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WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2025

Charity number 1160161

WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2025

The trustees are pleased to present their annual report together with financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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 2025, the charity will celebrate 44 years of successfully delivering services to women and girls in Newcastle. Having started 44 years ago offering one youth work session a week to women and girls in Elswick, we now offer women’s groupwork sessions every morning, youth groups every evening and courses and 1 to 1 support every afternoon, with over 15 sessions a week for tots through to teens, girls through to grannies and every woman in between.

As we continue to live through financially difficult times for individuals, families and frontline organisations; it is important that neighbourhood youth and community centres, with services based on the expressed needs of our community, staffed by welcoming, knowledgeable and passionate local people continue to survive and thrive.

We have watched over the years as many youth and community centres in our local area have shut and we have seen the effect this has had on our local community. Young men hanging about on street corners with nowhere to go, while a former youth club stands empty. We are working with local community members who are passionate about reopening our local youth club for the lads and we are supporting them to talk to the council and constitute themselves to provide more places for young people to go.

Our Summer provision is very important in bringing the whole community together, with somewhere to go and something to do for free, 4 days a week for 6 weeks. Our Picnic in the Park days are always popular with fun activities for the whole family, a lovely healthy lunch and a free swim in Elswick Pool, with over 200 families attending every week come rain or shine. We have separate activity days for Juniors, Inters and Older Girls with healthy, nutritious meals, trips to the beach and our beautiful farm in rural Northumberland. We have always run community trips in the summer holidays and this year took 4 coaches of local people on each trip to Flamingo Land, Edinburgh Zoo and South Shields, providing fun days out for all the family.

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We have also enjoyed trips out to St. James Park to watch the Lionesses and the Newcastle United women’s team, soaking up the atmosphere with girls from 5 years old to women 85years old all screaming their heads off and having great fun.

After the horrors of the pandemic, we realised everyone needs the 3F’s; Fun, Food and Freedom. We decided we needed to grow our work into the wilds of Northumberland and took on a 20-year lease for Fallowlees Farm from the National Trust.

In our third year of running the farm we welcomed over 1,500 women to Fallowlees, including over 400 girls and young women. Our work was growing apace but our staff team was not, so we recruited two skilled and hardworking local women to work on our farm and add to the momentum. During term time, we continued to go up to the farm twice a week, leaving at 9.30am and returning at 2.30pm to fit in with the school run, women worked hard sowing and harvesting in our polytunnel and field, looking after the animals and developing a pond and wildlife area. We installed two beehives and harvested over 80 jars of lovely heather honey, hand-harvested and milled wheat and produced over 5 tonnes of organic vegetables which were distributed for free at our weekly Elswick Free Farmers Market.

We continued to develop Corporate Volunteer days at the Farm and welcomed the Environment Agency, DEFRA and Rural Payments Agency amongst others who joined us to build a goat barn, install fencing and help us plant and weed on our fields.

We have been working in partnership with Ryder Architecture, a renowned international firm based in Newcastle, who have helped us to draw up plans to make best use of derelict stables and barns on the farm as sleeping pods for families and youth clubs to be able to come up for holidays all year round, and a community kitchen and dining area where we can all cook the farm produce and eat together. After our Funders Day at the Farm we were delighted when Kier Group plc contacted us to say they would love to help. We were invited to talk at a suppliers event about our dreams for the farm and were taken aback by the fantastic offers of help from local firms. Keir promised to project manage the build pro-bono and secure us the necessary support to complete our vision. Funding bids were secured from The Barbour Foundation, P&G Fund and The William Leech Charity.

On International Women’s Day we welcomed our friends, members and supporters to the farm and were excited to announce Her Grace, the Duchess of Northumberland as our first ever Patron. At a well-attended event we took the opportunity to thank the funders and supporters who made it possible for our dreams to redevelop our farm to become reality. On a cold January morning the BBC came to film us working on the farm and the publicity led to more supporters and volunteers getting in touch.

We have also been successful in gaining funding to update The Stephenson Building in Elswick; new boilers, LED lighting and solar panels will help us to reduce costs and make the building warmer and more sustainable for the future.

Our Partnership with Open Clasp Theatre Company who share our building and values continued to reap rewards for both organisations and our community. For the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women and Girls we hosted, in partnership, our popular Afternoon of Activism in the Mrs Robinson Hall with Mycelial and a panel of invited experts including sex worker activists. Our very own Laura Christer, one of our first ever Domestic Abuse Peer Educators chaired the Reclaim the Night rally in Newcastle and as always was inspiring and impressive in her ability to rouse the crowd.

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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 a variety of income. The total income for the year was £440,635. 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 2025, shows a net surplus across all funds of £65,852 (2024: deficit £66,143).

