CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1153121
Footprints In The Community Unaudited Financial Statements
31 July 2025
TREMAINE
Chartered accountants 19 Tremaine Close Hartlepool TS27 3LE
Footprints In The Community
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 July 2025
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 5 |
| Statement of financial activities | 6 |
| Statement of financial position | 7 |
| Statement of cash flows | 8 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 9 |
| The following pages do not form part of the financial statements | |
| Detailed statement of financial activities | 24 |
| Notes to the detailed statement of financial activities | 27 |
Footprints In The Community
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 July 2025
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name Footprints In The Community Charity registration number 1153121 Principal office 10 Queens Street Redcar TS10 1DY The trustees Tim Myer David Stones Stephen Duffield Derek Farrell Claire Stollery Andrew Greiff Gillian Mary Day Kevin Highfield (Resigned 31 July 2025) Sharon Chappell (Resigned 31 December 2025) Dr C O'Neill (Appointed 12 August 2024) A Radley (Appointed 17 February 2025) Independent examiner Julie Todd Tremaine Chartered Certified Accountant 19 Tremaine Close Hartlepool TS27 3LE
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales on 30 July 2013.
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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
Structure, governance and management (continued)
Governance arrangements
Overall responsibility for Footprints In The Community rests with the trustees of the charity. The trustees are made up of representatives of local authorities, the business community, organisations and individuals working in the field of community support.
The trustees have the power to appoint any person as a trustee as long as the conditions above are satisfied.
All trustees are provided with information regarding their responsibilities and participate in bi-monthly meetings to consider the development and progress of the charity and agree future priorities.
Day to day management is delegated to the CEO Ruth Fox who is responsible for operational matters including the work programme, ongoing financial management, safeguarding and human resource matters.
The induction and training of trustees
The charity takes responsibility for the induction of new Trustee Board members and this induction process include:
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Provision of written background information about Footprints In The Community
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meetings with other staff members
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one to one meetings
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provision of regular reports on the work of the charity
Objectives and activities
The object of the charity is to relieve persons in the area of Redcar and Cleveland who are in condition of need, hardship or distress (beneficiaries) by providing practical support, information, guidance and in such other ways as the trustees from time to time see fit.
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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
Achievements and performance
Chairs' Report
This year, Footprints in the Community has continued to deliver its vital work across our community and has further developed many of its services. As always, it is deeply concerning to see the level of need for our projects, yet we remain grateful that we can help fill the gaps in people's lives and offer hope for the future.
We are pleased to report a continued reduction in the number of people needing support from our Foodbank. During this financial year, we provided food to 8,054 individuals - 1,682 fewer than the previous year. We believe this positive change is largely due to the invaluable work of Citizens Advice staff, who are present at each Foodbank Centre and support clients to ensure they receive the correct benefits. Their impact this year has been significant: they have generated £1,454,928 in financial gains, managed £430,838 of debt, and achieved £167,613 in debt write-offs for Foodbank clients.
Over the same period, our Next Step Shops supported 331 individuals, with a total of 5,936 attendances throughout the year. Once again, our partnership with Citizens Advice has been key in helping members secure the benefits they are entitled to.
The Shed has continued to flourish, proving to be a lifeline for many. New friendships have been formed, and participants have seen improvements in their mental health and overall wellbeing.
Our Reflections Dementia Support group, held every Monday morning at the community café, continues to provide a much-valued service to people living with dementia and their families.
The Footprints Café underwent a refurbishment this year and is now a bright, welcoming space for customers to enjoy good food and company. The café also hosts a range of activities - such as arts and crafts, Spanish classes, and a neurodiverse support group - many delivered through our Community Wellbeing Project.
The Community Wellbeing Project, part of the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme, continues to support individuals experiencing poor mental health through a diverse range of activities and through collaboration with partner organisations.
