Company re8islraiion numbcr.. CE024354
Charity r¢gistr4lion number.. 1192769
The Heritage Group, Bellingham
IA Charithble Ineorpornicd Orgunisation)
Annual RLpvrt und Financial Sialcmcnls
for the Year Ended 31 Doccmber 2024
ACCA
TYNEREDE
ACCOVIIIAIICV

The Heritage Group? Bellingham
Contents
Relerence and Adminislraiii'e Details
Strategic Report
2104
Trus¢e¢s' Repon
SE06
Ind¢p¢nd¢nt Examincrfs Report
Siatcj￿c1it of Financial Acliviiies
Bal?nce Sli¢¢t
Notes io il)e Fii)ancial Stateiiienis
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Thc Heritage Group? Bellingham
Referenee and Administrative Details
Trust¢¢s
S Gibbon
K And¢rson
S Owen
A G Galbriis111
Charity Rogistratlon iN￿Mber
1192769
Conipany Regi%trAtion Number
CE024354
The cliariry is ineorporaied in InBlllnd &. IVale5.
Station Yard
Bellingham
Flcxhani
Nortliumberland
NE48 ?DG
Reglstered Offle¢
l*depcndent ExAmlnor
Cliristopher Gillic fccA
Lloyds Bthnk l.louse
B¢llingliai
14¢xhom
Nortliiimbcrland
NE48 ?BA
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Tlie Herltage Group? Bellingham
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
rtrlaln Aetl!'Itle$ During ￿th .y¢ar
In 2024, Ive coniinued lo adi'ance our oulrca¢h piDgi?In iviih Ilie folloiving notable eveiiis and iniiiaiivcs..
.E%lilbitloii at St. Culhbtrt's Cliurcli, Bellingliani: Tliis was ali cnhaiiccd d¢velopiiiciii of the pr¢i'ious
exliibition ai Ilie Cliurcli and ran for ihe fLEII year aiiracting nuinerous visitors.
.F.ducational Visils.. Ive conlinucd io l)051 scipcral school ilnd group visits. cnhan¢ing oiir ¢du¢aiioo#l ouir¢a¢h
by offcring leacliing programs ttt Ihc l.Icrilagc C'cntrc io n)orc scliools.
.Cnntinued our links M'itli Rtdesd&le: We sti'cngtliened our conneciions wilh Redesdale Ilirougli COliliiiu¢d
collaborations wilh Tlic Rcdcsdalc Society and tlie Hcriiagc Ccnire's Wikipcdia.
.We liosted & verv sue¢e55ful Being 14uman' c￿lIbIlI0n in collaboration i%*itl) a lesiival of (lie s?* ill¢ iiamc *1nd
Northunibria Uiiiversily. Mi any ￿lI¢01S aiid youth groups aitended ihis eveni 211d tt%'o quit and buff¢i ¢v¢nii)gs
were licld. iniroducing $oin¢ n¢iv iudicnccs.
.IVl and other group vlslts and talk5. We iniliatcd a Ictler io Womei)'s Insiiiknie atid other groups ivlii¢h
rcsulied iii Il)c 14eriioge C¢ntr¢ giving 16 ialks ai)d receivin8 Inaiiy orgonised visiis for guided tours. Tliis
iniliaiive ivos very suceessful nnd i%'ill conlinuc pcrn)ancnily.
• We made att¢ndgn¢es ai Elsdon Fete and The Bellinuliam Shoiv with Ihe aims of..
o Raisinbi aivarcncss of tli¢ H¢riiagc Ccnire and Lncouragie visils.
o Finding out i)iorc dbout ivliy p¢opl¢ do and do not visil us.
Evcn.l$ and P#rtner$hlp%i
• Ive hosied uno¢her successful vinlaEe vehicle rally. generaiinsb SibJnifi¢alli futtds.
W¢ eonlinu¢d io p)rtner with Tynedole Talking Newspttp¢r for ¢lic blind and visually in)pair¢d.
Ve ¢UTOt¢d a very succcssful seosoiial cxliibition to cclebrulc tli¢ lifc and ivork ofvaldcmArs Blankenburbls.
Wc hosied a very su¢¢es5ful exhibiliun un Ihc m&nipiilatiort ofph()t(>8rapl?s1sinc¢ Ihcy bcganl in tlic (omi of
tlie"BeÉng Human" feslivul in collaboraiion iviih & gvroup fro1￿ N()rtl?umbria Uniirersily 011￿r5.
We engaged ts ptspil int¢re5ted iii photography lor a Duke of Edinburgh's Aivard.
