North Shields Heritology Project
Trustees Report and Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 December 2023
Charity No. 1181245
Legal and Administrative Information
Name: North Shields Heritology Project
Reg'd Charity No: 1181245 Trustees: Jonathan Barrand Alison Spedding Keith Spedding David Young
Address: 39 Whittingham Close Cullercoats North Shields NE30 3TH
Bankers: Santander Independent Examiner: Mark Thompson MAAT VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Trustees Report Achievements through the year
The Trustees, volunteers and partners of the North Shields Heritology Project celebrated our fifth anniversary in December during which time we have secured funding from a range of sources and successfully delivered projects including films, audio, walks and talks with a wide audience including school children and the local community.
We are all excited to see what 2024 brings and, without wanting to get ahead of ourselves, 2025 will be a time of celebration as North Shields turns 800. We already have our thinking caps on.
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We raised a total of £4,724 and have engaged with approximately 460 adults and children.
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In February we were in Christchurch Primary School in North Shields delivering our “Hard Times and Petty Crimes” project with Year 6 children which was funded by Historic England. The children learned what life was like at the turn of the 20[th] Century and how social conditions could lead to a life of a crime in young children. We looked at mugshots and fingerprinting and had experts along to explain techniques used in criminology and forensic science. The children walked around the Heritage Action Zone to learn more about crime and punishment in North Shields 100 years ago. The project was filmed and it was shown in a school assembly
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We took part in Local History Day in May at North Shields Central Library where the public can drop in and chat with a number of local history groups and find out more about the town and its people.
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We ran a series of walks which proved popular throughout the year. A guided walk of Preston Cemetery raised funds for a Toilet Twinning project and a “Fish and Ships” walk raised funds for Whitley Bay & Tynemouth Soroptomists.
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With funding from Historic England, we ran a project with Year 5 pupils from Percy Main Primary School about the history of Smiths Dock. The children went on a visit to the North East Maritime Trust to learn about boat restoration and were involved with a drone photography session at the dock site. The children also got to meet some former employees of Smiths Dock to learn more about what it was like to work there and got to build some model boats using junk material. The children were shown the film and presented with their certificates by a former welder at Smiths Docks.
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In September the new Transport Hub opened in North Shields and some of the films we have produced were shown on a big screen and we were in North Shields Central Library running a workshop for people young and old to produce art using sphero balls.
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We ran two half day sessions with 60 Year 5 children from New York Primary School about slavery and the role North Shields played in the abolition of slavery. The children went on a heritage walk along the Fish Quay and in to the town centre including a visit to a studio making a sculpture of Mary Ann Macham and a visit to the Baptist Church on Howard Street
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We had an exhibition about Charles Udor Minto and his life and impact on the people of North Shields on display in October in North Shields Central Library. Minto was recognised with the unveiling of a Blue Plaque in Northumberland Place
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We engage with a wide audience on our social media platforms. These are important ways to communicate our achievements, let local people know about what events we have coming up and also a way for people to get in touch with us and help us with our research. We have had over 35,200 Facebook page reaches, 350 followers on Instagram, around 203 connections to people and organisations on LinkedIn and have 780 followers on X (formerly known as Twitter). Our project videos have over 18,000 views on YouTube. We have also featured on BBC Look North and reached a wide television audience across the North East.
Plans for the future
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2025 is the 800[th] anniversary of the Fish Quay and we will work with partners including North Tyneside Council to understand what the plans are to commemorate it and to play a part in ensuring technology is used to celebrate this landmark event.
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We will continue to develop relationships with partner organisations and potential funders and will look to participate in relevant events including Local History Day and Heritage Open Days.
Signed:……………………………………………………, on behalf of Trustees
Print name: …………………………………………Jonathan Barrand
Date:………………………………….29th January 2024
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
Notes to the North Shields Heritology Project accounts, 2012
On accounts for the year ended
31 December 2023 Charity no 1181245
Respective The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year responsibilities of (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act)) and that an trustees and independent examination is needed. examiner
It is my responsibility to
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examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act),
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follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
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Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the Act), and
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
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Basis of My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions
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independent given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review examiner’s of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the statement accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
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Independent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: examiner's 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material statement respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
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proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of
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the Act); and
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accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and
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comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date: 17 January, 2024
Name: Mark Thompson MAAT
Address: VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
North Shields Heritology Project
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023
| Receipts Grants 2 Donations Total Receipts Payments Print, Postage & Stationery Travel Launch Event Room Hire General Office Expenses Insurance Advertising Equipment Consultants Fees & Subscriptions Legal & Professional Accountancy Donations Total Payments Surplus / deficit for the year Funds as at 1 January 2023 Funds at 31 December 2023 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds 2023 2023 2023 2022 £ £ 3947 3947 7202 777 777 1053 |
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| 777 3947 4724 8255 |
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| 125 749 874 445 12 717 729 228 0 0 195 206 401 398 25 163 188 148 173 173 146 0 0 555 120 1885 2005 2174 2125 2125 0 80 80 100 50 50 128 |
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| 700 5925 6625 4322 |
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| 77 -1978 -1901 3933 5981 10101 16082 12149 |
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| 6058 8123 14181 16082 |
North Shields Heritology Project Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023
| Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 North Shields Heritology Project |
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Current Assets | Notes | ||
| Cash at Bank | 14181 | 16082 | |
| Total Cash Balances | 14181 | 16082 | |
| Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | |
| For The Year Ended 31 December 2023 | 14181 | 16082 | |
| Represented By: | |||
| Restricted Funds | 8123 | 10101 | |
| Unrestricted Funds | 6058 | 5981 | |
| 14181 | 16082 |
Chairman Signed …………….……………………… Position ………………………………….. Trustee Treasurer Signed …………….……………………… Position …………………………………..
Date ……………………………………….29th January 2024
North Shields Heritology Project
Notes to the accounts, 2023
1. Basis of accounts
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
Nortyh Shields Heritology Project meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
2. Grants Received:
Restricted
| Historic England | 3000 |
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| Historic England (NYPS) | 650 |
| North Tyneside Council (Black History) | 297 |
| 3947 |
3. Trustees and Staff
No staff are directly employed by the charity.
4. Costs of financial services
The cost for the Independent Examination for the financial period will be £80.
5. Restricted Funds balance at 31 December 2023
| Restricted Funds balance at 31 December 2023 | ||||
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| Balance | Income | Expend | Balance | |
| 1//1/23 | 31/12/23 | |||
| Venator Community Fund (2) | 250 | 250 | ||
| Historic High Streets Pilot HAZ Project (Historic England/VODA) | 284 | 284 | 0 | |
| North of Tyne Combined Authority Capacity Fund | 591 | 591 | ||
| Helix Arts(Arts Council England) | 418 | 81 | 337 | |
| Hadrian Trust (2) | 402 | 402 | ||
| Historic High Streets (Historic England/VODA) - Round 1 | 2301 | 2301 | ||
| Helix Arts(Arts Council England) | 885 | 885 | ||
| Venator Community Fund (3) | 250 | 250 | ||
| Historic High Streets (Historic England/VODA) - Round 2 | 4720 | 2006 | 2714 | |
| Historic England | 3000 | 2607 | 393 | |
| Historic Englang (NYPS) | 650 | 650 | 0 | |
| North Tyneside Council (Black History) | 297 | 297 | 0 | |
| Total | 10101 | 3947 | 5925 | 8123 |