The Balance Sheet at 31 March 2025 shows total funds carried forward of £1,081,580 of which £322,377 are restricted funds, the trustees have designated funds totalling £735,753 which include £183,415 invested in tangible fixed assets and £148,846 as detailed in the reserves policy, the unrestricted reserves are £23,450.

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, the global pandemic and the cost of living crisis has had a devastating impact on our community and membership. It is 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 our community.

Poverty is a real and present danger in our community and we will continue to support people with welfare benefits advice, job seeking support and skills development. We provide food at all of our sessions and will continue to support women and families to grow their own food with help from our community gardeners. We will take women and girls on weekly trips to our farm where we can develop different ways to grow food which we can bring back to benefit our community. We will continue with our popular Cookery Club where women and girls can share recipes from around the world with each other creating cultural change through conversations and cooking.

We have been working with Ryder Architecture who have pro-bono designed the refurbishment of outbuildings at the farm into high quality, flexible accommodation and a

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large communal kitchen and dining area. These refurbished buildings, once fundraised for and built, will enable us to benefit all of our membership and beyond by: providing free of charge holidays for women and their families who would not otherwise be able to afford a break; a space for youth groups to stay at the farm all year round; a safe space and respite for survivors of Domestic Abuse and women who are experiencing poor mental health.

The need for our services continues with our membership growing every term and year. We are always happy to welcome new members to the Centre but this increases the pressure on staff and funding. We will grow our staff team next year by continuing with our tradition of recruiting young women from our local community who have shown a commitment to the Centre by volunteering and share our values. We will take on two new apprentices to start their journey on the employment ladder and act as role models for future generations. We will look at different funding models including raising income from delivering training, selling farm produce and Girls Club merch.

One of the biggest issues in our community currently is housing. Houses too big and too small, inaccessible and inappropriate for the needs of our membership. Too few houses available from social landlords and too expensive from private landlords. We are working in partnership with Winner Women’s Centre from Hull to explore sustainable housing options for our community and survivors of domestic abuse. We are continuing these conversations with partners both locally and regionally to find the best fit for our organisation and our members needs.

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

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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 Marwa Omar
Joanne Keegans
Sara Bryson Chair
Jemma McLachlan
Hayley Davidson
Rachel Gallagher
Rachel Pain
Gill Hunter
Dhina Kajani
Centre Huffty McHugh
Coordinator
Registered Office The Stephenson Building
173 Elswick Road
Elswick
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 6SQ
Independent MW Accounting,
Examiner Bookkeeping and Training
Woodgate House
Wood Street
Gateshead
NE11 9NP
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.

11/12/2025

Approved by the trustees on ………………….. and signed on their behalf by:

Sara Bryson Chair

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

For the year ended 31 March 2025

I report on the financial statements of West End Women and Girls Centre CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, 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 MW Accounting, Bookkeeping & Training Woodgate House Wood Street Gateshead NE11 9NP Date: 11/12/2025

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WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

For the year ended 31 March 2025

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Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Income from:
Donations and legacies 6 16,069 - 103,503 119,572 23,290
Charitable activities
Grants and contracts 7 19,691 - 267,654 287,344 230,346
Other trading activities 8 24,670 - 6,130 30,800 38,270
Investments 9 2,919 - - 2,919 1,999
Total income 63,348 - 377,287 440,635 293,905
Expenditure on:
Raising funds 10 855 - - 855 277
Charitable activities
Operation of the charity 11 113,720 20,818 239,389 373,927 359,771
Total expenditure 114,575 20,818 239,389 374,782 360,048
Net income/(expenditure) and net
( 51,227 ) ( 20,818 ) 137,898 65,852 ( 66,143 )
movement of funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 74,678 756,571 184,479 1,015,728 1,081,870
Total funds carried forward 23,450 735,753 322,377 1,081,580 1,015,727
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 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 2025

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |Total|Total| |2025|2024| |£|£|£|£| |Fixed assets| |Tangible assets|18|279,101|246,302| |Total fixed assets|279,101|246,302| |Current assets| |Debtors|19|11,306|14,164| |Cash at bank and in hand|20|797,357|831,692| |Total current assets|808,664|845,856| |Creditors:|amounts falling due within| |one year|21|( 6,184 )|( 76,430 )| |Net current assets|802,480|769,426| |Total assets less current liabilities|1,081,580|1,015,728| |Total net assets or liabilities|1,081,580|1,015,728| |Funds of the charity| |Unrestricted income funds|23,450|74,678| |Designated funds|735,753|756,571| |Restricted income funds|322,377|184,479| |Total funds|1,081,580|1,015,728|

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

These financial statements were approved by the Board on:

