**Company Registration Number: 4619793 Charity Registration Number: 1097681** 

## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Accounts** 

**For the Year Ending 31 December 2024** 

## **JANE ASCROFT ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED** 

Chartered Accountants Enterprise House Harmire Enterprise Park Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8XP 



## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Accounts** 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)|**1**|
|Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees|**5**|
|Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expenditure Account)|**6**|
|Statement of Financial Position|**7**|
|Notes to the Accounts|**8**|
|**The Following Pages Do Not Form Part of the Accounts**||
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|**20**|





## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

## **Summary of the main objects** 

The objects of the charity are to identify and respond to social and community needs in Bishop Auckland. 

## **Summary of the main activities undertaken in relation to those objects** 

In pursuit of these objects, the Partnership owns and operates the Four Clocks Community Resource Centre, which is Bishop Auckland's premier advice facility, being the headquarters for the Partnership. It is a regular venue for, Princes Trust, HIYED, Eric Knows, and the Time For You Tea Room, as well as for the support sessions run by NHS Speech Therapy and other Charities. The Partnership leases supported office space, hires out meeting rooms, and provides catering and equipment for meetings. It employs 6 part-time staff, (equivalent of 3 full-time posts), and they support community groups, offering advice and training, as well as a venue for meetings. 

The Partnership acts as a sounding board for the community it serves, and works in partnership with other groups to meet its needs. It continues to run a Family Contact Centre Project, Cultivate 4 Life Project, Time 4 Toddlers Project, and the Four Clocks Club and Memory Club. During 2024 the Toddler Project continued to thrive, and Breastfeeding Support Group became known as Bump & Beyond. Members and staff serve upon local groups, adding the resources of the Partnership to their social and community work, as well a promoting the work of the Partnership itself. There is a considerable list of charities and other organisations who hire meeting rooms in the Centre. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

## **Centre Management** 

The use of the centre for business and conference meetings continued to be satisfactory. After the Covid lockdown, the Centre is now back to normal, with room bookings gradually increasing, and reaching a good level by the end of 2024. Footfall is also gradually increasing. The Time For You Tea Room continues to have a significant effect on footfall during the day, being particularly busy at lunch times. 

There were some changes in the tenancy arrangements during the year. CAB left the Centre, and their rooms are now occupied by new tenants. These include HIYED and Eric Knows, who help and support disabled people, a school taxi firm, an accountant, a counsellor and the Wear Rivers Trust. This enabled the Centre to have a steady income. The other main meeting rooms are the Wesley Room, Ferens & Braithwaite Room and Brougham Place. The Armstrong Room continues to be leased full-time by the Princes Trust, now known as the Kings Trust. We also continue to welcome the NHS Children's Speech Therapy Group who hire a small room full-time and another one for 2 days per week.  The Centre continues its association with Auckland Railway Group, and Bishop Auckland Alcohol Support Service is now one of our projects, meeting weekly in the Centre. 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **Staffing** 

Staffing in 2024 was unchanged. The staffing at the end of the year - the The Four Clocks Project consisted of a Manager (24 hours per week), 1 Lead Receptionist, working 18 hours per week over 4 days, 1 Premises Supervisor (30 hours per week), and a Keyholder/Cleaner/Monday morning Receptionist working 16 hours p.w. We continue to look for voluntary help on Reception. These staffing levels continue to see a greater involvement by the Trustees, and each is responsible for overseeing various aspects of of the Partnership activities. The Family Contact Centre Project employs a part-time Co-ordinator for 20 hours per month and is supported by a pool of 8volunteers. The Cultivate 4 Life Project continues to operate from the Woodhouse Close Allotments. Thanks to a grant from Believe Housing, a co-ordinator was appointed in October 2023. 

The Friday Club continue to meet weekly on a Friday afternoon. Its aim is to reduce loneliness and isolation among older people. This project continues to be run by volunteers, but continued funding has enabled it to flourish., The Club had seen its expansion with the addition of a Memory Club meeting every fortnight, for people suffering with Alzheimers and Dementia along with their carers. The Friday Club and the Memory Club are now run by volunteers. 

The Time 4 Toddlers Project also continues to flourish and again run by a volunteer. A new Project started in 2022, the Breastfeeding Support Group, now known as Bump & Beyond, and is also run by a volunteer who is NHS trained. They meet every Thursday morning. 