Digitsl Enh￿nCements.
We ¢ontiDu¢d lo incr¢o5c ihc number of neiv vid¢0 displays and s¢ating area5 at Ihc Hcrilagc Ccnire. ll)is
iniiiaiive will eonlit]uc unlil cvcry niajor cxl)ibilion arca has J digital presence.
The Heriiage CenlTe's Wikipedia program accel¢rnied. l)aving begun in Ilie lalter hair of 2023, focusing
initially on il)e history of hous¢s in Bcllinb>ham. Tl)L sibmifL¢Jni conlribulions of a Fricnd of the Museum from
Neiv Zcaland. formerly of B¢llingliam. enhancL.d dnd sprcod lh¢ infonhiltion hcld in ihe Wiki.
risJnjl)'_Certtrit IniilAtlves:
• We coi)iinued to make ihe Hcritage Cenlre more aiiraciive io families by iniroducing family.cen¢red actiipilies
and games ihroughout ihc Ccntrc.
Once igain, opcncd a Santa's Grotto for children at Christinas.
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Tlie Heritage Group* Bellingham
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
A larxe iicii, model railivay layout ivas purcliased 10 repla¢¢ Ili¢ simpler and oldcr layout wliich was continuing
to be unreliiible,
Gcnealouy Asslstan¢e:
We continued io orrer our gen¢alogy S¢Tvi¢es lo Iielp more visitors iraee their faniily liislurie$.
Collo¢tlo.ni.!¥l_anaL*¢m¢ffjL'
We coniinued io revginp our collection5 Inanagcmenl approach aiid dcal ivitli our colleclion8 backlog. Our
reirilalized tea1￿ is updating th¢ collections catalogue iviih phoiographs of exl)ibits and conductiiig n audit to
cnsure acciirncy. Significanr progTCSS %YdS modc.
Maln Aehlevements Durlng the YeAr
•Donatlons and Grants: W¢ r¢¢cived a number of signifieani don81ioTh$ and 8ranls. including large privaic
donulion5 and support from the Rotl)ley Tru%t. N()rtl)umbrill Couniy Council and the Duke's E51at¢, to wliom we
al'e vcry grdieful. We ulso received support for ihe"Bein&i Huii?an F¢siivul" via N¢ivcabilc City Council.
•PArlnershlps:
We Lonlinued our c105e engagement willi Museum Developmcnf Nonheasi (liiier rei)11med Museum
Developinciii Nortlil froiii which li'e rc¢eivc mucli Iieeded advicoi b*uidan¢¢ and tTaiiiing a$ well as contact5 wilh
oiliers in ihe SL'clor reg>ionally.
o In ¢oiuun¢lion with Northumberland National Park and For¢stry Englaiid North ive ihsithllod o bike liub on the
Sliilion pliliforn. Bcllinghain ivill bLeomc & hilb for cycling in this pan of ihc couniry ond iv¢ hop¢ il ivill 8llr;i¢i
Imrc visitors ¢0 Ili¢ Hcrilagc Cenlre und Tea on Ili¢ Trnin.
o Ive continued lo ii'ork iiriih Ilie BordL'rlftnds Initlalive to dLvelop a significaiil capit¢l1 fuiiding siream for the
Flcrila8¢ C¢n¢r¢. Tiii5 involvcd co.opcruiivn wilh NorthumbeT]￿lI￿ Couniy Council, tlic local Town Council nnd
other gTOUPE locally.
o The Chair of Trustces joiiicd tlie Museum Devclopment North's Directors Adi'isory Group.
DlgltAI Prescncc.. Our online PTe5enLe in¢lLtdes u website, fac¢book, u minor presence on Inslagraim. excellciii
Googlc rcvieivs. and TripAdvisor. We in)proved OLir Faccbook en￿lage]lient and decidcd lo finii Ily leave Tiviiier
due to 11$ recent uplieavols and low folloii'er couni.
*Volu￿tter Re¢ruitmtn(: Volunteer recn]iimeni reixJins a ¢hall¢ng¢. We have ut(racled a nuinber of volunieers
rLcently bul noi in front of house and guiding. Tlie strains on fronl of liouse are beginniiig to iell anil we are
rclying tsn a diminisliing group lo do n)ore and mor¢, 4 Sltualioi) ii,Iiich callnot conlinue.
Despi(e this, conlinue lo grow our group of Fri¢Dds and produce a well-received newsletter. Membership
¢oniinued its increase.
