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2022-03-28-accounts

Registered Charity Number 1186306

NORTHERN HEARTLANDS CIO (A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION)

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ending 31 March 2022

NORTHERN HEARTLANDS CIO (A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 TRUSTEES’ REPORT

As the Board of Trustees, we present our report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2022.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity Number 1186306 Registered Office 3 Witham Studios, Hall Street, Barnard Castle DL12 8JB Independent Examiner Mr P O’Hara FCA, 4 Stoneyhurst Road West, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1PG

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Documents

Northern Heartlands CIO was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 13 November 2019. As a CIO it is governed by its constitution and Articles of Association.

Structure and Governance/ Board of Trustees

The charity currently has a board of three non-executive Trustees.

The Trustees of Northern Heartlands CIO during the year and to the date of signing this report were as follows:

Mr A M J Harrington Mrs J Irving Mr G D Young

Recruitment and Appointment of Board of Trustees

A recruitment campaign to increase and diversify the Board is planned.

In selecting individuals for appointment, the Trustees aim to ensure that the Board has the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity and is as diverse as possible.

Board recruitment remains a standing agenda item at Trustee meetings and we are alert to any possibilities of recruiting, in particular, a Trustee with financial expertise and a Trustee with 'lived experience', someone from one (or more) of the communities we serve. To this end the Chair has undertaken some training about working with those with 'lived experience' at Board level.

Trustee Induction and Training

Trustees are provided with a range of resources to support their understanding of Northern Heartlands’ activities and outlining Trustee duties and responsibilities.

Management

Day-to-day operation of the charity is delegated to the Director, Jill Cole.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Charitable Purpose, Aims & Objectives

Northern Heartlands is a place-based cultural organisation currently delivering a range of arts, heritage & creative projects with communities across South & West Durham. It also operates at a strategic level with cross-sectoral partners, promoting community engagement through creativity being used to support a range of agendas, from health and wellbeing to planning, the environment & tourism.

The principal object of the charity is "To advance the education of the public in the subject of the arts through the provision of seminars and workshops".

In relation to the purposes above, the charity has undertaken the following activity in the period:

The Board has agreed a revised Vision and Mission for the organisation developed in consultation with all staff.

We have whole organisation commitment to these, and to the following values which determine how we aspire to work:

Vision & Mission

Northern Heartlands’ Vision is for strong, connected, and healthy local communities, where people are actively involved in shaping their lives and their environment.

Northern Heartlands’ Mission is to engage and support local people and communities by using creativity to develop agency, build social capital and foster individual potential.

We will achieve this mission by:

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Charitable Purpose, Aims & Objectives (Cont.)

Values

We want to be:

Public Benefit

The Trustees understand and have discussed the implications of the provisions of the Charities Act 2006, which requires all charities to be able to demonstrate that they are established for public benefit and have had due regard to the public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission.

The Trustees believe that the charity meets both of the key principles.

- Principle 1 There must be an identifiable benefit, or benefits

The benefits from our work are:

- Principle 2 Benefit must be to the public, or a section of the public

Each element of our work is able to provide benefit to the public in general.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees have reviewed the charity's needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission.

The Trustees aim to firstly hold a level of unrestricted Reserves which enables the charity to have sufficient financial resources to meet various liabilities which would crystallise if Northern Heartlands’ funding were to be withdrawn and/or it were unable to continue operating.

At present, the Trustees estimate that the Unrestricted Reserves required for such purposes amount to approximately £30,000.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Reserves Policy (Cont.)

If possible, the Trustees then aspire to retain an additional allowance of £10,000 to £20,000 to enable the charity to respond flexibly to issues or appropriate initiatives which might be identified outside of its annual budgeting process.

The required level of Reserves is therefore in the range of £40,000 to £50,000

Northern Heartlands currently has negative total Unrestricted Reserves of £(17,135) at 31 March 2022. Free Reserves, defined as Unrestricted Funds minus any Designated Funds minus the value of Tangible Fixed Assets are £Nil.

