BErrER DAYS
Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 31 March 2024
b)Ill
days
Our Lives, Our Lelsure
Registered Charity No. 1097343

8otter Days
Memb8rs of tha Management Committee
and Professional Advisors
For year ended 31 March 2024
The Management Committee have pleasuré In prèsenting their report and the
Financial Ststements for the year end8d 31 March 2024
Reference and Admlnlstratlve Detalls
Gharity No
1097343
Prfn¢lpal Offi
Better Days
4 Glendal8 Terraca
8yker
Newcasle upon Tyne
NE6 1PB
A¢¢ountant
Mark Thompson MA4T
42 LeS￿ry Road
Heaton
Newcasve upon Tyne
NE6 5LB
Bankers
Lloyds Bank
Alanagen￿nt Commlttee
Stephen Watson - Chalrwson
Gordon Duncan - Deputy Chairman
Tricla Lynn - Health & Safety
Billy Richardson- Treasurer
Anne Tulip - Secretary
Graham Newton- Deputy Secretary
Pam Richold
Charlie Bramley

Better Days
Trustees Report for the Year ending 31 March 2024
Achievements and performance of the Charlty
We have continued to have music session5 every Monday at out office base. These consist of a
drummer from Unlock Music called Dan who is very popular with our members. We have two
drumkits set up, so Dan can give tips and accompany one of our members on the other kit. Apart
from playing to a favourite son8 of theirs, the a5s0 get on to one tuition before the group sesslon
starts.
Supporters, myself, and family members of the people who attend have noticed a dramatic
dlfference over the months they have been In the muslc group. At Christmas everyone who
ttÈnds were eiven their own drum 5titks and a practise pad.
One member Sharon. now bring her own drumsticks while Anthony accompanies everyone with
his harmonica. From startin8 Out making a proper racket, people a￿ now able to keep a beat and
play with each other.
For most of the pastyearwEather permitting we have had weekly regular cycling and adapted
cycling sessions down on the Quayslde. One of our regulars to the adapted cycling has recently
been diagnosed with cancer and has been using the bikes as part of their rehabilitation
programme. Another man. who attends our regular rycling has had 3 lot of turmoil in his life
including havingto move out of the family home. Gettin8 Out on a tm-ke with us every week has
given him a chance to pr¢xess the changes in his life and to embrace his newfound
independence.
For over 7 years we have been volunteering. tidying up the Exhibition Park. This Involves pruning
and plantin8. Urban Green who now run the parks provided a park ranger who directed and
suggested bits of work for us to do. We have been particularly helpful to the parks after a stomi,
asslstlng In removing any hazards. The Better days members that attend get a lot of satisfaction
from the work and really enjoy the tea biscuits and chat after the work is done.
Not everyone likes gardening or cyclin& so our first of two dance workshops Pfoved popular. In
April we began a fortnightly dance workshop which continued for 16 weeks. They are run by
Meta4dance and encouraged individuals to look at movement in their everyday life and were
coached to express themselves through these everyday movements. We are now workin8 With
them agaln This tlme we are uslng the Sage performing Arts centre opposite our office where we
are using a proper dance studio. At the end of the workshops the attendees produced a display
for friend's relatives and supporters.
Our indoor activity sessions. which comprise of tar8et golf and curling have proved popular, we
have also added a game of bingo at the Ènd of each sessi4)n which goes down a storn).

In June we had a man called Adam who wanted to film the group as part of hls unlversity course.
He filmed our members during our music sessions and intervlewed everyone. It was great fun,
and we will hopefully be getting a promotional video from it.
Trips out this year have comprised of a visit to a Comic Convention at St James's Park, our usual
trip to Keswick which was. as usual well attended. Plus. we went to the Baltic arts centre to visit
an arts exhibition of neuro divergent artlsts including people with a learning disability. Yet a8aln
another productive year for Better Days. Big thanks to all of our funders and supporters.
Signed..
air, on behalf of the Trustees, date: ....

