## **Company Limited by Guarantee FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
**Charity Number: 1119901 Company Registered Number: 06175697**
**Debére Limited** Chartered Accountants Swallow House Parsons Road Washington Tyne and Wear NE37 1EZ
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**CONTENTS**|||**PAGES**|
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|Officers and professional advisers|||1|
|The t||report|2 to 14|
|Independent|||15 to 16|
|Statement of financial activities|||17|
|Statement of financial position|||18|
|Notes to the financial statements|||19 to 35|
|**The following pages do not form part of the financial statements**||||
|Detailed statement|of financial activities||37 to 39|
## **MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**The board of trustees**|Donna di Stefano||
|---|---|---|
||Judith Helen Taylor||
||Anna Kozaczek||
||Jayne Estelle Daglish
|Vice Chair|
||Sarah Rowan Hewitt||
||Susan Ann Key - Chair||
|**Local Authority representative**|Judith Helen Taylor||
|**Charity secretary**|Anna Kozaczek||
|**Registered office**|Salus House||
||33 & 35 Mile End Road||
||South Shields||
||Tyne and Wear||
||NE33 1TA||
|**Charity number**|1119901||
|**Company registration number**|06175697||
|**Accountants**|Debére Limited||
||Chartered Accountants||
||Swallow House||
||Parsons House||
||Washington||
||Tyne and Wear||
||NE37 1EZ||
|**Bankers**|Virgin Money||
||30 Fowler Street||
||South Shields||
||Tyne and Wear||
||NE33 1NE||
|**Solicitor**|Ward Hadaway||
||Sandgate House||
||102 Quayside||
||Newcastle upon Tyne||
||Tyne and Wear||
||NE1 3DX||
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
The trustees, who are the directors of the organisation for the purpose of Company Law, present their 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note ent of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
## **1. Objectives and Activities**
WHiST is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, it was established in 1986 with the following charitable objectives,
- To preserve and protect good health, both mental and physical, of women, particularly by providing appropriate health advice, counselling and assistance and finding effective ways of meeting specific health problems.
- To advance the education of women to enable them to use their talents to the full and to extend their knowledge and specific skills and to encourage them to participate more fully in local and international affairs, in voluntary activities and in their working lives.
We are committed to offering women only services that are open to women over 16, irrespective of class, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability/ability.
## **Our values are key to achieving the following outcomes for women:**
- Promote independence, choice and control over their lives
- Increase knowledge and skills
- Improve physical and mental health awareness
- Improve access to services
- Promote social inclusion
- Improve confidence, self-esteem and well-being
We offer a wide range of holistic services offering mental, physical and emotional support in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment that encourages equity, independence and empowerment. We encourage women to take control of their health and decision making by supporting them to choose their own route through services to suit their changing needs and supporting them to access services in the wider community to assist their progression.
## **This year we achieved our aims by delivering the following services:**
- Counselling
- Personal development and training courses
- Cooking on a budget provision
- Volunteering opportunities
- Listening ear service
- Support around financial hardship
- Advocacy
- Support for women's progression relating to education, work, and career
- Services for Black and minoritised women
- Support groups
- Drop-in sessions
- Exercise sessions
- Health and wellbeing support
- Information, advice & guidance
- Social and awareness raising events
- Support for the development of a Poverty Truth Commission
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Our services complement Local and National Government Strategic plans and priorities, and we participate in forums and working parties contributing to aligning the development of future services with the needs of local women.
## **2. Achievement and Performance**
- We delivered services to **2,615** members, accessing in person, online or by phone.
- We secured funding to continue delivery of all major projects.
- **58 volunteers** and **8 volunteer counsellors** were central in the planning and delivery of services and peer support.
- Volunteers offered over **7,000 hours** of support across the year, an increase of **30.5%** .
- We continued to work in partnership with other organisations who delivered support at WHiST.
## With **Apna Ghar, Sangini and CREST**
- the racist violence seen in the UK in 2024.
- Numerous partners supported the delivery of financial wellbeing support from our Tuesday drop in including **Hannay Family Law Solicitors, South Tyneside Council Welfare Support, Gateshead CAB, STARS, NECA** and **Changing Lives** .
- We continued to work with **Changing Lives** and **Probation** to support women in the criminal justice system
- Our long-standing partnership with the **WEA** (Workers Educational Association) provided access to adult education for local women.
- We continued as lead organisation of the Food Fair partnership, addressing food insecurity and sustainability with the **local authority** , **Apna Ghar** and **Hospitality and Hope,** funded by the UKSPF.
- We worked with **Rise NE** to support women furthest removed from the labour market to build confidence and take steps toward work.
- **The Angelou Centre** delivered therapeutic play for children living with domestic abuse from WHiST creche. They also provided support for their mothers at fortnightly sessions.
- **Rape Crisis Tyneside Northumberland (RCTN)** delivered specialist counselling at WHiST for women who have experienced rape and childhood sexual abuse. Having RCTN and Angelou Centre deliver from WHiST allowed South Tyneside residents to access trauma informed support nearer to home without the need to travel to Newcastle.
- We continued to support the development of a **Poverty Truth Commission** for South Tyneside acting as a steering group member and employing the Community Facilitator whose role is to recruit and support people with lived experience of poverty to work as Community Commissioners.
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## **3. Provision**
## **Learning Programme**
Learning Programme Coordinator, Asia Uddin, coordinates courses and workshops at WHiST and supports the team of self-employed tutors.
- **397** individual women have accessed one or more of the **103** different short courses and workshops provided this year, with **995** course places taken meaning women are attending 2-3 courses a year.
- **19** paid tutors and **16** volunteer facilitators worked with us to offer a wider range of provision. Sessional tutors and WHiST volunteers used their considerable skill to deliver social activities, exercise, personal development courses, creative courses, volunteer training and support with physical and mental health issues.
