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WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2021

Charity number 1160161

WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2021

The trustees are pleased to present their annual report together with financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, 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 to the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

1. Objectives and activities

As the first and only open access community based women and girls centre in Newcastle, West End Women and Girls Centre aims to build the power of women and girls, who have been and continue to be disenfranchised. We seek to drive positive change in the world, our community and in women and girls lives. We do this by providing group work where women and girls can meet, have fun, learn new skills and look at issues relevant to their lives, building confidence in a safe and supportive environment.

2. Achievements and performance

In 2021 the charity will celebrate 40 years of successfully delivering services to women and girls in Newcastle. Having started 40 years ago offering one youth work session a week to women and girls in Elswick, we now offer women’s group work sessions every morning of the week, youth clubs every evening and courses and one to one support every afternoon; with over 20 sessions a week for girls through to grannies and every woman in between.

2021 has been a very difficult year, not only for the centre and our community but for the whole world.

Our doors have been open to the local community and women and girls in particular throughout the pandemic. When many other organisations have been working from home providing remote services via phone calls or virtual meetings, the benefits of a neighbourhood youth and community centre with welcoming local staff has proven its worth.

We started Scran 4 the Fam, our daily soup delivering service on Monday 30[th] March 2020 and by the end of the week we delivered fresh, homemade soup from our community kitchen to over 400 people. We have fed on average 500-600 people every week with our community cook and cookery volunteers making enormous pans of soup for staff and volunteers to deliver out to the community whilst still hot. Referrals come from adult and children’s social care, local voluntary organisations, the local authority, through our social media and our own membership. The soup is free to the whole community and has highlighted the food poverty in our area, providing people sometimes with their only hot meal of the day.

It is no exaggeration that this has kept some people alive and some families from starving.

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Scran 4 the Fam has proved a lifeline for individuals who have been trapped at home because of domestic abuse, shielding or people with poor mental health. The daily contact when delivering the soup, the conversations and support around other matters including health concerns, benefits and housing supported people’s positive mental health. For some people a friendly face and a chat was more important than the food supplied. At the time when the whole country was literally in lockdown, we created new social networks to reduce loneliness and social exclusion. We knocked on people’s doors, recruited local volunteers to cook and deliver soup, collected donations, made hampers to deliver over bank holidays, Christmas and the new year, packed goody bags, grew seedlings in our community garden to deliver in pots to grow on windowsills and provided a smiling face to people who had not seen anyone since we had knocked the day before.

Our partnership with Open Clasp Theatre Company who share our building and values continued to stay strong throughout the pandemic with their staff volunteering on the soup run, creating weekly videos of Scran 4 the Fam which can be viewed on our website.

We worked hard to get our website and social media up to scratch so that the community can stay in touch and know we are still here for them. We started our own you tube channel in early April 2020 with daily updates based on our regular time table. We kept in touch with young women and girls who attend youth clubs via phone, zoom, shouting up at windows and running socially distanced group work when restrictions allowed using our community garden as a base.

Our team of award-winning Domestic Abuse Peer Educators have been working tirelessly to provide a lifesaving service to everyone who needs it. Domestic abuse has risen significantly during the pandemic and we have seen a massive rise in referrals from individuals and agencies. The Peer Educators have continued to support survivors both in the centre and outreach including socially distanced home visits, walks in the park and keeping in regular contact through daily soup deliveries. Our network of young Domestic Abuse Champions have been using social media to organise campaigns and highlight the extent of domestic abuse during the pandemic.

We are extremely proud of the Domestic Abuse Peer Education team who won the Children and Young People Now award for Youth Volunteering and Social Action for the Domestic Abuse Champion programmes in schools.

Despite the pandemic we have had great success recruiting new staff from the local community, employing five young women aged 16-18 as Gender Equality Peer Educators through our Smash the Patriarchy project. They will be trained in facilitation and campaigning skills to build the power of young women in our community, across Newcastle and the North East.

Like everyone we have experienced significant challenges this year, losing friends and family, colleagues and members to Covid. Staff and volunteers have dealt with extreme pressure whilst also addressing the needs of our community with generosity and

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compassion. We are proud of the commitment and passion shown by our staff and volunteers throughout the pandemic.