This year, we have dedicated considerable time and effort to finding a new home for Footprints' offices and projects. We will continue to search for premises that meet our needs and allow us to grow. Our Trustees give generously of their time and expertise, and we are extremely grateful for their ongoing commitment. Our staff team consistently embodies the organisation's ethos and regularly goes above and beyond their roles. As always, we extend a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful volunteers - without them, our work to reduce poverty and isolation and to improve health and wellbeing for people in Redcar and Cleveland simply would not be possible.
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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
Financial review
On 31 July 2025 Footprints In The Community held unrestricted reserves of £347,099 (2024 - £256,736). The free reserves of the charity i.e. those not tied up with fixed assets amount and designated funds amount to £191,748; (2024 - £133,427).
Reserves of this order are vital to ensure that the charity has the capacity to find alternative funding, support and/or meet all outstanding obligations and when funding is paid in arrears pending defrayment of expenditure, settlement of such costs can range from 1 to 3 months before payment is received.
The designated funds represent:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | ||
| Cafe Working Capital | (9,591) | 11,001 |
| Redundancy & contractural obligations fund | 100,693 | 100,693 |
| Mercers fund | (4,026) | 1,856 |
| Cafe Rent | – | 9,167 |
Reserves Policy
The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds, not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets, held by the charity, should be not more than 6 months of the resources expended. At this level the trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. It would obviously be necessary to consider how the funding would be replaced or activities changed.
Risk Review
The board of trustees have reviewed the major risks, to which the charity is exposed and continue to monitor the arrangements and systems in place to mitigate those risks.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 20 April 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Stephen Duffield Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Footprints In The Community
Year ended 31 July 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Footprints In The Community ('the charity') for the year ended 31 July 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Julie Todd Tremaine Chartered Certified Accountant Independent Examiner
19 Tremaine Close Hartlepool TS27 3LE
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Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 July 2025
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| Income and endowments | |||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 102,557 | 493,456 | 596,013 | 655,698 |
| Charitable activities | 5 | 108,182 | 188,968 | 297,150 | 337,369 |
| Investment income | 6 | 26,335 | – | 26,335 | 1,123 |
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| Total income | 237,074 | 682,424 | 919,498 | 994,190 | |
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| Expenditure | |||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7 | 234,911 | 683,537 | 918,448 | 834,245 |
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| Total expenditure | 234,911 | 683,537 | 918,448 | 834,245 | |
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| Net income | 2,163 | (1,113) | 1,050 | 159,945 | |
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| Transfers between funds | 88,200 | (88,200) | – | – | |
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| Net movement in funds | 90,363 | (89,313) | 1,050 | 159,945 | |
| Reconciliation of funds | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 256,736 | 560,589 | 817,325 | 657,380 | |
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| Total funds carried forward | 347,099 | 471,276 | 818,375 | 817,325 | |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 9 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Financial Position
31 July 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 12 | 68,275 | 20,451 |
| Current assets | |||
| Stocks | 13 | 14,880 | 20,940 |
| Debtors | 14 | 11,002 | – |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 741,659 | 831,757 | |
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| 767,541 | 852,697 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 15 | 16,220 | 53,936 |
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| Net current assets | 751,321 | 798,761 | |
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| Total assets less current liabilities | 819,596 | 819,212 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 16 | 1,221 | 1,887 |
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| Net assets | 818,375 | 817,325 | |
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| Funds of the charity | |||
| Restricted funds | 471,276 | 560,589 | |
| Unrestricted funds | 347,099 | 256,736 | |
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| Total charity funds | 20 | 818,375 |
817,325 |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 20 April 2026, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Stephen Duffield Trustee
The notes on pages 9 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 July 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income | 1,050 | 159,945 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 8,421 | 7,741 |
| Other interest receivable and similar income | (26,335) | (1,123) |
| Accrued income | (240) | – |
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| Stocks | 6,060 | 23,180 |
| Trade and other debtors | (11,002) | 510 |
| Trade and other creditors | (37,476) | 45,337 |
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| Cash generated from operations | (59,522) | 235,590 |
| Interest received | 26,335 | 1,123 |
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| Net cash (used in)/from operating activities | (33,187) | 236,713 |
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| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of tangible assets | (56,245) | (4,217) |
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| Net cash used in investing activities | (56,245) | (4,217) |
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| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Payments of finance lease liabilities | (666) | (666) |
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| Net cash used in financing activities | (666) | (666) |
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| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (90,098) | 231,830 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 831,757 | 599,927 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 741,659 |
831,757 |
The notes on pages 9 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 July 2025
