PACT House
Cafe • Community Hub • Meeting Space
TRUSTEES REPORT 2024-25
PACT House continues to grow, finding it’s place in the heart of the community as the ‘go to’ place for help and support of any kind. The cost of Living crisis was cemented the robust support base that PACT House provides locally.
Food poverty continues to be a huge issue, running alongside problems with Universal Credit and other benefits issues and low incomes. The cost of living crisis and huge rise in energy costs has impacted PACT House with more families asking for support.
Sunday Socials and Chatty Tuesdays are now established and volunteer led. PACT House continues to provide a 7 day a week support route and providing much needed weekend availability within our community
PACT has extended support for mental health and well-being, finding this area of need rising faster than any other. Think Positive Durham is now in place offering community mental health support, well-being activities and peer support sessions, PACT delivery reaches the whole community, providing an increasing amount of clubs and activities, some purely recreational, some addressing addiction, sexuality, mental health and social interaction.
We are providing 2 free community meals each week, offering hot food and giving a safe, warm and welcoming place for anyone in our community to enjoy.
Fun and Food Sessions have been a great success, providing school holiday activities with food for children and families, these have provided a lifeline for many of the families we work with.
Our foodbank crisis packs are supplemented by daily end of life / fresh food items that we are encouraging people to access as a way of combating food waste and not just for those facing food poverty.
The PACT House Trustees confirm that they have considered the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance and have taken it into account, and have had no reasons to depart from the guidance.
Dave, Sharon, Danny, Julie and Bryan - Trustees
PACT House: 39 Front Street, Stanley DH90JE Charity Number: 172612
Trustees: David Clarke, Sharon McIlvaney, Bryan Irving, Danny Clark and Julie Green
PACT House operates primarily with volunteers, governed by five trustees plus a management committee of volunteers, local community activists and councillors.
Application for trustees is by telephone / email and arranged interview.
@PACTHouseStanley 39 Front Street, Stanley DH9 0JE pacthousestanley@outlook.com
PACT House Cafe • Community Hub • Meeting Space
f @PACTHouseStanley 39 Front Street, Stanley DH9 0JE pacthousestanley@outlook.com
PACT House Financial Statement as at 31 March 2025 Income Expenditure Bankcharges Insurance Donations DCC CDCF Home Gioup Room Hire 5,461.77 49,139.00 81.237.90 59.993. 17 4.000.00 8.957.95 6.978.00 32,505.50 230.85 821.52 15.158.29 1,626.03 3.215.04 12.444.08 127.559.69 60,554.24 13,100.34 485.00 Electricity Rates & Water Rates Telephone & IT Repairs and Maintenance Salaiies Income Pioneering Care Partnership Misc Giant Funding Supplies and Community Support Projects & Activities Printing & Stationery Counsellors Fees Rent & Room Hire Radio Project Home Group Fareshare 27.417.40 4,674.71 749.12 3,497.85 1,680.00 1,953.63 40.00 Motor Expenses Sundries Tolal 248,273.29 Total 275.207.79 Signed Balance blf 11412024 126,190.20 248,273.29 275,207.79 99,255.70 98,955.72 299.98 Income Expenditure Toial Print 6¢YA rf lrf*l•J Balance at Bank 3110312025 Cash in Hand 3110312025 Balance 3110312025 Signed S b( JTr"cls 99.255.70 Print Examined by
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[st] April 2024 Period start date To 31[st] March 2025 Period end date
Charity name: PACT House Stanley
Charity registration number: 1172612
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Fighting poverty in all its forms |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Foodbank, free hot meals, affordable lunches, social sessions, LGBTQ+ support, direct mental health and wellbeing, addiction drop-in, health support, advice and guidance |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The PACT House Trustees confirm that they have considered the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance and have taken it into account and have had no reasons to departing from. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | PACT House would like to recognise the contribution volunteers make. Once a year to once a day, volunteers are the life blood of our charity and do more than any community could ask to help others. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | PACT House is built around ease of access and wide opening hours, this have proved the perfect way to address people in crisis. Dealing with issues of poverty, providing people with routes to maximise their incomes, take part in training, be better prepared to budget finances, know their rights and entitlements, save energy, batch cook, open up routes to better physical and mental health. Building resilience into a community in order for it to self-support itself. As an anchor and connector organisation bringing local, regional and national strategies into play for the benefit of residents |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The policy allows for a up to 12 months running costs reserves with a contingency fund allocated for unforeseen circumstances building repairs and |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Not applicable |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | Not applicable |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Grant funding, commissioned contracts, public donations and fundraising |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Rising costs, utilities, rents and staffing overheads, plus the general rise in purchasing materials and resources |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Memorandum and articles of association |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Unincorporated charity |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustees are appointed on application and subject to interview via the current trustees and management committee. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | PACT House Stanley |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | N/A |
| Registered charity number | 1172612 |
| Charity’s principal address | PACT House 39 Front Street, Stanley, Co. Durham DH90JE |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | Chair | |||
| Bryan Fergus Irving |
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| Julie Green | ||||
| Sharon Mcilvaney | ||||
| Daniel Clark | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|
| adviser |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) | Signature(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name(s) | Full name(s)Bryan Fergus Irving | Sharon McIlvaney |
| Position (eg Secretary, | Trustee | Trustee |
| Chair, etc) | ||
| Date27/01/2026 | 27/01/2026 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of PACT House Stanley On accounts for the year March 2025 Charity no 1172612 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with 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.
Date: 21/01/2026 Signed: ~~—~~ Name: Angela Hanson Relevant professional ATA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: c/o 39 Front Street, Stanley DH90JE
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
N/A
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