2023-12-31-accounts

Legal and	Administrative		Information	Information	Information
Name:	Bensham		Grove		Community			Centre
Charity no:	1188101
Structure:	Unincorporated		association governed				by a constitution.
Trustees:	Chair				Shirley	Brown
	Vice Chair				Vikas Kumar
	Treasurer				Angela	Knox
	Secretary				Shirley	Allen
	Others				Loraine Yeats
					Susan	Adamson
	Trustees are elected by the membership							at each Annual	General	Meeting.
Address:	Sidney Grove
	Bensham
	Gateshead	NEB		2XD
Bankers:	Lloyds
	15West Street
	Gateshead	NEB		1DP
Independent	Mark Thompson			MAAT
Examiner.	42 Lesbury Road
	Newcastle
	NEB 5LB

Report to the trustees of	Bensham Grove Community Centre
On accounts for the year ended	31 December 2023 Charity no 1188101
Respective	The trustees ofthe organisation are responsible for the preparation of
responsibilities of	accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under
trustees and	section 144(2) ofthe Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent
examiner	Examination is needed.
	It is my responsibility to
	~ examine the accounts (under section 145ofthe 2011 Act),
	~ follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
	Chanty Commission (under sedgon 145(5')(b) ofthe Acf), and
	~state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of	My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions
independent	given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review
examiner's	of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison ofthe
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.
Independent	In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
examiner's	t. wtuch glues me rmsonabta causa to baiiaue that in, any material
statement	respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
	~ proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130of
	the Act); and
	~ accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and
	comply with the accounting requirements ofthe Act; or
	2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be dravm in order to enable a
	prrfpes understanding nf fhe acn&uofs fn be f'cached.

1 January to 31 Dece	mber	2023
			Notes	2023	2023	2023	2022
				Unrestncted	Restricted	Total	Total
Income
Qrtards					10q881	109681	Bsf(74
Rent and Room Hire				68177		68177	68663
Donations				583		583	1860
Classes Fees				2080		2080	36
Subscriptions				12970		12970	9024
Sales				4193		4193	1688
Fundraaing				0		0	2164
Reimbursements				860		880	7398
Membership				1016		1016	ggg
Bank Interest				861		861	399
Studio Hire				15900		15900	12225
Womens Group (Ballinger)				2000		2000	0
Contnbutlon to Pottery Tech				3034		3034	2195
Pottery Fundraising				1329		1329	3000
Pottery Resources				1289		1289	0
Total Receipts				114292	109681	223973	198525
Expenditure
Activies and Events
Events				4186		4186	3093
Payments from Grants					74239	74239	8115
Dawn Brown Fund Grants					986	986	1739
BGWomens Group				703		703
Pottery Project				1191		1191	6878
Pottery Expendrlure				9584		9584
Equipment, Materials	and Maintenance			14906	1567	16473	9934
Buildings refurbishment						0	9952
TransporN/olunteers	Expenses			1348		1348	713
Performing Rights Licence				231		231	210
StaffWages				51414		51414	76487
Refreshment Sales				450		450	267
Management and Administrabon
Gateshead Council (Running		Costs)		0		0	572
Insurance				5582		5582	1532
Accountancy				765		765	675
Pnnbng, Post & Stabonery				125		125	94
Fees repaid to GMBC				286		266	0
Ublrbes				44715		44715	29510
Reimbursements				1218		1218	1471
General Administration				168		168	125
1ota'I Payments
Surplus forthe penod				-22580	32889	10309	47158
Transfers between Funds				6500	6500
Balance at 1 Januaiy 2023				170649	43748	214397	167239
Iaido& af31gRMrabar2f)23					m&37	22aytIS	214397

at 31	December 2023
		Notes	2023	2022
Current	Assets Assets
	Business instant access		274	271
	Treasurer's account		71533	60067
	Virgin Deposit		152892	152035
	Cash in Hand		7
	Debtor			2024
Total Gunent Assets			224706	2143tt7
Current	Liablilites
Net Assets at 31 December 2022			224766	214367
Represented by:
	Restricted Funds		68137	43748
	Designated Funds		94927	93000
	Unrestricted Funds		61642	77649
Total			274766	274367

	amounts were paid for f	inan	oal serv	ice	s
5.	Analifsts at Funds;
	Restricted Funds						Open Bal	Income	Expend	Transfers		End Bal
	Dawn Brown Fund						1487		986			501
	Ballinger Trust							18729	14117			4612
	Lankelly Chase						40695	88952	60122	-65	00	63025
	Unique Bensham Womens		Fund (Lankelly Chase)					2000				2000
	Community Foundation	(Arts)					1567		1567			0
	Total						43749	109681	78792	4)500		70138
	Designated Funds
	1.Legal Liability Fund							35000
	(Funds set aside should	the	organisation		wind-up,	to pay
	for Redundancy &other	contractual		obligations).
	2.Buildings & Maintenance		Fund					58000
	(Funds for replacement	and	upkeep	of	the building)
	3.Womens Group
	Income (from Ballinger	Trust)					2000
	Expenditure						703	1297
	Total Designated Funds							94297
	Total Funds:
	Restricted Funds							70138
	Designated Funds							94297