1. General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 10 Queens Street, Redcar, TS10 1DY.
2. Statement of compliance
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 (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible assets (continued)
An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
| Fixtures and fittings | - | 25% straight line |
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| Motor vehicles | - | 25% straight line |
| Equipment | - | 25% straight line |
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition.
Finance leases and hire purchase contracts
Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are recognised in the statement of financial position as assets and liabilities at the lower of the fair value of the assets and the present value of the minimum lease payments, which is determined at the inception of the lease term. Any initial direct costs of the lease are added to the amount recognised as an asset.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Finance leases and hire purchase contracts (continued)
Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charges and reduction of the outstanding lease liability using the effective interest method. Finance charges are allocated to each period so as to produce a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Defined contribution plans
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.
When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
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| Funds | Funds | 2025 | |
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| Donations | |||
| Donations | 21,910 | 88,249 | 110,159 |
| Gift Aid | 251 | 1,386 | 1,637 |
| Fundraising | 1,335 | 555 | 1,890 |
| Grants | |||
| National Lottery Community Fund Reaching | |||
| Communities | – | 67,078 | 67,078 |
| The Trussell Trust | 6,238 | 89,414 | 95,652 |
| Mercers Charitable Trust | 25,000 | – | 25,000 |
| County Durham Community Foundation | 3,000 | – | 3,000 |
| Virgin Money Charitable Foundation | 12,063 | – | 12,063 |
| Beyond Housing | – | 500 | 500 |
| The Key Fund | – | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Tees Valley Community Foundation | 2,500 | 12,500 | 15,000 |
| Access Reach Fund | – | 12,730 | 12,730 |
| Arnold Clark | – | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council | 29,000 | 12,000 | 41,000 |
| The Tudor Trust | – | 29,170 | 29,170 |
| OLM Funding | 1,260 | 31,050 | 32,310 |
| Greggs Foundation | – | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Teesside University | – | 8,783 | 8,783 |
| Masonic Charitable Fund | – | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Karbon Homes | – | 500 | 500 |
| Sustainability Grant | – | 95,541 | 95,541 |
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| 102,557 | 493,456 | 596,013 | |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
4. Donations and legacies (continued)
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
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| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | |||
| Donations | 21,464 | 70,927 | 92,391 |
| Gift Aid | 3,124 | 6,981 | 10,105 |
| Fundraising | 6,981 | 669 | 7,650 |
| Grants | |||
| National Lottery Community Fund Reaching | |||
| Communities | – | 87,895 | 87,895 |
| The Trussell Trust | – | 185,221 | 185,221 |
| Mercers Charitable Trust | 27,950 | – | 27,950 |
| Tees Valley Community Foundation | – | 14,600 | 14,600 |
| Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council | 25,000 | 86,500 | 111,500 |
| The Ballinger Charitable Trust | – | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| The Tudor Trust | – | 28,176 | 28,176 |
| Garfield Weston | – | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Masonic Charitable Fund | – | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Karbon Homes | – | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Northern Gas Networks | – | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Sustainability Grant | – | 15,710 | 15,710 |
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| 84,519 | 571,179 | 655,698 | |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
5. Charitable activities
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
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| Funds | Funds | 2025 | |||
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| Cafe | 99,884 | – | 99,884 | ||
| Catering | 2,045 | – | 2,045 | ||
| 100 Club | 3,420 | – | 3,420 | ||
| Acts 435 | – | 3,930 | 3,930 | ||
| Friends of The Shed | – | 11,478 | 11,478 | ||
| Room rental | 2,005 | – | 2,005 | ||
| Membership fees | 658 | 22,712 | 23,370 | ||
| Workshops | – | 4,221 | 4,221 | ||
| Online Sales | – | 1,037 | 1,037 | ||
| Other | 170 | 615 | 785 | ||
| NHS North East & North Cumbria | – | 144,975 | 144,975 | ||
