Tyneside Women's Health (A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
Charity No. 1126648 Company Registration No. 06702528
Legal and Administrative Information
Name: Tyneside Women's Health Reg'd Charity No: 1126648 Company No: 06702528 Trustees: Chair: Jeannine Hughes until 26.02.2025 Co. Secretary: Elizabeth Stokes Maria Humphreys Karen Griffiths until 27.08.2024 Sarah Dodds Nicola irving Ellen Smith Address: Unit 12 Interchange Centre West Street Gateshead NE8 1BH Bankers: The Co-operative Bank 131 - 135 Northumberland Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7AG Independent Examiner: Mark Thompson MAAT VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Trustees’ Annual Report For the year ended 31 March 2025
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Structure
Tyneside Women's Health is led by a Board of Trustees. Although the Trustees have overall responsibility for governance and management, much of this responsibility is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer who ensures the organisation runs efficiently and effectively. The Trustees work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic direction for the organisation. The Chief Executive Officer, in turn, provides direction to line managers and delivery staff to ensure Tyneside Women's Health can act to achieve its vision.
Governance and Management
The Board of Trustees ensures that the organisation is legally compliant in all areas including finance, health and safety, and HR. These matters have been reviewed within monthly Board meetings as well as specific sub groups of the Board. The Board Sub Groups have been reviewed this year and now include Finance & Governance, Service Delivery, and Marketing.
A new Strategic Plan has been launched in the year, and each Sub Group links directly to one of three Strategic Objectives. Trustees are recruited to the Board by way of open recruitment processes on an ongoing basis to ensure a quorate number Trustees at any one time.
After being Chair of the Board of Trustees since 2008, Jeannine Hughes has chosen to step down. A 6 month handover has taken place and our Vice Chair; Maria Humphreys has taken on the role of Chair. Jeannine will remain involved with the organisation as Chair Emeritus and will support us to plan our 40th Anniversary celebrations this year. We thank her for her dedication to the organisation over the last 17 years.
Financial Review and Reserves Policy
Tyneside Women's Health holds reserves in order to provide running costs for three months in the unlikely event that income does not meet expenditure. In such a case, these running costs will enable the organisation to continue with minimal disruption to service delivery and staffing levels. Three months is currently deemed an adequate length of time by Trustees to generate additional income to secure the future of the organisation. Reserves also include various designated pots of money to cover the costs of redundancy and other liabilities should the organisation close.
Additional unrestricted reserves were held in the previous year to mitigate against the cost of living crisis and rising utilities costs. Particularly important as we moved into a new building with no prior knowledge of the associated energy costs. Not only did we use some of these additional reserves on the items described, but we also awarded a salary increment to all staff in the year.
Although our levels of unrestricted reserves have decreased, we continue to maintain three months running costs inclusive of our legal liability funds and plan to increase our unrestricted reserves in the coming year through fundraising and legacy donations.
Achievements and Performance of Trust
‘Our vision is a brighter future for North East women & girls.’
To achieve this, our mission is to help communities of women & girls in the North East thrive by providing safe, inclusive & compassionate mental health & wellbeing services. Services help women and girls improve their mental health, reduce social isolation, and help diverse communities participate no matter their mental health or circumstances.
Several frontline services are focused on supporting women and girls to recover from abuse and traumatic events and the impact this has had on their lives and mental health.
The services available can be categorised into six main themes:
• Open Access Activities - providing therapeutic benefit such as singing, physical activity, drop in, Sunday Lunch, and creative sessions. Rolling Anxiety, Depression & Low Mood groups.
• Mental Health Courses – Safety Net (suicide and self-harm), Confidence Building, Anger Management, Mood Food and Me, Grief & Loss, Stress Awareness, Surviving to Thriving (trauma support), and Undoing the Damage of Domestic Abuse.
• Support Groups - targeted at specific groups of women: age range based, those affected by domestic abuse, parenting, and those with enduring mental health issues.
• Counselling - an integrative medium term counselling service is available comprising CBT, person centred and psychodynamic therapies.
• Resilience Support - comprises action planning and goal focussed workshops, future planning, progression support both internally and externally including peer support opportunities, social activities.
• Outreach programmes – providing support in schools to children, delivering our programmes in partnership, and providing awareness training to professionals.
In total 1078 women contacted our services in 2024 – 2025 and we received 474 new referrals. Referral sources are broken down as follows: Criminal Justice / Victim Support Services = 11% Domestic Abuse Services = 18% Social Services = 8% Statutory Mental Health Services / GP / Social Prescribing = 36% Self-Referrals = 21% Other (including other VCSE, Housing, ETE, Substance Misuse = 6%
167 women attended our Welcome Sessions, and 188 new women attended initial assessments. 19 women who had disengaged from our services attended one to one reassessment appointments. 168 women received one to one support either in person or via telephone.