- We worked in partnership with the following organisations to provide additional courses within our learning programme: **Tailored Leisure, Thriving Alone CIC, Active Families** and **WEA.**
- The ages of women attending ranged from **18-91 years** .
- **91%** of women completing an evaluation said they felt more positive following attendance on a course.
- **79%** of women completing an evaluation reported an improved sense of wellbeing and **87%** of women felt more confident.
- **72%** of women said that attending a course reduced feelings of anxiety and depression
## **Volunteering**
The Volunteer team are a core part of WHiST team and central to our delivery of support services.
- **58** volunteers, supported by Volunteer Coordinator, Joy Nancarrow, and project and admin support workers Gell Kay, Wendy Stonehouse and Debra McBride, delivered services to over **650** women. Volunteers have offered over **7000** hours of support to women over this year
- Many women report feeling isolated and alone, this year **10** volunteers have provided a service to welcome women who may be feeling anxious about accessing services and support into WHiST. Welcome volunteers are now also making sure that all women attending WHiST are made aware of activities that are both ongoing and current events.
- **8** volunteers provided meet and greet to introduce **153** women, new to WHiST, to our services. Workers from over **18** organisations from across South Tyneside attended professional meet and greet sessions. **14** volunteers staffed our coffee bar and kitchen providing a range of refreshments to women dropping into our project both to access services and as a welcoming place to meet and talk to other women. We delivered Welcoming Places support from the coffee bar throughout the year providing free tea/coffee and low-cost meals.
- **8** volunteers worked in our garden throughout the year to ensure women can access this tranquil outdoor space.
- **16** volunteers facilitated groups including a craft group, memory group, book club, digital skills drop in and women and activism group who supporting local transport and digital awareness surveys
- **2** Financial wellbeing champions supported women at the financial support drop in.
- The volunteer team organised and delivered events attended by our members including International confidence and skills to take their ideas to market.
- Our supported volunteering model is essential to the success of our work. We provide a solution focused environment which enables volunteers to set, reach and evaluate goals. It enables personal risk taking, allowing women to push themselves beyond pre-existing comfort zones by providing a safety net to test and explore in a supported environment.
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## **Counselling Service**
- We are largely funded by the Office of the Police Crime Commissioner with additional funding from the Integrated Care Board. We offered short term structured therapy and medium to longer term therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person Centred Therapy, Creative Action Methods, Gestalt, and Integrative approaches. Medium to longer term therapy was required by most clients with an average of **16.5** sessions per client. **15** counsellors delivered sessions from WHiST this year. In March, we selected four new advanced counselling trainees for supervised placement. Over the year, we had **8** advanced counselling trainees on supervised placement working with us. supervision is also offered. The Coordinator and Senior Counsellor offered a minimum of **127** clinical supervision sessions in the year; additionally, there was a minimum of 11 additional consultations for safeguarding/urgent support. **180** assessments were offered in the year **2,125** sessions of counselling were offered with 72% attendance rate We recorded a minimum of **150** additional support and follow up calls, mainly to women on the counselling waiting list who were isolated and managing emotional crisis. **174** new women were referred, and **129** women received counselling support over the year. We use the wellbeing evaluation tool WEMWBS with clients at the start, part way and at the end of therapy. Statistics gathered over the year to date, show a median wellbeing score of **34.2** at the start of counselling and a median score of **49** at completion for all clients who did the questionnaires, with **71.8%** of clients who completed the full number of WEMWBS indicated a **meaningful positive change.** We have ongoing links with South Tyneside DA Steering Group, Impact Family Services, Apna Ghar, Restart, Evolve, FLOWS and First Contact Clinical.
## **Food Fair Project**
& Hope, a food insecurity, homelessness, and community wellbeing charity. It was borne out of a poverty women were struggling to feed themselves and their families and being able to afford nutritious food was seen as a luxury. Stella Carmichael, the Food Fair Community Connector, encourages local people to cook affordable, tasty, healthy meals using more fresh fruit, vegetables, lentils, beans etc., and less meat, salt, and sugar.
- **593** women benefitted from the Food Fair Project in 24-25.
- **85%** of course and workshop participants increased their knowledge and skill of cooking on a budget.
- **15** organisations were contacted to engender interest in the Food Fair project.
- **72** events were delivered across South Tyneside at community centres, charities and voluntary organisations, Family Hubs, South Shields FC, on the Key Community Bus and in Welcoming Places.
- **2** tutors were recruited and have delivered workshops on affordable cooking and health related topics
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## **Advocacy Service**
-to-one basis, including attending meetings
and signposting to partners. Rebecca provides support to women experiencing multiple and complex issues, creating an action plan to address and tackle those
included childhood sexual abuse, housing, debt and financial hardship, domestic violence, physical and mental ill health, parenting issues including child to parent violence, family relationships.
- **133** women supported via 1-2-1 advocacy
- **31**
- **25** with debt issues
- **42** with housing issues.
- **24** support with benefits
- **61** referrals came from the WHiST counselling service
- **33** Women received support at the weekly Tuesday drop-in session, where women can get advocacy support or meet with partner organisations.
- **4** partner organisations regularly attend the weekly financial wellbeing drop-in with other partners attending as required.
## **Self Help and Peer Support groups**
Support groups delivered throughout the year by volunteers and tutors included,
- Fortnightly Relaxation session with a trained facilitator.
- Living with Long Term Health Conditions, delivered fortnightly.
- IT support.
- Women and Activism group.
- Craft group with peer and volunteer support.
- Weekly volunteer led art group.
- Meet and Greet - volunteer led service.
- Re-MIND a volunteer led memory support group.
- Weekly volunteer led gardening group.
- Find out about Tuesday social hub.
- Chatty café.
- Walking groups.
- Book club.
- Late night Thursday food and social 4pm 6pm
## **4. Profile of members**
26% of referrals to WHiST came from statutory health professionals with 37% being referred by a friend or self-referrals. Other referrals came from social prescribers, Northumbria Police, probation, social services, and other VCSE organisations.