## **Training** 

The Four Clocks Centre continues to provide a venue for training to community and voluntary groups by various agencies and organisations. The Partnership's training programme for its own staff continues as and when appropriate. During the year staff have undertaken some First Aid training. The Centre and its staff continue to offer help to young people who need training and advice, and we have taken a number of work placements over the year, from Princes Trust and local schools. 

## **The Family Contact Centre** 

This Project continues to be part of the Partnership's portfolio. Funding continues to be received, this year from regional funders, which enabled us to continue with a part-time co-ordinator for 20 hours per month. In 2022 we renewed our 3-year accreditation with the National Association of Child Contact Centres, which involved a lot of extra work by Joanne our Co-ordinator. 2025 will see another 3-year audit. The Project continues to be delivered in the Bishop Auckland Methodist Church Hall, Cockton Hill. 

## **Time For You Tea Rooms** 

This facility opened in September 2008, and continues to be a great asset to the Centre. Run by Claire Spindley and her Mother, they have built up a credible clientele and are highly thought of in the Town. Again this was badly affected by the pandemic, but numbers are now back to normal, and is extremely busy at lunch times. 

## **Cultivate 4 Life Project.** 

As stated above, this project developed from the Venture Out Project into a life of its own as Cultivate 4 Life, and was going from strength to strength, including winning environmental awards at County level in the past, and again in 2019. Links with other service providers were established, but following Julie's sad death in early 2019, the project has been kept alive by the volunteers, overseen by Nigel Bryson. In October with funding from Believe Housing, Alan Irvin was appointed as part-time Co-ordinator. Its focus in 2024 has seen a shift to community gardening and the production of train planter boxes in the shape of the Mallard. It is also involved with the Bishop Auckland in Bloom Project. 

## **Partnership working** 

Bishop Auckland Community Partnership continues to work closely with other community groups. 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **Financial Review** 

## **Reserves Policy** 

The aim of the Trustees is to retain unrestricted reserves equivalent to 3 months total costs. At current activity levels, this is equal to approximately £25,000. This figure was not achieved in 2024 due to increasing running costs, and some expensive repairs. The Trustees were actively pursuing further fund raising during the year to maintain this reasonable level of reserves. Unrestricted reserves at 31 December 2024 were £22,139. 

## **Investment Policy** 

Monies not required for immediate use are placed in a High(er) Interest Business Account.  There are no other investments. 

## **Risk Management** 

The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business, and operational risks during 2024 and have updated their risk management policy. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

## **Nature of the governing document** 

Bishop Auckland Community Partnership was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee on 17th December 2002. The governing documents are the memorandum and articles of association of the company. The company was registered as a charity on 30th May 2003, registered charity number 1097681, and charitable activities were transferred from the unincorporated partnership on 30th June 2003. 

## **Organisational Structure** 

The Trustees who have served during the period and since the period end are set out on page 4. Trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees and are subject to retirement by rotation annually, and they may put themselves forward for re-appointment. Managing Trustees form the Management Committee, which is responsible for formally monitoring and reviewing progress, and for making decisions on major policy changes and new initiatives. A small team of part-time workers carry out the day-to-day tasks of of the Partnership's projects, under the supervision of the Trustees. 

## **The methods adopted for the recruitment and appointment of Trustees** 

The Partnership draws its Trustees from its membership, which is open to anyone over 18 years of age, including volunteers, and members of societies, local authorities, and unincorporated associations, which support the objects of the Partnership. Membership is generally by invitation of the Trustees or a direct approach from an individual to join as a member. The number of Trustees is never less than three, but there is no maximum. Trustees are appointed either at the Annual General Meeting or by by ordinary resolution. One third of Trustees retire on a rota at each Annual General Meeting, and can be re-appointed at that meeting if willing to act. 

All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefit from the charity. No expenses were reclaimed from the charity during the year. 