The charity intends through its financial management and budgeting processes to reach its aspirational level of Reserves over the next 3 years to hold sufficient to cover its liabilities and to enable it to continue to respond flexibly.

The Trustees regularly review specific liabilities at each Board meeting. The Reserves Policy is revisited by the Board annually in the light of progress against budget and is updated at the time of drafting the annual accounts.

Investment Policy

The charity has the power under the Memorandum and Articles of Association to make any investment which the Trustees see fit.

Risk Management

The Trustees of the charity regularly review the major governance, operational and financial risks which the charity faces as part of its annual business planning process and confirm that systems have been established to mitigate these risks.

Northern Heartlands has a risk management strategy in place that comprises:

The Trustees are satisfied that appropriate financial systems and controls are in place, together with appropriate employment policies and practices.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Risk Management (Cont.)

The Trustees consider the key risks facing the charity at this time and the mitigating actions taken to be as follows.

The Trustees also manage the general financial risks by ensuring that:

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Summary of the Charity’s Main Achievements During the Year

At the start of the year, England was emerging from lockdown and still in the grip of the Covid pandemic. Following government guidelines, which were gradually easing, Northern Heartlands’ staff made a staggered return to working in the office, with Office Manager Jayne Bradley and Director Jill Cole being the first to return full-time.

The impact of Covid, the withdrawal by Arts Council England (ACE) and National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) of their major project funding streams (including the withdrawal of a bid already submitted to the latter), and the fact that Northern Heartlands was a new charity (despite previous Great Place Scheme successes and track record), were all reflected in the somewhat precarious financial position for the Charity at the end of the financial year 2020-2021. This was highlighted to the Board by Pete O’Hara following his appointment as external accountant/independent examiner in July 2021.

Despite this, the Charity continued to grow steadily through the year, increasing its activity and securing funds, most significantly, from the NLHF (£174k for Hidden Heritage and Wellbeing in Willington) and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Arts Access & Participation Fund (£76k for Turning the Hourglass – arts activity with communities in Witton Park and Dene Valley).

In addition, we were able to respond to commissioning opportunities from Failte Ireland (landscape partnership research project); The Witham Arts Centre (a part-time programming contract), Durham Culture Partnership (research and development of a County Durham artists’ network) and Bishop Auckland Heritage Action Zone for recruitment of volunteers and development of community heritage organisations in Bishop Auckland.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE (CONTINUED)

Summary of the Charity’s Main Achievements During the Year (Cont.)

We also continued to play a key role in the sector in the North East, with Director Jill Cole remaining on the boards of Culture Durham and the North East Culture Partnership as well as being the ‘arts representative’ on the advisory board of TeesSwale: Naturally Connected, an £8.5m North Pennines AONB Partnership nature recovery programme.

Activity Highlights

Thriving Communities (“NOW”): Working with partners UTASS, TCR Hub and Jack Drum Arts, Northern Heartlands oversaw the delivery of regular weekly workshops for people in the Durham Dales and Crook living and dealing with depression, anxiety, loneliness and poor mental health. The project started in April 2021 and will conclude at the end of May 2022 with sessions running in the partners’ 3 venues every week. As well as a variety of participatory arts activities which included pottery, visual arts and crafts, singing, photography and animation, the programme also included Tai Chi, canoeing, a trip to the panto at The Witham in Barnard Castle and a visit to Lumiere. The project also saw the development of a very good relationship with the NHS Social Prescribing Link workers who attended regular monthly meetings (all held online) and quarterly strategic partner meetings. A legacy project is planned for delivery in 2022 with funding from Believe Housing, in Bishop Auckland.

Turning the Hourglass: Funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation saw the delivery of a Halloween event in Witton Park, based on stories gathered from the community and with local people helping to decorate the community centre. We worked with writer David Napthine who led an audience of 28 around the village on 31 October to witness unexpected dramatic scenes. In Dene Valley we employed artist Anna Harding who delivered a series of lantern making workshops with community groups; we also managed to secure the purchase of a Christmas Tree for the village of Eldon Lane which was lit on 18[th] December following a community parade through the village.