24% of referrals to WHiST were from statutory health professionals. 37% of referrals were via a friend or family member. 11% of members self-referred after viewing WHiST marketing including programmes, website and social media.
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Members by Referral Source
Women attending WHiST live in the following wards
87 members attend from outside of South Tyneside
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## Members by Age Group
Health Conditions The 15 most reported health conditions of members at the point of referral
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Ethnicity
> Most members are White British. **14.7 %** of members are from the following ethnic groups
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## **6. Governance**
## Management Structure
- There have been 6 voting members sitting on the Trustee Board during this year (Maximum 12). This is a 3-year term of office and persons may then be co-opted for one year. There is 1 Co-opted (Local Authority) member (Maximum 4).
- Co-opted members are valued, experienced people who aid discussion but have no voting status.
- Experts/Consultants are invited to attend as required.
- At least 2 staff members attend the meeting but have no voting rights.
- Staff members report on the progress of their projects at monthly meetings Meetings have continued since lockdown via Zoom to enable working women to stand on the Board
- CEO, Corinne Devine, and Chair, Sue Key, meet regularly to ensure the Trustees are kept up to date.
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## **Team working**
WHiST has a strong team working ethic.
Regular sessions have been held during the year bringing together staff, volunteers, trustees, and members to look at specific topics, review progress, and new initiatives. This year we reviewed our safeguarding practices including support for staff following serious incidents.
The staff team meet weekly to look ahead at provision, discuss progress, share ideas and address any issues including Safeguarding, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Project Coordinators are supported by the work of our highly skilled admin team of Wendy Stonehouse, Debra McBride and Gell Kay.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **List of Trustees**
Sue Key: Chair Jayne Daglish Donna di Stefano Sarah Hewitt Anna Kozaczek: Charity Secretary Judith Helen Taylor; Councillor
Anna Shields resigned 5 September 2024
## **RESERVES AND FINANCIAL HEALTH**
## **Our Finances**
The Statement of Financial Activities show:
- Incoming resources of **£553,480**
- Expenditure of **£555,569**
The total funds of **£1,145,765** includes:
- Restricted Funds of **£721,42** ~~**7**~~ mainly consisting of the freehold property and other tangible fixed assets of **£635,693**
- Unrestricted Funds of **£180,338**
- Designated Funds of **£244,000**
There are restrictions on the Freehold property in line with the grant funding for the extension.
## **The Trustees have a reserves and designated funds policy to cover:**
- Reserves for between 3 to 6 months expenditure in light of the main risks of the organisation. In the current year we are running with three months reserves.
- A continuing programme of maintenance, repairs, and regular servicing to ensure the building is well maintained and all statutory regulations are met.
- Contingencies for end of contractual term to meet legal employment obligations.
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The Trustees receive monthly financial reports to ensure the financial viability of the organisation and grant budgets are on target. The Trustees have also considered the extent to which activities could be curtailed in the short term should such circumstances arise.
## **Risk Policy**
The Trustees review risks on a regular cycle. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with accountancy procedures, employment law, health and safety, equity, diversity and inclusion. The policies are updated on a rolling programme to ensure they meet with the charities needs and compliance regulations.
## **Pension Liability**
All pension funds are paid into either stakeholder policies or the auto enrolment pension fund. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity. The annual contributions payable are charged to the Statement of Financial activities.
## **Investment Policy**
There is funding towards the Contingencies for end of contractual term held in a charitable bond which is renewable every March. spent to meet the organisations objectives.
## **The principal funders for this Financial Year are**
- Ballinger Trust
- Changing Lives
- Community Foundation North East
- Kellet Foundation
- Know Your Neighbourhood fund
- Linden Family Fund
- NHS North East and Cumbria Waiting Well Fund
- Proctor and Gamble (P&G)
- Pargiter Trust
- Port of Tyne
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- Foundation of Light Get out, Get Active
Hadrian Trust
- Inspire (to host the PTC Community Facilitator)
Integrated Care Board
- LGA Foundation Northumberland Police and Crime Commissioner
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
Rise North East
- Rosa
- Sir James Knott
- Smallwood Trust
- South Tyneside Strategic Commissioning Unit
- UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Virgin Money Foundation
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## **Supporting the key objectives**
- The funding from the above sources paid towards staff salaries, tutor costs and the organisation overheads enabling the project to provide services and support the users.
- **£63,234** of the total expenditure for the year was paid to partners to deliver the Food Fair project of which WHiST was the lead organisation.
- We work with a range of partners who deliver their services and give advice from WHiST to our members (details under section 2).
## **Fundraising**
The volunteers and members raised funds from coffee bar provision and donations in addition to the funding raised by the staff team.
## **RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period.
## **RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES**
In preparing the financial statements the trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
- Observe the methods and principles in the charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102).
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that 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 Companies Act 2006. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking responsible steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
A resolution to re-appoint Claire Miller of Debére Limited as Independent Examiner for the ensuing year will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
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## **SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS**
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Signed on behalf of the trustees
Sue Key Chair
Approved by the trustees on 13 August 2025
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## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
I report on the accounts of for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 17 to 35.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner**
The trustees (who are rposes 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 Act (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to an audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
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 out in the statement below.
