## **Warriors Community Project** **CIO no.1155362** **Financial Statements covering the period** **For The Year Ended 31 December 2023** ## **Legal and Administrative Information** |Name:|**Warriors Community Project**| |---|---| |Structure:|CIO no.1155362| |Trustees:|| |Secretary|Toni Phillips| |Chairman|William Saul| |Treasurer|Pamela Phillips| |Child Welfare Officer|Deborah Innes| |Committee|Upinder Singh| ||Ian Innes| ||Andrew Phillips| |Address:|Whitehills Drive| ||Windy Nook| ||Gateshead| ||NE10 8XU| |Bankers:|Lloyds Bank| ||15 West Street| ||Gateshead| ||NE9 1DP| |Independent|Mark Thompson MAAT| |Examiner:|42 Lesbury Road| ||Newcastle| ||NE6 5LB| ## **Warriors Community Project** ## **Trustees' Report for the year 2023** ## **The organisation** Warriors Community Project is a CIO, registered with the Charity Commission, January 2014. ## **Activities in the financial period.** A good year for the growth of the community centre, not as many building projects carried out during the year. Staff recognised for their charity work in delivering M&S food surplus to the local community and people in need by the Lord Mayor of Gateshead; they also received nominations for volunteer of the year award. Five grants received during the year: ## February £2,100 from Gateshead Council for kitchen equipment; a new glass fronted chiller plus electrical installation. ## March £550 from Gateshead Council for warm room expenses, and 12 weeks of community lunches. ## June £500 from Gateshead Council towards feeding families. ## October £180 from Gateshead Council for statutory course attendance and delivery. ## December £1,000 from the Ballinger Trust, for website construction and food surplus collection and delivery, to be used in 2024. In May, loans were paid out towards surplus food collection and delivery. Monies paid back throughout the year, leaving £200 outstanding, which will be carried forward into next year. ## **Unrestricted Reserves** At the year end the reserves showed a balance of £11,409 (£10,409 Unrestricted/£1,000 Restricted) . Signed ……………………………………… William Saul Position …………Chair Date …25 October 2024 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** ## **Report to the trustees of Warriors Community Project** **On accounts for the 31 December 2023 CIO no 1155362 year ended** **Respective responsibilities of** The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of accounts; **trustees and** they consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the **examiner** Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent Examination is needed. It is my responsibility to - examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act), - follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. - **Basis of** My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by - **independent** the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting **examiner’s** records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with **statement** 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. - **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 respect, the **statement** trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: - proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the Act); and - accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## **Signed: 25 October 2024** **Name:** Mark Thompson MAAT **Address:** 42 Lesbury Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5LB ## **Warriors Community Project Income & Expenditure Account 1 January to 31 December 2023** |**Income & Expenditure Account**
**1 January to 31 December 2023**
**Warriors Community Project**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|**2022**| ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**| |**Income**||||| |Grants||4330|4330|3000| |Subscriptions|12915||12915|11495| |Donations|237||237|200| |Rental|1937||1937|822| |Gateshead Council Services and Hire|||0|4028| |Sales|375||375|167| |Shop|499||499|494| |Refunds|1706||1706|59| |**Total Income**|**17669**|**4330**|**21999**|**20265**| |**Expenditure**||||| |Gas & Electricity|2797|550|3347|2593| |Refuse Collection|914||914|| |Telephone, TV & Broadband|850||850|773| |Food Bank Delivery and Travel Expenses|1039||1039|1511| |Building Costs|359||359|5086| |Equipment|3180|2100|5280|2599| |Insurances & Legal Fees|592||592|393| |Develpment & Training|865||865|220| |Affiliations|308||308|299| |Instructor Expenses|220||220|4040| |Maintenance|1692||1692|532| |PC Maintenance|1154||1154|1026| |Cleaning|84||84|800| |Advertising & Website|181||181|237| |Accountancy|385||385|375| |Shop|1022||1022|849| |Donations|1948|500|2448|0| |Sundry Expenses|315|180|495|222| |TV Costs|159||159|452| |**Total Expenditure**|**18064**|**3330**|**21394**|**22007**| |Surplus/Deficit for the period|-395|1000|605|-1742| |Funds at 1 January 2023|10804|0|10804|12546| |**Total Funds at 31 December 2023**|**10409**|**1000**|**11409**|**10804**| ## **Warriors Community Project Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023** ||**202**|**2022**| |---|---|---| |**Monetry Assets**|**£**|**£**| |Cash at Bank|11,409|10,804| |**Net Assets at 31 December 2023**|**11,409**|**10,804**| |**Represented by:**||| |Unrestricted Funds|10,409|10,804| |Restricted Funds|1,000|0| |**Total Funds**|**11,409**|**10,804**| The financial statements were approved by the following members of the Management Committee: |Signed………………………………….|Position……………………………..
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Secretary| **Warriors Community Project** ## **Notes to the accounts, 2023** ## **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 Warriors Community Project 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. Grants received** |Ballinger Trust
**Total grants received**
Gateshead Council (Kitchen Equipment)
Gateshead Council (Warm Spaces)
Gateshead Council (Feeding Families)
Gateshead Council (Course Attendance)|_£_
2100
550
500
180
1000| |---|---| ||**£4,330**| ## **3. Trustees and Staff** No Trustees were remunerated or received expenses payments, the organisation employed one member staff during the period of the accounts. |**Restricted Funds**|_at 1/01/23_|_Received_|_Spent_|_at 31/12/23_| |---|---|---|---|---| |||_£_|_£_|_£_| |Gateshead Council (Kitchen Equipment)||2,100|2,100|0| |Gateshead Council (Warm Spaces)||550|550|0| |Gateshead Council (Feeding Families)||500|500|0| |Gateshead Council (Course Attendance)||180|180|0| |Ballinger Trust||1,000|0|1,000| |**Total grants received**|**£0**|**£4,330**|**£3,330**|**£1,000**| ## **4. Restricted Funds** ## **5. Related party transactions** There were no significant transactions between the project and any related parties during the period. No payments have been made to Trustees.