CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
WHITLEY BAY YOUNG PEOPLES CENTRE
On accounts for the year
ended
31" March 2024
Charlty no
(if any)
1163726
Set out on pages
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('the Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordanGe with the requirements of the Charities Act
20111.the Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrled out
under secti{￿ 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission
under section 14515){b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material respect:
accounting re(J)rds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the aC￿UnIS do not accord with the accJ)unting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
th the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
12
Name:
Gillian Brereton
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(rf any):
MICB
Add￿$5.
Dockwray Ltd
17A Northumberfand Square. NE30 1 PX
IER
October 2018

|Whitley Bay Young People's Centre|Whitley Bay Young People's Centre|Charity No|1163726|1163726||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||CompanyNo|08105797|||
|Annualaccountsforthe period||||||
|Period start date|**01/04/2023**|**To**|Period end date|**31/03/2024**||
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## **Section A   Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)** 

|Guidance Note<br>S01<br>S02<br>S03<br>S04<br>S05<br>S06<br>S07<br>**Expenditure (Notes 6)**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>S08<br>S09<br>S10<br>S11<br>S12<br>S13<br>Tax payable<br>S14<br>S15<br>Net gains/(losses) on investments<br>S16<br>S17<br>**Extraordinary items**<br>S18<br>S19<br>S20<br>Other gains/(losses)<br>S21<br>S22<br>**_Reconciliation of_**<br>**_funds:_**<br>S23<br>S24<br>Charitable activities<br>**Recommended categories by activity**<br>**Income (Note 3)**<br>**Income and endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**Net income/(expenditure) after tax before**<br>**investment gains/(losses)**<br>Other trading activities<br>Investments<br>Separate material item of income<br>Other - Covid Support<br>**_Total_**<br>Raising funds<br>Charitable activities<br>Separate material expense item<br>Other<br>**_Total_**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) before tax for the**<br>**reporting period**<br>**_Total funds carried forward_**<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**<br>Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own<br>use<br>**_Net movement in funds_**<br>Total funds brought forward|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Prior year**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03<br>F04<br>F05|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Prior year**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03<br>F04<br>F05|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Prior year**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03<br>F04<br>F05|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Prior year**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03<br>F04<br>F05|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Prior year**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03<br>F04<br>F05|
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||36,236||-|36,236|32,216|
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||8,124|-|-|8,124|8,737<br>-|
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||8,124|-|-|8,124<br>-|8,737<br>-|
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||8,124|-|-|8,124|8,737<br>-|
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||8,124|-|-|8,124|8,737<br>-|
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||4,680||-|4,680|13,417|
||12,804|-|-|12,804|4,680|



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|Charity No<br>Company No<br>Whitley Bay Young People's Centre|Charity No<br>Company No<br>Whitley Bay Young People's Centre|Charity No<br>Company No<br>Whitley Bay Young People's Centre|Charity No<br>Company No<br>Whitley Bay Young People's Centre|1163726<br>08105797|1163726<br>08105797|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|<br>e<br>**Section B                      Balance sheet**||||||
|Guidance Not<br>**Fixed assets**<br>**Intangible assets            (Note 15)**<br>B01<br>**Tangible assets              (Note 14)**<br>B02<br>**Heritage assets              (Note 16)**<br>B03<br>**Investments                    (Note 17)**<br>B04<br>**_Total fixed assets_**<br>B05<br>**Current assets**<br>**Stocks                           (Note 18)**<br>B06<br>**Debtors                           (Note 19)**<br>B07<br>**Investments                    (Note 17.4)**<br>B08<br>**Cash at bank and in hand  (Note 24)**<br>B09<br>**_Total current assets_**<br>B10<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due**<br>**within one year              (Note 20)**<br>B11<br>**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**<br>B12<br>**_Total assets less current liabilities_**<br>B13<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due after**<br>**one year                (Note 20)**<br>B14<br>**Provisions for liabilities**<br>B15<br>**_Total net assets or liabilities_**<br>B16<br>**Funds of the Charity**<br>**Endowment funds (Note 27)**<br>B17<br>**Restricted income funds (Note 27)**<br>B18<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>B19<br>**Revaluation reserve**<br>B20<br>**Fair value reserve**<br>B21<br>**_Total funds_**<br>B22|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03|||**Total this**<br>**year**<br>**Total last**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F04<br>F05||
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||2,163|-|-|2,163|638|
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||10,774|-|-|10,774|4,712|
||12,937|-|-|12,937|5,350|
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||12,804|-|-|12,804|4,680|
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||12,804|-|-|12,804|4,680|