## **Independent E**
## **Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- (1) which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **TYNESIDE** _(continued)_
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have not been met or;
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Claire Miller BA (Hons) FCA Independent Examiner
ON BEHALF OF DEBÉRE LIMITED Chartered Accountants Swallow House Parsons Road Washington Tyne and Wear NE37 1EZ
Date: 13 September 2025
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME STATEMENT)**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Note**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Income and endowments**
**Donations and legacies:**
Donations and legacies
5
18,378
Charitable activities
6
8,049
499,750
Investment income
7
12,629
**Other trading activities**
8
11,374
3,300
**Total income**
50,430
503,050
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
3,704
551,865
**Total expenditure**
9
3,704
551,865
**Net income/(expenditure)**
11
46,726
(48,815)
Transfer between funds
Balances brought forward
377,612
770,242
Balances carried forward
424,338
721,427
|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
18,378
507,799
12,629
14,674
553,480
555,569
555,569
(2,089)
1,147,854
1,145,765
|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_5,958_
_451,788_
_14,061_
_7,830_
_479,637_
_535,331_
_535,331_
_(55,694)_
_1,203,548_
_1,147,854_|
|---|---|---|
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 19 to 35 form part of these financial statements
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
_Registered Number 06175697_
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION**
## **31 MARCH 2025**
||**Note**||**2025**||_2024_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|_£_|_£_|
|**Fixed assets**||||||
|Tangible assets|12||727,151||752,955|
|**Current assets**||||||
|Debtors|13|74,344||_59,144_||
|Cash at bank and in hand||484,123||_415,012_||
|||558,467||_474,156_||
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within**||||||
|**one year**|14|(139,853)||_(79,257)_||
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**|||418,614||394,899|
|**NET ASSETS**|||1,145,765||_1,147,854_|
|**FUNDS**||||||
|Restricted income funds|15||721,427||_770,242_|
|Unrestricted income funds:||||||
|Designated funds|16||244,000||_244,000_|
|General unrestricted funds|16||180,338||_133,612_|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|17||1,145,765||_1,147,854_|
These financial statements 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 2019 (FRS 102)).
For the year ended 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors/trustees responsibilities:
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;
- The directors/trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements were approved by the members of the committee and authorised for issue on 13 September 2025 and are signed on their behalf by:
Sue Key Chair
The notes on pages 19 to 35 form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1 General information**
The charity is 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 Salus House, Mile End Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 1TA.
## **2 Statement of compliance**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
## **3**
## **Accounting policies**
The principal accounting policies are set out below. The accounting policies have been adopted consistently throughout the year.
## **Going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. Based on these assessments, given the measures that could be undertaken to mitigate the current adverse conditions, and the current resources available, the trustees have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.
## **Cash flow exemption**
The charity has elected to adopt the exemption from preparing a cash flow statement on the grounds that the charity qualifies as a small charity.
## **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.
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **3 Accounting policies** _(continued)_
## **Incoming resources**
Voluntary income includes donations and their associated tax claims, subscriptions (as these are voluntary) and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature. Voluntary income is recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Such income is only deferred when the donor specifies that the grant or donation relates to future accounting periods.
Other income from charitable activities is recognised as earned, as the related services are provided. Grant income included in this category provides funding to support the charitable activities and is recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grant income**
Revenue grants are credited to incoming resources on the earlier date of when they are received or when they are receivable, unless they relate to a specific future period, in which case they are deferred.
Capital grants are credited to income when received and form a restricted fund, which will be transferred to unrestricted funds in line with the depreciation on the grant-funded assets. This treatment accords with the requirements of the Charity SORP 2019 but not that of Statement of Standard Accounting Practice
## **Interest receivable**
Interest is recognised on a receivable basis.
## **Resources expended**
Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of VAT. They include:
- (i) Charitable activities include all costs relating to activities where the primary aim is part of the objects of the charity along with the indirect costs. All of the direct costs have been included within this cost heading. The indirect costs, i.e. support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories based on room availability.
- (ii) Cost of generating funds are those costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
- (iii) Governance costs include those incurred in the governance of its assets and are primarily associated with constitutional and statutory requirements.
## **Staff costs and overhead expenses**
Staff costs and overhead expenses are allocated to activities on the basis of staff time spent on these activities.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **3 Accounting policies** _(continued)_
## **Support cost allocation**
Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs and administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity.
## **Pension costs**
The charity provides a defined contribution scheme for employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity. The annual contributions payable are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets are included in the balance sheet at cost or at market value at the date of the acquisition. Tangible fixed assets are capitalised and included at cost.
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Freehold property 2% straight line Equipment 25% straight line Database development 33.33% straight line
## **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.
## **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.
## **Creditors and provisions**
Creditors and provisions 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 and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement after allowing for any trade discounts due.
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **3 Accounting policies** _(continued)_
## **Funds**
The funds held by charity are either:
- Unrestricted general funds these are funds which are available for use at the discretion of the directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes; or
- Restricted funds these are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Funds are held as restricted funds until such time as the purposes for which the funds were received have been fulfilled, at which time they are transferred to general funds; or
- Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. In the year ended 31 March 2025 designated funds relate to the building fund (i.e. on-going maintenance of the building), a general reserve (i.e. to retain a minimum of three months reserves) and the redundancy fund.