## **Public Benefit** 

Our main activities and who we help are described elsewhere in this report. All our charitable activities are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit. The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit throughout the year when deciding on the activities of the charity. 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** _**(continued)**_ 

**Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

**Registered charity name** 

Bishop Auckland Community Partnership 

**Charity registration number** 1097681 **Company registration number** 4619793 **Principal office and registered** 154a Newgate Street **office** Bishop Auckland Co Durham DL14 7EH 

## **The Trustees** 

John C Laverick Robin Easton Jamie Blackburn (Town Councillor) Ann Golightly Nigel Bryson Bill Robson Jean Wombwell Andrew Jackson (County Councillor) Samuel Rushworth MP Liam Atkinson 

**Company Secretary** Robin Easton **Independent Examiner** Jane Ascroft FCA MA (Cantab) Enterprise House Harmire Enterprise Park Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8XP 

## **Small Company Provisions** 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. 

The trustees' annual report was approved on 7 May 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by: 

Robin Easton Charity Secretary 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Bishop Auckland Community Partnership ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2024. 

## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** 

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’). 

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent Examiner's Statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). 

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. 

Jane Ascroft FCA MA (Cantab) Independent Examiner 

Enterprise House Harmire Enterprise Park Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8XP 

7 May 2025 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)** 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

||||**2024**||2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|||
|||funds|funds|**Total funds**|Total funds|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**Income and endowments**||||||
|Donations and legacies|**5**|5,178|29,732|**34,910**|24,802|
|Charitable activities|**6**|120,357|26,490|**146,847**|134,198|
|Investment income|**7**|604|–|**604**|323|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Total income**||126,139|56,222|**182,361**|159,323|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|`═════════`|
|**Expenditure**||||||
|Expenditure on charitable activities|**8,9**|116,250|73,635|**189,885**|159,132|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Total expenditure**||116,250|73,635|**189,885**|159,132|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|`═════════`|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Net (expenditure)/income**||9,889|(17,413)|**(7,524)**|191|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|`═════════`|
|Transfers between funds||6,989|(6,989)|**–**|–|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Net movement in funds**||16,878|(24,402)|**(7,524)**|191|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||||||
|Total funds brought forward||352,324|32,255|**384,579**|384,388|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Total funds carried forward**||369,202|7,853|**377,055**|384,579|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|`═════════`|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

**The notes on pages 8 to 18 form part of these accounts.** 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Statement of Financial Position** 

## **31 December 2024** 

|||**2024**||2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**Fixed Assets**|||||
|Tangible fixed assets|**15**||**330,625**|339,088|
|**Current Assets**|||||
|Debtors|**16**|**9,553**||5,731|
|Cash at bank and in hand||**38,093**||41,403|
|||`────────`||`────────`|
|||**47,646**||47,134|
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|**17**|**1,216**||1,643|
|||`────────`||`────────`|
|**Net Current Assets**|||**46,430**|45,491|
||||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Total Assets Less Current Liabilities**|||**377,055**|384,579|
||||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Net Assets**|||**377,055**|384,579|
||||`═════════`|`═════════`|
|**Funds of the Charity**|||||
|Restricted funds|||**7,853**|32,255|
|Unrestricted funds|||**369,202**|352,324|
||||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Total charity funds**|**18**||**377,055**<br>`═════════`|384,579<br>`═════════`|



For the year ending 31 December 2024 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. 

Directors' responsibilities: 

- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; 

- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. 

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime. 

These accounts were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 7 May 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by: 

John C Laverick Trustee 

Nigel Bryson Trustee 

**The notes on pages 8 to 18 form part of these accounts.** 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Notes to the Accounts** 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **1. General Information** 

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 154a Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 7EH. 

## **2. Statement of Compliance** 

These accounts have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006. 

## **3. Accounting Policies** 

## **Basis of Preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure. 

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity. 

The entity is a Public Benefit Entity. 

## **Going Concern** 

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue. 

## **Judgements and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty** 

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. There are no significant estimates and judgements affecting the financial statements. 

## **Fund Accounting** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes. 

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment. 

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds. 

## **Income** 

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: 

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**Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **3. Accounting Policies** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Income** _**(continued)**_ 

- Income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably. 

- Legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established. 

- Income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers. 

- Income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted. 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates: 

- Expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods. 

- Expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities. 

- Other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities. 

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis. 

## **Tangible Assets** 

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.  The costs of minor additions or those costing below £100 are not capitalised. 

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**Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

**Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **3. Accounting Policies** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Depreciation** 

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows: 

Freehold Property - 2% straight line Fixtures and Fittings - 15% reducing balance 

## **Impairment of Fixed Assets** 

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. 

## **Debtors** 

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. 