11/12/2025

and are signed on its behalf by: S Bryson Chair

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Charity Number 1160161

WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

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2025 2024
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net movement in funds 65,852 ( 66,143 )
Depreciation 29,268 25,693
Deduct interest income shown in investing activites ( 2,919 ) ( 1,999 )
Decrease in debtors 2,858 27,731
Decrease in creditors ( 70,246 ) ( 14,797 )
Net cash from operating activities 24,814 ( 29,515 )
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets ( 62,067 ) ( 31,200 )
Interest received 2,919 1,999
Net cash used in investing activities ( 59,148 ) ( 29,201 )
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents ( 34,334 ) ( 58,714 )
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year 831,692 890,406
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 797,357 831,692
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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 2025

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 £23,450 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. 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 2025

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 2025

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 Community asset (computer room) Leasehold property improvements Vehicles

Straight line over four years Straight line over four years Over life of lease Straight line over four years

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Analysis of income

6
7
8
9		 Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Income from grants
Newcastle City Council
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Street Games
Social Farms and Gardens
JJ Charitable Trust
Groundwork UK
Other trading activities
Other income
Income from investments
Donations and gifts
Greggs Foundation
Sustainability Health
Police and Crime Commissioner
Newcastle City Council - ward Sub-Committee
Other grants
Temporary letting of charitable property
Bank interest
Community Foundation		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
16,069
16,069
7,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,191
19,691
20,256
4,414
24,670
2,919
2,919		 Restricted
Funds
£
103,503
103,503
24,173
17,054
25,000
30,000
15,011
4,000
20,800
40,000
-
-
62,067
29,550
267,654
5,530
600
6,130
-
-		 Total
2025
£
119,572
119,572
31,673
17,054
25,000
30,000
15,011
4,000
20,800
40,000
-
-
62,067
41,740
287,344
25,786
5,014
30,800
2,919
2,919		 Total
2024
£
23,290
23,290
50,602
23,219
20,675
30,000
8,000
3,500
20,000
30,000
1,350
5,000
-
38,000
230,346
29,494
8,776
38,270
1,999
1,999

Income was £440,635 (2024: £293,906) of which £63,348 was unrestricted or designated (2024: £91,605) and £377,287 was restricted (2024: £202,301)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

10
11		 Raising funds
Charitable activities
Direct costs
Support costs
Governance costs
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the
accounts
Project staff costs
Training costs
Volunteer costs
Office costs
Professional fees
Management / admin staff costs
Depreciation
Premises expenses
Project costs
Client activities
Room hire costs		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
855
855
21,797
438
-
-
-
38,624
20,818
18,525
27,987
4,850
1,500
134,538		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
127,056
65,834
3,941
364
123
32,828
8,450
25
769
-
-
239,389		 Total
2025
£
855
855
148,853
66,272
3,941
364
123
71,451
29,268
18,550
28,755
4,850
1,500
373,927		 Total
2024
£
277
277
148,166
37,224
3,373
402
207
78,100
25,693
30,014
26,746
8,345
1,500
359,771

Expenditure on charitable activities was £374,782 (2024: £360,048) of which £135,393 was unrestricted or designated (2024: £156,271) and £239,389 was restricted (2024: £203,777)

12 Fees for examination of the accounts

Other accountancy services paid to the examiner
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts		 2025
£
1,500
579
2,079		 2024
£
1,500
6,914
8,414

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

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

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution pension plan)		 2025
£
195,447
14,684
7,871
218,002		 2024
£
187,090
13,755
6,906
207,751

No employee received remuneration above £60,000 (2024: 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 £55,000 (2024: £55,000).

14 Staff numbers

The average monthly head count was 14 staff (2024: 11 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		 2025
Number
1.0
6.0
7.0		 2024
Number
1.0
6.0
7.0

15 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.

16 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 £7,871 (2024: £6,906). There was £868 outstanding as at 31 March 2025 (2024: £623).

17 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 2025

Motor
18 Tangible fixed assets
Vehicles
£
Cost
Balance brought forward
33,800
Additions
-
Disposals
-
Balance carried forward
33,800
Depreciation
Basis
SL
Rate
over 4 years
Balance brought forward
5,525
Depreciation charge for year
8,450
Disposals
-
Balance carried forward
13,975
Net book value
Brought forward
28,275
Carried forward
19,825
19 Debtors and prepayments (receivable within 1 year)
20
Bank current account
Bank deposit account
Cash in hand
Other debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Prepayments		 Fixture,
fittings and
equipment
£
-
-
-
-
SL
over 4 years
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Community
Leasehold
Total
asset (comp
property
uter room)
improvements
£
£
£
52,866
520,425
607,091
-
62,067
62,067
-
-
-
52,866
582,492
669,157
SL
SL
over 4 years over life of lease
52,866
302,398
360,789
-
20,818
29,268
-
-
-
52,866
323,216
390,057
-
218,027
246,302
-
259,276
279,101
2025
2024
£
£
2,020
2,113
9,287
12,052
11,306
14,164
2025
2024
£
£
281,100
572,442
515,689
258,681
568
568
797,357
831,692

