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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 08331632 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1153556

Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2025

Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 4
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 5
Statement of financial position 6
Notes to the financial statements 7
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed statement of financial activities 14

Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 March 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd Charity registration number 1153556 Company registration number 08331632 Principal office and registered 22 Beaconsfield Street office Blyth Northumberland NE24 2DP The trustees T.S. Bradley D.F. Vaughan C. Nicholson Independent examiner JFS Torbitt Chartered Certified Accountants 58 Durham Road Birtley Co Durham DH3 2QJ

We are a Company Limited by Guarantee not having a Share Capital. The Company was formed on 14 December 2012. Our Bankers are Unity Trust Bank, Nine Brindley place, Birmingham. We will appoint solicitors as necessary.

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 March 2025

Structure, governance and management

Recruitment and Appointment of Directors/Trustees

The Directors/Trustees meet to ensure that the users needs are reflected through diversity of the Board. To enhance the potential pool of Directors/Trustees, selected individuals who may wish to become Directors/Trustees are approached as necessary. Directors/Trustees are re-appointed annually.

Directors/Trustee Induction and Training

New Directors/Trustees are actively encouraged by the existing Directors/Trustees, having regard to any specialist skills required. New Directors/Trustees are briefed on their legal obligations under company and charity law, our Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Committee and the decision making process, future plans and recent performance. They are encouraged to attend appropriate training and made aware of Charity Commission publications. Feedback if encouraged

Risk Management

We have assessed the major risks to which we are exposed, in particular those related to our operations and finances, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate our exposure. No major risks have been identified. A key element in our management of financial risk is the setting and regular review of our Reserves Policy.

Reserves Policy

Free reserves are those funds not tied up in Fixed Assets or Designated/Restricted funds. We forecast the level of reserves required to sustain operations, should income-generating activities be curtailed. SCENE have worked over the period to reduce our restricted reserves, significant work delivering Northumberland Log Bank support, and on developing Mediation Services and support, have reduced restricted reserves from £62,998 to £44,870 during the year. Free Reserves have also decreased over the period from £26,665 to £24,485. (£6,000 not included in free reserves, included in SFF. It remains our view that it is prudent to endure that there are sufficient free reserves to provide financial flexibility over the course of the forthcoming challenges.

Objectives and activities

Our Object is the promotion of the Voluntary Sector in the North East of England.

Our policies are to meet our Object by working with Voluntary Sector organisations to improve their efficiency, outreach and impact within the community.

We refer to Charity Commission guidance on Public Benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and ensuring that future plans remain focused on their achievement. Funding limits our activities, but no beneficiaries appropriate to our aims are excluded. Equal access to our services is important to us, and we will promote local understanding of our work.

Achievements and performance

SCENE have continued to successfully deliver Mediation Services, Community food projects and the Cramlington Warm Space over the period, whilst supporting the Northumberland Log Bank throughout 2024/25.

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 March 2025

Financial review

Our assets continue to be adequate and available to meet our obligations.

Plans for future periods

As we emerge into a post-Covid world, we will re-establish our mediation service and work with local communities to develop food-based and renewable energy projects.

Small company provisions

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

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

TS Bradley (Dec 22, 2025 12:16:34 GMT)

T.S. Bradley Trustee

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Year ended 31 March 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

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

Independent examiner's statement

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

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

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

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

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

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

A-~

Jane Freeman FCCA Independent Examiner 58 Durham Road Birtley Co Durham DH3 2QJ

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income
Donations and legacies 5 9,233 9,233 35,612
Other trading activities 6 4,410 305 4,715 2,000
─────── ─────── ──────── ────────
Total income 4,410 9,538 13,948 37,612
═══════ ═══════ ════════ ════════
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of charitable activities 7 8,666 25,891 34,557 27,342
Governance costs 8 696 696 656
─────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Total expenditure 9,362 25,891 35,253 27,998
═══════ ════════ ════════ ════════
─────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Net (expenditure)/income (4,952) (16,353) (21,305) 9,614
═══════ ════════ ════════ ════════
Transfers between funds 2,772 (2,772)
─────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Net movement in funds (2,180) (19,125) (21,305) 9,614
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 26,665 62,998 89,663 80,048
──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Total funds carried forward 24,485 43,873 68,358 89,663
════════ ════════ ════════ ════════

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 7 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 68,953 90,258
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 12 595 595
──────── ────────
Net current assets 68,358 89,663
──────── ────────
Total assets less current liabilities 68,358 89,663
──────── ────────
Net assets 68,358 89,663
════════ ════════
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 43,873 62,998
Unrestricted funds 24,485 26,665
──────── ────────
Total charity funds 13 68,358
════════
89,663
════════

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

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

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on ........................, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

TS Bradley (Dec 22, 2025 12:16:34 GMT)

T.S. Bradley Trustee

The notes on pages 7 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 22 Beaconsfield Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2DP.