Feedback from the community was resoundingly positive; approximately 50 people took part in lantern making workshops and some 500 members of the community attended the event. We continue to work with Dene Valley residents to create a further event for winter 2022. = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Mwg27zF_tvA

Plants On The Edge: A partnership with Teesdale Special Flora Trust was developed and Northern Heartlands supported the TSF Trust’s application to DEFRA’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund (administered by the NLHF). Funding of £230k was secured. Northern Heartlands’ role in the programme was to recruit and employ a Volunteer and Engagement Officer. Naomi Priestly was appointed and began working for the Charity at the beginning of December 2021 on a 0.6 FTE post. Director Jill Cole has supported the Trust’s governance and is reporting on their behalf to DEFRA.

Hidden Heritage & Wellbeing : Significant funding of £174k from NLHF saw the research and development phase of a 3-year project focussing on community heritage and wellbeing in Willington, building on the work of historian Jeremy Lake, who had worked with pupils from Willington Primary School as part of Northern Heartlands’ Great Place Scheme in 2019. A research team from Manchester Metropolitan University has been appointed to evaluate what has been described as a ‘pioneering’ project in the realm of heritage and wellbeing.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE (CONTINUED)

Summary of the Charity’s Main Achievements During the Year (Cont.)

Love & Soil: Former Northern Heartlands Learning Manager Emily Diamand secured a contract from Leeds University to gather conversations addressing the ‘messy middle’ in thinking between farmers and environmentalists; Northern Heartlands’ role was to gather creative written, oral and video statements from contributors, develop slow conversations, and to share these on a website. Content is currently available on YouTube ( Love & Soil Trailer – YouTube) and will be shared on Northern Heartlands re-launched website in 2022.

The year ended with Director Jill Cole supporting the countywide bid for City of Culture 2025.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Whilst we have been successful in securing significant funds for project activity throughout the year, there has been little opportunity to source unrestricted funding for core costs. This is being addressed with further funding applications in the pipeline and a bid submitted in May 2022 for Arts Council NPO status.

The outturn for the year is an unrestricted deficit of £(23,646), leaving negative Unrestricted Funds at 31 March 2022 of £(17,135).

FUTURE PLANS

In the coming financial year Northern Heartlands will focus on four key projects, all of which are fully funded.

These comprise some of the projects outlined in this Annual Report 2021-22, as follows:

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FUTURE PLANS (CONTINUED)

Time will be allocated to permit the Director to focus on strategic development and fundraising for core costs, building unrestricted reserves and ensuring the charity is in a stable position by the end of March 2023.

Kick-starting this process, in May 2022 Arts Council project funding was secured (£26,722) for ‘Organisational Development’, with an allocation for an external fundraiser who will be working on the Charity’s behalf, a contribution towards staff costs and funding for replacement office equipment.

An Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) bid has been submitted which will, if successful, support the organisation from April 2023 – March 2026. Even if NPO status is not achieved, the plans for activity in this period outlined in the application will remain, and the charity will focus on three main areas of development, all with creativity and arts practice at their heart: Arts and Wellbeing, Connected Communities, and Environment & Landscape.

Embryonic conversations with Ewan Allison, former Northern Heartlands Ambassador, are being held with a view to the charity having a key role in a landscape/environmental partnership with a core arts focus taking place in Perthshire, Scotland, over the next 3-4 years.

Northern Heartlands continues to be ambitious and aims to be a national leader in participatory and community-led arts practice.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trustees are responsible for managing the business of the charity and may exercise all the powers of the charity unless restricted by the Charities Act or the constitution of the charity.

The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for each financial year which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year.

In preparation of the financial statements the Trustees should follow best practice and:

  1. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them.

  2. Make judgements and exercises that are reasonable and prudent.

  3. Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue on that basis.