Accrued income and tax recoverable is included at the best estimate of the amounts receivable at the balance sheet date. 

## **Cash at Bank and in Hand** 

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## **Financial Instruments** 

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. 

## **Creditors** 

Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## **Taxation** 

The company is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the company is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **4. Limited by Guarantee** 

The company is limited by guarantee. At 31 December 2024 there were 10 members each of whom had undertaken to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 in the event of a winding up. 

## **5. Donations and Legacies** 

||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|**2024**|
||£|£|**£**|
|**Donations**||||
|Ebac donation|5,040|–|**5,040**|
|Other donations|138|–|**138**|
|**Grants**||||
|Durham County Council|–|2,957|**2,957**|
|Point North Community Foundation|–|3,000|**3,000**|
|National Lottery Community Fund|–|2,883|**2,883**|
|Garfield Weston Foundation|–|10,000|**10,000**|
|Ballinger Charitable Trust|–|7,500|**7,500**|
|Morrisons Foundation|–|3,392|**3,392**|
||`───────`|`────────`|`────────`|
||5,178|29,732|**34,910**|
||`═══════`|`════════`|`════════`|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2023|
||£|£|£|
|**Donations**||||
|Ebac donation|5,040|–|5,040|
|Other donations|100|–|100|
|**Grants**||||
|Point North Community Foundation|–|912|912|
|Community Fund|7,000|–|7,000|
|Rothley Trust|–|1,750|1,750|
|Garfield Weston Foundation|10,000|–|10,000|
||`────────`|`───────`|`────────`|
||22,140|2,662|24,802|
||`════════`|`═══════`|`════════`|



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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **6. Charitable Activities** 

|||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Funds|Funds|**2024**|
|||£|£|**£**|
|Centre rental income||32,072|–|**32,072**|
|Centre room hire and short-term lettings|income|88,091|–|**88,091**|
|Other centre income||194|–|**194**|
|Four Clocks & Memory Club Income||–|9,804|**9,804**|
|BAASS income||–|410|**410**|
|Cultivate 4 Life income||–|5,990|**5,990**|
|Breast Feeding support income||–|3,158|**3,158**|
|Family Contact Centre income||–|2,500|**2,500**|
|Bishop In Bloom income||–|60|**60**|
|Toddler Group income||–|4,568|**4,568**|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|
|||120,357|26,490|**146,847**|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
|||Funds|Funds|2023|
|||£|£|£|
|Centre rental income||28,952|–|28,952|
|Centre room hire and short-term lettings|income|60,023|–|60,023|
|Other centre income||517|–|517|
|Four Clocks & Memory Club Income||–|2,193|2,193|
|BAASS income||–|3,613|3,613|
|Cultivate 4 Life income||–|25,873|25,873|
|Breast Feeding support income||–|1,534|1,534|
|Family Contact Centre income||–|7,000|7,000|
|Toddler Group income||–|4,493|4,493|
|||`────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|
|||89,492|44,706|134,198|
|||`════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|
|**Investment Income**|||||
||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
||Funds|**2024**|Funds|2023|
||£|**£**|£|£|
|Bank interest receivable|604|**604**|323|323|
||`════`|`════`|`════`|`════`|



## **7. Investment Income** 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **8. Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Fund Type** 

|||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Funds|Funds|**2024**|
|||£|£|**£**|
||Running Four Clocks Centre|116,250|31,482|**147,732**|
||Memory Club|–|7,636|**7,636**|
||Breast Feeding Support|–|2,648|**2,648**|
||BA Alcohol Support Services|–|3,253|**3,253**|
||Family Contact Centre|–|6,910|**6,910**|
||Cultivate 4 Life|–|18,021|**18,021**|
||Bishop In Bloom|–|913|**913**|
||Toddler Group|–|2,772|**2,772**|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|
|||116,250|73,635|**189,885**|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
|||Funds|Funds|2023|
|||£|£|£|
||Running Four Clocks Centre|121,862|912|122,774|
||Memory Club|–|9,121|9,121|
||Breast Feeding Support|–|1,960|1,960|
||BA Alcohol Support Services|–|3,390|3,390|
||Family Contact Centre|–|5,280|5,280|
||Cultivate 4 Life|–|11,865|11,865|
||Bishop In Bloom|–|1,518|1,518|
||Toddler Group|–|3,224|3,224|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|
|||121,862|37,270|159,132|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|
|**9.**|**Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Activity Type**||||
|||Activities|||
|||undertaken|**Total funds**|Total fund|
|||directly|**2024**|2023|
|||£|**£**|£|
||Running Four Clocks Centre|147,732|**147,732**|122,774|
||Memory Club|7,636|**7,636**|9,121|
||Breast Feeding Support|2,648|**2,648**|1,960|
||BA Alcohol Support Services|3,253|**3,253**|3,390|
||Family Contact Centre|6,910|**6,910**|5,280|
||Cultivate 4 Life|18,021|**18,021**|11,865|
||Bishop In Bloom|913|**913**|1,518|
||Toddler Group|2,772|**2,772**|3,224|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|`─────────`|
|||189,885|**189,885**|159,132|
|||`═════════`|`═════════`|`═════════`|
|**10.**|**Net (Expenditure)/Income**||||
||Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting):||||
||||**2024**|2023|
||||**£**|£|
||Depreciation of tangible fixed assets||**8,463**|8,546|
||||`═══════`|`═══════`|