## **Financial instruments**
The charity only has financial assets and financial 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 with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **4 Statement of Financial Activities for the prior year**
|**_Note_**
**_Unrestricted_**
**_Funds_**
**_£_**
**_Restricted_**
**_Funds_**
**_£_**
**_Income and endowments_**
**_Donations and legacies:_**
_Donations and legacies_
_5_
_5,958_
_Charitable activities_
_6_
_20,720_
_431,068_
_Investment income_
_7_
_14,061_
**_Other trading activities_**
_8_
_7,830_
**_Total income_**
_48,569_
_431,068_
**_Expenditure on:_**
_Charitable activities_
_26,305_
_509,026_
**_Total expenditure_**
_9_
_26,305_
_509,026_
**_Net income/(expenditure)_**
_11_
_22,264_
_(77,958)_
_Transfer between funds_
_Balances brought forward_
_355,348_
_848,200_
_Balances carried forward_
_377,612_
_770,242_
**5**
**Donations and legacies**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
Donations
15,786
15,786
Subscriptions
2,592
2,592
Gifts in kind
18,378
18,378
|**_Total_**
**_Funds_**
**_2024_**
**_£_**
_5,958_
_451,788_
_14,061_
_7,830_
_479,637_
_535,331_
_535,331_
_(55,694)_
_1,203,548_
_1,147,854_
_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_3,486_
_2,472_
_5,958_|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **6 Charitable activities**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
ST Joint Commissioning Team
38,912
Coffee bar sales
4,149
Miscellaneous income
1,000
Big Lottery Fund
Wise Group
7,000
Northumbria Police and Crime
Commissioner
84,000
Changing Lives
11,000
Ballinger
20,000
Smallwood Trust and Rosa
20,000
Sir James Knott
South Tyneside CCG
20,680
Money Saving Expert
Community Foundation
Know Your
Neighbourhood
52,554
Virgin Foundation
156
Inspire
12,000
STC
household vouchers
1,500
LGA
10,000
Community Foundation
Port of Tyne
1,625
Community Foundation
Kellet Fund
The Joicey Trust
Rise - Courses
34,576
Community Foundation
Newcastle
Building Society
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
UK Shares Prosperity Fund
Food Fare
147,407
Community Foundation
Waiting Well
Be The Sea
UK Shares Prosperity Fund
Rise
25,065
Access to Work
CF
Pargiter Fund
9,775
Foundation of Light
4,000
Hadrian Trust
1,000
Northumbria University
1,400
8,049
499,750
|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
38,912
4,149
1,000
7,000
84,000
11,000
20,000
20,000
20,680
52,554
156
12,000
1,500
10,000
1,625
34,576
147,407
25,065
9,775
4,000
1,000
1,400
507,799|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_38,912_
_4,251_
_832_
_9,579_
_7,000_
_85,684_
_11,000_
_20,000_
_10,000_
_5,000_
_20,680_
_641_
_40,586_
_8,000_
_4,500_
_11,929_
_2,000_
_1,248_
_4,391_
_25,000_
_128,892_
_5,000_
_2,000_
_3,105_
_1,558_
_451,788_|
|---|---|---|
**7 Investment income**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
Bank interest receivable
12,629
|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
12,629|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_14,061_|
|---|---|---|
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **8 Other trading activities**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
Fundraising events
529
Room hire
10,845
3,300
11,374
3,300
|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
529
14,145
14,674|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_7,830_
_7,830_|
|---|---|---|
## **9 Total resources expended costs of charitable activities**
|**Staff**
**Direct**
**Depre-**
**Costs**
**Costs**
**ciation**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Charitable activities:**
Coffee shop
89,802
629
6,837
Studio
89,802
33,084
6,837
Counselling
89,801
2,461
6,837
Seminars
89,801
6
6,838
Gifts in kind
Governance costs
359,206
36,180
27,349|**Support**
**Costs**
**£**
36,468
32,505
32,505
32,505
(1,149)
132,834|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
133,736
162,228
131,604
129,150
(1,149)
555,569|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_131,227_
_145,251_
_129,381_
_126,712_
_2,760_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_535,331_|
Support costs have been allocated across activities on the basis of room usage. These include costs clients. Total funds includes restricted costs of £551,865 (2024: £509,026) and unrestricted costs of £3,704 (2024: £26,305).
## **10 Staff numbers and emoluments**
## **The aggregate payroll costs were:**
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs|**2025**
**£**
303,890
19,295
36,021
359,206
|_2024_
_£_
_293,488_
_18,224_
_34,700_
_346,412_|
|---|---|---|
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **10 Staff numbers and emoluments (** _continued)_
## **Particular of employees**
The average number employees during the year, calculated on the basis of full time equivalents, was as follows:
||**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|
|---|---|---|---|
||**£**||_£_|
|Number of management and administration staff||10|10|
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: £60,000 - none).
The total remuneration and benefits paid to key management amounted to £51,022 (2024: £49,777).
No (2024: none) trustee received reimbursement of expenses for their role as a volunteer. The amount claimed was £nil (2024: £nil). Trustee/volunteer indemnity insurance has been provided by the charity at a cost of approximately £550 (2024: £550).
## **11 Net movements in funds**
Net movement in funds is stated after charging:
|Accountancy and Independent Examination
Depreciation|**2025**
**£**
2,820
37,349|_2024_
_£_
_2,760_
_28,366_|
|---|---|---|
## **12 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024|**Freehold**
**Property**
**Equipment**
**£**
**£**
1,129,672
67,686
1,545
1,129,672
69,231
383,085
61,318
22,593
4,756
405,678
66,074
723,994
3,157
_746,587_
_6,368_|**Total**
**£**
1,197,358
1,545|**Total**
**£**
1,197,358
1,545|
|---|---|---|---|
|||1,198,903||
||||444,403
27,349|
||||471,752
|
||||727,151
_752,955_|
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **13 Debtors**
|Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
**14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Accruals
Other creditors|**2025**
**£**
53,359
20,888
97
74,344
**2025**
**£**
9,240
5,657
119,614
5,342
139,853
|_2024_
_£_
_7,870_
_51,177_
_97_
_59,144_
_2024_
_£_
_12,801_
_5,871_
_60,585_
_79,257_|