The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity.

The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

DECLARATIONS

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (issued in March 2005 by the Charities Commission England and Wales).

This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 10 June 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Graham Young Trustee/Chair

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS OF NORTHERN HEARTLANDS CIO FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

I hereby report to the Trustees/Members of Northern Heartlands CIO (Charity Registration Number 1186728) on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 set out on pages 11 to 21.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s Trustees (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000, your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods or principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)).

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.

Pete O’Hara, FCA, Chartered Accountant

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

4 Stoneyhurst Road West, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1PG

10 June 2022

NORTHERN HEARTLANDS CIO (A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2022

Note
Income
Income from Grants, Donations &
Legacies
3
Income from Charitable Activities
4
Total Income
Expenditure
Expenditure on Charitable Activities
5
Total Expenditure
Net Income/(Expenditure)
6
Balance brought forward
Balance carried forward at 31
March
12		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
£
£
28,263
370,575
398,838
92,215
31,188
2,500
33,688
6,188
59,451
373,075
432,526
98,403
83,097
141,987
225,084
70,970
83,097
141,987
225,084
70,970
(23,646)
231,088
207,442
27,433
6,511
20,922
27,433
-
£(17,135)
£252,010
£234,875
£27,433

The notes on pages 13 to 21 form part of the financial statements.

There are no recognised gains and losses during the year other than as shown above

All the activities for the year are continuing activities.

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NORTHERN HEARTLANDS CIO (A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION/BALANCE SHEET At 31 MARCH 2022

Notes
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets
9
Current Assets
Debtors
10
Cash at Bank and In Hand
Creditors:
Amounts Falling Due Within 1 Year
11
Net Current Assets
Total Net Assets
Represented By:
Unrestricted Funds
12, 13
Restricted Funds
12, 13		 2022
£
2021
£
1,591
1,442
209,886
1,706
32,964
27,072
242,850
28,778
(9,566)
(2,787)
233,284
25,991
£234,875
£27,433
(17,135)
6,511
252,010
20,922
£234,875
£27,433

The notes on pages 13 to 21 form part of the financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the Board, and authorised for issue, on 10 June 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Graham Young Trustee and Chair

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NORTHERN HEARTLANDS CIO (A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS At 31 MARCH 2022

1. Accounting Policies

Charity Information

Northern Heartlands CIO is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The registered office is 3 Witham Studios, Hall Street, Barnard Castle DL12 8JB.

The charity is a public benefit entity.

Basis of Accounting

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 – 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' ('FRS 102'), and with the Statement of Recommended Practice (Charities SORP FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, modified to include certain financial instruments at fair value.

Advantage has been taken of the provisions in the SORP for Charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a statement of cashflows.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity.

Income

All income, including grant income, is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA), net of VAT, when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Such income is only deferred when the donor or funder has specified that the grant or donation can only be used in future accounting years or where the donor or funder has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement.

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, VAT and other sales related taxes.

Income from Investments

Interest receivable on fixed interest securities and bank deposits is included on an accruals basis.

Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and is recognised when a liability is incurred.

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1. Accounting Policies (Cont.)

Expenditure (Cont.)

Irrecoverable VAT

All resources expended are classified under activity headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.

Operating Leases

The charity classifies the lease of certain printing equipment as operating leases as the title to the equipment remains with the lessor. Rental charges are charged against income on a straight-line basis over the year of the lease.

Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation

Depreciation is provided on the fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the assets over their remaining useful lives as follows:

Office & ICT Equipment – over 5 years Fixtures & Fittings – over 5 years

A full year’s depreciation charge is applied in the year of acquisition and no charge is made in the year of disposal.

Impairment of Fixed Assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

Fund Accounting

The charity has a number of restricted income funds to account for situations in which a funder requires that a grant must be spent on a particular purpose or where funds have been raised for a specific purpose. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in Note 13 to the financial statements.

All other funds are considered Unrestricted Funds and are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

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1. Accounting Policies (Cont.)

