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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Charity Number 1157255

BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Contents Page
Trustees annual report 1 to 3
Independent examiners report 4
Receipts and payments account 5
Statement of assets and liabilities 6
Notes to the financial statements 7 to 11

BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2025

The trustees are pleased to present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the period ended 31 March 2025 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a Directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2022, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and 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 October 2019).

1. Objectives and Activities

The objectives of the Charity are to develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of Bensham and Saltwell in Gateshead in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society.

2. Achievements and Performance

The charity regularly reviews its objectives and performance. During the year to March 24, issues with the lease at 108 Rawling Road resulted in some funding opportunities having been declined or voluntarily returned to the funder. The charity continues to be financially stable, due to spending reducing in 23/24 and this has continued into 24/25 and 25/26 to date.

3. Regards to Public Benefit

When exercising any powers or duties in the running of Bensham and Saltwell Alive, the Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

4. Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

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Charity Name Bensham and Saltwell Alive
Registered Charity 1157255
Number
Operational address 108 Rawling Road
Gateshead
NE8 4QR
Trustees Eileen McMaster
Callum McPake
Catherine Donovan
Hugo Fearnley
Independent Connected Voice Business Services Limited
Examiner One Strawberry Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4BX
Bankers Lloyds Bank
25 Gresham Street
London
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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2025

5. Structure, Governance and Management

Governing documents

Bensham and Saltwell Alive is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. (CIO), first registered on 30 May 2014, and has a constitution as its governing document.

Organisation

The Trustees meet monthly and deal with the administration of the charity encompassing the strategic vision, financial accountability and risk management.

Risk management

The Trustees have assessed the risks to which the charitable company is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charitable company and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate any risk.

Method of Recruitment of Trustees

The responsibilities of trustees are explained to potential new members who are invited to submit a written expression of interest. This contains a statement about their relevant skills and experience and reasons for wanting to be a trustee. The trustees consider the statement at a meeting of the board of trustees. The position of Chair and other officers is agreed by members.

Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees

Bensham and Saltwell Alive has adopted a range of appropriate policies to govern the conduct of its Trustees and any activities associated with the charity.

The Secretary provides new trustees with the Charity Commission Welcome Pack and supplementary materials specific to role as officers, if appropriate. Trustees have one or more Trustee Development Sessions each year, led by an external facilitator.

6. Financial Review

Bensham and Saltwell Alive is primarily funded by grants. The total receipts for the year were £28,224 (2024: £81,303) of which £28,224 is restricted (2024: £77,503) and payments £29,115 (2024: £78,042) of which £29,090 is restricted (2024: £74,494).

The Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 March 2025, shows a deficit of £891 (2024: surplus of £3,261) of which a deficit of £866 is restricted (2024: surplus of £3,009)

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 March 2025 shows total cash fund carried forward of £18,406 (2024: £19,297) of which £16,012 is restricted (2024: £16,878)

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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2025

7. Statement of Trustee Responsibilities

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The charity trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of incoming resources and application of resources. In preparing financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

30.01.2026 Approved by the Trustees on and signed on their behalf by:

Callum McPake - Trustee and Treasurer.

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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

For the year ended 31 March 2025

I report on the financial statements of Bensham and Saltwell Alive for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 11.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2022 ("the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the 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 no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

However, not all future events or conditions can be predicted. The COVID-19 viral pandemic is one of the most significant economic events for the UK with unprecedented levels of uncertainty of outcomes. It is therefore difficult to evaluate all of the potential implications on the charitable company’s trade, customers, suppliers and wider economy. The trustees’ view on the impact of COVID-19 is disclosed in the accounting

I 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.

Doug Maltman FMAAT Fellow Member of the Association of Accountancy Technicians Connected Voice Business Services One Strawberry Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BX

Date: 30.01.2026

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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 March 2025

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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Receipts
Donations and grants 3 - 28,224 28,224 81,303
Total income - 28,224 28,224 81,303
Payments
Charitable activities
Operation of the charity 4 25 29,090 29,115 78,042
Total expenditure 25 29,090 29,115 78,042
Net income/(expenditure) ( 25 ) ( 866 ) ( 891 ) 3,261
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 2,419 16,878 19,297 16,036
Total funds carried forward 2,394 16,012 18,406 19,297
Notes
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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 7 to 11 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Charity Number 1157255

BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As at 31 March 2025

Cash funds
Cash at bank
Cash in hand
Total cash funds
Assets
Gateshead Council - Corpus Christie
Total assets
Assets in use
Cinema equipment
Total assets
Liabilities
Accountancy and independent examination
Grants to be refunded
Total liabilities
Notes		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
2,379
15
2,394		 Restricted
Funds
£
16,012
-
16,012		 Total
2025
£
18,391
15
18,406
-
-
533
533
756
-
-		 Total
2024
£
19,282
15
19,297
10,700
10,700
533
533
732
10,705
11,437

The notes on pages 7 to 11 form an integral part of these accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the Board on:

30.01.2026

and are signed on its behalf by: Callum McPake Trustee and Treasurer

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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting Policies

The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis. An audit is not required by the charity's constitution and has not been requested by the trustees.

