Kittiwake Trust
{Reglstered Charity Number: 1165318)
Financial Statements
for the year ended 31st December 2025
JFS Torbitt
Chartered Certrfied Accountants
58 Durham Road
Birtley
Co Durham
DH3 2QJ
Tel.. 0191 410 8300
Fax.. 0191410 0054
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The Kittiwydke Trust 2025
Our projects continued to prog￿SS well in spite of staff changes at the Muhilingual Lil)rary and at
the prison project of Borderline B(KTrk
Grants were up from 35.020 in 2024 to 51.730 in 2025
Arnold Clark
Borderline B(KTrks- community wo
£ioo.00
The shea￿ FouJ)dation
Borderline Books- Prison Project
£5,750.00
TheAldo Trust
Borderline Books- Prison Project
£2,000.00
James Knott Trust
Borderline Books- Prison Project
£5,000.00
Postcode Neighbourhood Lottery
UNRESTRICTED
£13,880.00
Brodies Clients rrhe Brirford BrKlge
Borderline Books- Prison Project
£3.000.00
National ￿ttery
iiNRESTRICTED
£20,000.00
HadriAn Trust
Bord¢rlin¢ Books- Prison Project
£1,000.00
GMBC Warm Spaces grant
Multilingual Library wami space grnnt
£1,000.00
Totsl
£51730.00
Particular thanks go to The Aldo Trust who in¢r¢ased th¢ir grant from £IOOO to £2000 wh¢n w¢ s¢nt
in the report for the p￿VIouS year. This grant is for purchasing books for people in prison. which is
very useful wh¢n people request the types of books rarely donated or in insufficient quantities, such
as LGB TQ+ books, guitar manual4 books for in-cell exercise, drawing and language learning.

Matthew took over the bulk of ihe Prison Project WOTk from Anna and quickly got inlo the rhythm
of selecting and packing books. while writing individual letters to the hundreds of prisoners writing
to us.
Abi also started wO￿l￿g at Bord¢rlinc Books as well as at the librnry. taking on the administratAV¢
side of the project, keeping records of requests and donatiOT]s and the many thank you letters we
colle¢t in a file known as 'Songs of Prais¢' which we ¢an share with funders and other interested
parties.
Borderline Books- Community support
The Literacy Arc is continuing to create positive ripples across the local community and
increasingly across the country. All pratse to Kirstie who keeps this side of the project rnnning and
makes excellent and inforn￿d Contact with local schools and reading groups.
In 2025 we gave over 20.000 books to 108 diffe￿nt community groups.
These have gone to:
Schools and organisations supporting learning
Council family hubs
Council inclusion units
Families choosing to hotne educate their chIld￿n for a variety of reasons
Families of prisone
Charities 5UPPOrting the homeless
Food banks
Charities supporting addiction and recovery needs
Refuges and charities supporting women living in diffKult situations
Refugees
Language leaming both in temis of English acquisition and in developing skills in languages
other than English
Holiday clubs
Christmas fairs
Books to support families at the RVI neonatal and maternity units
Church¢s Including the Salvation Arniy
Volunteers at Borderline Books
We have had an increasing number of people contacting us from furth¢r afield. This week alone we
have had visits from sehools in Leeds and in Stoke on Trent. This has been an unfortunate
CQllsequence of limiied budgets for edu¢ation at the moment whetr many schools #re "running lean"
to cover staffing costs and so have no additional money for books. One school ￿centlY visited to fill
a new build where the environment had been created to SUPPOrt readin¥ for pleasure but there were
no b(Kiks in the budget.
We have a]so continued to offer opN)rtunities for students living in poverty ac¢ess lo books to
support their journey into higher education. This has been done by providing books to support
extended projects or university applications.