Taxation

Northern Heartlands CIO is a registered charity and, as such, is not liable to taxation on its income in the current year.

Pensions

Northern Heartlands contributes to a defined contribution pension scheme. Further details can be found in Note 8.

For the defined contribution scheme, the amount charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in respect of pension costs is the contributions payable in the year. Differences between contributions payable in the year and contributions actually paid are shown as either accruals or prepayments in the balance sheet.

Financial Instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues’ of FRS102 to all its financial instruments.

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

2. Going Concern

The Trustees are aware of the risks inherent in the charity’s current position of having negative Unrestricted Funds.

The Trustees have therefore considered and approved a business model and budget through which the charity is seeking to develop new grant funding and income streams to support its planned activities in 2022/23 and beyond.

Consequently, the Trustees believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be drawn up on a going concern basis.

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3. Income from Grants, Donations & Legacies

Grant Income
AAP Durham – Hands That Can
AAP Shildon Model Railway Club
AAP Three Towns
AAP Three Towns – NLHF Match
Arts Council England Emergency
Response Fund
Arts Council England Project Grant
CDCF Dragons Teeth & Waterfalls
CDCF Thriving Communities
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
DCC (Culture Sport & Tourism)
DCC (Public Health)
DCC COMF Dene Valley
DCC COVID-19 Support
DCC Reading Project
National Heritage Lottery Fund –
Hidden Heritage
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Thriving Communities
Willington Town Council – NLHF
Match
Donations
General Donations
Donated Assets
DCC Contribution towards CIO		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
-
1,566
1,566
-
-
-
-
500
-
-
-
8,186
-
5,000
5,000
-
-
-
-
34,240
-
-
-
14,705
-
-
-
5,648
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
5,074
20,000
-
20,000
-
-
30,000
30,000
-
-
16,123
16,123
-
8,000
-
8,000
12,238
-
7,500
7,500
-
-
174,386
174,386
-
-
76,000
76,000
-
-
50,000
50,000
-
-
10,000
10,000
-
28,000
370,575
398,575
85,591
263
-
263
2,801
-
-
-
1,823
-
-
-
2,000
263
-
263
6,624
£28,263
£370,575
£398,838
£92,215

Of the 2021 total of £92,215, £23,936 related to Unrestricted Funds and £68,279 to Restricted Funds.

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4. Income from Charitable Activities

Earned Income
Love & Soil		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
31,188
-
31,188
3,688
-
2,500
2,500
2,500
£31,188
£2,500
£33,688
£6,188

Of the 2021 total of £6,188, £3,688 related to Unrestricted Funds and £2,500 to Restricted Funds.

5. Expenditure on Charitable Activities

Direct Costs
Project Costs
Marketing Costs
Support Costs
Depreciation
Insurance
Other Overhead Costs
Premises Costs
Salaries & On Costs
Telephone, ICT & Website Costs
Governance Costs
Independent Examination
Other Accountancy Services		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
13,128
87,302
100,430
38,232
1,146
-
1,146
-
528
-
528
521
890
-
890
-
3,293
-
3,293
654
-
7,440
7,440
3,306
60,237
45,870
106,107
25,718
1,643
1,375
3,018
907
1,200
-
1,200
1,200
1,032
-
1,032
432
£83,097
£141,987
£225,084
£70,970

Of the 2021 total of £70,970, £25,147 related to Unrestricted Funds and £45,823 to Restricted Funds.

6. Net Income/(Expenditure)

2022 2021
£ £
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Independent Examiner - Examination Fees 1,200 1,200
Independent Examiner - Other Services 840 432
Depreciation of Owned Fixed Assets 528 521

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7. Staff Costs

Gross Salary Costs
Employer’s National Insurance
Employer’s Pension Contributions
The average monthly number of staff employed during the year was
as follows:
Artistic Education/Learning Programmes/Management		 2022
2021
£
£
98,740
25,151
5,106
-
2,261
567
£106,107
£25,718
2022
No.
2021
No.
4
2

No employees received remuneration in excess of £60,000 in the year (2021: None).