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| 108,182 | 188,968 | 297,150 | |||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |||
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| Cafe | 88,696 | – | 88,696 | ||
| Next Step Shop | – | 22,698 | 22,698 | ||
| Catering | 1,408 | – | 1,408 | ||
| 100 Club | 3,540 | – | 3,540 | ||
| Acts 435 | – | 3,020 | 3,020 | ||
| Friends of The Shed | – | 5,647 | 5,647 | ||
| Room rental | 30 | 300 | 330 | ||
| Art Sessions | 860 | – | 860 | ||
| Online Sales | – | 2,065 | 2,065 | ||
| Other | 49 | 494 | 543 | ||
| NHS North East & North Cumbria | – | 208,562 | 208,562 | ||
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| 94,583 | 242,786 | 337,369 | |||
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| 6. | Investment income | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | ||
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| Bank interest receivable | 26,335 | 26,335 | 1,123 | 1,123 | |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
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| Funds | Funds | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| General fund | 39,599 | – | 39,599 |
| Cafe | 156,605 | – | 156,605 |
| Mercers Charitable Trust | 38,707 | – | 38,707 |
| First Steps | – | 1,682 | 1,682 |
| Lunch Box | – | 1,653 | 1,653 |
| Garfield Weston | – | 8,416 | 8,416 |
| Next Stop Shop | – | 28,995 | 28,995 |
| Food Bank | – | 66,089 | 66,089 |
| New Start Packs | – | 3,451 | 3,451 |
| National Lottery Community Fund Reaching | |||
| Communities | – | 99,268 | 99,268 |
| Reflections Support Group | – | 3,378 | 3,378 |
| LARCH | – | 2,700 | 2,700 |
| The Shed | – | 34,864 | 34,864 |
| Ballinger Trust | – | 9,578 | 9,578 |
| Grangetown NSS | – | 18,646 | 18,646 |
| Small funds | – | 53,740 | 53,740 |
| Online Shop | – | 203 | 203 |
| Community Foundation | – | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Tudor Trust | – | 27,379 | 27,379 |
| Community Wellbeing | – | 172,146 | 172,146 |
| Greggs Foundation | – | 17,793 | 17,793 |
| Trussell Trust - FIF | – | 82,353 | 82,353 |
| Trussell Trust Emergency | – | 11,188 | 11,188 |
| OLM Funding | – | 30,015 | 30,015 |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| General fund | 67,064 | – | 67,064 |
| Cafe | 96,319 | – | 96,319 |
| Mercers Charitable Trust | 30,645 | – | 30,645 |
| First Steps | – | 411 | 411 |
| Lunch Box | – | 3,085 | 3,085 |
| Garfield Weston | – | 970 | 970 |
| Next Stop Shop | – | 7,992 | 7,992 |
| Food Bank | – | 130,255 | 130,255 |
| New Start Packs | – | 2,149 | 2,149 |
| National Lottery Community Fund Reaching | |||
| Communities | – | 92,031 | 92,031 |
| Reflections Support Group | – | 2,125 | 2,125 |
| LARCH | – | 11,900 | 11,900 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
| The Shed | – | 24,641 | 24,641 | |
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| Ballinger Trust | – | 20,082 | 20,082 | |
| Virgin Money | – | 5,195 | 5,195 | |
| Grangetown NSS | – | 10,021 | 10,021 | |
| Small funds | – | 15,564 | 15,564 | |
| Online Shop | – | 440 | 440 | |
| Community Foundation | – | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| Tudor Trust | – | 36,730 | 36,730 | |
| Virgin SOAP | – | 2,338 | 2,338 | |
| Community Wellbeing | – | 82,749 | 82,749 | |
| JH Rausing Trust | – | 108 | 108 | |
| Hydrogen Fund | – | 1,006 | 1,006 | |
| Trussell Trust - FIF | – | 68,862 | 68,862 | |
| Trussell Trust Emergency | – | 22,841 | 22,841 | |
| OLM Funding | – | 15,722 | 15,722 | |
| Cost of Living | – | 73,000 | 73,000 | |
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| 194,028 | 640,217 | 834,245 | ||
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| 8. | Net income | |||
| Net income is stated after charging/(crediting): | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 8,421 | 7,741 | ||
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| 9. | Independent examination fees | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 600 | 600 | ||
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| 10. | Staff costs | |||
| The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting | period are | analysed as | follows: | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Wages and salaries | 398,678 | 340,292 | ||
| Social security costs | 22,172 | 18,236 | ||
| Employer contributions to pension plans | 10,452 | 8,590 | ||
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| 431,302 | 367,118 | |||
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
10. Staff costs (continued)
The average head count of employees during the year was 24 (2024: 18). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | |
| Management & administration | 2 | 2 |
| Charitable activities | 22 | 16 |
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| 24 | 18 | |
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No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).
