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2021-03-31-accounts

CONTENTS PAGES
Members ofthe Board and professional advisers
Trustees'
annual
report		 2to13
Auditors'
report		 14to 16
Statement offinancial
activities
Balance sheet 18
Statement ofcash flows 19
Notes to the financial statements 20 to 35

The board oftrustees David Barker
lan Dodds
Paul Ennals
Michael Pratt
Fiona Wharton
Alison Dunn
Donna Bulmer
Kasia Kurowska (retired March 2021)
Jennifer McAteer
David Robinson
Steven Duckworth
Michael Fawole
Edward
Kunonga
Kerry Robinson
Kumareswaradas Ramanathas
Company secretary Carol Ownsworth (nee Botten)
Registered office 4'" Floor
MEA House
Ellison Place
Newcastle
upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 8XS
Accountants Debkre Limited
Chartered
Accountants
Swallow House
Parsons Road
Washington
Tyne and Wear
NE37 1EZ
Auditors Read, Milburn
8 Co
Chartered
Accountants
71 Howard
Street
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE30 1AF
Bankers Unity Trust Bank Plc
Four Brindleyplace
Birmingham
B1 2HB

Unrestricted Funds
Desig- Total Total
General nated Restricted Funds Funds
Notes Funds Funds Funds 2021f 2020
1f
INCOME FROM:
Voluntary
income		 4 300 300 320
Investment
income		 5 3,156 3,156 3,149
Charitable
activities		 6 343602 348 453 692 055 3?0793
TOTAL INCOME 347,058 348,453 695,511 374,262
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable
activities		 ~261 122 ~24 066 {2268556 ~553 744 ~413 794
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 7 (261,122) (24,066) (268,556) (553,744) (413,794)
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 85,936 (24,066) 79,897 141,767 (39,532)
Transfers
between funds		 15 ~95 123 73 177 21 946
Net movement
in funds		 8 (9,187) 49,111 101,843 141,767 (39,532)
RECONCILIATION
OF FUNDS
Total funds brought
forward		 96880 139015 235 895 275427
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD 8?,693 188,126 101,843 377,662 235,895

Notes 2021 2020
FIXEDASSETS
Intangible assets 11 8,053 9,591
Tangible assets 12 5 295 4 424
13,348 14,015
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 13 160,543 196,055
Cash at bank and in hand 536253 285269
696,796 481,324
CREDITORS
Amounts
falling due within one year		 14 332482 259444
NET CURRENT ASSETS 364,314 221,880
TOTAL ASSETS LESSCURRENT LIABILITIES 377662 235 895
NET ASSETS 377,662 235,895
The funds ofthe charity:
Unrestricted
funds:
General
fund		 87,693 96,880
Designated
funds		 188126 139015
275,819 235,895
Restricted funds 101 843
TOTAL FUNDS 15 377,662 235,895

Notes 2021 2020
f.
Cash generated from operating activities 253918 18655
Net cash from operating
activities		 253,918 '/8, 655
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase ofintangible
assets
Purchase oftangible assets		 (3,000)
(3,090)		 (13,750)
(4,767)
Interest received 3 156 3 149
Net cash used in investing activities (2,934) (15,368)
Net increase/(decrease)
in		 cash and cash
equivalents 250,984 3,287
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning ofyear 28.'+69 &21982
Cash and cash equivalents at end ofyear 285+59

3
Statement of Financial Activ		 ities for the prior year
Unrestricted Funds
Total
General Designated Restricted Funds
Notes Fundsf Fundsf Fundsf 2020
INCOME FROM:
Voluntary income 4 320 320
Investment income 5 3149 3,149
Charitable
acti vities		 6 261 684 109109 370793
TOTAL INCOME 265,153 109,109 374,262
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable
activities		 261 706 27447 124641 413794
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 7 (261,706) (27,447) (124,641) (413,794)
NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME 3,447 (27,447) (15,532) (39,532)
Transfers between
funds		 15 ~61555 61555
Net movement
in funds		 (58,108) 34,108 (15,532) (39,532)
RECONCILIATION
OFFUNDS
Total funds brought
forward		 154988 104907 15532 275 427
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD 96,880 139,015 235,895
4 Voluntary
income
Unrestricted
2021		 2020
f
Donations 300 ~2
5 Investment
income
Unrestricted 2020
2021
Deposit account interest receivable ~31

ncome from reso urces from charitabl e
activities
Sales and Total Total Un-
Grant
income
F		 events
f		 Restricte
d Funds
f		 restricted
Funds
f		 Total
2021f		 Total
2020
Policy & Consultancy Projects 92,015 93,436 92,315 93,136 185,451 160,683
Health 8 Wellbeing Projects 19,000 118,118 54,000 83,118 137,118 27,800
Climate Emergency Projects 113,476 113,476 113,476 20,000
Covid 19Response 8 Recovery Projects 78,662 78,662 78,662
Connect Fund North East—
Investing
for Social Impact		 8,000
Funding
Information		 North East 10,000 10,000 10,000 12,000
North East Funders Network 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
VONNE —Core Income 82 000 75 348 157348 157348 132310
Total 395,153 296,902 348,453 343,602 692,055 370,793

