Charfty rngl8tratlon number 1184347 TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IQUAKERS) IN BRITAIN LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Truste Margot Lunnon Rthard klorgan D￿Y IMIIIS ChaTIty numb•r 1184347 Addrn•• for corro•pondenc• Friends Meeting House 6 Skinnergale ingt c￿nty Durtwm DL3 7NB Ind•p•od•nt •x•mln•r Mr J Yarrvm FCA len Sykes Limiled 5 Henson Close SoLrth Church EnterFWite Pwk Bi8hopAuckland Co Durt￿M DL14 6W4 TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN CONTENTS Page TnJstee8' reF Inde￿ndent examin8rfs report Statemerrt of financid aGliwtie$ Slatement OffinanC￿ w81b' Nots$ lo finwi* 6latements 10-22 TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IQUAKERS) IN BRITAIN TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 The tru8te¢8 present the¥ annual Ig￿t and fin￿ClaI staterwnts for the year 6nded 31 December 2023. The financial stslemenls have been prepared in accordance with the accounbThJ p)lue$ set out in note I to the financial statements and comply the Charftoes Act 2011 and-ACt￿nting and Reportiry by Charities.. ststem￿t of ReGommended Practice appliCa￿e lo charrties preparing tr￿11 a￿￿nIS in ac￿rdanCe with the Finw81 Rewrting Standard applkable In the UK Rewbllc of IrekgTh1 (FRS 1021" (effective 1 20191. ObJectlv•s •nd actlvltl•• The Area Meeting is a charity established for the advanc8menl of religkryn aThJ other charitable wrposes such a8 derive from or bear witn8S8 to th& prindples and practices of thè Relig￿￿$ Scvety of Friends (Quakers). The prin￿paI 8cllvty 13 Inormallyl the holding of Publ￿ meets'ngs for worship in thg Const1h￿nt I¢￿1 mgotirys of Cotherstone, Dartlngton. GreatAyton. MiddleslKough, Norton and 08motherley. The trusteès have pw'd due regard lo Issu&l ty the Charty Commluion in deciding whal activities the charity ¥hould undertake. A¢hl•v•ments and p•rlomMnc• TCAM exi81s to support and gulde slx Local Meth'ftg*.' coth8rs1o￿. Darlin0￿. Groat A￿On, Mlddthbrough. Norton. and Osmotsrfey. The tNstee8 exist to ensure that it Corn￿185 vith the and uses Its r89)urces for rt8 charttabb purpo8e8. Covid In tha narrow ¥•nse is not far off being history, In the broador sense tt Igaves a continuing marf(. Lol8 of voluntary t88ks seem harder to gel done {arKI the onty paid person doiro tasks Te8$da￿ aTrJ Clevdand AM 18 H818n Whittlngton. who m8na9•8 our commerck91 In Dadirydton •nd paKI work dso for Darfington Lc¢al Megbng. bes￿08 the work shè doe8 vdunlarityl. TnBle88 have t*en asked whe￿r tlw would Ilke Some P8id hèlp bul so far we hav8 said No. See also bel¢yw. Truslges have had work to do wpportlng Local Mgatlngs. In the c88e of Middlesbrough this was 8trw"ghtfthward.' they V*Ere changing bank sNJnatOri88 and ￿￿Id not t￿MselveS pay ev￿ the h8ff of their maintenance ￿11 which they ¢oukJ afford. Area MeèbrKJ paid the V*hole and récovered haw from midd￿¥broUgh MeetSng vthen t￿lf S￿ngtory probl8m wa8 over. Norton neod•d rnore help.. a key men*er of the meeting had died, another key member was emigrating. an(J fvll awarenèss of their financkql srtuthlon w88 disappeafing. The Great Ayton treasurer look on th8ir bwkkeeping for a ygar, thgir lettings becamo better organlsed, and flnanryal ￿tyjati￿ improved a gcA)d deal. {They are slill having prot4om$ with hdes in Ihelr fioor.) A8 an Area Meeting we are clear thal wa maintwn ow commwcial properties in Sk¥ingrgate. Darflngton. 