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 Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

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

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

Going concern

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

Disclosure exemptions

The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. Its financial statements are consolidated into the financial statements of (enter name of group financial statements) which can be obtained from (enter detail). As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102:

(a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company.

(b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.

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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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 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:

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:

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.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

4. Limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee, and the liability of each member is limited to £10. There are three members of the company.

5. Donations and legacies

Restricted Total Funds Restricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 1,233 1,233 200 200
Grants
Northumberland County Council 5,000 5,000
Northumberland County Council 2,626 2,626
NLB 8,000 8,000 27,786 27,786
─────── ─────── ──────── ────────
9,233 9,233 35,612 35,612
═══════ ═══════ ════════ ════════

6. Other trading activities

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Mediation Services etc 4,410 305 4,715
═══════ ════ ═══════
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Mediation Services etc 2,000 2,000
═══════ ════ ═══════

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

7. Costs of charitable activities

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Project costs 6,882 16,574 23,456
Mediation services 1,094 4,754 5,848
Office costs 390 190 580
Bank charges 71 71
Equipment 3,160 3,160
Miscellaneous 229 1,213 1,442
─────── ─────── ───────
8,666 25,891 34,557
═══════ ════════ ════════
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Project costs 17,223 17,223
Mediation services 233 7,700 7,933
Office costs 74 277 351
Bank charges 72 72
Equipment 1,189 1,189
Miscellaneous 364 210 574
──── ─────── ───────
743 26,599 27,342
════ ════════ ════════

8. Governance

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Accountancy fees 696 696 655 655
════ ════ ════ ════
9. Independent examination fees
2025 2024
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 696
════
655
════

10. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2024: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

11. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

12. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2025 2024
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 595 595
════ ════
Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At
At 31 March
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure Transfer 2025
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 26,665 4,410 (9,495) 2,772 24,352
════════ ════════ ════════ ═══════ ════════
At
At 31 March
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure Transfer 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 24,984 2,000 (1,398) 1,079 26,665
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Restricted funds
At
At 31 March
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers 2025
£ £ £ £ £
The National Lottery – Awards
for All 4,365 (3,300) 1,065
Northumberland County Council 27,553 (305) 3,300 30,548
Off the Grid 445 445
North Tyneside Council 559 (559)
Reach 950 (950)
Blyth Town Council 305 (305)
NLB 27,468 9,233 (22,978) (1,908) 11,815
Northumberland County Council
- Arc 1,658 (1,658)
──────── ──────── ──────── ──── ────────
62,998 9,538 (25,891) (2,772) 43,873
════════ ════════ ════════ ════════ ════════

13. Analysis of charitable funds

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

13. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds

At
At 31 March
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 2024
£ £ £ £ £
The National Lottery – Awards
for All 5,760 (1,395) 4,365
Northumberland County Council 29,097 (1,544) 27,553
Off the Grid 1,170 (725) 445
Northumberland County Council
– D Wood 1,277 (532) (745)
North Tyneside Council 1,482 (923) 559
Reach 6,100 200 (5,350) 950
Blyth Town Council 10,178 5,000 (15,162) (16)
NLB 27,786 (318) 27,468
Northumberland County Council
- Arc 2,626 (968) 1,658
──────── ──────── ──────── ──── ────────
55,064
════════
35,612
════════
(26,599)
════════
(1,079)
════════
62,998
════════

14. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Current assets 24,083 44,870 68,953
Creditors less than 1 year (595) (595)
──────── ──────── ────────
Net assets 23,488 44,870 68,358
════════ ════════ ════════
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Current assets 27,260 62,998 90,258
Creditors less than 1 year (595) (595)
──────── ──────── ────────
Net assets 26,665 62,998 89,663
════════ ════════ ════════

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Management Information

Year ended 31 March 2025

The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.

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Sustainable Community Enterprises North East Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024
£ £
Income
Grants and donations
Donations 1,233 200
Blyth Town Council 5,000
Northumberland County Council - Arc 2,626
NLB 8,000 27,786
─────── ────────
9,233 35,612
─────── ────────
Other trading activities
Mediation Services etc 4,715 2,000
─────── ───────
──────── ────────
Total income 13,948 37,612
════════ ════════
Expenditure
Costs of charitable activities
Project costs 23,456 17,223
Equipment 3,160 1,189
Office costs 580 351
Mediation services 5,848 7,933
Bank charges 71 72
Miscellaneous 1,442 574
──────── ────────
34,557 27,342
──────── ────────
Governance
Accountancy fees 696 655
──── ────
──────── ────────
Total expenditure 35,253 27,997
════════ ════════
──────── ────────
Net (expenditure)/income (21,305)
════════
9,615
════════

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2025-12-22

SCENE Accounts 31.3.25 Final

Final Audit Report

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