The Board of Trustees have been a constant and supportive presence, meeting monthly on Zoom and checking in with staff regularly. Their guidance and oversight has enabled strategic reopening of direct delivery whenever government legislation has allowed.

The 2020 AGM was held on Zoom and Facebook live with socially distanced staff in the building conducting the business and running a live raffle. Over 100 members took part and had cake and a tea bag delivered to their front door to enjoy while watching from the comfort of their own home.

3. Public benefit

The Board of Trustees has referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's objectives and planning its future activities. This annual report will aim to demonstrate the link between our charitable activity and how this benefits our service users.

4. Financial review

West End Women and Girls Centre are funded by grant income from Newcastle City Council and a variety of project-based income. The total income for the year was £595,659. This income is allocated across respective funds on the Statement of Financial Activities in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice.

The Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2021, shows a net surplus across all funds of £263,959 (2020: £125,834).

The Balance Sheet at 31 March 2021 shows total funds carried forward of £969,327 of which £246,504 are restricted funds, the trustees have designated funds totalling £415,532 which include £266,686 invested in tangible fixed assets and £148,846 as detailed in the reserves policy, the unrestricted reserves are £307,291.

Reserves policy

The Board of Trustees has examined the charities requirements for reserves in light of the major risks to the organisation. The established policy is for designated unrestricted funds held by the charity to be set at 5 months of the expenditure plus estimated redundancy and close down costs; the designated fund for the year is £148,846. The reserves are needed to maintain the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding. The reserves are also needed to cover the costs of potential redundancies.

5. Plans for future periods

The current economic climate, cuts to the welfare budget, ten years of austerity as well as the global pandemic has had a devastating impact on our community and membership. It is

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more important than ever that neighbourhood youth and community centres such as ours, which was set up by the community for the community, continues to respond to the expressed needs of the community. Scran 4 the Fam has highlighted the food poverty in our community and we will continue to deliver a daily nutritious meal to people for as long as it is needed; whilst also developing sustainable, long term solutions to food poverty in our community.

Isolation and loneliness have also had a huge negative impact on people during the pandemic and we will continue to work hard to reintroduce group work and provide a social space for our community to gather when it is safe to do so.

The prevalence of domestic abuse and violence against women and girls in our society is a tragic and preventable reality. We will continue to support individual victims and survivors while campaigning for systemic change to address structural inequalities, continuing to build partnerships to fight for social justice.

2021 is our 40th Anniversary and we have many events and celebrations planned, including building the first women's library in the North East designed by students from Newcastle University and built by our members both old and young.

We will also be launching a book and photography exhibition celebrating 40 women and girls who have been instrumental in the development of West End Women and Girls Centre over the past 40 years.

We will also host a photographic exhibition of the work of the local artist Tish Murtha, who photographed Juvenile Jazz Bands in the late 70s early 80’s, this will be the first exhibition of this important project.

During the pandemic we are learning the importance of the 3 F's; food, fun and freedom. To this end we are beginning to make plans and develop further conversations about what is needed to recover for individuals and our community. We have decided we need to grow our work into the wilds and will progress this dream over the coming months and years.

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

Charity Name West End Women and Girls
Centre CIO
Registered 1160161
Charity Number
Trustees Kate Hargreaves
Marwa Omar
Joanne Keegans
Sara Bryson Chair
Jemma McLachlan
Mary Egan Resigned 31.03.2021
Hayley Davidson
Laura Johnson
Jean Tams
Centre Huffty McHugh
Coordinator
Registered Office The Stephenson Building
173 Elswick Road
Elswick
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 6SQ
Independent Michelle Wright
Examiner Connected Voice Business
Services
Higham House
Higham Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8AF
Bankers The Co-Operative Bank Plc
Customer Service
P O Box 250, Skelmersdale
WN8 6WT

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7. Structure, governance and management

Governing documents

West End Women and Girls Centre CIO is a charitable incorporated organisation, governed by its constitution, adopted on 27[th] January 2015.