|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **15 Restricted funds**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2025**
|_Balance at_
_1 Apr_
_2024_
_£_
Freehold property ***
_658,079_
Coalfields
Regional Impact Fund **
_2,963_
Changing Lives
_39,126_
ST Joint Commissioning Team
WEA
Garfield Weston **
_2,952_
Fund
Ballinger Trust
Cloth Workers Fund **
_4,918_
Northumbria
Police
and
Crime
Commissioner
Wise Group BBO **
_22,992_
Smallwood Trust and Rosa
_1,318_
Virgin Foundation
Tudor Trust **
700
Awards For All **
2,698
Community Foundation
6,420
Karbon Homes **
81
ST PHE
2,727
Community Foundation
Linden
Family
835
South Tyneside CCG
Sir James Knott
2,112
Community Foundation
Kellet Fund
2,141
Community Foundation
Port of
Tyne
Community Foundation
Know Your
Neighbourhood
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Food
Fare Project
8,624
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
6,556
Inspire
Community Foundation
Waiting
Well
5,000
UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Rise
LGA Foundation
Get out, Get active
Community Foundation - Pargiter
Fund
Community Foundation - Hadrian
Trust
770,242|**Movement in resources:**
**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**Transfers**
**Balance**
**At 31 Mar**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
(22,386)
_635,693_
(2,930)
_33_
11,000
(14,211)
_35,915_
38,912
(38,912)
3,300
(3,300)
(149)
_2,803_
7,000
(7,000)
20,000
(20,000)
(123)
_4,795_
84,000
(82,919)
_1,081_
(22,992)
20,000
(19,715)
_1,603_
156
(156)
(63)
_637_
(225)
_2,473_
_6,420_
(53)
_28_
_2,727_
(835)
20,680
(20,680)
2,112
(2,141)
1,625
(1,625)
52,554
(50,811)
1,743
147,407
(146,534)
9,497
(6,556)
12,000
(12,000)
(1,804)
3,196
59,641
(57,270)
2,371
10,000
(10,000)
4,000
(4,000)
9,775
(2,475)
7,300
1,000
1,000
503,050
(551,865)
721,427|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **15 Restricted funds** _(continued)_
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**_Movement in resources:_**
_Balance at_
_1 Apr 2023_
**_Incoming_**
**_Outgoing_**
**_Transfers_**
_£_
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
_Freehold property ***_
_680,465_
_(22,386)_
_Coalfields_
_Regional Impact Fund **_
_9,501_
_(6,538)_
_Changing Lives_
_39,126_
_11,000_
_(11,000)_
_ST Joint Commissioning Team_
_38,912_
_(38,912)_
_WEA_
_2,893_
_(2,893)_
_Garfield Weston **_
_3,022_
_(70)_
_7,000_
_(7,000)_
_Ballinger Trust_
_20,000_
_(20,000)_
_Cloth Workers Fund **_
_5,041_
_(123)_
_Northumbria_
_Police_
_and_
_Crime_
_Commissioner_
_85,684_
_(85,684)_
_Wise Group BBO **_
_23,009_
_(17)_
_Smallwood Trust and Rosa_
_10,000_
_(8,682)_
_Virgin Foundation_
_11,201_
_(11,201)_
_Tudor Trust **_
_861_
_(161)_
_Awards For All **_
_3,597_
_(899)_
_Community Foundation_
_6,420_
_Karbon Homes **_
_134_
_(53)_
_ST PHE_
_37,252_
_(34,525)_
_The Joicey Trust_
_2,000_
_(2,000)_
_Community Foundation Newcastle_
_Building Society_
_4,391_
_(4,391)_
_Community Foundation_
_Linden Family_
_5,517_
_(4,682)_
_South Tyneside CCG_
_100_
_20,680_
_(20,780)_
_Sir James Knott_
_3,563_
_5,000_
_(6,451)_
_Community Foundation_
_Kellet Fund_
_4,858_
_11,929_
_(14,646)_
_Lottery Community Fund_
_7,502_
_(7,502)_
_Money Saving Expert_
_3,768_
_641_
_(4,409)_
_Community Foundation_
_Port of Tyne_
_370_
_(370)_
_Community Foundation_
_Know Your_
_Neighbourhood_
_40,586_
_(40,586)_
_UK Shared Prosperity Fund_
_Food Fare_
_Project_
_128,892_
_(120,268)_
_Postcode Neighbourhood Trust_
_25,000_
_(18,444)_
_Inspire_
_9,248_
_(9,248)_
_Community Foundation_
_Waiting Well_
_5,000_
_Be The Sea_
_2,000_
_(2,000)_
_UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Rise_
_3,105_
_(3,105)_
_848,200_
_431,068_
_(509,026)_|**_Balance At_**
**_31 Mar_**
**_2024_**
**_£_**
_658,079_
_2,963_
_39,126_
_2,952_
_4,918_
_22,992_
_1,318_
_700_
_2,698_
_6,420_
_81_
_2,727_
_835_
_2,112_
_2,141_
_8,624_
_6,556_
_5,000_
_770,242_|
|---|---|
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **15 Restricted funds** _(continued)_
** Capital funds (i.e. where the assets have been capitalised and the depreciation is charged against these balances).
*** _The balance brought forward combines freehold property, Big Lottery Fund Extension and Big Lottery Fund Grant for Extension balances taken from the 2015 financial statements._
Sufficient funds are held in an appropriate form to enable each fund to be applied in accordance with any restrictions placed on it.
## **Coalfields Regional Impact Fund**
Funding towards purchasing some assets. The capital balance carried forward is £33 (2024: £2,963).
## **Changing Lives**
Funding received towards partnership work to support the work of the NCRC.
## **ST Joint Commissioning Team**
Funding from ST Joint Commissioning Team towards the Chief Executive Officer salary costs.
## **WEA**
Funding received to pay for course costs for venue and training materials
## **Garfield Weston**
Funding received towards the refurbishment of the kitchen. This fund is being reduced each year by the depreciation charge. The capital balance carried forward is £2,803 (2024: £2,952).
Funding received for core costs.
## **Ballinger Trust**
Funding received towards salaries and core costs.
## **Cloth Workers Fund**
Funding received towards the refurbishment of the kitchen. This fund is being reduced each year by the depreciation charge. The capital balance carried forward is £4,795 (2024: £4,918).
## **Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner**
Funding received towards work with Victims of Domestic Violence.
## **Wise Group BBO**
Partnership agreement with the European Social Fund co-funded initiative with the Big Lottery Fund to provide and Employment Coach to identify referrals, provide coaching and wrap around support, provide employability support when appropriate and signposting to wider wrap around support from within the wider partnership and within mainstream services. The capital balance carried forward is £nil (2024: £6).
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **15 Restricted funds** _(continued)_
## **Community Foundation Henry Smith**
Funding received to cover costs that enable us to provide services and facilities for the participants.
## **Smallwood Trust and Rosa**
Funding received for salaries and overheads to enable the continued support for women experiencing health inequalities.