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_**The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.**_ 

_**The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.**_ 

_**The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.**_ 

_**These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.**_ 

|Signed by one or two trustees/directors on behalf of all the<br>trustees/directors<br>Signature of director authenticating accounts being sent to<br>Companies House|Print Name|Print Name|Print Name|Date of<br>approval<br>dd/mm/yyyy|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Peter Berrie|||13/12/2024|
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||Signature|||Date<br>dd/mm/yyyy|
||Peter Berrie|||13/12/2024|
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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] April 2023 To 31[st] March 2024** 

**Charity name: WHITLEY BAY YOUNG PEOPLES CENTRE** 

**Charity registration number: 1163726** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||**SORP reference**||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The charity provides community and youth<br>provision as well as space for hire to<br>community based groups.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The key activity during the year was the<br>continued employment of a part time Lead<br>Youth Worker to support centre activity and<br>develop community links.  This activity<br>supported a set of regular weekly activities<br>in the centre, supporting in excess of 250<br>beneficiaries.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Yes.  Trustees are signposted to the<br>Charity Commission’s SORP document as<br>part of trustee induction.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers are involved in the day to day<br>running of the centre.  This includes<br>volunteer who directly support the centre<br>and volunteers of other groups that use the<br>centre.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The charity has enabled the delivery of<br>weekly sessions that cover the following<br>activities (figures in brackets indicate<br>approximate number of beneficiaries for<br>that activity):<br>•<br>Dance Classes (140)<br>•<br>Low Cost Food Club (70)<br>•<br>Boot Camp Exercise Classes (30)<br>•<br>Social Club for Adults with Learning<br>Disabilities (20)<br>•<br>Drama Club (16)<br>•<br>Rock School (12)<br>These activities deliver social benefits to a<br>wide range of adults and children every<br>week.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|~ 65% from 2 grant funds<br>~35% from generated income|
|---|---|---|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charity Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|•<br>Charity number – 1163726<br>•<br>CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|•<br>Trustee applicants complete an<br>application form<br>•<br>Applications are reviewed by all<br>trustees<br>•<br>Trustees are appointed by democratic<br>trustee vote<br>•<br>Trustees complete a probationary<br>period before beingformally assigned|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees||A standard Trustee Induction Checklist is<br>implements, It includes familirisation with<br>the charity and charity law, attendance at a<br>committee meeting to observe and 1-1<br>discussion with trustee chair.|
|---|---|---|---|
||Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|A standard Trustee Induction Checklist is<br>implements, It includes familirisation with<br>the charity and charity law, attendance at a<br>committee meeting to observe and 1-1<br>discussion with trustee chair.|
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Whitley Bay Young People’s Centre Ltd|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Whitley Bay Young People’s Centre / WBYPC|
|Registered charity number|1163726|
|Charity’s principal address|Whitley Bay Young Peoples Centre, Hillheads Road, Whitley<br>Bay, Tyne And Wear, NE25 8HR|
|Charity’s Registered Address|100 Howard Street, NORTH SHIELDS NE30 1NA|



**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6|**Trustee name**|**Office**<br>**(if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Peter Michael Berrie|Chair|Appointed 16thMay 2023||
||Veena Bumma Dykes||||
||David McCreedy||||
||Maurice Bransfield||||
||Kris Koth||Appointed 5thApril 2023||
||Conrad Lillie||||





**Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved** 

**Director name** Peter Michael Berrie Veena Bumma Dykes David McCreedy Maurice Bransfield Kris Koth Conrad Lillie Kirsty Mitchell 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|---|---|---|
|None|||



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|None|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|N/A|



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Peter M Berrie **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 4th September 2024 

