Springfield Community Association (North Tyneside) Ltd (A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2025
Charity No. 1149737 Company Registration No. 08172783
Legal and Administrative Information
Name: Springfield Community Association (North Tyneside) Ltd
Reg'd Charity No: 1149737 Company No: 08172783 Directors: Eric Styan Linda Hoffman Stuart Hill Lesley Simm Brenda Boyd Helen Kelly Tony Curran Ian Hogg Address: Springfield Community Centre Springfield Park Forest Hall Newcastle NE12 9AG Bankers: Barclays Bank Forest Hall
Directors Annual Report
For the year ended 31 March 2025
The Directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
Structure
The charity is a company limited by guarantee incorporated on 8 August 2012 and registered as a charity on 13 November 2012.
Governance and Management
The trustees all hold individual roles, i.e. chair, treasurer etc. They also attend appropriate training courses, e.g. child protection training.
Other discussions include the project's future plans and direction, and five-year vision for the project.
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that the systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the assessed risks. The Company has full liability cover.
Financial Review and Reserves Policy
The organisation regularly reviews its financial position and systems.
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 and 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 Directors Date:…………….…
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
Report to the Springfield Community Association (North Tyneside) trustees of Ltd
On accounts for 31 March 2025 Charity no 1149737 the year ended 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 Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions independent given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review examiner’s of 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: • proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of 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: 16th December, 2025 Name: Mark Thompson MAAT Address: VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Community Hub & Library 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Springfield Community Association (North Tyneside) Ltd
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Receipts Grants Donations Room Hire Fundraising Café (Percy Hedley Foundation) 3 Bank Interest Total Receipts Payments Charitable Activities Rent Building Costs Governance Café (Percy Hedley Foundation) 3 Total Payments Surplus / deficit for the year Funds at 31 March 2023 Funds at 31 March 2024 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds 2025 2025 2025 2024 £ £ 608 608 0 908 908 3238 23323 23323 22570 3396 3396 2763 38061 38061 39710 578 578 312 |
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| 66266 608 66874 68593 |
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| 19208 412 19620 18114 500 500 500 2853 2853 6432 2349 2349 2299 45583 45583 37528 |
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| 70493 412 70905 64873 |
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| -4227 196 -4031 3720 41438 811 42249 38529 |
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| 37211 1007 38218 42249 |
Springfield Community Association (North Tyneside) Ltd Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
| Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 | Notes | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Current Assets | |||
| Cash at Bank & in Hand | 38218 | 42249 | |
| Total Cash Balances | 38218 | 42249 | |
| Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | |
| Net Current Assets | 38218 | 42249 | |
| Net Assets at 31 March 2025 | 38218 | 42249 | |
| Represented By: | |||
| Restricted Funds | 4 | 1007 | 811 |
| Designated Funds | 5 | 24049 | 31571 |
| Unrestricted Funds | 13162 | 9867 | |
| 38218 | 42249 |
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.
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Springfield Community Association (North Tyneside) Ltd
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 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.
Springfield Community Association (North Tyneside) Ltd
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).
2. Staff
There were no paid staff during the financial period
3. Hedleys Café
| This a cafe run in partnership with the Percy Hedley Foundation. | This a cafe run in partnership with the Percy Hedley Foundation. | This a cafe run in partnership with the Percy Hedley Foundation. | This a cafe run in partnership with the Percy Hedley Foundation. | |||
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| B/fwd (April 2024) | £ | 13,571 |
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| Income | £ | 38,061 |
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| Expenditure | £ | 45,583 |
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| C/fwd (March 2025) | £ | 6,049 |
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| 4. | Restricted Funds | Balance | Income | Expend | Balance | |
| All funds are Unrestricted, apart from: | Apr-24 | Mar-25 | ||||
| R W Mann - Art Club | 811 | 108 | 390 | 529 | ||
| R W Mann - Events | 0 | 500 | 22 | 478 | ||
| Total | 811 | 608 | 412 | 1007 |
5. Designated Funds
a Building & Maintenance Fund £18,000
This money has been set aside for the maintenanace and upkeep of the building. This will be reviewed on an annual basis.
b Hedleys Café
£6,049
(See Note 3 above)