Key Management Personnel
Key management personnel are remunerated for their services as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Wages & salaries | 36,707 | 36,115 |
| Social security costs | 4,128 | 3,729 |
| Employer contributions to pension plans | 1,385 | 1,419 |
11. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
12. Tangible fixed assets
| Long | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| leasehold | Fixtures and | Motor | |||
| property | fittings | vehicles | Equipment | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Cost | |||||
| At 1 August 2024 | – | 2,075 | 23,398 | 7,482 | 32,955 |
| Additions | 55,144 | – | – | 1,101 | 56,245 |
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| At 31 July 2025 | 55,144 | 2,075 | 23,398 | 8,583 | 89,200 |
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| Depreciation | |||||
| At 1 August 2024 | – | 208 | 10,237 | 2,059 | 12,504 |
| Charge for the year | – | 519 | 5,850 | 2,052 | 8,421 |
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| At 31 July 2025 | – | 727 | 16,087 | 4,111 | 20,925 |
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| Carrying amount | |||||
| At 31 July 2025 | 55,144 | 1,348 | 7,311 | 4,472 | 68,275 |
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| At 31 July 2024 | – |
1,867 |
13,161 |
5,423 |
20,451 |
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Year ended 31 July 2025
| 13. | Stocks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Raw materials and consumables | 14,880 | 20,940 | |
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| 14. | Debtors | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade debtors | 3,928 | – | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 7,074 | – | |
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| 11,002 | – | ||
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| 15. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade creditors | 7,555 | 19,768 | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 600 | 27,199 | |
| Social security and other taxes | 7,399 | 6,303 | |
| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts | 666 | 666 | |
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| 16,220 | 53,936 | ||
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| 16. | Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts | 1,221 | 1,887 | |
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| 17. | Finance leases and hire purchase contracts | ||
| The total future minimum lease payments under finance leases and | hire purchase | contracts are | |
| as follows: | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Not later than 1 year | 666 | 666 | |
| Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years | 1,221 | 1,887 | |
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| 1,887 | 2,553 | ||
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| 18. | Deferred income | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Amount deferred in year | – |
26,359 |
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Footprints In The Community
Year ended 31 July 2025
19. Pensions and other post retirement benefits
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £10,452 (2024: £8,590).
20. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1 August | At | ||||
| 2024 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 31 July 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General Fund | 134,019 | 75,465 | (39,599) | 90,138 | 260,023 |
| Cafe | 11,001 | 136,609 | (156,605) | (596) | (9,591) |
| Contingency Fund | 100,693 | – | – | – | 100,693 |
| U Mercers Fund | 1,856 | 25,000 | (38,707) | 7,825 | (4,026) |
| Cafe Rent | 9,167 | – | – | (9,167) | – |
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| 256,736 | 237,074 | (234,911) | 88,200 | 347,099 | |
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| At 1 August | At | ||||
| 2023 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 31 July 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General Fund | 151,657 | 60,229 | (67,064) | (10,803) | 134,019 |
| Cafe | 14,441 | 92,046 | (96,319) | 833 | 11,001 |
| Contingency Fund | 100,693 | – | – | – | 100,693 |
| U Mercers Fund | 4,551 | 27,950 | (30,645) | – | 1,856 |
| Cafe Rent | – | – | – | 9,167 | 9,167 |
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| 271,342 | 180,225 | (194,028) | (803) | 256,736 | |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
20. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
Restricted funds
| Restricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1 August | At | ||||
| 2024 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 31 July 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| First Steps | 4,095 | 34,146 | (1,683) | – | 36,558 |
| Lunch Box | 4,082 | 908 | (1,653) | – | 3,337 |
| Redcar Beacons | – | – | – | – | – |
| Redcar Next Step Shop | 10,766 | 12,523 | (28,995) | 1,250 | (4,456) |
| Foodbank General Fund | 68,074 | 87,074 | (66,089) | 5,557 | 94,616 |
| New Start Packs | 15,666 | 6,230 | (3,451) | – | 18,445 |
| National Lottery | |||||
| Community Fund | 14,812 | 67,078 | (99,268) | – | (17,378) |
| Reflections Support | |||||
| Group | 3,513 | 2,392 | (3,378) | – | 2,527 |
| The Shed | 9,348 | 19,327 | (34,864) | 9,965 | 3,776 |
| Ballinger Trust | 14,971 | – | (9,578) | – | 5,393 |
| Grangetown NSS | 13,101 | 18,950 | (18,646) | 1,250 | 14,655 |
| Book Club | 2,840 | 304 | (504) | – | 2,640 |
| Online Shop | 2,079 | 1,037 | (203) | (2,901) | 12 |
| Community Foundation | (2,678) | 10,000 | (10,000) | – | (2,678) |
| Tudor Trust | 16,686 | 29,170 | (27,379) | – | 18,477 |
| Community Wellbeing | 233,699 | 115,409 | (172,145) | (77,423) | 99,540 |
| Trussell Trust - Financial | |||||
| Inclusion | 63,913 | 83,176 | (82,353) | (12,312) | 52,424 |
| Trussell Trust Strategic | |||||
| Resources | 14,102 | – | (11,188) | – | 2,914 |
| Bridging The Gap | 735 | – | – | – | 735 |
| CAPA | 12,426 | 29,790 | (30,015) | – | 12,201 |
| Garfield Weston | 29,030 | – | (8,416) | (11,121) | 9,493 |
| LARCH | 2,700 | – | (2,700) | – | – |
| Wilko | (2,082) | 14,230 | – | – | 12,148 |
| Child CoOrdinator | 14,430 | 20,000 | (13,885) | – | 20,545 |
| Sustainability | 13,685 | 95,541 | (33,181) | (2,500) | 73,545 |
| Act 365 | 131 | 3,930 | (4,050) | – | 11 |
| Hydrogen Shed Fund | 465 | – | – | (465) | – |
| Stokesley Christian | |||||
| Fellowship | – | 1,000 | (1,000) | 500 | 500 |
| Teesside University - | |||||
| Kitchen | – | 8,783 | (573) | – | 8,210 |
| Greggs Foundation | – | 20,000 | (17,793) | – | 2,207 |
| Pay It Forward | – | 1,426 | (547) | – | 879 |
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| 560,589 | 682,424 | (683,537) | (88,200) | 471,276 | |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
20. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
| At 1 August | At | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 31 July 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| First Steps | 898 | 3,608 | (411) | – | 4,095 |
