,335
0
1,335
45,710
99,393
145,103
-28,506
-8,253
-36,759
19,850
-19,850
0
-8,656
-28,103
-36,759
95,578
673,470
769,048
86,922
645,367
732,289		 Total
funds
2022
£
5,004
40,443
222
20,531
66,200
5,527
73,091
1,180
79,798
-13,598
0
-13,598
782,646
769,048

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Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd

Company Registration Number 3324145

Balance sheet as at 31st March 2023

Note
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
8
Current Assets
Debtors
9
Cash at bank & In Hand
Creditors : amounts falling due
within one year
10
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Funds
Restricted funds
11
Unrestricted Funds
12
Total Funds		 £
£
520,724
4,240
215,130
219,370
7,805
211,565
732,289
645,367
86,922
732,289
2023		 £
£
535,996
2,457
233,052
235,509
2,457
233052
769,048
673,470
95,578
769,048
2022

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Company Registration Number 3324145

Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd

Notes to the financial statements for the year ending 31st March 2023

1 Accounting Policies

Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for the use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and have not been designated for any other purpose.

Restricted funds are funds that are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors. The aim and use of each fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements

Income

All incoming resources in the form of cash have been included in income.

Donations and grants are credited to the income and expenditure account on a receipts basis, gross of income tax where applicable.

Gifts in kind have been shown separately in the statement of financial activities and capitalised in the balance sheet at the estimated value to the charity.

2 Incoming resources from activities for generating funds

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2023
£
£
£
Other income
100
318
418
Rental income
9,486
26,877
36363
9,586
27,195
36,781
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2023
Grants
£
£
£
Haltwhistle Town Council
2,000
6,000
8,000
RCEF
0
32400
32,400
Community Foundation
0
6620
6,620
Northumberland County Council
5000
2,500
7,500
7,000
47,520
54,520
Total Grants less than £5,000
0
8,016
8,016
Total
7,000
55,536
62,536		 Total
funds
2022
£
726
39,717
40,443
Total
funds
2021
£
8,000
0
0
6,767
14,767
5,764
20,531

3 Incoming resources from charitable activities

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Company Registration Number 3324145

Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd

Notes to the financial statements for the year ending 31st March 2023

4 Costs of charitable activities by fund type

Directly allocated and support costs
Staff costs
Project expenditure
Premises
Office costs
Hospitality
Sundry expenses
Professional Fees
Bank charges
Depreciation of fixed assets
Grants paid
5 Net incoming resources for the year
This is stated after charging:
Depreciation
6 Staff costs and emoluments
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
7 Governance costs
Accountancy and independent examiners fees		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2023
£
£
£
4,943
6,101
11,044
9,120
62,255
71,375
20,546
9,333
29,879
1079
176
1,255
0
2,598
2,598
267
503
770
8792
3410
12,202
131
0
131
777
14,495
15,272
0
522
522
45,655
99,393
145,048
2023
2022
£
£
15,272
15,283
11,404
13,685
0
0
11,404
13,685
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2023
£
£
£
1,335
0
1,335
1,335
0
1,335		 2022
£
13,685
30,456
10,249
1,473
2,767
618
277
88
15,283
3,722
78,618
Total
funds
2022
£
1,180
1,180

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Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd

Company Registration Number 3324145

Notes to the financial statements for the year ending 31st March 2023

8 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1st April 2022
Additions
At 31st March 2023
Depreciation
At 1st April 2022
Charge for year
At 31st March 2023
Net Book Value
At 31st March 2022
At 31st March 2023
9 Debtors
Trade Debtors
VAT
Prepayments
10 Creditors
VAT
Bond Deposits held
Trade Creditors
Accruals		 Freehold
Property
Property
improvem
ents
Fixtures
and
fittings
Water
Tower
Total
£
£
£
£
350,428
385,930
101,952
25,000
863,310
0
350,428
385,930
101,952
25,000
863,310
117,895
96,192
101,727
11,500
327,314
7,007
7,720
45
500
15,272
124,902
103,912
101,772
12,000
342,586
232,533
289,738
225
13,500
535,996
225,526
282,018
180
13,000
520,724
2023
2022
£
£
1,524
1240
1,533
0
1,183
1,217
4,240
2,457
2023
2022
£
£
0
332
1000
1000
5680
0
1125
1125
7,805
2,457