*VlsSt Engl*nd A$sc55ment: Our biannual Visit England AsS¢55n)¢nt ivas phcnomenally succcssfitl resulting in
2 larb>e in¢reas¢ iii our oi'¢rall score.
*F#eility Improvement5: We refurbished ihe wesiern gabl¢ ond ivith modcrn cladding maierili Is. We re¢¢av¢d
planningt conseni to refurbish (he Easi gable end with a significllnt art iVOTk Jn(I signage.
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The Herltage Group, Bellingham
Strategie Report for the Yegr Ended 31 December 2024
.Trgining and Goi'ernance: A further four voluniLLfs receiTred W¢lcom¢ Hosl Irainkng. Aftcr using gn ¢xl¢rnal
tr41illLr in ?023 this yeur we d¢lii'¢red ihc rrnining ournelve5. A new committee member in 2023 beLame 8
Trnslrt in ?024. Two oihers joincd OUT commiiiLL. WL Ii'orked with an Lxpcrienced external c(Trnsulianl lo
produce a coinpreheiisive and rolling funding plan lor grani applications. Our Shop and volunteer manager
applied successfully for a placc on a Ma%icr% level Heriiabyc Curation coursc and stancd in Seplembcr 2024.
*Flnanclal Perfor￿￿nce. Our Shop and general iftcomc pcrftsmianee continued 10 improve. Despite conlinuing
eLonuniic Lhallcnbwcs. in¢r¢uscd fooifall hLlpcd mainthin incomc IL vels.
.Our "Free Entry" or 'lloluntary Conlrlbutlon" Inlllthtlvc became pernMn¢rtl and boosi¢d in¢lusivily and
equalily criieria. inerea5ing sliop uiid museum looifall.
.Flnan¢l#l Managemrn¢: Our invcsimcnt portfolio coniinues 10 provide a reasonable retum. reinvested into the
r¢￿rve fund.
28/09/2025
The slraiegic rLyot1 was approvLd by th¢ Irusl¢e5 of thc charity on.................... an
PMUT
on its bchalf by..
IWQWI•X •tJ..47..MPIAIITG
S Cjibbon
Tru5t¢¢
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The Heritage Group) Bellingham
Trustees, Report
Thc IrusreLS. Ivho are dircctor5 for the purposes of Loinpany lillv. pr¢scnl tli¢ annual rcpori togcihcr iviil) the
rinancial stateinei)ts of the el)ariiable con)pai)y for Ilie year ended 31 Deceinber ?0?4.
ObJ¢¢tli'es and Activities
Ptibllc beiiejli
The object of Ihe CIO is io advunce edycaiion of fhe public in ilie history, Jrchaeology, kieobTraphy, Ihe
eni'ironmcni and related ttspecls of the Norili I'yne and Redesdale valleys by ill particulq4 r bul iiot cxcliisivcly:
A. Tlie management of o l)crit3ge centrc in Bclliiigliai
B. The provision for eductstion. study aiid oilier suitablc fdciliii¢s
C. Supportingv lind co-ordindling? reseacl) and displays
Tl)¢ tr1151ccs Lonfinn tl)ai iliey IiavL Loinplicd ￿'1th th¢ I'cqiiircmcnÈs of scclion 17 of di¢ Clittriii¢s A¢t 201110
Iiav¢ duc rc&pard to the piiblic bLncfil yuidDJLC¢ published by thc Charity Commission for Englllnd and IValc5.
Tru5ttes And orrieers
ThL lrn$teL$ and O￿l¢cr$ slrving during Ihc year cind since lh¢ year ¢nd iv¢r¢ as folloi%'s'.
TNsie¢$'.
S Gibbon
K Andcrson
S Oivcn
A G Galbraiih lappoinled 12 June 2024)
Flnftnclal Instrllments
Objuclives t711dpollcles
Th¢ ¢h#rily'$ activitlcs exposc il to a nun)b¢r or rithonci1i I risks incliiding credit ri$k, cash tlow risk ,Ind liquidily
risk. Tli¢ usc of finDnciol deriY11 livLs is govenicd by Il)L ¢hl1 rity's policics IipprovL.d by IhL bonrd of Irusiec%,
vhi¢h providc Mryitien principle5 on Ilic use or rinazi¥iJl dcrii'atlvcs 10 Inunage Ihc$c ri3k$. Thc ¢liarily do¢b no¢
us¢ dirivative financial ii)Smimcnts for speculativ¢ purposc5.
