Newsham Matters
CIO Registered number 1172885
Annual Report and Accounts for the period l April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Principal operating address:
19 St. Bedes Place
BLYfH
Northumberland
NE24 4BJ
Trustees:
Susan Hood
Lesley Hood
George Vinnerd
Dora Alderslade
Sarah Asman
Mandy Mason
Jane Matthews
Princi
alob
ectives
To advance education for the public benefit by the prov15ion of community learning for residents of
Newsham and surrounding areas. To promote health and wellbeing for the public benefit by raising
awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle for resldents of Newsham and surrounding areas. Provldlng
cost affective trips for families and the elderly and a cost-effective lunch once a week.
Public Benefit Statement
The main attivities of New5ham Matters are described below and are undertaken to further our charitable
purposes for the public benefit. In planning these acttvlties, the trustees have given due regard to the
Charlty Commission's public benefit guidance.
Structure
overnance and mana
ement
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered charity number is 1172885. The charity's
governing document is its Foundation Constitution which was approved by the Trustees and last amended
21st 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 payrnent 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. Trustee5 seek to ensure that the
users, needs are reflected through the diversity of the Board. They are encouraged to attend training and
involved in decision making processes and future plan5.

Financial
Our financial position is satisfactory. Our income was through our weekly lunch club. This provides stability
to our income. Our operakn'ng costs continue to be low due time given free from volunteers who deliver our
activities. Our main costs are payments for lunch club and craft club expenditure.
Risk Mana
ment
We have assessed the major risks in particular those related to our operations and finance5. No major risks
have been identified. The level of free reserves held by the charity are sufficient to sustain our activities
and provide financial flexibility for future challenges.
Achlevements
Newsham Matters has 7 trustees who help manage the day to day running of the organisation. Our
volunteers help with the planning of our sessions and enable us to deliver our well attended group5 and
activities. Volunteers have accessed food hygiene training enabling us to deliver safe and effective
sessions. Our lunch club is popular with local residents, and we have continued to provide affordable
meals every week from the local community centre. This year we have delivered our lunch club sessions
supplying meals to local people who may struggle to make a lunch or not eat as they are on their
own. Our weekly craft group is attended by over 10 local people of all ages each week. We provide
variou5 craft opportunities enabling people to learn new skills and 50cialise with others in a relaxed,
friendly environment. We provided family activities during school holidays where families attended along
wlth their children. We have set up a WhatsApp group enabling us to improve booking procedures and
provide timely information and details about planned trips. We have also set our Newsham Matters
Facebook page to inform people about our actlvlties. The group offer free tea and coffee. The communitv
can attend if they would just like some cornpany and a chat, they do not have to take part in any of the
activities. We continue to welcome community groups and organisations to the group provldlng
demonstrations and local information for our members. We continue to deliver our sessions from the
Pavillion 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 2024 - March 31st 2025
CIO Charity Number 1172885
Income
Expenditure
Room Hire
Stationery
Craft Club
Miscellaneous
Insurance
1692.05
65.88
178.20
479.78
247.76
Total Income
Expenditure
2663.67
Income from lunch club
1608
Expenditure lunch
club
1781.11
Total Income
1608
Total Expenditure
4444.78
Opening Balance
Lunch Club in hand
Total Income 24-25
Tota I
Expenditure 24-25
End of year balance
9657.82
285.32
1608
11551.14
4444.78
7106.36
Signature
Position
Treasurer
Signature
Organisation CVABV