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
Roport to the
trustees of
Better Days
On aGGounts for
the year ended
31 March 2024
Charlty no 1097343
Rèspactlv&
rosponsibilities of
trusl•os and
¢xamlner
The Iruslees of the organisation are responsible for the prèparation of
8ccounts', they ¢￿sider that an aud6t Is not required for this year under
section 144(2) of the Chari1Ses Act 2011 and that an Indapernlent
Examinalk)n Is neaded.
It is my respxjn5l￿'IrtY to
exam4￿ the accounts (under s8Ction 145 of the 2011 Act>,
• fdlow th8 proc8(lur&s laid (h)wn in the General Directions givan by the
Charty Commissvjn (under section 14qS)Ibl of the Act), and
. stsle whether partlcular matters have come lo my attenlion.
Basis of
My examination was carried out in acLord8nce ￿th G8n8r81 D1￿CtionS
Inthpendent
givèn by the Charity Commisstonèrs. An eXaMinat￿n indudes a review of
oxamln*s
thè actountlng re¢wds kepl by the charty and a comparlson of th6
statement ac￿untS presenled Ihose records. It also includes c￿￿$￿jeraIi0n of
any UrbusU￿ items or dts¢losures in the accounts. and seeking
eX￿anatiOnS from the trustees COn￿mIr0 any such m8tt8r& The
procedures uTrJertaken do not provide all tho evidence that wouhl LKg
qUiTgd in an audit, ond consequenlly I do not expre88 an audit opinion
the accounts.
Ind0pondent
éxamlnef8
stat¢m8nt
In the course of my exam￿atiOn, no matter h88 Gome to my atten￿on.
Wh￿ gNes me reasonatAe Ca￿ to believe that in, any malerl81
respect. thè Irustees hove not mel the requirements to ensure that..
. proper acGountlng records aro kept (ln accordanc8 wlth sècllon 130 of
Ihe Act)" and
. accounts are prepared whlch agree wlth the accounliry records arKI
comFly with the a¢counting requir8m0nts of the Act: or
2. to whlch, in my 0￿￿￿on, allwtion should t* drawn In order lo onable a
proper understanding of the ac(thnts to be reached.
Signod:
oats: 6 June 2024
Name:
Addross:
Mark Thompson MAAT
42 Losbury Road
Newcas116
NE6 5LB

B•tter Days
Statoment Of Flnanclal A¢tlvities
For thè ￿ar ondod 31 March 2024
Unrestrlcted Reslrfctod
Funds
Funds
Total
Fund8
2024
Totsl
Fund$
2023
Incomlng Resour¢e8
Notes
Granl Income
Donated Income
Reimbursements
Generatsd Income & t)onations
101493
101493
55783
75
Total Incomlng Re8ource8
101493
101
93
55858
Resources Expèndèd
Dlroct Charltable Expènditure
Sslary Costs
Premises
Room Hire
Supplies & Resources
Activities & Workshops
Staff Training
Trav&1 Costs
Volunteer Expens8s
Communicatlons
Administratlon
Managemenl & Administration
Professional Fees
Accountancy
Insurance
Grant Refunds
31440
2131
31440
2131
34414
2325
1587
4965
3750
19824
5298
3750
19824
5298
786
1428
1762
1762
10000
450
233
475
254
35532
475
254
35532
Total Ro8ources Expended
102241
102241
57288
Not Income (exp•ndlture) for tho year
-748
-1430
N8t Movement Beiween Funds
Total Fund$ as at 1 Aprtl 2023
8637
34698
43335
44765
Total Funds as at 31 March 2024
8637
33950
42587

Botter Days
Balance Sheet as at 31 Ma￿h 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Currents Assets
Cash at bank and in hand
42587
42587
43335
43335
Currnnt Uablllt108
Net Currant Asséts
42587
43335
Net Assets
42587
43335
Funds
R8strfGted Funds
Designated Funds
General Funds
33950
7000
1637
34698
7000
1637
42587
43335
Approved by thg Committee on
and signed on their behalf-

