Newsham Matters
CIO Registered number 1172885
Annual Report and Accounts for the period l April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Princlpal operatlng address:
19 St. Bedes Place
BL￿H
Northumberland
NE24 4BJ
Trustees:
Susan Hood
Lesley Hood
George Vinnerd
Dora Alderslade
Sarah Asman
Mandy Mason
Princi
al ob'ertives
To advance education for the public benefft bythe provision of community learning for residents of
Newsham and surrounding areas. To promote health and wellbeingforthe public benefit by raising
awareness of the benefits of a healthy lrfestyle for residents of Newsham and surrounding areas. Providing
cost affective trips for families and the elderly and a cost*ffective lunch On￿ a week.
Publtc Benefit Statement
The main activities of Newsham Matters are described below and are undertaken to further our charitable
purposes for the public benefit. In planning these activities, the trustees have given due regard to the
Charity Commission's public benefit guidance.
Strutture
overnance and mana
ment
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organi5ation, registered tharity number is 1172885. The charity's
governing document is its Foundation Constitution which was approved by the Trustees and last amended
21sr March 2017. The charity has no paid staff and trustees are volunteers. The Trustees are elected by the
existing group of trustees. None of the trustees has received payment or reimbursement of expenses for
their work as trustees.
Recruitment and A ointment of Trustees
Trustees are elected and co-opted in accordance with the terms set out in the constitution.
The trustees have overall control and responsibility for decision making. Trustees seek to ensure that the
users, needs are refiected through the diversity of the Board. They are encouraged to attend training and
involved in decision making prO￿sseS and future plans.

Finan￿3[
Our financial position is satisfartory. Our income was mostly through our weekly lunch club. This provide5
stability to our income. Our operating costs are low due time given free from volunteers who deliver our
activities. Our main costs are payments for lunch club, trips and craft club expenditure.
Risk Mana
ment
We have assessed the major risks in particular those related to our operations and finan￿5. No major risks
have been identified. The level of free reserves held by the charity are sufficient to sustain our artivities
and provide financial flexibility for future challenges.
Athievements
Newsham Matters has 6 trustees who manage the day to day running of the organisation. Our volunteers
help plan our sessions and enable u5 to deliver our well attended groups and activities. Volunteers have
accessed food hygiene training enabling us to deliver safe and effective sessions
Our lunch club is popularwith local residents, and we have continued to provide affordable meals every
week from the local communty ￿ntre. This year we have delivered 40 lunch club sessions supplying over
480 meals to local people.
Our weekly craft group is attended by over 14 local people of all ages each week We provide various craft
opportunities enabling people to learn new skills and socialise with others in a relaxed, friendly
envlronment.
We provided family activities during school holidays where families attended along with their children.
Over 180 local residents attended the annual summer trip to Northumberland Zoo. We have set up a
WhatsApp group enabling us to improve booking procedures and provide timely information and detai15
about planned trips. We have also setour Newsham Matters facebook page to inform people about our
acttvities. The group now offer the venue as a Warnizone with free tea and coffee provided.
We continue to welcome communty groups and OTganisations to the group providing demonstrations and
local infomiation for our member5 including Blyih Battery, NHS workers, Northumberland Communities
Together.
We continueto deliver our sessions from the P3villion Community Centre. The venue is situated in the
local park giving our members the opportunity to access the activities or relax and enjoy the outdoors
when attending the group.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's Trustees.
Signature:
Name:
Trustee

Annual Accounts for Newsham Matters
1st April 2023- March 31st 2024
CIO Charity Number 1172885
Income
Trips
Grant
Expenditure
143
3000
Trips
Craft Club
Miscellaneous
Insurance
2369.55
491.64
526.65
342.13
Total Income
3143
Expenditure
3729.97
Income from lunch club
1136.16
Lunch Club
food/equipment
1202.64
Income from Lunch club
232.08
b/f
Total Income
4511.24
Total Expenditure
4932.61
Opening Balance
Income 23-24
Total Income
Total expenditure
End of year balance
End of year Lunch Club
balance
10,079.19
4511.24
14590.43
4932.61
9657.82
295.32
Signature
Position