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

21 Creditors and accruals (payable within 1 year)

Other accruals
Asda Foundation
William Leech
Deferred income
Other creditors
Pension
Accruals
Trade creditors		 2025
£
390
868
651
-
-
4,275
6,184		 2024
£
390
42,948
-
1,000
25,000
7,092
76,430

22 Deferred income

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

Balance carried forward
Amount deferred in year
Amount released to income earned from charitable
activities
Balance brought forward		 2025
£
26,000
( 26,000 )
-
-		 2024
£
35,500
( 35,500 )
26,000
26,000

23 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 2025

24 Analysis of charitable funds

Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds

As at 31 March 2025
Unrestricted funds
General unrestricted fund
Totals		 Fund balances
Brought
Forward
£
74,678
74,678		 Incoming
resources
£
63,348
63,348		 Resources
expended
£
( 114,575 )
( 114,575 )		 Transfers
£
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
23,450
23,450

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
Designated fund Womens
Housing Initiative
Totals		 Fund Balances
Brought
Forward
£
148,846
204,233
403,492
756,571		 Incoming
resources
£
-
-
-
-		 Resources
expended
£
-
( 20,818 )
-
( 20,818 )		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
148,846
183,415
403,492
735,753

Purpose of designated funds

Designated fund reserves

Designated fund leasehold improvements Designated fund Womens Housing Initiative

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.

This is set aside to work in partnership to explore sustainable housing options

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Analysis of charitable funds continued Analysis of movement in restricted funds

As at 31 March 2025
Restricted funds
Safe for Life
Domestice Abuse Peer
Educators
Community Cookery
Youth Work
Edible Elswick
Seeds For Life
Sports England Bike
Farm
Farm Renovation
Summer Play Schemes
Minibus
Community Wellbeing
Mams Group
Groundwork UK
Totals		 Fund balances
Brought
Forward
£
-
8,729
19,944
26,565
24,881
37,306
6,321
28,760
8,088
-
23,887
-
-
-
184,480		 Incoming
resources
£
20,000
30,000
26,367
16,828
5,000
-
-
68,113
125,000
19,011
-
4,426
475
62,067
377,287		 Resources
expended
£
( 20,000 )
( 30,000 )
( 23,598 )
( 36,652 )
( 17,402 )
-
( 1,028 )
( 69,505 )
( 8,888 )
( 19,011 )
( 8,515 )
( 4,426 )
( 363 )
-
( 239,389 )		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
-
8,729
22,712
6,741
12,479
37,306
5,292
27,368
124,200
-
15,372
-
112
62,067
322,377

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

Community Cookery Youth Work

Edible Elswick

Seeds for Life

Sports England Bike Farm

Summer Play Schemes

Domestic Abuse recovery course for adult victims and survivors aged 18+ Providing training for young women by young women on healthy relationships, gender equality and campaigning for social justice. To run cookery sessions for women and girls using fresh produce from our community garden and farm, growing community through cooking

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/Inters).

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 working with 14 local nurseries and primary schools to grow and cook with organic veg from our community garden

Learn how to ride a bike, or get back on one

Twice weekly visits to our farm in Northumberland, to grow vegetables and crops, look after the animals and breathe the fresh air

Activities for women, girls and their families in the school summer holidays including Picnic in the Park, family bike rides, Juniors, Inters, Older Girls and trips to the farm

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

25 Capital commitments

As at 31 March 2025, the charity had no capital commitments

26 Analysis of net assets between funds

Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Tangible fixed assets
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Cash at bank and in hand
Tangible fixed assets		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
4,453
( 1,125 )
5,122
8,450
Unrestricted
Funds
£
28,275
82,668
( 36,266 )
74,677		 Designated
Funds
£
259,276
476,477
-
735,753
Designated
Funds
£
218,027
538,544
-
756,571		 Restricted
Funds
£
15,372
322,005
-
337,377
Restricted
Funds
£
-
210,480
( 26,000 )
184,480		 Total
2025
£
279,101
797,357
5,122
1,081,580
Total
2024
£
246,302
831,692
( 62,266 )
1,015,728		 Total
2024
£
246,302
831,692
( 62,266 )
1,015,728
Total
2023
£
240,795
890,471
( 49,331 )
1,081,935

27 Guarantee

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

28 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.

29 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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