8 Offl¢88 and 3 8hops not just for the income tyJt as a contrlbuljon lo the r￿0very of that historic street. 7 Sklnnergale is still let to IndulgthKg. a beauty firm who havè been us for many ye8r5. 4 SkIn￿rgate was vacated by 8utterwick Hosplce charity shop arKI ha8 been let on a one year licence to Changes. whi¢h sdls arh¥ofk8. 6 Skimergate h88 had problems, now sc4ved, wllh ￿kIng rain¥Yaler drains. The gr￿jnd flory is used on a paying basis by the ¢ommunity, often as a temp)rary art gallery, s0rrntim￿ as a popup craft fair. The rear part8 are let a8 a modest office Istudio. Thanks to H¢l¢n'$ entreprwournhip the h)v8ly but problemth"c fir¥t Ikjor room of 6 Skinnergate is let lo Ihreg artists vh)D are d6Jighled to be there. -The ¢)ther property whose ffijtu￿ 13 still undear Is the Osmothertey domilory. Lifelcfflg members of ourAM ￿mernber sleeping Ihere in their child1￿)0d as part of summer camps. 11 has deteriorated o good deal but Area Meeting was dear that at the least it should be m•Jo weothertight while wè 80ughl a use IL In November 2023 c￿r Past¢)ral Care Gro￿ produced a pub1KatI￿ caNed Souffjes of SuppM. from th18 18 screen dump. It tty)k a lot of work arKI is sericwsly useful. TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IQUAKERS) IN BRITAIN TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 A dev8lopm8nl ￿1¢h doesn't ap￿ar momentous tr￿rt is a load off SCAne 2024. In other outreach, members rewesented ovr me¥ting 81 the Colherstty)¢ Community Forum. We welcomed a Substantial number of visitors from Upper Tee8dale Churches To9ether al our meeting in the summer. &x membgrs of ow meetiw t(x)k part in a UTCT po•ce vigil for Pale8tkn& in hlddbton in earty December. D•rllngton: Darfington Quaker Meeting eonlinw$ by the sprit and *fjrshiping l*i¢e 8 wo•k in our Meeting House. Th8 Thursday lunch b"m8 meets.ng for 30 minutes has attraetéd nèw peop￿ to explore our wornhip and the &nday Meefjng attracts ab)ul 20 pec¢4e. further bear Wrt￿$S thrwgh the use of our rty)mts by communty and activty groups. We regularty I￿￿eSS our testimonies vh8 vigils, walks sts118 and open days. Gr•atAyton: Meets'ng for VKbT8hlp on gJnday818 atten(J&J by an avwage of 15 Ffjends. We have rxca61onally wekomed vl8ltor8 from both the villagg and furthgr afield. cwtinue ￿ use of a readirvJ in IAbrship, mosuy tskgn from Qu8k81 Faith and PrnctKe. but using olher sources too. We are again hdding Meeting for ltstrship on Wednesday (10.30 - 11am), wblh attendance 8veraging 4 IrKY* increasedl. Th8 number of hirers of our roomsconb'nues to grow, provlding a welcome ir*))me lo contribLrte to ¢mfall m0irrten8n￿ 8fKI heating costs. The sgfety inspeth'on identlfled some failings vthich were socfi rectified. Mlddlesbrough.. We are currently 18 Frierth attender8 at Mlddlesbrough MeetirKJ. can expect 10 to 12 Frlend8 worshipplng gularfy on Sundays in a blonded Meeting for ￿￿rship. ¢￿Illnue to hokl Bu&ness meetings on Zoom as this is convenient for FrierKls. Oui hirings r8main st8wty. In the last 6 mcrt)ths we have hosted 2 Repair Cafes wi(h the supFort of Sloke8ley Climate Adion grcrtjp and Friend$ of ts Earth. These have been very suc¢essful and enpyable days ond a range of things includlng bikes. seMng machines, lawn mowers