## **Community Foundation WM Leech**
Funding received to provide volunteer and peer support
## **Virgin Foundation**
Funding received towards working with women to improve digital inclusion.
## **Tudor Trust**
Funding received towards the purchase of some assets. The capital balance carried forward is £637 (2024: £700).
## **Awards For All**
Funding received for counselling, Covid-19 equipment and remote teaching. The capital balance carried forward is £nil (2024: £225).
## **Karbon Homes**
Funding received for support worker costs to support women dealing with complex circumstances due to Covid. The capital balance carried forward is £27 (2024: £81).
## **ST PHE**
was also towards volunteer expenses and core costs.
## **Community Foundation Reed Fund**
Funding towards facilitator costs for choir sessions.
## **Community Foundation Linden Family**
Funding received for eating together sessions. This covers facilitator costs, food costs and volunteer expenses.
## **South Tyneside CCG**
Funding towards the counselling service.
## **Sir James Knott**
Funding towards Learning Programme Co-ordinator salary
## **Community Foundation Kellet Fund**
Funding for exercise courses and volunteers.
## **Money Saving Expert**
Funding towards financial hardship drop in and advocacy service.
## **Community Foundation Port of Tyne**
Funding towards the choir.
## **Community Foundation Know your Neighbourhood**
Funding towards the volunteering project.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **15 Restricted funds** _(continued)_
## **Smallwood Trust**
Funding received to enable urgent financial wellbeing support to women.
## **Postcode Neighbourhood Trust**
Funding received for core costs.
## **The Joicey Trust**
Funding received for core costs.
## **Rise UK Shared Prosperity Fund**
Funding for the Learning Programme as part of an employability project.
## **UK Shared Prosperity Fund Food Fair Project**
A partnership with Hospitality and Hope, Apna Ghar, and the local authority. The contract funds a organisations.
## **Inspire**
Funding for Community Facilitator post recruiting community commissioners with lived experience of poverty for the independent Poverty Truth Commission.
## **Community Foundation Waiting Well**
Funding received for courses supporting women both pre and post-surgery.
## **Be the Sea - Seascapes Community Grant**
Funding towards choir workshops to recreate sounds identified at the coast.
## **Get Out, Get Active**
Funding for exercise courses.
## **Community Foundation Pargiter Fund**
Funding for health awareness sessions and exercise courses.
## **Community Foundation Hadrian Trust**
Funding for wellbeing courses.
## **LGA Foundation**
Funding towards core costs.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **16 Unrestricted funds**
**For the year ended 31 March 2025**
||_Balance at_||||**Balance**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||_1 Apr_||||**At 31 Mar**|
||_2024_|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Transfers**|**2025**|
||_£_|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|_Designated funds:_||||||
|Building maintenance and repair|_25,000_||||25,000|
|Reserves|_145,000_||||145,000|
|Contingencies for end of contractual||||||
|term|_74,000_||||74,000|
|Total designated funds|_244,000_||||244,000|
|_General funds_|_133,612_|50,430|(3,704)||180,338|
||_377,612_|50,430
|(3,704)||424,338
|
|**or the year ended 31 March 2024**||||||
||_Balance at_||||**_Balance_**|
||_1 Apr_||||**_At 31 Mar_**|
||_2023_|**_Incoming_**|**_Outgoing_**|**_Transfers_**|**_2024_**|
||_£_|**_£_**|**_£_**|**_£_**|**_£_**|
|_Designated funds:_||||||
|_Building maintenance and repair_|_20,000_|||_5,000_|_25,000_|
|_Reserves_|_145,000_||||_145,000_|
|_Contingencies for end of contractual_||||||
|_term_|_65,000_|||_9,000_|_74,000_|
|_Total designated funds_|_230,000_|||_14,000_|_244,000_|
|_General funds_|_125,348_|_48,569_|_(26,305)_|_(14,000)_|_133,612_|
||_355,348_|_48,569_|_(26,305)_||_377,612_|
**For the year ended 31 March 2024**
The Committee feel it is prudent to hold some designated funding for the enhancement and continuation of the services and the upkeep of the building.
## **Building Maintenance and Repair**
Funding set aside to ensure that the building complies with all legal and health and safety legislation and is repaired and maintained to a reasonable standard. Maintaining the asset is part of the agreement for the building extension grant from the Big Lottery Fund.
## **Reserves**
A minimum of three months reserves have been set aside to enable the Charity to fulfil all of its legal obligations.
## **Contingencies for end of contractual term**
Due to current economic climate the decision has been taken to hold sufficient funding to meet its contractual liabilities, safeguarding the ability of the charity to meet its objectives.