2 Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. The Trustees have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.

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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Analysis of receipts
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Donations and grants
Grants
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner
Gateshead Council - Bensham Court Food CO-OP
Tesco Community Fund
Awards for All
Lobley Hill Primary School
NTCA
HSF
Personal Hygiene Match Funding
Gateshead Council - Corpus Christie Food CO-OP
Gateshead Council - Resilience and Growth
Access Reach Fund
Gateshead Council - 108 Rawlings Road
Other receipts
Other income		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
10,700
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,000
-
5,524
28,224		 Total
2025
£
-
10,700
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,000
-
5,524
28,224		 Total
2024
£
10,500
10,000
2,000
9,705
1,200
1,600
500
500
6,000
14,901
23,397
1,000
-
81,303

Income was £28,224 (2024: £81,303) of which £0 was unrestricted or designated (2024: £3,800) and £28,224 was restricted (2024: £77,503)

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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Analysis of payments on charitable activities

4 Charitable payments
Direct costs
Support costs
Governance costs
Legal fees
Premises - Building maintenance
Direct Project costs
Premises - Electricity
Premises - Gas
Premises - Waste Collections
Support costs
Northumbria PCC
HSF
Sundry Project costs
Premises
Support costs - IT software
Grant refunds:
TESCO Community Foundation
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the
accounts
National Lottery		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
25
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25		 Restricted
Funds
£
7,408
-
6,000
3,049
843
353
-
-
-
-
-
9,705
1,000
732
-
29,090		 Total
2025
£
7,408
-
6,000
3,074
843
353
-
-
-
-
-
9,705
1,000
732
-
29,115		 Total
2024
£
36,969
588
13,380
3,576
2,441
5,748
264
8,185
173
2,000
3,510
-
-
708
500
78,042

Expenditure on charitable activities was £29,115 (2024: £78,042) of which £25 was unrestricted or designated (2024: £3,548) and £29,090 was restricted (2024: £74,494)

5 Fees for examination of the accounts

Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts 2025
£
732
732		 2024
£
708
708

There were no other fees paid to the examiner (2024: £nil).

6 Analysis of staff costs and the cost of key management personnel

The charity currently does not employ staff as it subcontracts the development of the charity to a consultant. No employee received remuneration above £60,000 (2024: nil).

The key management personnel of the charity, comprise the trustees and the charity manager. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £nil, (2024: £nil).

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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

7 Transactions with trustees

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity.

Trustees' expenses

No trustee expenses have been incurred in the year.

Transaction(s) with related parties

As detailed in note 6, the charity does not employ staff and as a result subcontracts the development of the charity to a consultant. Consultancy is conducted through a firm operated by a trustee and their spouse. The total expenditure due to consulting is £nil (2024: £nil) paid for the work carried out in the period. The rate that of which consultancy is charged is of non market activity for the firm, at a reduced rate of 35% of the actual rate chargeable. But is within the acceptable market activity of the wider market. All trustees are in agreement of this process to continue.

8 Corporation Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objectives.

9 Events after the end of the reporting period

No events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period.

10 Analysis of charitable funds

Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted funds
General unrestricted fund
Designated funds
Redundancy
Totals		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£
419
2,000
2,419		 Incoming
resources
£
-
-
-		 Resources
expended
£
( 25 )
-
( 25 )		 Transfers
£
-
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
394
2,000
2,394

Purpose of unrestricted funds

General unrestricted fund The 'free reserves' of the charity Designated funds: Redundancy Funds to cover potential loss of income.

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BENSHAM AND SALTWELL ALIVE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Analysis of charitable funds

Analysis of movement in restricted funds

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Restricted funds
Totals
108 Rawlings Road
Tesco Community Fund
Awards for All
Access Reach Fund
Gateshead Council - Resilience and
Growth
Gateshead Council - Corpus Christie
Food CO-OP		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£
8,350
( 5,787 )
1,669
1,941
1,000
9,705
16,878		 Incoming
resources
£
12,000
10,700
5,524
-
-
-
28,224		 Resources
expended
£
( 10,450 )
( 4,906 )
( 3,029 )
-
( 1,000 )
( 9,705 )
( 29,090 )		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
9,900
7
4,164
1,941
-
-
16,012

Purpose of restricted funds

Restricted funds represent income resources used for a specific purpose within the charity as identified by the donor.

108 Rawlings Road Renovation of kitchen at 108 Rawlings Road. Gateshead Council - Corpus Corpus Chrisiti Food Coop. Christie Food CO-OP Gateshead Council - Resilience Funding to support community consultations. and Growth Access Reach Fund Held for Gateshead Active - Re-opening of Gateshead Leisure Centre. Tesco Community Fund Youth Work Sessions. Awards for All Health Project including mental health staffing.

Gateshead Council - Corpus Christie received £10,700 further funding in April 2024.

12 Guarantee

There have been no guarantees given by the charity at 31 March 2025.

13 Debt

There is no debt outstanding which is owed by the charity and which is secured by an excess charge on any of the assets of the charity at 31 March 2025.

14 Governing document

The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Foundation registered on 30 May 2014 as a body corporate under part 11 of the Charities Act 2022.

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