and fumilure haw been repaired. We have regular bookings Musllm Pre wedding ￿leb￿atIOnS. We are delNJhted to have very p0S￿ve feedbac* at*Jut how Suitab￿ the building is and ￿ m￿h they have enjtyed themselves. TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Norton: Looklng back over 2023, Norton Friends al agreed that the Garden Prqect was thè memory which slc¢d out strongty In their minds. been opproKhed by 8 community wildlife offKer lo ask pemiission lo utilise the graveyard fc* local Ghildren to grow and maintain 8 Vegetab￿ garden arwor intrc#Juce a wldlife 8rea. This was agreed. We fert that the projecl ¥Yas very much in keeF4ng wth Quaker principles. The difference the project has made lo the appearance arKI produdmty of Ihg gravayard ha$ b8an astonishing. And, as the vegetables become ready for harvesting, they are plpLed at the gak of Ihe Meeting House fLV locals lo help themselves., O•mothorl•y-. Tha small group of 08molhertey Fr*ThJs have conlin￿l to meèt ev￿ Swmlay. ￿ther face lo face or once a month via Zcom, Tow8rds the end of 2023 the Meeting agreejj lo lay dovm the r8gular aftemoon Meetsng for Wbrship due to reduced 8ttendance. Instead ¢)cta￿on￿ m8etlng8 ¥thill b• I￿*r￿ded on an ad hoc basis ￿ a Imited number of Sundays in the Summer months. Fflends conflnue to fvndraise for the prwed upgr&*'ng of the MeetiThJ Fknise to improve tts accgssililty and SUStaln8blllty. The total fund raised has still scme way lo go before building work may comrnence. DLTing 2023 11 was fomolly conffirmed that the Area Meetlng is tsking respcmsibilty for th8 dormttory ￿Ock and that the bulkllng be refuthshed. Thg priority is the rcof to rew'red so that the building is wéathorpr¢d. The sF4ritu81 Irlo of 08motherley Local Meeting has 8 con81deratth of the m8•nlng and nature of m¢mb¢r$hip. In addition thg L¢xal Develowwt Officer led 08molhedey Friend8 a￿1 oth•r8 in a coniideTation ol the sustainability of small Quaker moetings. This was allendod by 22 Friends. Other: DuriTra the y•8r Coth•rskne Cottages Trust, a reglstored charty, c•a8ed it8 op•ration8 and tr•n6ferred rts remaining as8ets, with a value of £36,619, irrto Tefrsdale and Clevdand Area Meetirwj of the Religic￿3 SoGiety of Fiiends lQuak•f81 in Brit&n. Flnanclal r•vlew A8 thè ¢h8rity operates primarity thI￿gh n8 loca M*￿ng#, 08¢h of h88 its own fiJThYs and bank a¢¢ounll¥l. The l¢)cal Moeting accounts are consolidated into thè ¢)vérall a¢¢ounts of the charity. Each local M￿ting thereforo ha8 an annual expe￿JitUre and commitrnents. which are monitored by Trustees as the fvnds are 8888nlially all part of the chanty's fvrKls. HcM*ver, this ff*ans that each l(Thl Meeliry is eypected lo carry rts own r85eN88 in accordance wrth the charity comrnisslon guthlines. The re8eNes pjlicy applies, ts￿refore, lo the fLnds held for and direcliy cl￿trOlled by tho Meeliro. The policy is to hold in reserve sufficient fvnds tr. Prcperty Tepalr811 yearl {2% of Insurance valuation 88 recommended by BYMI- £80,651 Running costs11 year) (rates lor wtentslly empty commerdal wopgrtle8)- £20.000 Professional $ervices {1 year)- £18.180 maklng a totsl of £118,831. (The figur8s ara b¥sed w eslimates o￿air￿d in prewous yoar5 but VAI not have ch8ngèd S￿nifican1ty.) At 31 December 2023 the charlty had free reserves of £188.579, 8omevth8t mcKe than