Schools are Teporting that the effects of lockdown on literncy l¢vels are still being felt and are
looking for opportunities for thetr students to discover reading for pleasure. We have stmngly
¢ncourag¢d that all schools lake books for parents tw so that we can help build book rich
households. We have had a lot of positive feedback on this initiative and many ￿h0O15 have
Tesponded to this idea by regularly offering free books to adults as well as child￿n.
Another trend has been the increas¢ in home educating families who have contacted us. Home
education is a choice made for a number of different ￿aSOnS including faith, SEND or families
living in difficult circumstanc¢s. We have been able to support these famili¢s by giving them a wide
range of books to extend And develop curiosity and deep learning.
We hav¢ ¢ontAnu¢d to support those living in poverty by giving books to food banks, community
pantries and those supporting the homeless. The West End food bank has been proactive in passing
on requests from clients which has been welcome. We have families who contact us when birthdays
ar¢ imminent so that they can continue to feed their famity whilst celebrating. Ti is always brilliant
to give the book that the child was hoping for. On¢ mother told us that she was sobbing with joy
when we had the book that her child had fallen in love with.
W¢ have also continued to support th¢ development of the women's librdry at the West End Women
and Girls Cent￿ by adding to their stock with books written by women. books in differ¢nt languages
and ganKs for the children. They have celebrated our input on social media and this fee15 like an
excellent wod(ing relationship.
Borderline Books - Prlson Project
Total: 17.160 {women's prisons: 1,115) though that doesn't count the MtF transgender prisoners
we've sent to in mak prisons - though the women'5 prison5 figure doesn't take into account any Ftm
prisone￿ there might be either)
Prisons: 108
To individuals: 8613
To staff: 8547
Notable projectslevents:
With Milbike openin& their librnry staff visited twi¢¢ to help populate the library. as well AS
general library books, they specifically took books to support a first night Book-on-the-Bed
initiative and a father-daughter readalontyreadalong video thing. They'v¢ taken nearly 1400
themselve& and have also been actively promotlng us to the prisone￿. so we're getting a steady
(hopefully 8￿Wing) number of letters from Millsik¢' sent about l 00 books to individuals there so
far. One of ihe team also visited Millsike and was pleased to see our flyers prominentty exhibited in
the library as well as meeting some of the people to whom w¢ had sent books.

HMP Leeds also visiied iwice. and took about I4￿ I￿￿ks. We've had other vi51ts from Wevdbtun,
Durham, Low Newton, Werrington, Doncaster and others. One of the team went to visit Low
Nemon and took some crnft items for the women. She also heard the stories from severnl of the
women in the librnry at the time.
We also sent out larger donations of books to prisonsldepArtments/staff a number of times, with
them paying the postage (or intending to), e.g. 511 to HMP Liverpool, 550 to Che]msford, 310 to
Brinsford. 161 to Addiew¢ll, 361 to Swinfen Hall. The Shannon Trnst in B¢]marsh hav¢ $0 far had
two thffe-box deliveries (around 150 books) and seem like they will continue to ask for them now
and then, to SUPPN)rt various initiatives ihey are Nnning around the prison
Of note, we sent a box to Jurby, on the Isle of Man, for the first time ever. We didn't get any
feedback, unfortunatelyy but we managed to include a bunch of music I￿￿kS in th¢ box, which was
one thing ihe priwn¢r-librarian was parti¢ularly keen on, so we hope they went down well.
We supported a book club in HMP Liltlehey. run via one of the security o￿lCerS, they choose a new
book from a list of the ones we have multiples of every month or two. It started out as 8 ￿Ople and
is now 12. so il seems to be going well
We sent some boxes to 5UPPOrt prisoner-rnn wing librarles as well, now and then. One that springs
to mind is HMP Isle of Wight, which we've sent a couple of boxes lo, and one of the Scottish
prisons.
As usual we sent a New Year Card to everyone who wrote to us during 2024. We PULposely don't
send it at Christmas as not everyone celebrate5 then. Also. January and February can be quite
depressing after the change of routine in December. This is much appreciated by many of the
prison¢￿.
Many ihanksfi)r Jending apoJlcanl M,hich I ￿ceiVed afeM¥ weekl boLk, il Mias good c)fwu (o keep
in conlacl andio le( me know thalyou have rnanYg￿aI books for 2025 andyou We￿ looking
.forwanl io hearingfvm me again soon. First, l M'OUAI like io ihank your Team BB andyourselves
for ihe h¢To bookgyott senl lo me ai ihe endof October. Well, J hope Jvu all ¢UE in g4wd h¢alih
for Jvu all lo keep up the good Work)￿1¥ all dofvr Kvdple like me.
. Firsi ihankyoufor ihe canl, I wmté loyou someiimes ag() don I think it Wd&POSted
fvm this end. Ican only rhankyoufor allyour }￿lF whilsl inside.
(01/0312) HMP The Verne)
Hi, thankyoufvrwur pmiinus supporl in ￿gatt1 io books senl me in ihepasl. Your
service has had aposilive impact on my menlal healih and in general. (05/03//25
HMP Siaffonl)
Thank wufvr all J4iu dofvr me. Speak soon. Ihope one daylgei io meei ihe leam
Have senl me $0 much happiness in the books J4)u send. (06/03/25 HMP Garth)
Thankyou so muchfor ihe books you senf me. Thankivu once againfor allyou do
fvr us. ti is 8￿allY apppvciatedl (06/03/25 HMP Stafvlll)