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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **11. Independent Examination Fees** 

||**2024**|2023|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|Fees payable to the independent examiner for:|||
|Independent examination of the accounts|**480**|480|
|Other financial services|**1,197**|1,689|
||`───────`|`───────`|
||**1,677**|2,169|
||`═══════`|`═══════`|



## **12. Staff Costs** 

|The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as|The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as|follows:|
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|2023|
||**£**|£|
|Wages and salaries|**68,444**<br>`════════`|54,362<br>`════════`|



|The average head count of employees during the year was 5 (2023: 5). The average|The average head count of employees during the year was 5 (2023: 5). The average|number of|
|---|---|---|
|full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:|||
||**2024**|2023|
||**No.**|No.|
|Number of management staff|**1**|1|
|Number of cleaners and caretakers|**2**|2|
|Number of reception and administration staff|**1**|1|
|Number of Family Contact Centre staff|**1**|1|
||`────`|`────`|
||**5**|5|
||`════`|`════`|



No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil). 

## **13. Trustee Remuneration and Expenses** 

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees. 

## **14. Transfers Between Funds** 

During the year £2,098 was transferred from unrestricted to restricted funds to cover the deficit on the Bishop Auckland Alcohol Support project. In addition, £9,087 was transferred from restricted to unrestricted funds as a contribution towards centre running costs. 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **15. Tangible Fixed Assets** 

|||Land and|Fixtures and||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||buildings|fittings|**Total**|
|||£|£|**£**|
||**Cost**||||
||**At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024**|400,000|57,438|**457,438**|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|
||**Depreciation**||||
||At 1 January 2024|64,000|54,350|**118,350**|
||Charge for the year|8,000|463|**8,463**|
|||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|
||**At 31 December 2024**|72,000|54,813|**126,813**|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|
||**Carrying amount**||||
||**At 31 December 2024**|328,000|2,625|**330,625**|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|
||At 31 December 2023|336,000|3,088|339,088|
|||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|
|**16.**|**Debtors**||||
||||**2024**|2023|
||||**£**|£|
||Trade debtors||**6,157**|4,029|
||Prepayments and accrued income||**3,396**|1,702|
||||`───────`|`───────`|
||||**9,553**|5,731|
||||`═══════`|`═══════`|
|**17.**|**Creditors:** **amounts falling due within one year**||||
||||**2024**|2023|
||||**£**|£|
||Trade creditors||**–**|47|
||Accruals and deferred income||**655**|1,125|
||Social security and other taxes||**561**|471|
||||`───────`|`───────`|
||||**1,216**|1,643|
||||`═══════`|`═══════`|



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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **18. Analysis of Charitable Funds** 

## **Unrestricted funds** 

|**Unrestricted funds**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**At**|
||At|1 January|||**31**|**December**|
|||2024|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|**2024**|
|||£|£|£|£|**£**|
|General fund||4|126,139|(107,787)|3,783|**22,139**|
|Capital fund||339,088|–|(8,463)|–|**330,625**|
|Redundancy fund||13,232|–|–|3,206|**16,438**|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|`─────────`|`───────`|`─────────`|
|||352,324|126,139|(116,250)|6,989|**369,202**|
|||`═════════`|`═════════`|`═════════`|`═══════`|`═════════`|
|||||||At|
||At|1 January|||31|December|
|||2023|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|2023|
|||£|£|£|£|£|
|General fund||7,038|111,955|(113,316)|(5,673)|4|
|Capital fund||347,634|–|(8,546)|–|339,088|
|Redundancy fund||10,191|–|–|3,041|13,232|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|`─────────`|`───────`|`─────────`|
|||364,863|111,955|(121,862)|(2,632)|352,324|
|||`═════════`|`═════════`|`═════════`|`═══════`|`═════════`|