Appointment of Trustees

Trustees are elected by members of the organisation at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and are eligible to stand for re-election each year. There is a minimum of three and maximum of 12 trustees at any given time. The trustees have the power to co-opt up to three other members and agree to meet at least four times a year.

Newly appointed trustees are invited to an induction day which includes meeting with the other trustees and the Coordinator to get an overview of the work of the charity, including its constitution and its finances. Part of this day also includes a brief induction with other key staff members. Trustees are given a copy of the constitution and the previous year's annual report and accounts. Should trustee training be required, this is arranged and once a year a development day is held for all trustees and staff.

Organisation

The trustees administer the charity and the Coordinator is responsible for managing the work of the charity on a day-to-day basis.

The trustees are aware that the major risk to the organisation is lack of funding. Each quarter the risk is assessed when budgets are compared to actual spend and reserves are reviewed on a yearly basis to ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover five months running costs and any possible redundancy costs.

Risk management

The management committee has conducted its own review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. Internal risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and for ensuring the consistent quality of the delivery of all operational aspects of the charitable company. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.

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8. Trustees responsibilities in relation to the financial statement

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which 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.

Approved by the trustees on ………………….. and signed on their behalf by: 27/01/22

Sara Bryson Chair

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

For the year ended 31 March 2021

I report on the financial statements of West End Women and Girls Centre CIO for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 9 to 22.

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 2011 ("the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians.

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:

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.

Michelle Wright MAAT Connected Voice Business Services Higham House Higham Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AF Date: 27/01/22

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WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

For the year ended 31 March 2021

6
7
Other trading activities
8
Expenditure on:
9
10
Raising funds
Operation of the charity
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) and net
movement of funds
Charitable activities
Total income
Donations and legacies
Income from:
Charitable activities
Grants and contracts
Notes
Total funds carried forward
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
35,270
165,141
18,345
218,756
255
26,133
26,388
192,368
114,923
307,291		 Designated
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
20,817
20,817
( 20,817 )
436,349
415,532		 Restricted
Funds
£
2,260
374,433
210
376,903
-
284,495
284,495
92,408
154,096
246,504		 Total
2021
£
37,530
539,574
18,556
595,659
255
331,445
331,700
263,959
705,367
969,327		 Total
2020
£
15,355
341,520
38,502
395,378
865
268,679
269,544
125,834
579,533
705,367

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 12 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Charity Number 1160161

WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO BALANCE SHEET

As at 31 March 2021

Fixed assets
Tangible assets
17
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Debtors
18
Cash at bank and in hand
19
Total current assets
Creditors:amounts falling due within
one year
20
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted income funds
Designated funds
Restricted income funds
Total funds
Notes		 £
2,567
770,004
772,572
( 90,644 )		 Total
2021
£
287,399
287,399
681,928
969,327
969,327
307,291
415,532
246,504
969,327		 £
25,925
459,247
485,172
( 81,104 )		 Total
2020
£
301,298
301,298
404,069
705,367
705,367
114,923
436,349
154,096
705,367

The notes on pages 12 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the Board on: and are signed on its behalf by: S Bryson Chair

27/01/22

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Charity Number 1160161

WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Cash flows from operating activities
Net movement in funds
Depreciation
Deduct interest income shown in investing activites
Decrease in debtors
Increase in creditors
Net cash from operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Interest received
Net cash used in investing activities
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Notes		 2021
£
263,959
20,817
-
23,358
9,540
317,674
( 7,991 )
-
( 7,991)
310,757
459,247
770,004		 2020
£
125,834
20,817
-
( 20,161 )
34,672
161,161
-
-
-
161,160
298,087
459,247

The notes on pages 12 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

1 Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

2 Basis of accounting

2.1 Basis of preparation

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts 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 2019) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

West End Women and Girls Centre CIO meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

2.2 Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The charity reported total unrestricted funds at the year end of £335,548 and has already secured a significant amount of funding for the current year. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In making their assessment the trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including their annual budget and future cash flows. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trustees have revised their forecasts to take into account measures that they can take with the current resources available to mitigate the impact of the current adverse conditions. The trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity for the next 12 months is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern.