| Lunch Box | 4,974 | 2,193 | (3,085) | – | 4,082 |
| Redcar Beacons | 2,638 | – | – | (2,638) | – |
| Redcar Next Step Shop | 11,529 | 15,370 | (7,992) | (8,141) | 10,766 |
| Foodbank General Fund | 89,156 | 83,091 | (130,255) | 26,082 | 68,074 |
| New Start Packs | 7,875 | 9,940 | (2,149) | – | 15,666 |
| National Lottery | |||||
| Community Fund | 10,356 | 87,895 | (92,031) | 8,592 | 14,812 |
| Reflections Support | |||||
| Group | 5,631 | 7 | (2,125) | – | 3,513 |
| The Shed | 25,493 | 6,586 | (22,106) | (625) | 9,348 |
| Ballinger Trust | 15,053 | 20,000 | (20,082) | – | 14,971 |
| Virgin Money | 5,195 | – | (5,195) | – | – |
| Grangetown NSS | 3,291 | 15,013 | (10,021) | 4,818 | 13,101 |
| Book Club | 2,840 | – | – | – | 2,840 |
| Online Shop | 719 | 2,065 | (440) | (265) | 2,079 |
| Community Foundation | (2,678) | – | (10,000) | 10,000 | (2,678) |
| Tudor Trust | 20,718 | 28,176 | (36,730) | 4,522 | 16,686 |
| Virgin Soap | 13,652 | – | (2,338) | (11,314) | – |
| Community Wellbeing | 125,907 | 208,562 | (82,749) | (18,021) | 233,699 |
| JH Rausing Trust | 108 | – | (108) | – | – |
| Hydrogen Fund | 1,006 | – | (1,006) | – | – |
| Trussell Trust - Financial | |||||
| Inclusion | 26,499 | 112,390 | (68,862) | (6,114) | 63,913 |
| Trussell Trust Strategic | |||||
| Resources | 14,443 | 23,839 | (22,841) | (1,339) | 14,102 |
| Bridging The Gap | 735 | – | – | – | 735 |
| CAPA | – | 32,900 | (15,722) | (4,752) | 12,426 |
| Garfield Weston | – | 30,000 | (970) | – | 29,030 |
| LARCH | – | 14,600 | (11,900) | – | 2,700 |
| Cost of Living | – | 74,500 | (73,000) | (1,500) | – |
| Wilko | – | – | (3,580) | 1,498 | (2,082) |
| Karbon | – | 1,500 | (1,500) | – | – |
| Child CoOrdinator | – | 20,000 | (5,570) | – | 14,430 |
| Sustainability | – | 15,710 | (2,025) | – | 13,685 |
| Act 365 | – | 3,020 | (2,889) | – | 131 |
| Hydrogen Shed Fund | – | 3,000 | (2,535) | – | 465 |
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386,038 |
813,965 |
(640,217) |
803 |
560,589 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
20. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
Deficit on restricted Funds
The deficit on restricted fund - National Lottery Community Fund represents expenditure for the quarter for which funding was received in August 2025.
Transfers between funds represent the following:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Contribution to support costs | (6,156) | (803) |
| Management fee | (47,423) | – |
| Contribution to use of cafe by restricted projects | (30,000) | – |
| Transfer of fixed assets to general reserves | (1,720) | – |
| Transfer of profit from online sales | (2,901) | – |
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| Total | (88,200) | (803) |
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21. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 68,275 | – | 68,275 |
| Current assets | 296,265 | 471,276 | 767,541 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (16,220) | – | (16,220) |
| Creditors greater than 1 year | (1,221) | – | (1,221) |
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| Net assets | 347,099 | 471,276 | 818,375 |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 20,451 | – | 20,451 |
| Current assets | 292,108 | 560,589 | 852,697 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (53,936) | – | (53,936) |
| Creditors greater than 1 year | (1,887) | – | (1,887) |
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| Net assets | 256,736 | 560,589 | 817,325 |
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| Analysis of changes in net debt | |||
| At | |||
| At 1 Aug 2024 | Cash flows | 31 Jul 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 831,757 | (90,098) | 741,659 |
| Debt due within one year | (666) | – | (666) |
| Debt due after one year | (1,887) | 666 | (1,221) |