Coslijlomi risk
Thc cl)urity's actiViii¢$ ¢XPOs¢ il priimarily to the financial risks of chl& ngcs Én for¢ign currcncy excliangc ratcs
oiid irtlcrcsi nles. Tlie ¢hariLy us¢s foreign exchange fonvard ¢onlra¢is attd inl¢r¢st rdle swop conlTa¢l$ to hedge
tl)ese exposures.
IntctC5t bcarii)bJ ass¢ls aiid liabililics are Iield ai fix¢d rttir lo ¢nsurc certainty of cBsh floivs.
Credli rlsk
Tl)e charity's principal financial osscis arc bank bulances and cash. tixde und oil)er r¢¢¢ivub1¢5. and inv¢slrneiil5.
Tl)c cliarity's crcdir risk i81)rimarily atlrÉbiitabl¢ lo its trade rcccivabl¢s. Tli¢ amounts piEs¢nted in rl)¢ balance
sh¢¢i arc nci of ulloivanees for doubl￿1 Tcccivables. An allowance for inipairmcnt is mud¢ ivliere ther¢ is an
idenlilied loss eveni Hrhicl), based prcvious experience, is evidence of 2 rcduclioii in Ihe recovernbilily of ilie
ush llows.
Th¢ credii risk on liqiiid fun(ts and d¢rivJlive financiul insiTUtncni$ is litnitcd bwaus¢ thc ¢ounlorparties are
banks iviih l)igh creilil-raiin&ys assigncd by intcrnaiionul crcdii_raiing ab¥cncie5.
Tlie charily lias no siuFnificaDI ¢oii¢eniralion of credii risk. Iviili exposure sprEad over Tjumber of
counterpanies and cuslomers.
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The Heritage Group, Bellingham
Trustees, Report
Liquidity. risk
In order to maintain liquidity io ensure thai sutTicient funds available for ongoing operaiions and fuwre
dLvelvpmcnls. the charity usc% a mixtur¢ ofiL)ny-Icrm and shon-l¢mi d¢bi financc.
Further details regarding liquidiiy risk Lan be found in the SiJtcm¢nt of Jccounting w)licies in the financial
stalements.
St4tement ofTrustees' Re%pon5ibllitl¢s
The tru%lcc5 (w'ho al%0 Il)c dirccinrs of The IqeritA8C Group. Bcllinsham for ihe purposes of coinpany lawl
arc rcsponiiblc for preparing ihe iru%lLL%' fLPUrt th¢ finJncial %Iatci￿enls in accordance with ihe UnilLd
Kin&vdom A¢counTing Siandardb (Uniied Kinb¥doni GtJi¢rally AccLptLd ALLoun¢inb PrdCIiLel und uppliLthble luw
lid rLgulpti(Trns.
Compiiny luw rcquirLs ihc Iruslces io prepare financial stalcmci)ts for ¢ach fLnJncial year. Undcr coinpany law
Ihc Iru*ieLS mu51 noi dpprovc thc financial siaicincnis iinles% Ihcy Ar¢ satisfied Ihai ihcy givc a true and fair view
of the $141tc of uffdiTh of th¢ cliarilablc company and ol. 1¢% incoittingi T¢%OUr¢i￿ and appliLaii()n of rL'yourccs,
itLcILidinbi its incom¢ and expcnditurc, for ihui perivd. In proparing Ih¢5e financiNI slalernenls. IhL trustees ure
rL'quircd to..
elccl ¥uiiablc acLounling policics and apply thcm ¢onsisicnily•
observe th¢ methods ond principlcs in the ('haritle5 SORP..
make judg¢mcnlS and estiinales thai are reasonable and prudcnt,.
slaie wlicihcr appliLobl¢ UK A¢couniing SianduTd5 have be¢n follow¢d. subj¢¢i to ony maicrial departures
disclosed ond explained in th¢ fin2L nciul slalcincnts., and
prepttre Ihc financial stal¥mini% i)n ihe g()ing conLern bllsls Urtlcss il is inoppropriale io presume ihai Ihe
charilublL company will ¢oniinue in business.
ThL ITU¥I¥LS IITL fL'sponsiblL fur kccpingy Hdcqualc ac¢ounling rLYords ihai arc 5uificieni to shvw and ¢xplJin tho
chJriiablL ¥omp4in>i s IranstsLIiun5 and dis¢I0s¢ with reasunablc UCLufJLy 411 &ny limc Ihc finanLial position of the
chJriiablc Lomp<iny and cniiblc them lo cnsurc ihul the financilll slatcmenis coinply with Ihc C'oi)Ipllnics Acl
21M)6. Th¢y are also r¢%ponsible for %ufLbTuardinb lh¢ ol. Ihe LhJriiable Lompany and henLe for thkin
rcasonablc sieps for the prcveniitsn and deie¢iioi? of fraud and 01hcri£k%￿
28/09/2025
ThL' unnuul report was approvcd by Ihc ITu$lees ofthe charity ort ....................'1Ayn￿gl on il% bchylf by..