3 Income

3.1 Recognition of income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the resources, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is more likely than not that the resources will be received and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability

3.2 Offsetting

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by FRS102 SORP or FRS102.

3.3 Grants and donations

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance of the provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria of income recognition are met.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

3.4 Donated goods and services

Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so.

Donated services and facilities are included in the SoFA when received at the value of the gift to the charity provided that the value of the gift can be measured reliably. Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as income with the equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate heading in the SoFA.

3.5 Volunteer help

The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.

3.6 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

3.7 Income from membership subscriptions

Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in donations and legacies.

Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as income from charitable activities.

3.8 Investment gains and losses

This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

3.9 Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity's work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

4 Expenditure and liabilities

4.1 Liability recognition

Liabilities are recognised when it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

4.2 Charitable activities

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of support activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

4.3 Governance and support costs

Support costs have been allocated between governance cost and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

4.4 Irrecoverable VAT

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

4.5 Creditors

The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts.

4.6 Provisions for liabilities

A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.

5 Assets

5.1 Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity

Individual fixed assets costing £500 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Fixtures, fittings and equipment Straight line over four years Community asset (computer room) Straight line over four years Leasehold property improvements Over life of lease

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Analysis of income

6
7
8		 Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Income from grants
Newcastle City Council
Newcastle City Council COVID
Grants
Virgin Money
Ballinger Trust
The National Lottery
National Youth Music
Tudor Trust
Sir James Knott
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Seedbed
SHED Grant
Street Games
LGA Foundation
Other trading activities
Fundraising
Other income
Newcastle Fund
Newcastle City Council Public Health
Police and Crime Commissioner
Donations and gifts
Community Foundation
Other grants
Temporary letting of charitable property		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
35,270
35,270
10,500
-
-
-
27,654
10,000
-
-
-
-
42,000
15,000
-
-
-
-
-
59,987
165,141
13,464
-
4,881
18,345		 Restricted
Funds
£
2,260
2,260
26,000
12,501
31,856
9,366
-
14,245
134,839
1,000
39,500
-
-
-
65,000
-
7,500
9,024
-
23,602
374,433
-
-
210
210		 Total
2021
£
37,530
37,530
36,500
12,501
31,856
9,366
27,654
24,245
134,839
1,000
39,500
-
42,000
15,000
65,000
-
7,500
9,024
-
83,589
539,574
13,464
-
5,091
18,556		 Total
2020
£
15,355
15,355
49,448
17,543
33,977
9,325
-
18,246
57,843
21,964
-
23,543
23,333
6,250
25,408
5,000
25,000
8,640
10,000
6,000
341,520
29,760
807
7,936
38,502

Income was £595,659 (2020: £395,378) of which £218,756 was unrestricted or designated (2020: £119,144) and £376,903 was restricted (2020: £276,233)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

9
10		 Raising funds
Charitable activities
Direct costs
Support costs
Governance costs
Project costs
Client activities
Management / admin staff costs
Depreciation
Premises expenses
Volunteer costs
Office costs
Professional fees
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the
accounts
Trustees meeting costs and AGM
Room hire costs
Project staff costs
Training costs		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
255
255
19
1,742
-
-
-
60
20,817
12,355
816
8,813
-
2,328
46,950		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
188,067
22,431
10,031
1,330
4,128
43,728
1,073
-
13,458
250
-
-
284,495		 Total
2021
£
255
255
188,086
24,174
10,031
1,330
4,128
43,788
21,890
12,355
14,274
9,063
-
2,328
331,445		 Total
2020
£
865
865
143,676
14,110
5,875
-
-
48,150
20,817
11,021
14,926
7,546
230
2,328
268,679

Expenditure on charitable activities was £331,700 (2020: £269,544) of which £47,205 was unrestricted or designated (2020: £77,523) and £284,495 was restricted (2020: £192,022)

11 Fees for examination of the accounts

Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
Other accountancy services paid to the examiner		 2021
£
2,328
8,645
10,973		 2020
£
2,328
7,546
9,874

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

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

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution pension plan)		 2021
£
191,502
14,021
6,502
212,025		 2020
£
163,272
11,955
5,806
181,033

No employee received remuneration above £60,000 (2020: nil)

The key management personnel of the charity, comprise the trustees and the Centre Coordinator. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £39,968 (2020: £39,968).