Throughout the year women had access to the following Open Access Interventions where no waiting list is in place:
Online Creative Writing attended by 20 women. Weekly Drop In at the Gateshead Centre attended by 15 women. Weekly Drop in at the Newcastle Centre attended by 9 women. Positive Notes Singing Group attended by 8 women. Reading Group attended by 6 women who share an enjoyment of books. Sunday Lunch Group where women prepare and eat a meal together, attended by 10 women. Physical Activity including Walking Group, Yoga, Mind, Body & Wellness Group attended by 8 women.
Weekly Creative Groups attended by 34 women. Weekly Anxiety, Depression & Low Mood Groups attended by 14 women. Reiki appointments attended by 26 women.
Weekly Holistic Health Groups, including menopause peer support, attended by 12 women Mother & Baby Group attended by 15 women
We offered Targeted Support Services including support groups, mental health courses and counselling. These services are delivered based on demand. Over the year the following services were provided:
Outreach Services:
We provided Healing Together Programmes in schools across Newcastle and supported 18 children.
Centre Based Services:
An Anger Management course delivered to 4 women to help them develop assertiveness skills and explore other ways to manage feelings of anger.
Mood, Food & Me courses supported 11 women to explore the relationship between their eating and their mental health.
‘Positive About Me’ Confidence Building programmes reached 33 women to help them improve
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confidence and self-esteem.
Grief & Loss programmes helped 16 women manage feelings around bereavement. HEARTS Domestic Abuse programme reached 16 women and helped them to recognise the signs of abuse and how abuse has impacted their mental health. Safer Women Monthly Drop In reached 6 women affected by domestic abuse. A Stress Awareness programme supported 6 women.
A new Surviving to Thriving programme helped women overcome trauma and reached 21 women.
A new Art course supported 11 women to manage wellbeing through creativity. New Ways to Wellbeing / Resilience Support helped 8 women develop new budgeting and digital skills.
90 women accessed our C ounselling Services in the year. We continued to offer virtual and telephone counselling, however the majority of women prefer to access face to face sessions.
New Developments
We are working on a rebrand in the coming year which will involve a new website and more streamlined referral processes.
We have secured funding to deliver mental health support to young women aged 16-25 over the next three years and a new worker is in post who will lead this work.
We are developing a new service strand aimed at women from ethnically marginalised communities and this work will begin in the coming months.
We continue to host two staff as part of a regional Represent Women service to support grass roots, VCS organisations led by and for women to have their voices heard.
Impact
Of women accessing our services (based on 129 returned evaluations) the following outcomes were reported: 98% felt less depressed 88% felt less anxious 96% felt more confident 88% felt less stressed 100% felt less isolated 84% felt more able to manage their mental health 82% had greater self esteem 74% felt they had a better quality of life
Matters pertaining to the Companies Act 2006
For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 447 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
Signed: on behalf of Trustees
Print name: Sarah Dodds
Date: 16th September 2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
Report to the trustees of Tyneside Women's Health
On accounts for the year ended
31 March 2025 Charity no 1126648
Respective The Trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of responsibilities of accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under trustees and section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examiner Examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to
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examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
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follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
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Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
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Basis of My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions
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independent given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of examiner’s the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the statement accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
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Independent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: examiner's 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material statement respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
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proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of
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the Act); and
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accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and
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comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date:4th August 2025
Name: Mark Thompson MAAT Address: VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Tyneside Women's Health
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Receipts Notes Grants 4 Donations Fundraising Other Fees & Refunds Bank Interest Total Receipts Payments Salaries 2 Staff Travel & Training Group Work & Activities Counselling Work Office Expenses Premises Expenses Governance Costs 3 Depreciation Total Payments Surplus / deficit for the year Net Movement in Funds Funds at 1 April 2024 Funds at 31 March 2025 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds 2025 2025 2025 2024 . £ £ 1000 269474 270474 182661 17049 17049 6432 448 448 2157 8446 8446 6369 498 498 479 |
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| 27441 269474 296915 198098 |
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| 60439 185759 246198 170031 172 4110 4282 68 469 1198 1667 3148 1300 1300 140 690 21154 21844 12611 20708 31821 52529 60428 9598 4252 13850 12613 0 135 |
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| 92076 249594 341670 259174 |
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| -64635 19880 -44755 -61076 0 0 171571 18128 189699 300040 |
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| 106936 38008 144944 238964 |
Tyneside Women's Health Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
| Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 Tyneside Women's Health |
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| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Fixed Assets | 0 | 0 | |
| Current Assets | |||
| Debtors | |||
| Cash at Bank & in Hand | 144944 | 189699 | |
| Total Cash Balances | 144944 | 189699 | |
| Current Liabilities | |||
| Net Current Assets | 144944 | 189699 | |
| Net Assets at 31 March 2025 | 144944 | 189699 | |
| Represented By: | 5 | ||
| Restricted Funds | 38005 | 18128 | |
| Designated Funds | 40336 | 40336 | |
| Unrestricted Funds | 66603 | 131235 | |
| 144944 | 189699 |
For the year ending 31/03/2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors responsibilities:
a) The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476, of the Companies Act 2006
b) The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
- c) The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act relating to small companies.