The total paid to key management personnel, defined as the members of the Management Team, was £40,000 (2021: £25,718).

No remuneration was paid to or waived by Trustees/Directors in the year (2021: £Nil).

No expenses were reimbursed to Trustees (2021: £Nil) in respect of their attendance at meetings of the charity.

8. Pension Scheme

Pension benefits are provided through a Group Personal Pension Scheme, which is a defined contribution scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in a separately administered fund. In the year to 31 March 2022 Northern Heartlands made an employer's contribution of 3% of pensionable pay, provided that the employee makes a minimum contribution of 5%.

These amounts are paid over to the scheme on a monthly basis.

No contributions were outstanding at 31 March 2022 (2021: £Nil).

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NORTHERN HEARTLANDS CIO (A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS At 31 MARCH 2022

9.
Tangible Fixed Assets
Fixtures &
Fittings
£
IT &
Office
Equipment
£
Total
Fixed
Assets
£
Cost
At 1 April 2021
600
1,363
1,963
Additions in year
677
-
677
At 31 March 2022
1,277
1,363
2,640
Accumulated Depreciation
At 1 April 2021
170
351
521
Charge for year
255
273
528
At 31 March 2022
425
624
1,049
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2022
£852
£739
£1,591
At 1 April 2021
£430
£1,012
£1,442
10.
Debtors
2022
2021
£
£
Trade Debtors
-
-
Prepayments
-
14
Accrued Income
209,886
-
Other Debtors
-
1,692
£209,886
£1,706
11.
Creditors - Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
2022
2021
£
£
Trade Creditors
1,358
414
Other Taxes & Social Security Costs
2,863
885
Other Creditors
519
-
Accruals
4,826
1,488
£9,566
£2,787
12.
Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
Fixed Assets
1,591
-
1,591
1,442
Debtors
-
209,886
209,886
1,706
Cash at Bank and In Hand
(9,160)
42,124
32,964
27,072
Creditors – Due Within 1 Year
(9,566)
-
(9,566)
(2,787)
£(17,135)
£252,010
£234,875
£27,433		 9.
Tangible Fixed Assets
Fixtures &
Fittings
£
IT &
Office
Equipment
£
Total
Fixed
Assets
£
Cost
At 1 April 2021
600
1,363
1,963
Additions in year
677
-
677
At 31 March 2022
1,277
1,363
2,640
Accumulated Depreciation
At 1 April 2021
170
351
521
Charge for year
255
273
528
At 31 March 2022
425
624
1,049
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2022
£852
£739
£1,591
At 1 April 2021
£430
£1,012
£1,442
10.
Debtors
2022
2021
£
£
Trade Debtors
-
-
Prepayments
-
14
Accrued Income
209,886
-
Other Debtors
-
1,692
£209,886
£1,706
11.
Creditors - Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
2022
2021
£
£
Trade Creditors
1,358
414
Other Taxes & Social Security Costs
2,863
885
Other Creditors
519
-
Accruals
4,826
1,488
£9,566
£2,787
12.
Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
Fixed Assets
1,591
-
1,591
1,442
Debtors
-
209,886
209,886
1,706
Cash at Bank and In Hand
(9,160)
42,124
32,964
27,072
Creditors – Due Within 1 Year
(9,566)
-
(9,566)
(2,787)
£(17,135)
£252,010
£234,875
£27,433		 Fixtures &
Fittings
£
IT &
Office
Equipment
£
Total
Fixed
Assets
£
600
1,363
1,963
677
-
677		 Fixtures &
Fittings
£
IT &
Office
Equipment
£
Total
Fixed
Assets
£
600
1,363
1,963
677
-
677
1,277
170
255		 1,363
2,640
351
521
273
528
425 624
1,049
£852 £739
£1,591
£1,012
£1,442
2022
2021
£
£
-
-
-
14
209,886
-
-
1,692
£209,886
£1,706
2022
2021
£
£
1,358
414
2,863
885
519
-
4,826
1,488
£9,566
£2,787
2022
2021
£
£
1,591
1,442
209,886
1,706
32,964
27,072
(9,566)
(2,787)
£(17,135)
£252,010		 £234,875
£27,433