13 Staff numbers

The average monthly head count was 14 staff (2020: 15 staff) and the average monthly number of full-time equivalent employees during the year were as follows:

Management and admin
Charitable activities
The parts of the charity in which the employee's work		 2021
Number
1.0
6.0
7.0		 2020
Number
1.0
6.0
7.0

14 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

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period.

15 Defined contribution pension scheme

The charitable company contributes to individual private staff pension schemes, The employer's pension costs represent contributions payable by the charity.

The employer's pension costs represent contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amount to £6,502 (2020: £5,809). There was £0 outstanding as at 31 March 2021 (2020: £0).

16 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.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

17 Tangible fixed assets
Cost
Balance brought forward
Additions
Disposals
Balance carried forward
Depreciation
Basis
Rate
Balance brought forward
Depreciation charge for year
Disposals
Balance carried forward
Net book value
Brought forward
Carried forward		 Fixture,
fittings and
equipment
£
8,162
-
-
8,162
SL
over 4 years
8,162
-
-
8,162
-
-		 Community
Leasehold
asset (comp
property
uter room)
improvements
£
£
44,875
520,425
7,991
-
-
-
52,866
520,425
SL
SL
over 4 years over life of lease
44,875
219,127
1,073
20,817
-
-
45,948
239,944
-
301,298
6,918
280,481		 Total
£
573,462
7,991
-
581,453
272,164
21,890
-
294,054
301,298
287,399

18 Debtors and prepayments (receivable within 1 year)

Bank current account
Bank deposit account
Cash in hand
Salary holding account
Cash at bank and in hand
Prepayments
Other debtors		 2021
£
1,582
986
-
2,567
2021
£
600,285
169,152
568
770,004		 2020
£
15,783
817
9,325
25,925
2020
£
289,601
169,151
495
459,247

19 Cash at bank and in hand

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

20 Creditors and accruals (payable within 1 year)

Payroll
Ballinger Trust
Tudor Trust
Sir James Knott
Virgin Money Foundation
National Youth Music
Karbon Homes
Bookkeeping
Independent examination of accounts
Deferred income
Catherine Cookson Trust
Joicey Trust Capital Arts
Rank Foundation
LGA Foundation
Accruals
Other creditors
Trade creditors
Pension		 2021
£
902
27,114
2,328
3,324
1,283
10,000
16,667
-
-
-
1,000
5,000
10,000
4,500
5,000
3,526
90,644		 2020
£
4,374
22,797
2,328
-
-
5,000
16,667
8,750
14,245
3,363
-
-
-
-
-
3,580
81,104

21 Deferred income

Deferred income comprises of advance payments from grants that relate to future periods

Balance carried forward
Balance brought forward
Amount deferred in year
Amount released to income earned from charitable
activities		 2021
£
48,025
( 48,025 )
52,167
52,167		 2020
£
21,472
( 21,472 )
48,025
48,025

22 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.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

23 Analysis of charitable funds Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
General unrestricted fund
Totals		 Transfer from
unincorporated
entity
£
114,923
114,923		 Incoming
resources
£
218,756
218,756		 Resources
expended
£
( 26,388 )
(26,388)		 Transfers
£
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
307,291
307,291

Purpose of unrestricted funds

General unrestricted fund The 'free reserves' after allowing for designated funds

Analysis of movement in designated funds

Designated funds
Designated fund reserves
Designated fund leasehold
improvements
Totals		 Transfer from
unincorporated
entity
£
148,846
287,503
436,349		 Incoming
resources
£
-
-
-		 Resources
expended
£
-
( 20,817 )
(20,817)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
148,846
266,686
415,532

Purpose of designated funds

Designated fund reserves

Designated fund leasehold improvements

The Board of Trustees has designated funds to cover 5 months of expenditure to meet the capital requirement of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding.

