## Gwennie's Getaways
Charity number 1183782
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
## Gwennie's Getaways
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Examiner's report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the accounts|7 to 11|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates**
Alison Waterworth Jade Jones Victoria Green Justine Haywood Jacqueline Wilber
**Charity number** 1183782 Registered in England and Wales **Registered and principal address Bankers** 29 The Lodge Barclays Bank plc Linthwaite Leicester Huddersfield LE87 2BB HD7 5TG
## **Independent examiner**
Katy Sargeant ACA **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 1 October 2018 as amended on 3 June 2019 and 18 September 2020.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
To preserve and protect the physical and mental health of those suffering Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, their families, carers and support workers by providing a respite holiday in specifically adapted caravans and monthly support sessions.
## **The charity's main activities**
We provide respite breaks for people living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia in order to reduce isolation and loneliness and improve the quality of life.
Our vision is to purchase more than one retreat by 2025 and provide up to 60 holidays per year.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
We have sent lots of families on holidays this year and we have had some lovely feedback from people who have been able to go on holiday and create lasting memories, some of them for the last time. Although this is sad to hear, it is nice to know that we have been able to provide this for them. More and more people are attending our weekly support groups and this is nice that we are able to support people during a difficult time in their lives.
The Slaithwaite memory café has been very successful, although we have closed the Stainland Memory café. The venue double booked us, and we tried to run the second session from Slaithwaite but unfortunately it did not take off. Although as our members dementia progresses, we do find that some people are reducing how often they are coming to the Tuesday session. This is because each day offers different challenges for them, so they may be unable to attend. But as we are a regular consistent weekly class, they are aware they can return as things change even if it is just for 1 session occasionally. We also get new members coming along, so we get to meet lots of different people and develop relationships and offer support where needed.
We have also joined forces with the Chatty Café Scheme and have started to run a Chatter and Natter table on a Thursday in a local café. This has given us opportunity to extend our services to not only people living with Dementia, but also carers and lonely people within our locality. It is a fantastic opportunity to promote our services further.
## **Financial review**
The net expenditure for the year was £2,728, including net income of £4,997 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £7,725 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity does not currently have a reserves policy.
After excluding fixed assets, the unrestricted funds were negative £2,757 at the year end. This is an improvement from the previous year's negative balance of £12,038. The negative balance relates to the loan of funds from another charity. Whilst this is repayable on demand, the charity has not been required to make any repayments in the year. The trustees have reviewed the financial position and are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties that cast doubt over the ability for the charity to continue as a going concern and a surplus is anticipated in the current year.
Approved by the board of trustees on 11/6/2025
Ali Waterworth (Trustee)
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Gwennie's Getaways
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 11.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Katy Sargeant ACA
17/6/2025
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Statement of Financial Activities
## (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2024
|Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Income from:**
Grants and donations
(2)
3,952
Bank interest
25
Other income
1,073
**Total income**
5,050
**Expenditure on:**
Salaries and NI
(3)
-
Site fees
-
Rent
-
Memory café costs
-
Staff training
-
IT software and consumables
-
Printing, postage and stationery
-
Advertising and publicity
-
Fundraising costs
53
Funding and admin support
-
Insurance
-
Phone and internet
-
Other administrative expenses
-
Independent examination
-
Depreciation
-
Hire purchase costs
-
Maintenance, repairs and cleaning
-
Uniforms
-
**Total expenditure**
53
**Net income / (expenditure)**
4,997
**Fund balances brought forward**
806
**Fund balances carried forward**
(4)
5,803|2024
Restricted
funds
£
29,422
-
-
29,422
13,895
7,614
4,556
2,145
898
-
30
675
10
-
453
150
689
924
4,284
-
416
408
37,147
(7,725)
8,950
1,225|2024
Total
funds
£
33,374
25
1,073
34,472
13,895
7,614
4,556
2,145
898
-
30
675
63
-
453
150
689
924
4,284
-
416
408
37,200
(2,728)
9,756
7,028|2023
Total
funds
£
41,688
34
-
41,722
6,500
7,213
2,464
3,678
-
338
48
1,068
82
3,735
592
150
568
924
4,284
364
1,418
48
33,474
8,248
1,508
9,756|
|---|---|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Balance sheet
|as at 31 December 2024
2024
Unrestricted
£
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
(5)
8,560
**Total fixed assets**
8,560
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
6,504
Cash at bank
7,476
**Total current assets**
13,980
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals
(7)
16,737
**Total current liabilities**
16,737
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
(2,757)
**Net assets**
5,803
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
5,803
Restricted funds
-
**Total funds**
5,803|2024
Restricted
£
-
-
1,225
-
1,225
-
-
1,225
1,225
-
1,225
1,225|2024
Total
£
8,560
8,560
7,729
7,476
15,205
16,737
16,737
(1,532)
7,028
5,803
1,225
7,028|2023
Total
£
12,844
12,844
7,862
6,208
14,070
17,158
17,158
(3,088)
9,756
806
8,950
9,756|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 11/6/2025
Ali Waterworth (Trustee)
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Caravans: over 7 years
## **Pensions**
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2024
|**2 Grants and donations**
Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust
Community Foundation for Calderdale
Dark Woods Coffee
Home Instead Charities
Imperial Polythene Products Ltd
Kirklees Council
One Community Foundation (OCF)
Souter Charitable Trust
Stada Community Catalyst Fund
The Brelms Trust
The Hobson Charity
The Hospital Saturday Fund
The Sir James Reckett Charity
Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
Huddersfield Common Good Trust
Magic Little Grants
Marshall and Viggars Charitable Trust
Sir George Martin Trust
Sovereign Healthcare
The Albert Hunt Trust
The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Gay and Peter Hartley's Hilliards Ch. Trust
The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation
WG Edwards Charitable Foundation
Other donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions|2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,952
3,952|2024
Restricted
funds
£
2,500
2,009
500
500
700
1,222
6,790
1,000
1,000
6,000
851
2,000
4,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
350
29,422|2024
Total
funds
£
2,500
2,009
500
500
700
1,222
6,790
1,000
1,000
6,000
851
2,000
4,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,302
33,374
2024
£
13,670
673
(673)
225
13,895|2023
Total
funds
£
-
-
500
-
-
-
13,400
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,500
500
500
700
2,000
1,950
2,000
3,500
1,000
5,000
1,000
7,138
41,688
2023
£
6,500
87
(87)
-
6,500|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 1, being an average of 0.5 full time equivalent (2023: 1, 0.3 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
|**Defined contribution pension scheme**|2024|2023|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year|225|-|
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2024
|**4 Restricted funds**
Magic Little Grants
Sovereign Healthcare
Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
The D'Oyly Carte Ch. Trust
Place based working (Kirklees)
Crossroads
OCF - Thornton Family Trust
Third Sector Leaders
OCF
The Hobson Charity
Stada Community Catalyst Fund
Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust
Comm'ty Found'n for Calderdale
Souter Charitable Trust
Imperial Polythene Products Ltd
The Sir James Reckett Charity
Brelms Trust
Dark Woods Coffee
Home Instead Charities
The Hospital Saturday Fund|Balance b/f
£
500
1,450
2,500
3,500
-
-
-
-
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,950|Incoming
£
-
-
-
-
1,222
150
3,000
200
3,790
851
1,000
2,500
2,009
1,000
700
4,000
6,000
500
500
2,000
29,422|Outgoing
£
500
1,450
2,500
3,500
1,222
150
3,000
200
4,790
851
1,000
2,500
1,784
-
700
4,000
6,000
500
500
2,000
37,147|Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Balance c/f
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
225
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,225|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
Magic Little Grants Sovereign Healthcare Bruce Wake Charitable Trust The D'Oyly Carte Ch. Trust Place based working (Kirklees) Crossroads OCF - Thornton Family Trust Third Sector Leaders OCF The Hobson Charity Stada Community Catalyst Fund Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust Comm'ty Found'n for Calderdale Souter Charitable Trust Imperial Polythene Products Ltd The Sir James Reckett Charity Brelms Trust Dark Woods Coffee Home Instead Charities The Hospital Saturday Fund
## **Purpose of restriction**
Towards respite holidays. Towards respite holidays and memory café running costs. Towards respite holidays. Towards respite holidays. Rent for memory café. Towards uniforms. Food for memory café plus food hygiene training for volunteers. Towards volunteer expenses. Towards respite holidays and core funding. First aid course for Staff and volunteers. Towards memory café costs. Towards memory café costs. Towards Respite Holidays. Towards Respite Holidays. Towards memory café costs. Towards running costs. Towards the core costs. Christmas meal for memory café attendees. Christmas presents for Memory Café attendees. Towards respite breaks.
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2024
|**5 **
**6 **
**7 **|**Tangible assets**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2024
Additions
At 31 December 2024
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2024
Charge for year
At 31 December 2024
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
**Debtors and prepayments**
Prepayments
Accrued income
Other debtors
**Creditors and accruals**
Creditors
Accruals
Taxation and social security
Other creditors|£
29,976
-
29,976
17,132
4,284
21,416
8,560
12,844
2024
£
7,729
-
-
7,729
2024
£
34
924
178
15,601
16,737
Caravan|Total
£
29,976
-
29,976
17,132
4,284
21,416
8,560
12,844
2023
£
7,611
50
201
7,862
2023
£
166
924
240
15,828
17,158|
|---|---|---|---|
## **8 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
## **Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel**
The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £11,460 (previous year: £2,979).
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## Gwennie's Getaways
## Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2024
|2024
2023
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
**Income**
Grants and donations
3,952
18,838
Bank interest
25
34
Other income
1,073
-
**Total income**
5,050
18,872
**Expenditure**
Salaries and NI
-
841
Site fees
-
452
Rent
-
-
Memory café costs
-
-
Staff training
-
-
IT software and consumables
-
-
Printing, postage and stationery
-
48
Advertising and publicity
-
-
Fundraising costs
53
82
Funding and admin support
-
3,735
Insurance
-
229
Phone and internet
-
-
Other administrative expenses
-
436
Independent examination
-
924
Depreciation
-
4,284
Hire purchase costs
-
364
Maintenance, repairs and cleaning
-
1,418
Uniforms
-
-
**Total expenditure**
53
12,813
**Net income / (expenditure)**
4,997
6,059
**Fund balances brought forward**
806
(5,253)
**Fund balances carried forward**
5,803
806|2024
Restricted
funds
£
29,422
-
-
29,422
13,895
7,614
4,556
2,145
898
-
30
675
10
-
453
150
689
924
4,284
-
416
408
37,147
(7,725)
8,950
1,225|2023
Restricted
funds
£
22,850
-
-
22,850
5,659
6,761
2,464
3,678
-
338
-
1,068
-
-
363
150
132
-
-
-
-
48
20,661
2,189
6,761
8,950|2024
Total
funds
£
33,374
25
1,073
34,472
13,895
7,614
4,556
2,145
898
-
30
675
63
-
453
150
689
924
4,284
-
416
408
37,200
(2,728)
9,756
7,028|2023
Total
funds
£
41,688
34
-
41,722
6,500
7,213
2,464
3,678
-
338
48
1,068
82
3,735
592
150
568
924
4,284
364
1,418
48
33,474
8,248
1,508
9,756|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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