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829,204 |
(89,432) |
739,772 |
22. Analysis of changes in net debt
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Management Information
Year ended 31 July 2025
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 July 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||
| Donations and legacies | ||
| Donations | 110,159 | 92,391 |
| Gift Aid | 1,637 | 10,105 |
| Fundraising | 1,890 | 7,650 |
| National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities | 67,078 | 87,895 |
| The Trussell Trust | 95,652 | 185,221 |
| Mercers Charitable Trust | 25,000 | 27,950 |
| County Durham Community Foundation | 3,000 | – |
| Virgin Money Charitable Foundation | 12,063 | – |
| Beyond Housing | 500 | – |
| The Key Fund | 1,500 | – |
| Tees Valley Community Foundation | 15,000 | 14,600 |
| Access Reach Fund | 12,730 | – |
| Arnold Clark | 2,500 | – |
| Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council | 41,000 | 111,500 |
| The Ballinger Charitable Trust | – | 20,000 |
| The Tudor Trust | 29,170 | 28,176 |
| OLM Funding | 32,310 | – |
| Greggs Foundation | 20,000 | – |
| Teesside University | 8,783 | – |
| Garfield Weston | – | 30,000 |
| Masonic Charitable Fund | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Karbon Homes | 500 | 1,500 |
| Northern Gas Networks | – | 3,000 |
| Sustainability Grant | 95,541 | 15,710 |
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| 596,013 | 655,698 | |
|
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| Charitable activities | ||
| Cafe | 99,884 | 88,696 |
| Next Step Shop | – | 22,698 |
| Catering | 2,045 | 1,408 |
| 100 Club | 3,420 | 3,540 |
| Acts 435 | 3,930 | 3,020 |
| Friends of The Shed | 11,478 | 5,647 |
| Room rental | 2,005 | 330 |
| Membership fees | 23,370 | – |
| Art Sessions | – | 860 |
| Workshops | 4,221 | – |
| Online Sales | 1,037 | 2,065 |
| Other | 785 | 543 |
| NHS North East & North Cumbria | 144,975 | 208,562 |
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| 297,150 | 337,369 | |
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| Investment income | ||
| Bank interest receivable | 26,335 | 1,123 |
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|
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| Total income | 919,498 | 994,190 |
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | ||
| Purchases | 115,988 | 169,460 |
| Wages and salaries | 398,678 | 340,292 |
| Employer's NIC | 22,172 | 18,236 |
| Pension costs | 10,452 | 8,590 |
| Training | 2,511 | 917 |
| Rent | 55,006 | 44,049 |
| Room hire | 2,007 | 410 |
| Utilities & service charges | 25,932 | 21,146 |
| Repairs and maintenance | 12,078 | 5,211 |
| Insurance | 11,294 | 4,345 |
| Motor vehicle expenses | 2,704 | 5,060 |
| Expenses | 1,693 | 2,989 |
| Operating lease | 1,399 | 101 |
| Acts 435 payments | 170 | 2,799 |
| Accountancy fees | 600 | 600 |
| Consultancy | 75,302 | 57,572 |
| CAB costs | 94,274 | 51,095 |
| Professional fees | 13,478 | 24,051 |
| Telephone & internet charges | 7,626 | 6,360 |
| Advertising | 1,195 | 2,357 |
| Cleaning & waste | 6,772 | 8,328 |
| Depreciation | 8,421 | 7,741 |
| Licences | 2,292 | 1,470 |
| Equipment | 24,223 | 27,024 |
| Misc | 304 | 1,680 |
| Office expenses | 6,452 | 3,837 |
| Uniforms | 663 | 1,001 |
| Volunteer expenses | 5 | – |
| Toiletries & laundry | 3,864 | 8,103 |
| Events & Forums | 8,423 | 6,303 |
| Bank charges | 806 | 1,441 |
| Interest & hire purchase charges | 212 | 212 |
| CAF charges | 332 | 268 |
| Credit card charges | – | 2 |
| 100 Club prizes | 1,120 | 1,190 |
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| Total expenditure | 918,448 | 834,245 |
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| Net income | 1,050 | 159,945 |
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