7
Charitable
activit		 ies costs
Events Total Total
Direct Depre- Support 8 Governance Funds Funds
costs
f		 ciation
f		 Costs
f		 Meetings
f		 costs
F		 2021f 2020
f
Policy 8 Consultancy
Projects 194,234 1,068 8,166 800 271 204,539 170,695
Health
&Wellbeing		 Projects 73,391 929 8,173 235 82,728 27,800
Climate Emergency Projects 81,996 688 5,729 131 175 88,719 35,100
Covid 19Response &
Recovery Projects
Connect Fund North		 East— 51,739 3,353 113 55,652
Investing
for Social Impact		 23,532
FINE 10,400 99 10,499 12,000
North East Funders Network 9,933 8 57 2 10,000 10,000
VONNE —Core Expenditure 68 761 3617 27 304 253 1 672 101607 134667
Total 490,454 6,757 52,881 1,184 2,468 553,744 413,794
Direct costs are made up as follows:
2021f 2020
E
Staff costs (per note 10) 285,315 242,335
Recruitment
costs		 120
Research and consultancy 199,700 90,744
Travel and subsistence 4,894 8,945
Training
projects		 425 6850
490,454 348,974
Governance costs are made up as follows:
2021f 2020
AGM expenses 173 876
Auditors'
remuneration		 2 295 2250
2,468 3,126

Net move ment
in funds		 are stated after charging/(creditin g):
2021 2020
f E
1
Auditors' remuneration 2,295 2,250
Depreciation —owned assets 2,219 829
Website
Rent		 development amortisation 4,538
1~5		 ~1 4,159

2020:none)
taff costs		 for travel costs
incurred
within
the year.
2021 2020
f
Wages and salaries 248,935 209,884
Social security costs
Pension costs		 18,j80
17600		 15,997
16454
285,315 242,335
he average monthly number ofemployees during the year was as follows:
2021 2020

Intangible
fixed ass		 ets
Website
Development
COST
At 1 April 2020 39,135
Additions 3,000
Disposals ~25385
At 31 March 2021 16,750
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2020 29,544
Charge for the year 4,538
Amortisation
written		 off in the year ~25 385
At 31 March 2021 8,697
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020

At 31 March 2020
angible fixed assets
Fittings and Computer
fittings Equipment
f		 Total
COST
At 1 April 2020 10,476 22,992 33,468
Additions 3,090 3,090
Disposals ~15522 ~15522
At 31 March 2021 10,476 10,560 21,036
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2020 10,302 18,742 29,044
Charge for year 102 2,117 2,219
Disposals ~15522 ~15522
At 31 March 2021 10,404 5,337 15,741
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020

1April 31 March
2020f Receivable
f		 Released
f		 2021f
Membership
income		 16,788 33,877 (32,058) 18,607
Connect Fund North East - Barrow Cadbury
Trust		 (1,000) 1,000
VONNE Climate Action Alliance Catalyst Definition
Programme (1,350) (1,350)
ERDF: Catalysing Innovation in NE Clusters (5,125) 10,207 (6,446) (1,364)
North East Climate Coalition —NENC Integrated
Care System 60,000 60,000 (47,126) 72,874
Safeguarding
Partnership
—funded jointly		 by Dept.
for Digital Culture Media and Sport and the National
Lottery Community Fund 8,625 57,470 (66,095)
Design Hops —CAST 2,200 (2,200)
NENC ICSVCSE Leadership Programme 66,467 86,260 (64,594) 88,133
CVD Network 10,000 (10,000)
SirJames Knott Trust —Ageing Well Community of
Practice 30,000 (30,000)
Local Access Programme (1,868) 19,442 (17,574)
Northern
Powergrid		 —Events 18,100 (12,967) 5,133
NASP 67,484 (17,484) 50,000
Digital Infrastructure Project —National
Lottery
Community
Fund
Recruitment
Support Services		 50,000
2 550		 ~2900 50,000
~350
186,087 405,390 (309,794) 281,683

15 Movement
in funds
For the year ended 31 March 2021 At 1 Net Transfers At 31
April movement between March
2020
E		 in funds
f		 funds
f		 2021
f
Unrestricted
funds		 1
General funds 96,830 83,313 (95,123) 85,020
Yes We Can Leadership 50 (50)
Northern
Powergrid —Event Co-ordination		 1,633 1,633
North of England
Commissioning
Support —VCSE Engagement in Health 1 040 1 040
96,880 85,936 (95,123) 87,693
Designated
funds:
Project development
8 innovation		 fund 20,000 20,000 40,000
Redundancy
fund		 17,644 10,940 28,584
Repair and replacement
fund		 2,500 (4,698) 4,698 2,500
Maternity,
sickness 8 jury service		 reserve 43,253 (750) 2,874 45,377
Organisational
development
fund		 22,000 18,000 40,000
COVID-19 working
arrangements
reconfiguration
fund		 5,000 5,000
Office reconfiguration
fund		 10,000 10,000
ERDF Innovation
Clusters
Match		 fund 18618 ~18618 16665 16665
235,895 61,870 (21,946) 275,819
Restricted funds
Connect Fund North East —Investing for
Social Impact (885) 885
Funding
Information
North East		 (499) 499
ERDF:Catalysing
Innovation
in		 North East
Clusters (20,562) 20,562
Local Access Programme
—Access
Foundation 726 726
CVD Networks —VCS Engagement 9,750 9,750
VONNE Climate Action Alliance —Lankelly 24,757
Chase 24,757
Ann Cleeves Community
Reading		 34,600
Facilitators 34,600
COVID-19 Response
Grant National		 Lottery 21,278
Community
Fund		 21,278
PHE Health
Inequalities/
COVID-19		 9,000 9,000
COVID-19 Recovery —County Durham
Community
Foundation		 1 732 1 732
79,897 21,946 101,843
TOTAL FUNDS 235,895 141,767 377,662