NEDIECUHELY
2M•12025atTr.47..M PM IJ
S Cjibboii
Trusic¢
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The Herilllge Group* Belllngham
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Heritage Croup) Bellingham
("the Company")
I report ￿ (he chariiy tru5tecs on my examinaiion of tlie accounis of Ihe Company for the y&ir ended 31
December 2024.
Rospon5tbllltles #Md bas1$ of report
As the clittrity's trnstecs of tl)e Comp21 ny land also its dircctors for rlie purposcs of eompftny law) you are
respo2isible for the prepdralion ofilic accounts in accordance willi die requirein¢nis of ilie Comp¥nies Act ?006
I'ihe 2006 Act'l.
lavirtg saiistlcd Inysclf thllr tlic accounis of Mic Heritage Group, Bellingham Jr¢ not rcquir¢d to b¢ ouditcd
uiidcr Part 16 of ¢l)L 2006 Aci and are elib)iblc for indcpcndcni cxaniiniilion. I report in rc5pcci of my
eNaillin1tioii of your ¢liarily's accouiits as carried oui under seLtioii 145 of the Cliarilies Aci 2015 I'ilic 201
A¢i'l. In ¢1rrying out my cxainination I hai'L follo¥vcd Ihc Dir¢L'liviis uivLn by lh¢ Cligrity Comniibsiun undLT
section 145(511bl of ilie ?01 l Act.
Independcnt eyamlner's $tat¢mont
l)ave coinplcled Iny examiiiation. I confirn) iliai iio Matte￿ Iiave come to Iny aiicnlion in conneciion iviili tlie
cxaininalion giving I￿¢ caus¢ ¢0 believe..
accounling rccords iverc noi kcpi in rcspeci ofTh¢ H¢riisg¢ Group. Bellingliom us Tcquircd by scction 386
of 111¢ 2006 Aci; or
111¢ 4Trccounts (lo nol Dccord iviili 11i0sc rccords; or
3. 11)e aLcounls do ntst eoiiiply willi th¢ ac¢ouiiiiiiy requircmcnis of scctioii 396 of Il)e ?006 Aci oiher thlln
ony rcquircmenl tliil111)e Jctoiinls Siv¢ a 'tnic 14 nd fair vieiv, which is noi a Inaiicr tonsidcrcd as pllri of on
1iid¢i)eiideni examinatioii; or
4. 111¢ uceouiits liavc iiol bcen prcparcd in accordii Iicc with ilie niclliods 111d principles of tl)¢ SIAi¢iniiii of
Il¢¢oinin¢i)d¢d Pmciic¢ for oc¢ounling aiid rcportin8 by clillriiies Inpplie&blc 10 ¢1111 riii¢S pirparinbi il)cir
ac¢ouiiis iii a¢¢ordan¢e witli thc Finai)cial Rcponinu Siondllrd applicoblc in the UK and Republic of
IrLbland IFRS 10211.
I have no ¢on¢ems aiid havc conic ocross no otlicr n)Iiters in conncction iviih lh¢ cxainiiiation to ii,liich nitcnlion
should bc drai￿ in ihis rcport in ordcr to enable ft proper undLf5liL ndi118 ofili¢ xcoiinls 10 bc rcachcd.