nec&ssary. bul Trustees continue to feel that Ihis is desirable in wew of corrsKlwth likely expenditttre on the various works recommended by aulnquennlal Review of propertie8. Structur•. govorn•ncg and managemont The charity 18 a Charitable Into￿1rated Organisation (CIO). TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 The trustee8 ser¥8d the ￿ and up to the date ol￿gnatU￿ of ts fin￿al slatements V•We.' argot Lunr￿n Jane 8oolh Rich8rd Morgan DoTolhy IAfiIIi8 Mark Sheffield IRe8igned 2 knuary 20241 Tru8tsa8 are apwnted by the Area M•¢b'ng ￿ Se￿10n, r¥)mialty on rb)mination of th• Nomlnatlons Commlttee. New TnJ81ee8 are prowded wrth a copy of the G¢)vemiry Document and oth8r inf0m￿tron re1811ng to I￿1r role, wRh referral to the website of Britaln Y¢•rfy Meetirg of Quakers in Brrtain whlch contains a handbook for Qu8ker Trustees. An indemnity d4use in the Area Meeting insuranca poFky provvjes an Indemnrty for Trustses during their tem) of office. The Trustees of Teesdale aNI Cleveland Area M¢eting rec¢gnise that they are the account8bl8 body for th6 Area Mgeling, but the deciS￿n￿makIng W is the Area Meeb'ng rtsell. Despite Covid the trustees have sllll met dudng tha year via Zoom. The meetings are c(md￿ a¢￿Ing to Quaker usage and 80 Wg have 8 Clerk ralhw than Chabr. Tho granl-makiry policy of Ihe Area Meeting, Is dlf£emèd annualty by Ihg Area Meeting, followng recommerKlation lo Tru81oe8 from Treasuring Team and a 8ubs¢quont Minute to the Alea Meeting. Grants can be made lo Britain Yeaty Meetkng and lo other Quaker th•nties those ¢)bjects confoffti lo the objgcts of the Socl8ty. The trustees, report w88 approved by Ihe 8oard ofTnAtee8. Margot Lunnon Trust•• Date.. TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TEESDALE AND CLEVELANDAREA MEEfiNG OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN I rewl to the tru$to08 on my •xaminab'M of th? stat*￿nts of Teesdale and ChvebThY Area Meetlng Of The Religityjs Society of Friends lQuakevs1 in Brilain (ts tharity) for ts year eTrJed 31 Dewnber 2023. Responslbllltl•• and b•sl• of rnport As the Iruslees of Ihe charty you are responsiblg for pyeparation of the financial statements in acwrdance with the requirements of the CharitiesAcl 2011 Itk 2011 Act). I rgport in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements ¢>rri¢d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying ¢JJt my examinat￿ I have Idlo**d all the applicab￿ DirectiorB given by the Charity Commissic undgr Section 145(S1(bl of 2011 Acl. Indop•nd•nt •x•mlMrf• •t•t•m•nt I have compl8tod my examination. I confimi that no mattern have com• lo my 8tt8ntlon In Connecti￿ with th examinalion giving me c8u8e lo bdieve that in 8ry matenal re8pect'. accwnling records were nol kept in respect of the charity as reqund ty 8&*Jn 130 of ts 2011 Act; or th¢ financial ststemenls do not acC(￿d wth th¢)se record8', or the financiel statements do Mt comply wtlh the ap￿[¢8￿6 requlram8nts con¢emlng the fomi 8nd conlenl of aCC￿nIS set out In tha Ch8Mlle8 (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlon8 2008 other than any rewlrament that tha accounts gfve a true ￿ Idr *hhlch 18 Mt a mattw c￿11￿*r0d 08 port of ￿ ir￿n(l*￿ examlnatlon. I have no ¢on¢om$ and hav¢ Mmo acro￿ rv) other mattws In conneclion wth t￿ examlnatbn lo vthich attent Should be dravm In