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13. Analysis of Charitable Funds

Unrestricted General Fund
Restricted Funds
CDCF Thriving Communities
AAP Three Towns
CDCF Dragons Teeth & Waterfalls
Love & Soil
DCC Reading Project
DCC COMF/Dene Valley
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
AAP Durham – Hands That Can
Hidden Heritage - NLHF/Willington
TC/AAP Three Towns
Thriving Communities – DCC/ACE
Total Restricted Funds
Total Funds		 Fund at 1
April 2021
£
Income for
Year
£
Expenditure
for Year
£
Fund at
31 March
2022
£
6,511
59,451
(83,097)
(17,135)
5,000
-
(5,000)
-
8,186
-
(8,186)
-
5,648
-
(5,648)
-
2,088
2,500
(4,588)
-
-
7,500
-
7,500
-
16,123
(16,123)
-
-
76,000
(34,790)
41,210
-
1,566
(1,566)
-
-
189,386
(9,596)
179,790
-
80,000
(56,490)
23,510
20,922
373,075
(141,987)
252,010
£27,433
£432,526
£(225,084)
£234,875

Name of Restricted Fund Description, Nature & Purpose of the Restricted Fund

CDCF Thriving Communities

Match funding for 'Thriving Communities' project funded by Arts Council England and National Academy for Social Prescribing, providing a programme of social prescribing activities and workshops for people in the Durham Dales and Crook living and dealing with depression, anxiety, loneliness and poor mental health

AAP Three Towns

To fund the 'Creativity in Crisis' programme, a response to the Covid pandemic lockdown whereby local artists were commissioned to deliver a digital programme of creative activities to individuals

CDCF Dragons Teeth & Waterfalls

To fund the creation of a music video - Teesdale based community choir members and youth folk band Cream Tees worked with renowned folk artist Katie Doherty to perform and record her song “Dragon’s Teeth and Waterfalls

Love & Soil

To fund the conception, development and management of a series of 'slow conversations' through digital means. We facilitated the collection, collation and dissemination of the contributions on a website, through a webinar and on our YouTube channel

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13. Analysis of Charitable Funds (Cont.)

Name of Restricted Fund Description, Nature & Purpose of the Restricted Fund

DCC Reading Project To fund a reading project, part funded by the author Ann Cleeves, supported by 5 NE local authorities, including Durham CC. We're supporting the reading coach in Tow Law. DCC COMF/Dene Valley Match funding for Paul Hamlyn Foundation community project to create lanterns for a Winter Light Parade in Dene Valley and to purchase a Christmas Tree and lights for the community. Paul Hamlyn Foundation To fund Turning the Hourglass – arts activity with communities in Witton Park and Dene Valley, delivering high quality arts projects and activities in areas that do not typically have access to cultural events and activities to improve confidence and capacity.

AAP Durham – Hands That Can To fund the ‘Hands That Can’ project, supporting one of the artists involved in our Creativity in Crisis programme to continue her project with another group of participants in Durham. Hidden Heritage - NLHF/Willington To fund a programme of heritage themed creative TC/AAP Three Towns activities and events with school children, community groups and individuals with wellbeing outcomes; culminating in a large scale event in 2023in Willington. Thriving Communities – DCC/ACE To fund a programme of social prescribing activities and workshops for people in the Durham Dales and Crook living and dealing with depression, anxiety, loneliness and poor mental health

14. Related Party Transactions

Details of transactions with Trustees are disclosed in Note 7.

There were no other transactions in the year with related parties, such as are required to be disclosed under the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (Effective April 2008). (2021: None)

15. Financial Commitments

No material financial commitments have been made in respect of future financial years.

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