Chrisiophcr Gilli¢ FCCA
Lloyds Bank Hous¢
Bellingliai
l.lexham
Northumb¢rlortd
NE-48 2BA
3.kl
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The Heritage Group? Bellingha
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
(Including In¢on)e and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains
and L055es)
Unro$trlc(td
funds
Restriclcd
funds
Total
2024
Note
Iucomc aDd End0￿'ment5 from:
Doniiioiis tsnd l¢ga¢ios
Oilier irnding aclivilies
Inv¢51mes11 incoine
20.096
38.847
1.195
15,000
35.096
38,847
1.193
Tolal iiicon)e
60.138
15.000
75.138
Exp¢ndlture on:
R.?ising fui?ds
151.9641
(13,167)
{65,1311
Toial cxpcn(lilure
Net ineon)e
151.9641
113.1671
8.174
1.833
10.007
Nel Move1￿ent in funds
8,174
1,833
10,007
Rc¢oncill4tlon or runds
Toial funds bTouglii fornvfjrd
Tolal fuiids CQlTicd forward
75,113
6,900
82.013
83,287
Unresti'lc'teil
fund
8.733
Re$ti'leted
rund5
92.020
Total
2023
Nolc
Ineome And Endowmcnts from.,
Donations 01)d l¢gaci¢s
Oili¢r Iradiiig aclivities
Investiiien¢ incoine
56.578
.11,587
1,460
10.830
67.408
31.587
1.460
Tolal inconie
89.625
10.830
100.455
Eipendithrc on:
Raisinbi funds
156.4661
(6,930
{63,396
Toial expcnditure
156.466}
6.930
163,3961
Ncl income
Tr:Insf¢rb b¢iwcen fund5
33.159
41,954
3,900
3,000
37,059
44.954
Nel movemeni in ￿lldS
75.113
6,900
8?.013
Reconcil2ation of funds
Tot81 ￿ndS caffied forward
75.113
6,900
All of tl)c charity's activitics dcrivc from coiitinuing opcrations during ¢h¢ abtsvc two pcriods.
Tile noies on pages 10 ¢0 1 s fomi an ii)iegral p2rt ofthege financial statements.
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The Heritage Groupg Bellingham
{Registration number: CE024354)
Balance Sheet as 9t 31 December 2024
2024
202.1
Note
Fixed assets
Tangible asseis
17,280
18.240
Cllr￿nt Assets
StoLks
tk.bior5
C'ash al bank and in hand
3,000
57.069
16.336
2.500
32.874
34.4(}4
10
76.405
69.116X
Creditor$: Amounts f4lllnR due wlthln >'e&r
Net ¢urr¢nt %$5ets
12
11.6651
16.0951
74.740
63,773
et 45sc¢s
92.020
82.013
Funds of the Charlty:
RL'Strlct¢d Income funds
KL%lriciid luiids
8,733
6.YOO
Unrestrletcd Inromr funds
Unrcsiricicd funds
83.287
75.113
Tol81 fund5
92.02Q
82.U13
For Ihe financial year ending 31 Decembcr 2024 rhc charity was cniiiled 10 exempiion from lludit under section
480 ()I'ihL C"(?mp4Lnies ALI ?Q06 Tcloling ti) di)rn)ani companics.
DIr￿lor5, r¢sponsibiliiies-
Thc ineinh¢rs havc not rcquircd ihe charity 10 obtttin an audit of its accoun15 for thc year in question in
aLcorddi)¥¥ with scclion 476: dnd
The dire¢ior5 acknowledge their rcsponsibili¢ies for complying with the requiremenis of Lh¢ Acl wilh respect
to aL￿OUnt7n8 r¢coTds and thc prcpaTalion ofaccounis.
I￿jNED￿C￿lxYri￿&fteIa1 stat¢m¢nl4 on poge% 8 10 IS were Appmved by th¢ twsl¢es, and guth0ri5¢11 for issue on
281091 X)25........... and sign¥d on IhLir behalf by..
IW102SJl $..47..Sa PM UTC
SIGNED ¥ECL*RELY
21ffj•11915* 5..IY..UPII UTC
S Gibbon
Trus¢ee
The notes on pages 10 lo 15 forni an intC8ral part of these financial 5thtements.
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The Heritage Group? Bellingham
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
I Charity stat115
The Lliarity is limited by Share capiial. inc0￿01a1ed in England & Wal¢5.
Tl)c addres8 (If lis rcgisieied oifice is..
St%ltion Yard
Bcllingh47m
Hcxl)am
Northuii)berlai)d
NE48 2DG
2 Ac¢ountiiig polS¢les
Sunimgri of 5ignlficant nccoyntlng policies and kcy accounting estlmat¢s
Thc principal a¢¢ouiitin¥ policics applicd in Ilic preparnlion of Ilic5¢ fjnancial slalenicnls Éire $¢1 Qui b¢loiv.
Tliesc policics litsve b¢¢n consisigiiily applied io all the y¢ttTS pwscnted, unless oiherwise 51aied.
StAtemcnt of conipllnnce
The fI1)an¢iol SUi¥m¢nis h.'Ivc bccn prcpar¢d in ac¢ordane¢ with Aecountingy and Rcporting by Churitics,.
SIAt¢mtni of Rc¢on)mcndcd l)nciicc lapplicabl¢ io ¢haritics prcpariiig tl)cir accoiinis in aecordirt¢¢ iviili ihe
Finiiicial Rei)oriin# Sijndard JpplicJblc in lh¢ UK ;Ind Rcpubli¢ of Ireland IFRS 102)) lissucd in O¢i()beT ?0191
Iclittriiies SORP IFRS 10211, IIIL Fii)anLiol Reporting Siandjrd ai)plicublc in t1￿ UK and Eiepublic of Ireljnd
IFRS 1021 al￿ tlic Coinponics Acl 2006.