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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **18. Analysis of Charitable Funds** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Restricted funds** 

|**Restricted funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**At**|
||At 1 January|||**31**|**December**|
||2024|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|**2024**|
||£|£|£|£|**£**|
|Family Contact Centre|8,227|2,500|(6,910)|(2,073)|**1,744**|
|Four Clocks & Memory||||||
|Club|648|9,804|(7,636)|(1,131)|**1,685**|
|Bishop In Bloom|1,034|60|(913)|686|**867**|
|Toddler Group|2,768|4,568|(2,772)|(3,229)|**1,335**|
|Cultivate 4 Life|15,772|5,990|(18,021)|(2,958)|**783**|
|Breastfeeding Support|1,311|3,158|(2,648)|(382)|**1,439**|
|BA Alcohol Support||||||
|Service|745|410|(3,253)|2,098|**–**|
|County Durham||||||
|Community Foundation|–|–|–|–|**–**|
|Rothley Trust|1,750|–|(1,750)|–|**–**|
|Durham County Council|–|2,957|(2,957)|–|**–**|
|Point North Community||||||
|Foundation|–|3,000|(3,000)|–|**–**|
|Morrisons Foundation|–|3,392|(3,392)|–|**–**|
|The National Lottery||||||
|Community Fund|–|2,883|(2,883)|–|**–**|
|The Ballinger Charitable||||||
|Trust|–|7,500|(7,500)|–|**–**|
|Garfield Weston||||||
|Foundation|–|10,000|(10,000)|–|**–**|
||`────────`|`────────`|`────────`|`───────`|`───────`|
||32,255|56,222|(73,635)|(6,989)|**7,853**|
||`════════`|`════════`|`════════`|`═══════`|`═══════`|
||||||At|
||At 1 January|||31|December|
||2023|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|2023|
||£|£|£|£|£|
|Family Contact Centre|6,507|7,000|(5,280)|–|8,227|
|Four Clocks & Memory||||||
|Club|2,895|1,712|(6,072)|1,316|(149)|
|Bishop In Bloom|2,552|–|(1,518)|–|1,034|
|Toddler Group|1,499|4,493|(3,224)|–|2,768|
|Cultivate 4 Life|1,764|25,873|(11,865)|–|15,772|
|Memory Club|2,049|481|(3,049)|1,316|797|
|First Steps|160|–|–|(160)|–|
|Breastfeeding Support|1,737|1,534|(1,960)|–|1,311|
|BA Alcohol Support||||||
|Service|362|3,613|(3,390)|160|745|
|County Durham||||||
|Community Foundation|–|912|(912)|–|–|
|Rothley Trust|–|1,750|–|–|1,750|
||`────────`|`────────`|`────────`|`───────`|`────────`|
||19,525|47,368|(37,270)|2,632|32,255|
||`════════`|`════════`|`════════`|`═══════`|`════════`|



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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

**Notes to the Accounts** _**(continued)**_ 

**Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

## **18. Analysis of Charitable Funds** _**(continued)**_ 

Included in income for the Toddler Group is a grant for £4,538 from Durham County Council. 

Included in C4L income are grants for £3,000 from Durham County Council and £1,000 from Believe Housing. 

Included in income for Breastfeeding Support is a grant for £3,115 from Durham County Council. 

Included in Family Contact Centre income is a grant of £2,500 from the National Association of Children. 

Included in Four Clocks & Memory Club income are grants totalling £5,500 from the Ballinger Charitable Trust and £600 from Point North Community Foundation. 

The grants from the Garfield Weston Foundation and Ballinger Charitable Trust are towards centre running costs. 

The grants from the Morrison's Foundation and Durham County Council are towards new flooring. 

The grant from the National Lottery Community Fund is towards a new passenger lift autodialler & GSM upgrade. 