Movement
in funds		 (continued) (continued) (continued)
For the year ended 31March 2020 At 1 Net Transfers At 31
April movement between March
2019 in funds funds 2020
Unrestricted
funds
General funds 154,988 3,397 (61,555) 96,830
Yes We Can Leadership 50 50
154,988 3,447 (61,555) 96,880
Designated
funds:
Project development &innovation fund 16,443 (21,681) 25,238 20,000
Redundancy
fund		 /0,577 7,067 17,644
Repair and replacement
fund
Maternity,
sickness
&jury service
Organisational
development
fund		 reserve 5,000
35,897
36,990		 (4,698)
(1,068)		 2,198
8,424
(14,990)		 2,500
43,253
22,000
COVID-19 working arrangements
reconfiguration
fund		 5,000 5,000
Office reconfiguration fund 10,000 10,000
ERDF Innovation
Clusters		 Match fund 18618 18618
259,895 (24,000) 235,895
Restricted funds
Connect Fund North East —Investing for
Social Impact 15532 ~15532
15,532 (15,532)
TOTAL FUNDS 275,427 (39,532) 235,895

Net movementin
funds, included		 in the a bove are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movementin
resources Expended funds
Designated
funds
Project Development
& Innovation		 Fund (21,681) (21,681)
Maternity,
sickness and Jury Fund
Repair and replacement		 (1,068)
~4698		 (1,068)
~4698
(27,447) (27,447)
tJnrestricted
funds
General Fund 92,779 (89,382) 3,397
Millfield House Foundation 42,000 (42,000)
Hadrian
Trust		 1,000 (1,000)
Clinks 47,509 (47,509)
Northern
Powergrid-
Community
Engagement		 14,880 (14,880)
Yes We Can Leadership
Training		 7,000 (6,950) 50
The National Lottery Community Fund 10,000 (10,000)
Northern
Powergrid —Event Co-ordination		 9,933 (9,933)
Development
& Co-ordination
Support MEA
Trust l2,252 (12,252)
North ofEngland
Commissioning		 Support-
VCSEengagement
in health		 27800 27800
265,153 (261,706) 3,447
Restricted funds
Funding
Information
North East		 12,000 (12,000)
ERDF: Catalysing
Innovation in		 NE Clusters 14,081 (14,081)
Connect Fund North East —Investing
for		 Social
Impact
LocalAccess Programme —Access		 8,000 (23,532) (15,532)
Foundation 11,868 (11,868)
VCSE Sustainability
Partnership		 Project
(Development
Phase) —National		 Lottery
Community
Fund		 11,655 (11,655)
Safeguarding
Partnership
—fundedjointly		 by
Dept, for Digital Culture
Media and Sport		 and
the National Lottery Community Fund 31,505 (31,505)
North East Climate
Coalition —North		 of
England
Commissioning
Support		 10,000 (10,000)
North East Climate
Coalition —Community
Foundation
Tyne & Wear and Northumberland		 10000 10000
109,109 (124,641) (15,532)
TOTAL FUNDS ~3742 2 ~413 7g44 QHXM2

16 Analysis of net assets betwee net assets betwee net assets betwee n
funds
For the year ended 31 March 2021
Unrestricted Designated Restricted 31 March
Funds Funds Funds 2021
Fixed assets 13,348 13,348
Net current assets/(liabilities) 74 345 168126 101 843 364 314
87,693 188,126 101,843 377,662
For the year ended 31 March 2020
Unrestricted Designated Restricted 31March
Funds Funds Funds 2020
Fixed assets 14,015 '/4, 015
Net current assetsl(liabilities) 82865 139015 221 880
96,880 139,015 235,895
17 Cash generated from operating activities
2021 2020
F E
Net movement in funds 141,767 (39,532)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 6,757 4,988
interest receivable (3,156) (3,149)
Changesin:
Debtors 35,512 (163,056)
Creditors 73038 219404
Net cash used in operating activities 253,918 18,655
18 Commitments under operating leases
he tot al future
minimum
lease payments
under		 non-cancellable
operating
leases are as		 follows:
2021 2020
Within 1 year 1,245
Within 2 —5years