B#$ls of prepAralloii
Tl?L I.IL'riiage Group, B¢lliiiblifjlTI? Ince15 Ilie dcfiniiion of £1 public b¢n¢fil ¥nlily undL'r fRS 10? Asscls aiid
liiibiliiies ii rc iiiiiially rc¢ogni%¢d at hi%tori¢al cosi or iransociion valuc unl¢ss oilicrnvisc Sili lcd in Ilie rel¢vani
occouiiling policy noles.
Colng concern
Tlie ¢ruslees coiisider (l)ai there #re no niaterial uncerlaiiilies tsboui tl)e ¢l)arity's abilily lo conliiiue ￿ a bjuing
onccrn nor any significllnl or¢us oliinccriairbly ihat atrecl Ihe canying i'aluc ofas5¢15 Iicld by Ihe Lhaiiiy.
E%cmption from prcpArlng 4 L'ash noiv statement
ie chiiriiy opted to eArly adop¢ ilull¢tin I i?ublislied on l Febrnary 2016 ttnd ha￿ tl)ercfore iiot included o cosh
floiv slatemcnl in thes¢ linan¢ial staicinenls.
Income tsftd endoivrncnts
All income is recogni5ed once the cliarily has enliileinent to Él)e income, it is probable iliai Ilie inconie will be
received and Ihe amount ofdie incomc receivable can be measured reliably
Doiiuii¢iiis legrtel
Dor]alions are Tecognised wlieii thc cl)arity lias bccn J?otificd in wriiiii&> ofboih tile aniouiii and seitleincnt date.
In Ili¢ ¢v¢nt that a donaiion is subjeci to conditions ihal require a level of perfonnane¢ by ihe cliariiy before tlie
cliarity is entitled lo Ihc funds. Ilie income is defcrred and not rccognised uiilil citlicr th05¢ conditions 1lre fully
Inei. Dr fulfjlineiii ofthose eondiiions is ivliolly wiiliin ihe control of Ilic cl)ariiy and it is probable ilial these
oiiditions ivill be fulfilled iii ihc reportins period.
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The Heritage Groupj Bellingharn
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Grtsiiis reL'Èli'obl¢
Grai)Is arc r¢cogJiised ivlieii Ilie cliarity lias an ¢iitiileiiieni to Ilie funds aiid any ¢onditioiis lii)ked to the grai)Is
havc bc¢n mcl. Ivhcre perfomiirtcL conditions re illla¢hLd lo thL bTranl and re yol lo bc mcl. Ihc incomc is
recognised as a liabilily ttiid ii)¢luded on il)e balance slieei us deferred in¢om¢ lo be released.
Deferi'ed liieonoe
Dcferred incon)e represenis amounts rec¢iv¢d for fulure periods and is released io incoming resources in ilie
period for ivhich. li I￿$ bcen rcceived. Such in¢oiMe is only deferred wlict)..
Tl)e dontsr speeifies tliut the grant or donatioii niusl oiily bc uscd in future oecouniing pcriod5: or
Tlie donor lia5 irnposed coiidiiions wliiLII iiiusi b¢ met befoir the chllriiy118s unLondiiional eillitlement.
Expenditure
All exp¥ndiiiirc is rccog*nised onLC IhLrc is a Icbyal or coiisiiwclivc obli8aiion to Ilia¢ 0xp¢nditu￿, 1¢ is probable
s¢iil¢ni¢n¢ is required and ihc amouilt ean be mcasurcd reliably. All eosts ar¢ 8llocalcd io the ipplicli ble
exiy¢ii(liiurc Iieuding thol agBregaie siinilar ¢osts to thal Cic iegory. IVlier¢ ¢o$is ¢onnoi bc directly iltlribuicd io
particular lieudi)￿S iliky Iiave been allocthied ¢)n a basi5 consisleiil witl) Ilic use ofresour¢¢s, willi cenlral 51dff
eosis allo¢tsied on the basis of time spent. and deprc¢ialion cliarges allocsled on tlie portioil ofthe assel's use.
Other support eosis arc allocaled based on Ilie spread of staff costs.
Rol.¥liigfiiiids
These lire eosis incurreil in allraclin¥ voliiniory ineome, Ihe manngemeni of invcsimenis and those in¢iir¢d in
ITodins n¢iivili¢$ Il)01 roi5e fiinds.