## **19. Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds** 

||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|**2024**|
||£|£|**£**|
|Tangible fixed assets|330,625|–|**330,625**|
|Current assets|39,793|7,853|**47,646**|
|Creditors less than 1 year|(1,216)|–|**(1,216)**|
||`─────────`|`───────`|`─────────`|
|**Net assets**|369,202|7,853|**377,055**|
||`═════════`|`═══════`|`═════════`|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2023|
||£|£|£|
|Tangible fixed assets|339,088|–|339,088|
|Current assets|14,879|32,255|47,134|
|Creditors less than 1 year|(1,643)|–|(1,643)|
||`─────────`|`────────`|`─────────`|
|**Net assets**|352,324|32,255|384,579|
||`═════════`|`════════`|`═════════`|



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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Management Information** 

**Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

**The Following Pages Do Not Form Part of the Accounts.** 

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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

||**2024**|2023|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Income and endowments**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Ebac donation|**5,040**|5,040|
|Other donations|**138**|100|
|Durham County Council|**2,957**|–|
|Point North Community Foundation|**3,000**|912|
|National Lottery Community Fund|**2,883**|–|
|Community Fund|**–**|7,000|
|Rothley Trust|**–**|1,750|
|Garfield Weston Foundation|**10,000**|10,000|
|Ballinger Charitable Trust|**7,500**|–|
|Morrisons Foundation|**3,392**|–|
||`────────`|`────────`|
||**34,910**|24,802|
||`────────`|`────────`|
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Centre rental income|**32,072**|28,952|
|Centre room hire and short-term lettings income|**88,091**|60,023|
|Other centre income|**194**|517|
|Four Clocks & Memory Club Income|**9,804**|2,193|
|BAASS income|**410**|3,613|
|Cultivate 4 Life income|**5,990**|25,873|
|Breast Feeding support income|**3,158**|1,534|
|Family Contact Centre income|**2,500**|7,000|
|Bishop In Bloom income|**60**|–|
|Toddler Group income|**4,568**|4,493|
||`─────────`|`─────────`|
||**146,847**|134,198|
||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Investment income**|||
|Bank interest receivable|**604**|323|
||`────`|`────`|
||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Total income**|**182,361**|159,323|
||`═════════`|`═════════`|



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## **Bishop Auckland Community Partnership** 

## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year Ended 31 December 2024** 

||**2024**|2023|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Expenditure**|||
|**Running Four Clocks Centre**|||
|Wages|**54,587**|48,050|
|Rates & water|**873**|1,554|
|Light & heat|**30,468**|21,701|
|Repairs & maintenance|**28,179**|6,071|
|Insurance|**6,025**|9,567|
|Cleaning and waste disposal|**4,505**|4,274|
|Accountancy|**1,677**|2,169|
|Telephone|**6,535**|6,439|
|Other office costs|**5,928**|7,243|
|Depreciation|**8,463**|8,546|
|Sundry|**1,363**|3,511|
|Catering and refreshments|**179**|830|
|Bad debts|**(1,050)**|2,819|
||`─────────`|`─────────`|
||**147,732**|122,774|
||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Memory Club**|||
|Wages|**–**|2,442|
|Project costs|**7,636**|6,679|
||`───────`|`───────`|
||**7,636**|9,121|
||`───────`|`───────`|
|**Breast Feeding Support**|||
|Project costs|**2,648**|1,960|
||`───────`|`───────`|
|**BA Alcohol Support Services**|||
|Project costs|**3,253**|3,390|
||`───────`|`───────`|
|**Family Contact Centre**|||
|Wages|**4,545**|3,870|
|Project costs|**2,365**|1,410|
||`───────`|`───────`|
||**6,910**|5,280|
||`───────`|`───────`|
|**Cultivate 4 Life**|||
|Wages|**9,312**|–|
|Project costs|**8,709**|11,865|
||`────────`|`────────`|
||**18,021**|11,865|
||`────────`|`────────`|
|**Bishop In Bloom**|||
|Project costs|**913**|1,518|
||`────`|`───────`|
|**Toddler Group**|||
|Project costs|**2,772**|3,224|
||`───────`|`───────`|
||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Total expenditure**|**189,885**|159,132|
||`═════════`|`═════════`|
||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**Net (expenditure)/income**|**(7,524)**|191|
||`═════════`|`═════════`|



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