Signed: Position: Trustee
Print Name: Sarah Dodds
Date: 16th September 2025
Tyneside Women's Health
Notes to the accounts, 2024-25
1. Basis of accounts
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
Tyneside Womens Health meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
Fixed Assets are depreciated over a useful lifeline at the following rates: Office Furniture - 20% reducing balance
2. Trustees and Staff
| 2. | Trustees and Staff | Trustees and Staff | ||||
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| No Trustees were remunerated or received expenses payments, apart from: | ||||||
| £1,800 paid to Maria Humphreys for workshops. | ||||||
| Total Salary Costs | £ | 246,198 |
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| Average no of staff (full time equivalent) | 9 | |||||
| 3. | Costs of financial services | |||||
| The cost for the Independent Examination for the financial period will be £475 | ||||||
| 4. | Funding received through the year: | |||||
| Unrestricted: | ||||||
| The Joseph Strong Frazer Trust | 1000 | |||||
| Total Unrestricted Funds Received | 1000 | |||||
| Restricted: | ||||||
| Community Foundation (Ringtons Fund) | 3034 | |||||
| Community Foundation (Women's Fund) | 7000 | |||||
| UKSPF Community Chest Grant | 9628 | |||||
| Henry Smith Charity | 67000 | |||||
| NHS North East & North Cumbria ICB | 13451 | |||||
| NHS North East & North Cumbria ICB (Heathlier Together) | 2122 | |||||
| Smallwood Trust | 9551 | |||||
| National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities (Represent | ||||||
| Women) | 93030 | |||||
| Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner Supporting Victims Fund | 24661 | |||||
| Seven Friends Foundation | 1700 | |||||
| Gateshead Council (Come on in Service) | 36087 | |||||
| Women's Health Community Fund | 2210 | |||||
| Total Restricted Funds Received | 269474 | |||||
| 5. | Fund Analysis | |||||
| Restricted Funds | April '24 | Income | Expend | March '25 | ||
| Community Foundation (Ringtons Fund) | 0 | 3034 | 3034 | 0 | ||
| Community Foundation (Women's Fund) | 0 | 7000 | 7000 | 0 | ||
| UKSPF Community Chest Grant | 9628 | 9628 | 0 | |||
| Henry Smith Charity | 67000 | 67000 | 0 | |||
| LGA Foundation | 7050 | 7050 | 0 | |||
| NHS North East & North Cumbria ICB | 0 | 13451 | 13451 | 0 | ||
| NHS North East & North Cumbria ICB (Heathlier Together) | 0 | 2122 | 2122 | 0 | ||
| Sport England | 4725 | 4725 | 0 | |||
| Smallwood Trust | 0 | 9551 | 1211 | 8340 | ||
| National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities (Represent | ||||||
| Women) | 6350 | 93030 | 70693 | 28687 | ||
| Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner Supporting Victims Fund | 0 | 24661 | 24661 | 0 | ||
| Seven Friends Foundation | 0 | 1700 | 1700 | 0 | ||
| Gateshead Council (Come on in Service) | 0 | 36087 | 36087 | 0 | ||
| Women's Health Community Fund | 0 | 2210 | 1232 | 978 | ||
| Total | 18125 | 269474 | 249594 | 38005 |
Notes:
Community Foundation (Ringtons Fund) Grant to support delivery of our Sunday Lunch Group Community Foundation (Women's Fund) Core cost grant UKSPF Community Chest Grant Grant to support our pilot Mother & Baby Group Henry Smith Charity Core cost grant LGA Foundation Grant to provide support to children in schools were families are impacted by abuse NHS North East & North Cumbria ICB Funding for the provision of mental health services for women living in Newcastle NHS North East & North Cumbria ICB (Heathlier Together) Funding for staff training and dissemination of Healthier Together resource Sport England Grant to provide physical activity programmes to women to improve wellbeing Smallwood Trust Grant to provide resilience interventions for women National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities (Represent Women) Grant to host two staff working on Represent Women programme Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner Supporting Victims Fund Grant to deliver interventions to victims of domestic abuse Seven Friends Foundation Grant to support women experiencing complex motherhood Gateshead Council (Come on in Service) Preventative Services contract for Gateshead women's mental health and wellbeing provision Women's Health Community Fund Grant to provide menstruation and menopause peer support
| Designated Funds | |
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| Legal Liabililty Fund | 24780 |
| Office Move & Rebranding (£19,444 spent in 2023/24) | 5556 |
| Staff Development | 10000 |
| Total | 40336 |
| Notes: | |
| Legal Liability Fund |
This is in place to cover closing costs for the organisation, so it can fulfil its legal obligations, e.g. leases. Office Move & Rebranding To cover rebranding and ongoing costs associated with office move. Staff Development For staff development.
6. Related party transactions
There were no significant transactions between the project and any related parties during the period.