This represents the balance of the leasehold improvements that were paid for by government grant.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Analysis of charitable funds continued

Analysis of movement in restricted funds

Restricted funds
Safe for Life
Domestice Abuse Peer
Educators
Smash the Patriarchy
Spring Growing Packs
Community Bakery
Youth Work
Edible Elswick
Heritage Lottery
Arts Project
Scran for the Fam
NCC Cohesive Communities
Seeds For Life
Computer Club/Suite
Women's cookery
Sports England Bike
Totals		 Transfer from
unincorporated
entity
£
-
-
-
-
11,682
45,983
34,268
2,148
30,000
( 36 )
-
26,833
246
275
2,696
154,095		 Incoming
resources
£
14,675
111,318
55,000
1,400
240
25,887
21,572
-
10,000
54,598
9,366
22,785
33,061
15,000
2,000
376,903		 Resources
expended
£
( 14,675 )
( 111,318 )
( 36,670 )
( 1,400 )
-
( 30,095 )
( 12,561 )
( 2,148 )
( 8,750 )
( 34,459 )
( 9,366 )
( 47 )
( 18,368 )
( 3,750 )
( 887 )
(284,495)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
-
-
18,330
-
11,922
41,776
43,279
-
31,250
20,103
-
49,571
14,938
11,525
3,809
246,503

Purpose of restricted funds

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

Safe for Life

Domestic Abuse Peer Educators

Smash the Patriarchy

Spring Growing Packs

Community Bakery

Youth Work

Edible Elswick

Heritage Lottery

Arts Project

Domestic Abuse recovery course for adult victims and survivors aged 18+ Domestic Abuse Project for young women aged 11 to 25 years providing practical and emotional support, both 1:1 and groupwork in the centre and outreach

Youth work project for young women aged 11 to 25 years providing workshops and training around gender equality and developing campaigns fighting for social justice

One off project during lockdown to provide survivors of domestic abuse with a DIY gardening pack to grow spring flowers and herbs on windowsills To provide training for Women and Girls to establish a Community Bakery selling baked goods to provide a sustainable income.

Supportive space for young women aged 5 to 19 years where they can talk in confidence about issues and take part in fun activities to raise self-esteem (including Older Girls/Tuesday Club).

Partnership project with statutory and voluntary organisations, volunteers and local community clean up local estates and grow edible landscapes to make the area cleaner, greener and nicer places to live.

Project with the community gardening groups of women and girls to explore the history and heritage of Elswick Park.

To develop arts based work at the centre based on the aspirations of the membership.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Analysis of charitable funds continued

Purpose of restricted funds

Scran for the Fam

To provide a daily soup delivery service to residents in the West End of Newcastle .

NCC Cohesive Communities To develop domestic abuse awareness raising work with boys and young men.

Seeds For Life

Computer Club/Suite

(Public Health) Working with 14 local schools and early years settings to grow food, cook healthy recipes and engage in exercise. Providing 3 computer clubs per week for primary and high school girls and women.

Women's cookery To provide cookery groups for Women and Girls with healthy eating and nutritional advice.

24 Capital commitments

As at 31 March 2021, the charity had no capital commitments

25 Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible fixed assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Cash at bank and in hand
Tangible fixed assets		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
13,795
346,074
( 52,576 )
307,292
Unrestricted
Funds
£
13,795
156,306
( 55,178 )
114,923		 Designated
Funds
£
266,686
148,846
-
415,532
Designated
Funds
£
287,503
148,846
-
436,349		 Restricted
Funds
£
6,918
275,085
( 35,500 )
246,503
Restricted
Funds
£
-
154,095
-
154,095		 Total
2021
£
287,399
770,004
( 88,076 )
969,327
Total
2020
£
301,298
459,247
( 55,178 )
705,367		 Total
2020
£
301,298
459,247
( 55,178 )
705,367
Total
2019
£
322,115
298,087
( 40,669 )
579,534

26 Guarantee

There have been no guarantees given by the charity at 31 March 2021.

27 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 2021.

28 Governing document

The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Foundation registered on 27 January 2015 as a body corporate under part 11 of the Charities Act 2011.

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