BEThER DAYS Flnanclal Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 b)Ill tp(2QQo days Our Lives, Our Leisure Registered Chaiity No. 1097343 Mombers of the Management Commlttee and Profg$¥ional Advisors For tho year ènded 31 March 2025 The Managem8nt Committee have pleasure in presentlng thelr rewrt 8nd the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 Marth 2025 Refernnca and Admlnl8trallve Detalls Charlty No 1097343 Prlnclpaj Offlco 8&tt8r Days 4 Glendale Terrace B￿er Newcastla upon Tyne NE61P8 Accountant IAark Thompson MA4T 42 Lestwry Road Heaton Newcaslle upon Tyne NE6 5LB Bankers Lloyds Bank Manag•mont Committ0• Stephen Walson - Chairperson Gordon Duncan- D8puty Chairman Tricia L￿)n - Health & Safety Billy Rlchardson - Treasurer Anne Tulip - Seuèlary Graham Newton - Deputy Secretary Pam Rlchold Better Days Trustees Report lor the Year ending 31 March 2025 Achievements and perfomiance of the Charlty We have continued to have music sesslon5 every Monday at out offlce base. These cons15t of a drummer from Unlock Music called Dan who Is very popular with our members. We have two drumkits set up, so Oan can give tips and accomp3ny one of our member5 on thè other kit. Apart from playing to a favourite song of thelrs. the also get on to one tuition before the group session starts. Supporters. myself, and famity members of the people who attend have noticed a dramatit difference over the time they have been in the musit group. All lot of our members contlnue to practlte at home with thelr stkks and pract1￿ pads they reteNed last year. In addition to the drummin8, we had a lady Called Celtidh vislt us every Thursday between April and July to dellver workshops on singing and percussion while she acwmpanied with her cello. In Aprll we had our annual vlsbt from Helen who provldes a four43y muslc workshop. Thls involves lots of percussion and she plays accompanies our members with her saxophone followed by a performance. For most of the post year weather permittlng we have had weekly regular cycllng and adapted cycling sessions down on the Quayside. One man, who attends our regular cycling has had a lot of turnioil in his lrfe Including having to move out ofthe famlly home. Gettlng out on a bike with us every week has glven hlm a chante to proce5$ the thanges in his life and to embrace his newfound independence. Every Frlday weather permitting we have our adapted cytllng sesslon. We have nlne bikes which people can use If they have trouble b?lancin8 on a regular bike. We have buggie5 where a family member can steer but both can pedal. Tricycles and hand crank cycles. This is very popular as everyone gets fresh air and exercise. Beacon Fllms, another Learning disability and autism charity filmed TikTok videos uslng our adapted bikes. For over 10 years we have been volunteerln& tidyln8 UP the Exhlbition Park. This Involves pruning and planting. Urban Green who now fun the parks provided a park ranger who direded ènd suggested bits of work for us to do. We have been particularly helpful to rhe parks after a storm, asslstlng In removing any hazards. The Better days members that attend get a lot of satisfattion from the work and really enjoy the tea biseults and d)at after the work is done, Our indoor attivity 5e5sions, which comprise of target golf and curlin8 have proved popular, we have also added a game of bingo at the end of each session which goes down a stom. Trlps out this year have complised of a visit to Tynemouth where everyone enjoyed a walk around the shops followed by Flsh and chlps and our usual trip to Keswick which was, as usual well attended. Yet again another productive year for Better Days. Big thanks to all of our funders and supporters. -chair, on behalf of the Trustees, date: .-..-..-.-....-.. INDEPEMDENT EXAMINER% Rep&iT Roport to tha t￿￿teeS ol Better Days On accounts for yèar •ndèd 31 Mareh 2025 Charlty no 1097343 Respectlve The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of r•sponsibrfltie$ of accounts,. con8idw that an audit is not required for this year under trugtO08 and Section 14412) of th8 Charities Act 2011 and that an Independont amlner Examil￿tIOn ts needed. It 1$ my resFM)nsitslity to • exam1￿ th8 accounls {under 8aclon 145 of the 2011 Act). • fdlow tho procedures laid (k)wn in the General Direcllons given by Ihe Charity CoMmissic￿ {und8r secllon 14q51{b) of the Act). and . stst& whether p8rt1cular matters have come lo my attentKJn. Basls of My examination was carried out in accordance with Generej Direcllons Indgpgndgnt given bythe Charlty CommlssK)rws. An examination indudes a rev￿ of examln*8 the aLxounUng rocords kept by the charty and a comparison of the slat•m•nt accounts presented with those records. It also Includes consideration of any unusual items or disdosur&s in the accounts, and Seeking exFAanalions from the truste&s con¢eming any 8uch matters. The PToceduTrs undertaken do not provKle all th8 evidenog that would b8 requiied ￿ an audit, and con8equ8nlly I do nol axwgss an audrt opin Crt7 tha &counts. Ind•p•nd•nt In th& courso of my examin8tion. no rnatter has come to my attentiC￿.. examinerf8 1. whlch glves me reasonaNe eAuse tr) believe th8t in. any matérial 6tatement resp*ct, th8 trustees have not met the requir8m8nts to tsnsu￿ that: . prDper accounllng records are kept (In accordance with Se￿On 130 of the Ad). • acewits are prepared which agree* NMth the accountlng records end LX)mFAy wilh the accounting requirements of the Act.. or 2. to which. in my Onlon, attenllon should be drawn order to enable proper understandlng of the accounts to be reac￿. gnod: D•t•: 28 M•y 2025 N*m•: Mark Thomps