th18 report In ordof to énaNé a propw undor#tandlr*d ol tho slatsnwlg to bè r8achad. Mr J Yarrow FCA IndeFendenl examiner All•n Syke• Umll•d 5 H8ngon Close South Church EnlwwI8e Park Bi¥hop AucklaTr Co Durham DL14 61114 D8led'. Lr*O 4 ¢0 p TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT31 DECEMBER 2023 2023 2022 Flxed assets Tangible assets Investrt*nls 18 19 808.599 587,271 770.316 520,8cI8 1,395.870 1,291.122 Current Debt Cash at bank and in h￿d 4.653 328.863 3,795 348.460 333.516 352.255 Credltorn: amounts f•lllng du• wlthln on• year 21 111.242) (7,4241 Not curr•nt au•l• 322.274 344,831 Tolal ass•ts current Ilabllltl•8 1.718.144 1,635.953 Th• fvnds of the ch•rlty En¢Jowrnent fund8 Re8trictod income fuThJ8 Unrestrfcted fund8 22 23 1.181,328 80.317 456.499 1,164,810 78,241 392,902 1,718,144 1,635,953 Tho fIn￿cIal 8taiements vmre apwoved by the tru8tse8 1)n......................... M8rgot Lunnon Trustse TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Accountlng p￿1¢18$ Charlty Informatk)n Teesdale and Cleve18nd Area Maelbng Of The ReIwi0￿ Sixiety of Ffiends IQu8kers) in Britsin 18 8 C￿tsbIe Incorporated Org8nisalion ICIOI ￿￿tered wlh the Charty Ccffimk8sKffl in England and Wale8. 1.1 A¢eountlng conventk)n The financi81 ststemenl8 have t¢en prepared in xcordance with Ihe Charlli88 Ad 2011, FRS 102 'Th8 Financial Reporting Standard appltsble in the UK aTrJ RepublK of Ireland" I'FRS 102.1 and the Charlllas SORP 'Accounling and Repth"ng by Chanties.. Si*ement of Recommen￿ Pract￿ ap￿icable lo thanties preparing their accounts in acwrdan¢e with the Fin4rKaal Reports"ng Standard appl￿b￿ in the UK and Republic of Irel8nd (FRS 1021" (eff8cbv8 1 Januwy 2019>. The charity is a publ￿ Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The chBrfty h88 taken advantage of provisions in the SORP for ther1￿6 nat lo prepare a S￿t￿Ont of Cash Flow8. Th• financw statsmonts aro prepared in stsrfirs, 18 Ihe fun¢bon¥l curroncy of thg charfty. Monetary amount8 In th¢8e fin￿GI￿1 •tatements are rounded to thè nèarest £. The financlal 8t8tements have b88n wepared undor tho historul co8t cgjnvention. modffi8d to Induda tho revaluallon of certaln finwKlal Irthm¢rt8 al f•ir vdue. The wincpal accountlng Ok4e8 adopl•J are set out b81(M. 1.2 Golng concem Al th6 time of apwowrvJ ts finarKi•l 81aleff*rt8, thè tNsta•s have a reasonable eXP￿t￿)n that the charfty has adequate resourcas to ￿ntinue in cyerational exisleneé for the for8segable future. Thu8 the tr￿1068 continu6 to adopt ths golng ¢￿¢¢M basis of accojntity in preF￿n9 th8 finanual statwnents. la Ch•rftabl• fund• Unreslrl¢led fund8 are avaIlab￿ fty u8e at ts disrygkn of tho tsustees kn further8nce of their Charitable objtttN88. Reslrteted fijnds ar• $ubJ'¢ct to speufic condhlofts ty donors or grantors as to how they may bè usad. Tho PLifpo8es and u8es of the re¥trthd fvJnd8 are set out in the rK>tes lo the financial statements. EndcrMn8nl lurKls are subject to spoifK c(¥KlitN)n8 by donm tr*t ￿p1￿1 must be malntalned by Ihe 1.4 Income InC￿e is recwi8ed vthon tts <*arty Is legolty ￿til￿d to it 8ftor any perlorn)ar￿8 cond1t￿n8 have beon met, the 8mcwts can be Trlk4bly, and it ￿ &wobat4e th#1 irwme will be recelved. Cash defialions 8re recogni8ed ￿ rttelpL Crther are recognisad once the Charity has been notified of the donats"on, unless perfc