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Company Registration Number 3324145

Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd

Notes to the financial statements for the year ending 31st March 202

11 Restricted Income Funds

Westbourne House
Healthy Initiatives
Hardware House
Long Term Maintenance
History Society
Strategic Development
Karbon Homes
Volunteering
ZigZag
Growing Together
Community Shops
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Unrestricted Income Funds
Staffing
Reserves
General Funds		 Balance at
1st April
2022
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers Balance at
31st
March
2023
£
£
£
£
£
105,356
0
3,175
0
102,181
16,351
16,389
15,603
-582
16,555
455,348
26,877
16,821
-21,744
443,660
10,114
0
0
3,439
13,553
198
0
0
0
198
20,000
0
0
0
20,000
49,996
0
7,021
-744
42,231
1,567
0
877
-100
590
2,756
10,159
7,035
-971
4,909
11,784
3,315
12,048
1,808
4,859
0
2,000
811
44
1,233
0
32,400
36,002
-1,000
-4,602
673,470
91,140
99,393
-19,850
645,367
Balance at
1st April
2022
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
resources
Transfers Balance at
31st
March
2023
£
£
£
£
£
5,565
0
4,943
4,329
4,951
30,000
118
0
-118
30,000
60,013
17,085
40,766
15,639
51,971
95,578
17,203
45,709
19,850
86,922

12 Unrestricted Income Funds

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Company Registration Number 3324145

Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd

Notes to the financial statements for the year ending 31st March 2023

13 Analysis of net assets between funds

Restricted Funds
Westbourne House
Healthy Initiatives
Hardware House
Long Term Maintenance
History Society
Strategic Development
Karbon Homes
Volunteering
Zig Zag
Growing Together
Community Shops
Tyne Valley Combined Authority
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
Reserves
General funds
Total Funds		 Tangible
fixed
assets
Net
current
assets
Total
£
£
£
102,181
102,181
16,555
16,555
397,906
45,754
443,660
13,553
13,553
198
198
20,000
20,000
42,231
42,231
590
590
4,909
4,909
4,859
4,859
1,233
1,233
-4,602
-4,602
500,087
145,280
645,367
4,951
4,951
30,000
30,000
20,637
31,334
51,971
20,637
66,285
86,922
520,724
211,565
732,289

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Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd

Company Registration Number 3324145

Detailed statement of financial activities for the year ending 31st March 2023

Income
Donations
Project funding
Bank interest receivable
Rental income
Other income
Total income
Expenditure
Cost of generating funds
Wages and salaries
Charitable activities and support costs
Wages and salaries
Projects
Light, heat and water
Rent, rates and insurance
Repairs and maintenance
Postage, stationery and advertising
Telephone
Hospitality (Lunch Club/Drop In/Volunteering)
Sundry Expenses
Bank interest and charges
Professional Fees
Depreciation of fixed assets
Grants paid
Governance costs
Accountancy and independent
examiners fees
Total Expenditure
Net incoming resources for the year		 £
£
8,909
62,536
118
36,363
417
108,343
6,101
4,943
71,374
2,220
8,053
19,606
523
732
2,598
770
131
10922
15,272
522
137,666
143,767
1335
145,102
-36,759
2023		 £
£
5,004
20,531
222
39,717
726
66,200
5,527
8,158
30,456
1,682
4,619
3,948
653
821
2,767
618
88
277
15,283
3,722
73092
78,619
1180
79,799
-13,599
2022

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