8etter Oays
Nots8 to tho flnanclal statomnts lorth• yéar ond•d 31 Maf¢h 2024
1 Accountjng Poll¢￿8
1.1 Basis of proparatlon of a¢¢ounts
Fin8nckql slatements have ffftn prepared itr) ￿0rd&￿e with A¢¢oJnling and RerxNting by Ch8rrties.'
Statement of Recornmended Practi(% 8ppiicable lo chari1ies preparfng thwr accounts in accord8nC&
wlth the Flnanclal Reportlrvj Stat)dard applic8bl8 in th8 UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021
(8ff8ctiv8 1 Jsnuary 20151- ch￿rt￿ SORP IFRS 102). th8 Finandal Repc¥thng Standard applkatrA8
in the UK and Rèpublic ot Irdatml IFRS 10218nd Ihe Companles 2006
Batter Days meets the definition ol a publle benefit @ntity under FRS 102. Assets
arnl Ik4bilitt8s arÈ initsally recognised al histc¥lLal Gost or tranS￿l0n value unlBSS othe￿￿e ststed
In Iho rdevanl accountsTrJ notqsl.
1.2 Grant ro¢èi¥able and local aulhority f•99
Grnnts received Afa 8ecounted for on a racthv8ble basi5 and cradiled to in¢ome. Any grants
rfr91ri￿d lo future accounung 8re deferred and recogniyed in those accountkng ￿0d$.
1.3 Fund$
RestriL4ed lunds Cth1￿88 funds subject to ￿cIfiC reStl￿tIonS imposèd by donors aThJ fuThYeT5.
Designated fvnds are set aside by thè M8n8gement Committ88 as descri1J￿ bojow (see note 4)
Unreslrrcted ￿ndS comprlse funds ￿lch can be us*J in accordance ¥￿th the charitatA•
objectNas at the di￿re1￿)n of the mAn￿Ment Cornmitie&
1.4 Expendltur•
A4 Includod on thè accru81s baslg and Is r8cogni8ad w￿n th&re18 8 legal or
corstructive ¢AAigatwJn to pay br gxpenditur8. Al C￿5￿ have been dIT￿Y attributed to one rf
the functional categories of r8sourc8s expgndgd In th6 SOFA The charity is not feQi$*red for
VAT and accordtngly oxpenditure is sfv)wn gross of Irrecoverab￿ VAT.
2 Grants R•ceiNTd
Awards
Community Foundation (Th8 1989 Wllan
c￿TIla￿e Trust)
C4Jmmunlty Foundation (Bik• Probectl
Hadrian Tfusl
National Lottery {M8in Grant)
National Lottery {Traln%ng}
100
3000
66669
Totsl Restslthd Grants R•¢•lv
101493
3 Employe
Staff a￿ eMpk)￿ through Skills For People.
Totd Salaries fcf the ytrÈr w8re
The avergge nts. of staff em￿0￿1 was 1.
31440
4 Gmnt Refunds
RefurKI of ovarpaKI orant from tho pr8wirrtJs year.

5 An41y¥l¥ of Funds
R•8trl¢t•d Funds
Balan¢0
ApTr23 Income
Ba14n¢•
Mar44
Exp
Awards f￿￿1
Newcaslle Ctty Counc51
Yapp Charitatle Tntst
Nab¢)nal Lottery IM8in Gr8nl)
National Lottery (Train1r￿j Grant)
Community Foundauon
Community Fc￿ndati￿ FR Bfv8s
Hadrian Trust
The Gmng Network Fund
The Joicey Trust
RW Mann Trust
Wlllan Charftsblo Tnjst
Gr8gg$ FouThJatvJn
Postcode Communlty Trusl
2306
1735
3540
l¢)Jth)
66669 69345
15138
4702
11JOOO
3000
2000
1641
2500
369
1646
2189
2189
2000
3202
2500
745
1724
1561
376
45
4550
Total
101493 102242 33950
Doslgnat•d Funds
Lèga Liabllty Fund
7000
A8 go(xl thanraal management, this mon8y has b8•n s&t aside by the OryanysatK￿ for
emèrgències e.g. wiNliro up costs.. rethntY*)¢ies 8n(18nyother legal and contractud fo8S.
UnMttrb¢t•d Fund•
1637