## **The Winlaton Centre CIO**
## **Financial Statements**
**For The Year Ended 31 March 2025**
**Registered Charity No. 1160323**
**The Winlaton Centre CIO Members of the Management Committee and Professional Advisors For the year ended 31 March 2025**
The Management Committee have pleasure in presenting their report and the un-audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
**Charity No** 1160323 **Address** Winlaton Community Centre North Street Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6BY **Accountant** Mark Thompson MAAT 42 Lesbury Road Heaton Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5LB **Bankers** Lloyds Bank Blaydon **Trustees** Chair Beverly Henderson Vice Chair Aileen Henderson Secretary Donna Ratcliffe Josie Irving Jan Pearce Lewis McGreevy
**The Winlaton Centre CIO**
## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **Achievement and performance**
We celebrated 50 years of The Winlaton Centre — marked with a free community event full of warmth and togetherness. It’s a proud milestone that reflects decades of care, and we’re energised by the connections that continue to shape our work.
The year also brought moments of sadness and transition, including the passing of our Chair. Their dedication to the Centre — especially their passion for youth work and building partnerships — leaves a lasting legacy. Trustee changes due to illness reminded us of the importance of compassion, continuity, and shared leadership. Through it all, our commitment to the community has remained steadfast.
We continue to provide space for a wide range of community groups and clubs — from small gatherings to larger activities — helping people connect, share skills, and feel part of something bigger.
Our café has flourished, offeering homemade, seasonal meals that bring people together and help tackle social isolation. The new garden seating area — dog-friendly and full of charm — has added a fresh layer of warmth and inclusivity. Alongside this, our revitalised social supermarket remains a vital resource, offeering affeordable, accessible food in a welcoming environment. We’ve also continued to support families with our food bag scheme, helping those facing hardship with dignity and care.
Youth Night, delivered in partnership with Gateshead youth initiative, has grown into a vibrant weekly gathering — giving young people a safe space to connect, build confidence, and foster pride in their community.
We’ve invested in modernising our facilities, including a new training room to support learning and development. Volunteer recruitment remains a priority, and we’ve hosted regular volunteer events alongside a weekly Tai Chi class to support physical and mental well-being.
We were honoured to receive a £25,000 donation from the Postcode Lotteery and to begin a new partnership with BYC through a lotteery grant — opening doors to collaboration and growth. Our Angel Award recognition was a proud moment, celebrating the dedication of our volunteers and the impact of our work.
As we look ahead to our much-loved Christmas Tree Light Switch-On, we’re reminded of the joy and togetherness that define Winlaton.
We remain deeply grateful to our volunteers, partners, funders, and community members. Together, we continue to build a centre rooted in care, inclusion, and hope.
## **Financial review, investment policy and reserves**
Winlaton Community Association operates on a not for profit basis. Any monies raised over and above our immediate operating costs are held within our Maintenance Fund which is held against future building repair expenditure and replacement of van.
Within the year to 31[st] March 2025 we had income of £160,123 and a total expenditure of £130,774 showing a surplus of £29,349.
It is the policy of Winlaton Community Association to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which covers at least six months unrestricted expenditure. In addition the centre aims to retain a capital reserve to provide funds for future capital expenditure of the Charity.
## **Statement of Trustees' responsibilities**
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and its financial activities for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
· Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
· State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
· Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operational existence.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. 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 and signed on their behalf by:-
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
|**Report to the**
**trustees of**|**The Winlaton Centre CIO**|
|---|---|
|**On accounts for**
**the year ended**|**31 March 2025**
**Charity no**
**1160323**|
|**Respective**|The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of|
|**responsibilities of**|accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under|
|**trustees and**|section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent|
|**examiner**|Examination is needed.|
||It is my responsibility to|
||• examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),|
||• follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the|
||Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and|
||• state whether particular matters have come to my attention.|
|**Basis of**|My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions|
|**independent**|given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of|
|**examiner’s**|the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the|
|**statement**|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 I do not express an audit opinion on|
||the accounts.|
|**Independent**|In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:|
|**examiner's**|1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material|
|**statement**|respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:|
||• proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of|
||the Act); and|
||• accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and|
||comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or|
||2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a|
||proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.|
|**Signed:**|**Date: 3rd December 2025.**
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|**Name:**|Mark Thompson MAAT|
|**Address:**|42 Lesbury Road|
||Newcastle|
||NE6 5LB|
## **The Winlaton Centre CIO Statement Of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 March 2025**
|**Incoming Resources**
**Notes**
Grants
**2**
Donations & Fundraising
**3**
Room Hire
Café Income
Community Market
Activity Income & Sales
Refunds
Bank Interest
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources Expended**
Salaries
**4**
Utilities
Maintenace & Refurbishment
Vehicle Costs
Equipment & IT
Activities & Materials
Crisis Support
Café Costs
Community Market
Office & General Administration
Telephone & Internet
Insurance
Licences & Affiliations
Legal & Professional
Volunteer Costs
Training
Cleaning & Refuse
Donations
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net income (expenditure) for the year**
**Transfer between funds**
**Funds b/fwd**
**Total Funds as at 31 March 2025**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
25230
46945
32229
10458
24905
7776
462
0
**148005**
54847
19764
12664
2176
1797
1370
4973
7715
2643
205
5005
3720
932
0
248
597
**118656**
29349
**86765**
**116114**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
12118
**12118**
2938
4568
2547
2065
**12118**
0
**4169**
**4169**|**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
37348
58134
46945
13353
32229
38208
10458
460
24905
20112
7776
2762
462
0
0
229|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**160123**
**133258**|
||||54847
40959
19764
24224
15602
28503
2176
3127
1797
439
5938
1655
2547
0
4973
0
7715
2022
2643
248
205
1223
5005
3288
3720
1601
932
832
0
716
248
0
597
1781
2065
0|
||||**130774**
**110618**|
||||29349
22640
**90934**
**68294**|
||||**120283**
**90934**|
## **The Winlaton Centre CIO**
## **Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025**
|||**2025**||**2024**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed Assets**||||||
|Tangible Fixed Assets|**5**||17680||1|
|**Currents Assets**||||||
|Cash at bank and in hand||100940||125674||
|Debtors & Prepayments|**6**|1663||4546||
|||102603||130220||
|**Current Liabilities**|**7**|||39287||
|**Net Current Assets**|||102603||90933|
|**Net Assets**|||**120283**||**90934**|
|**Funds**|**8**|||||
|Restricted Funds|||4169||4169|
|General Funds|||93114||63765|
|Designated Funds|||23000||23000|
||||**120283**||**90934**|
Approved by the Committee on ……………………………..
and signed on their behalf:
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………
**The Winlaton Centre CIO**
## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **1.1 Basis of preparation of accounts**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
The Winlaton Centre CIO meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## **1.2 Grant receivable and local authority fees**
Grants received are accounted for on a receivable basis and credited to income. Any grants restricted to future accounting periods are deferred and recognised in those accounting periods.
## **1.3 Donations & Other Income**
All income is accounted for when it is received.
## **1.4 Funds**
Restricted funds comprise funds subject to specific restrictions imposed by donors and funders. The purpose and uses of the restricted reserves are set out in note 7 to the accounts. Unrestricted funds comprise funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Management Committee.
## **1.5 Expenditure**
All is included on the accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for expenditure. All costs have been directly attributed to one of the functional categories of resources expended in the SOFA. The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure is shown gross of irrecoverable VAT.
## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis:
Motor Vehicles Equipment
Depreciated over 24 months. Reducing Balance 25%
## **1.7 Legal Status**
The Winlaton Centre CIO registered with The Charities Commission 4 February 2015, registered no. 1160323.
**2 Grants Received:** Post Code Lottery 25000 Northumbria Police 5938 Gateshead Council (Household Support Fund) 6180 Neighbourly to Neighbourly 230 **Total Grants Received 37348**
## **3 Donations & Fundraising**
This includes money received from Locality/The Hub £39,230.
**4 Staff Costs** Total salary costs for the financial year: 54847
|**5**
**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Cost
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
**Net Book Value 31 March 2025**
**6**
**Debtors**
Prepayments
Sundry Debtors
**Total Debtors**|**Equipment**
**Total**
0
0
17680
17680|
|---|---|
||17680
17680|
||0
0
0
0|
||0
0|
|||
||**17680**
**17680**|
||1663
**1663**|
## **7 Current Liabilities**
**Total Current Liabilities 0**
|**8**|**Restricted Funds**|**Open Bal.**|**Income**|**Expend.**|**Clos. Balance**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Northumbria Police||5938|5938|**0**|
||Gateshead Council (Household Support Fund)||6180|6180|**0**|
||Youth Club|4169|0|0|4169|
||(Funds held for the Youth Club)|||||
|||**4169**|**12118**|**12118**|**4169**|
||**Designated Funds**|||||
||Vehicle Replacement & Repair Fund|10000||||
||Building Maintenance Fund|10000||||
||Additional Staffing|3000||||
||**Total Designated Funds**|**23000**||||
## **Vehicle Replacement & Repair Fund**
Is to pay for any major repairs to the vehicle, and eventually towards a new vehicle.
## **Building Maintenance Fund**
Is to pay for any major repairs and improvements to the building, also to purchase new equipment and facilities.
## **Additional Staffing**
Funds put aside for additional staffing costs.