Jusl a nolg to ihank youfvr ihe lalest baf¢h of bookn. You must be gelling some
ofwur buuks'fvm un.Fold.Itock donaliolls.fvm Publ￿her$ becouse afew ofihese
looLf brand new - dazzlingl (14/03/25 HMP Glenochil)
Thank￿ttfor your eonlinued work il meons so much to me & ￿adIng ￿alty ke¢ps
me logeiher so Ihank you. Thankwu 50 muchyOu'￿ an absolute lifrline. (14/03/25
HA4P Isle of Ifight)
Iwouldfirstly like to commendwurfanlaslic M'orkfvr opening up nluny ofpri50ners' of
giving a chance ¢0 escape in slories ofall. Thank You. lam curpYp7tly inside & battling a nwnber of
sues wilh health and￿ading has become my life in ihes'e Llused guarlers. l amfve once J open
my book & mindto reading. (17/03/25 HMP Nottingham)
Hil Thankwufipr your card ai ihe star¢ ofihe war I hope ev¢ryone there is well. I
reolize over ihe years howjvu have hetyd me th￿ugh $0 many difficuli ¢wies and
nprow my arl andguilarpruLliLe which Jam gralefylfor AnyhoH¥ thankJ¥)u. I
ally app￿¢￿te ihe book¥ JY)u send. (17/03/25 HMP The Verne)
Thankivufvrwur delighfvl canl As an inmale iviih no I￿alfamilY, ary conrspondence is m051
welcome. Thankyoufor dycvllenl Myork
. Thankyoufor ihe postcanl you senl. l once again appreciale having some books.
(17/03/25 HMP Holme House)
Firstly, Ihankivufor )￿llr card wishing m¢ posilive changes for 2025. (18/03/25
HMP Littlehey)
Many, many ihanks again.fvr)YJur "Good Offices" in supplying books ￿qUeS(ed ihai
fill my dreary days here in prison. You a￿ all slors - Irry brighi slarJ in my humble
opinion. Thankyou again. Tuke good Ca￿PIeu.5e. All ihe very besl. (18/03/25 HA4P
Oakwood)
Ihope Ihis letter ￿acheS you in g(￿d healih & happine.%.s. can J ¢ommendJvu in all
Ihe g￿al Miork ihat Borderline books dofor muny Me persY)nully. You open
Ihe pri*on gales & sei mefve M)henever J open a book io ￿ad.¥0 ihankyoufvr ihis.
Thankyou again. {02/04/25 HMP Nottingham)

The Kittlwake Trust Mknltilittgur41 Library
In all we welcomed over 5000 w>ple to the library in 2025 and signed up 185 new
members. En81ish. French and StAnish remained the most borrowed languages, with
Russian following close behind.
We had vistors from d07Ens of countries including Turkey, Iran, Jap￿n, Itaty, Cyprus,
Kurdistan, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, s￿in, China. Hong Kong, Philippines and Bulgaria,
several of whom started volunteering with us or ran language dasses or other events.
We were treated to a durn￿1ng workshop for Chinese New Year. We took part in the
Festival of languages again in the first months of the year. In February a group from Bede
School in Newcastle with S￿nISh-s￿aklng mothers and children came and their teacher
read stories to them in S￿nIsh from book8 on our shelves. The childrenloved kt, were very
well-behaved and brought us flowers and huss.
We ￿ntillued with Cheryl and Colin gilring English dasses for beginners, and hosted
classes in Italian. German. Ja￿neSe, a weekly s￿niSh/EngliSh language exchange and a
Chinese story-time for ehildren and families which was very well-attended. We quickly
learned to hide the biscuits to avoid over-sugared small ￿Ople....
We held a second Breaking Bread event with the Comfrey Project - where brought
the kinds of bread wmmon in their own country from matzos, to naan and stottie, to share
and talk about, together with home-made pickles and diBs. This is always a happy ocosion
which we will ry)ntinue for at least another year.
Once again we took part in the Late Shows with EK)etry and music and manYpEo￿e visiting
who didn't know alK>Ut us befi)re.
We were also a designated'warm Welix)me Stfjce., offering free tea and Coffee, soup when
the weather got colder, and certain toiletries such as shower gel, toothEHste and baby kits.
This facilitywas clearly appreciated bylocal t￿0￿e and by a number of rough sleeFErs who
really valued what we were able to offei. Many dropFd in several times a week
simply to have a cup of coffee and sit and chat with friends.
As well as the many wsitive events, we had a SFAte of thefts and someone drove into the
r FArk wall, knocking domm about a 3 meter length - andof (x)urse ran off without saiing
anything. We had a la￿0p stolen and an antique Mah Jong set and a number of small
items we didn't notie until later. It makes it hard sometimes when some ￿ople just take
advantage of us.... However, we continue to welcome those whoenjoy the library, whether
for the books, the warmth or simply the comEnny.
Funding remains a major challenge, which is sad given the uniqueness of the project.
Nothing is going to stop us though and eventually the tide Mryll turn.
I know of no comparable publicly accessible library anywhere in the world. It
is an initiative that needs to be imitated in as many places as possible..
Pmfessor David Crystal - Patron of the library