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **17 Analysis of net assets between funds**
**For the year ended 31 March 2025**
|**Restricted funds**
Freehold Property
Changing Lives
Garfield Weston
Cloth Workers Fund
Tudor Trust
Coalfields
Regional Impact Fund
Awards for All
Community Foundation
Karbon Homes
ST PHE
Sir James Knott
Smallwood Trust
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Food Share Project
CF
Waiting Well
Know Your Neighbourhood
Shared Prosperity Fund - Rise
Community Foundation
Pargiter Fund
Hadrian Trust
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner
**Designated funds:**
Building maintenance and repair
Reserves
Contingencies for end of contractual term
**General unrestricted funds**
**Total funds**|**Tangible**
**Fixed**
**Assets**
**£**
635,693
2,803
4,795
637
33
28
616
745
645,350
81,801
727,151|**Net**
**Current**
**Assets**
**£**
35,915
2,473
6,420
2,727
2,112
1,603
9,497
3,196
1,127
1,626
7,300
1,000
1,081
76,077
25,000
145,000
74,000
98,537
418,614||**Total**
**£**
635,693
35,915
2,803
4,795
637
33
2,473
6,420
28
2,727
2,112
1,603
9,497
3,196
1,743
2,371
7,300
1,000
1,081|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||721,427
25,000
145,000
74,000
180,338|
||||
1,145,765||
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **17 Analysis of net assets between funds** _(continued)_
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**_Tangible_**
**_Fixed_**
**_Assets_**
**_£_**
**_Restricted funds_**
_Freehold Property_
_658,079_
_Changing Lives_
_Garfield Weston_
_2,873_
_Cloth Workers Fund_
_4,918_
_Wise Group BBO_
_6_
_Tudor Trust_
_700_
_Coalfields_
_Regional Impact Fund_
_2,963_
_Awards for All_
_225_
_Community Foundation_
_Karbon Homes_
_81_
_Community Foundation_
_Linden Family_
_ST PHE_
_Sir James Knott_
_Community Foundation_
_Kellet Fund_
_Smallwood Trust_
_UK Shared Prosperity Fund_
_Food Share Project_
_Postcode Neighbourhood Trust_
_CF_
_Waiting Well_
_669,845_
**_Designated funds:_**
_Building maintenance and repair_
_Reserves_
_Contingencies for end of contractual term_
**_General unrestricted funds_**
_83,110_
**_Total funds_**
_752,955_|**_Net_**
**_Current_**
**_Assets_**
**_£_**
_39,126_
_79_
_22,986_
_2,473_
_6,420_
_835_
_2,727_
_2,112_
_2,141_
_1,318_
_8,624_
_6,556_
_5,000_
_100,397_
_25,000_
_145,000_
_74,000_
_50,502_
_394,899_||**_Total_**
**_£_**
_658,079_
_39,126_
_2,952_
_4,918_
_22,992_
_700_
_2,963_
_2,698_
_6,420_
_81_
_835_
_2,727_
_2,112_
_2,141_
_1,318_
_8,624_
_6,556_
_5,000_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_770,242_
_25,000_
_145,000_
_74,000_
_133,612_|
|||
_1,147,854_||
## **18 Future Sustainability**
We will continue to apply for funding to provide a sustainable range of services to support the women in South Tyneside. We have a large asset in the building which we operate from, and this is shown in the accounts. This results in the impression that the charity is richer on paper than we are in real life.
## **19 Related party transactions**
There have been no related party transactions during the year.
## **20 Company limited by guarantee**
The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of a winding up, every member undertakes to contribute such an amount as may be required for the payment of liabilities not exceeding a total of £1 each.
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**YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **MANAGEMENT INFORMATION**
**The following pages do not form part of the statutory financial statements 15 to 16.**
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **MANAGEMENT INFORMATION**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Income**
STC
CEO
Donations
Fund Raising Events
Coffee bar sales
Drop-in sales
Subscription members
Room hire
Interest received
Miscellaneous income
Changing Lives
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner
Big Lottery Fund
Wise Group
Ballinger Trust
Smallwood Trust
CF
Newcastle Building Society
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Food Share
CF
Waiting Well
Virgin Foundation
STC
household vouchers
Community Foundation
Port of Tyne
Community Foundation
Kellett Fund
Money Saving Expert
Community Foundation
Know Your Neighbourhood
St
PCT
Counselling
Sir James Knott
The Joicey Trust
Rise - Courses
Be The Sea
Inspire
UKSPF
Rise
Access to Work
Northumbria University
Community Foundation
Pargiter Fund
Foundation of Light
Hadrian Trust
LGA Foundation
**Total income**|**2025**
**£**
38,912
15,786
529
235
3,914
2,592
14,145
12,629
1,000
11,000
84,000
7,000
20,000
20,000
147,407
156
1,500
1,625
52,554
20,680
34,576
12,000
25,065
1,400
9,775
4,000
1,000
10,000
553,480|_2024_
_£_
_38,912_
_3,486_
_522_
_3,729_
_2,472_
_7,830_
_14,061_
_832_
_11,000_
_85,684_
_9,579_
_7,000_
_20,000_
_10,000_
_4,391_
_25,000_
_128,892_
_5,000_
_4,500_
_11,929_
_641_
_40,586_
_20,680_
_5,000_
_2,000_
_1,248_
_2,000_
_8,000_
_3,105_
_1,558_|
|---|---|---|
|||_479,637_|
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **MANAGEMENT INFORMATION**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Charitable Activities**
Staff salaries and pension costs
Coffee bar purchases
Sundry purchases
Drop-in supplies
Sessional workers
Supervision
Material for courses
Water
General rates
Refuse collection
Heat and light
Travel expenses
Printing, postage and stationery
Telephone
Computer software and consumables
Repairs and renewals
Cleaning
Subscriptions
Training costs
Insurance
Refreshments and entertaining
Depreciation
Flowers and gifts
Legal fees
Bank charges
Consultancy fees
Function costs
Garden purchases
Volunteer expenses
Partnership salary costs
Recruitment expenses
Advertising
**Total Expenditure**|**2025**
**£**
359,206
624
3,234
3,964
33,079
2,455
4,186
1,710
475
574
6,544
4,644
4,584
5,979
11,001
4,340
7,053
585
441
5,921
1,567
27,349
135
1,572
573
23
150
1,005
63,247
60
438
556,718
|_2024_
_£_
_346,412_
_687_
_1,901_
_3,828_
_18,539_
_2,670_
_3,638_
_1,189_
_395_
_827_
_5,567_
_5,116_
_4,208_
_5,582_
_12,092_
_5,643_
_8,460_
_492_
_246_
_6,726_
_2,202_
_28,366_
_235_
_1,489_
_293_
_383_
_624_
_151_
_1,127_
_63,483_
_532,571_|
|---|---|---|
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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **MANAGEMENT INFORMATION**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Governance costs**
Accountancy fees and independent examination
Accreditation fees
**Total expenditure**
**Net (expenditure)/income for the year**|**2025**
**£**
2,820
(3,969)
555,569
(2,089)|_2024_
_£_
_2,760_
_535,331_
_(55,694)_|
|---|---|---|
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