Kittiwake Trust
(Reglstered Charity Number: 1165318)
Indep•nd•nt Examiners Roport
Yoar end•d 31st December 2025
I rep￿ to the trustees on my examinalton of the financial statements of Kittwake Trust flhe charw) fcff the year
ende(131st December 2025
Responsibllltles and basi$ of roport
As the ¢harFVs trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in ￿ordance wTrlh the
rwuiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act")
I report in repsect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in
carrying out my examination, I have followed all the appllcable Dir8Ctions given by the Cl)*ty Commission under
Secti￿ 145(5}Ib) of the Act.
Independent examinevs statsmont
l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualrfÈd member of the Association of Chartered Certrfied
A¢¢ountants {ACCAI.
-l-have complel6d my"È"xa"nlinati(fn-. l Gorfirni that no materlal mattèts have com8 lo my attention In ￿nectIon.th '
the examination whlch gives me cause to believe Ihal in. any material respect..
' the ac¢ounts"ng records were not k8Pt in accordallce wilh Section 130 of the Charities A¢t.' cf
the accounts did r￿t accord with the accounting records., or
. the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concemlng the form and content of
accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement Ihal the
accounts give a 'true & fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an indepeNJenl examination.
I have no concerns and hav8 come across no other matters in connection wth the examinatK)n to which attention
should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Jan• F￿Man
FCCA
Independent Examlnor
58 Durham Road
Blrtley
Co Durham
DH3 2QJ

I￿tti￿ake Try¥¢
stalemwtof Hnandol ACti￿ties
Y8ar•nd•d 31st DO￿￿ts•r 2025
101
1¢M
Ubrary ItKxxnv.
744
744
mber&￿￿
Utoofvwb
1M11
1￿14
331
8.036
G¥tsrw
1.741
51.no 28,(O)
17,850
40.eey
77WO
58.517
41A25
kd Trytsl.Gewral. O
1.017
1.617
Go￿al.. L￿&PrOf￿8￿
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18
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132
101
suraty
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315
2.50
3.732
1.803
Fr*
62
310
310
817
Botdertin8c¢ks.. Prknwork
81
2.751
fj.331
12M1
7.•2
14
2.1frf)
10.sjo
49
15U
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Llbrwy. Fwrd$hkys
LiY8ry.
IttIW Ubrnry. InsuFa
U￿8￿. SalBry
Rot
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ryual LlThy. Pttrltr¥
.e45 1.UX) ￿.￿49 ae42
412
412
1.1(¥J
MLiiiih*ual Ltrary.
127
8.T55
152
8.3$7
105
5.7
Idbliw Ltrary. Trw¢
546
57,673
21,
7J.273
75￿5
I17.￿} (3.7501 120.7S> 1310701
25.6th) 8.750
32.551
e6221
0,794 3.000 11.795
31561

Kittiwake Trust
Balance Sheet
Year ended 31st December 2025
Notes Unrestricted Total this
funds
Total last
year
Cvrr•nt Ass9ts
Debtors
Cash al bank and In haml
2180
9,614
2180
9.614
559
31,992
Total current assets
11,794
11.794
32.551
Current Llabllltles
Amounts falling due in one year
Wages control
PAYE
Pension ¢ontrol
Net Assets
11,794
11,794
32,551
Capltal Fund8
Restricted Funds
Unreslricte¢J Funds
3,000
8,794
3,000
8,794
6,750
25,800
Total Funds
11.794
11,794
32,551
These financial statements were approved by the board and authoris&J for issued on
, and are signed on beham of the board by..
Pam Gibson
Trustee

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