TnxRtlon
Thl Lliariiy is considcr¢d io poss ihe ie51s set out in Par&gyraph I S¢hedule 6 of ihe Finance Act 2010 and
iliir¢for¥' li rncLls ilie (ILfinilion of a cliarilublc con)puny for UK ¢orporutiLTrn lux purposc5. Accordinbly. tli
¢harily is potcntidlly cxlinpt from l.lx,'Ition in TL5PLLt of income or eipit11 &iins r¢¢civ¢d within LaiL'¥ories
¢tsVLT¢d by Cliiipl¢r I Part I l of the Corporttiion Tax Acl 2010 or S¢¢iiot) 256 of Ihc Tnxaiion of Chofgcable
G4i115 Aci 1992, 10 Ili¢ exÈeni ihai su¢h income or 8oins are applied cxclusiv¢ly lo ¢SiJrilable purposes.
Tanglble t]xtd a$$cts
Individual fixcd us5e1$ co$(ing £IOO.00 or InoTC are iniiilllly rccorded c05t.
Deprtclatlon and nmorilsfjilon
D¢i)rc¢ii2tion is providcd on tan8ibl¢ fixed asscts so os to ivritE off thc c05t or valuation, Icss any estimai¢d
residual vlllue, over their cxp¢ct¢d useful economic lifL os follows:
Asset ¢1#$5
Land and buildings
Dopreciation rn¢thod r4le
50h Strai8hi line bllsis
Stoek
Stock is iialued it thc lowcr of cost and LStini&tcd scllilig prico Ic55 costs lo complete ?nd scll, aftcr duc rcgilrd
for obsoleie and slow moving 51ocks. Cost is deiem)in¢d usiiis ih¢ firs¢-in, firsi.oiii IFiroi.
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The Horitsge Group* Bellingham
Notes to the Flnaneial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
TrAde debtors
Trode debiors 4r¢ 4ihoiinls due from customers for m¢r¢handisc sold or services perfom)ed in the ordtnary
coiirse ofbiisin¢ss.
Trad¢ debrors arc rccogniscd initially ttt ilic trai15a¢tion pricc. They arc subsequently nieasured ut amortiscd cost
sing (h¢ clTceiivc inlcrcst mcihod, less provision lor impainncnt. A provision IOT Ihg impuirnicnl of irnd¢
debior% is es¢abli%licd ivhen ihere is objeElii'e evidence ihai ilie cliariiy will n<>i be Jble io collect all amounts due
a¢¥ording 10 thc original lenns of ihc reccivttblcs.
CA5h and cash equlvaleuts
Ca511 aiid cash cquiipalcnis comprise cllsh on hai?d and call dcposiis. aiid oiher sliort_tcrin highly liquid
invcslinciits Iliat are rcadily coiiv¢rtibl¢ to a known ainouni of casli and ar¢ subjeci to an ill.%ignificant risk of
¢liangy¢ in value.
Trnde credltors
Tradc cr¢diloTS arc obligations 10 ptty for g(iods (Trr scrvices Iliai liai'L bLen acquircd in Ilic ordinary course of
bu5ingss froni supplicrs. Accounts p&yabl¢ arc classified as currei?I liabili(ie5 if ihc ¢liarity d0¢5 nol havc an
uncondilionol riglil, ot ilie cnd of Ilie rttptsrtln￿ p¢riool. to dcfcr sciilcnicni of Ili¢ ¥Tcdilor for iii Icusl twelvc
nionihs Jn¢r Ih¢ rcporting (late. Ir ilier¢ is an uncondilional righi lo defer setil¢in¢ni for ai leos1 I￿1ve monihs
fter ilie rcponin&p iialc. Ilicy or¢ pr¢s¢ni¢d as nOn.¢u￿ent liobililics.
Tiude LTedilors are recogiiised iniiially jt ihe transaction price &nd subsequ¢nily measured al amonised cost
using tlie L.ff¢cliv¢ inlLrcsi mLiliod.
Borrowlngs
Iiiiere.st.beariiig borrowings are initially recorded at fair v4lu¢. nei of iransoclion eosts. It)ier¢si-bearing
borrowings are siibs¢qu¢nily Ciirricd ai amortised cosi, Iviih Il?c (lirrcrcnLc bLiivcen Il)¢ proe¢¢ds. n¢t of
IrJnsoci101) costs, and Ilic aii)oiinl duc on rede1￿p11Qn bcing r¢cosi1i5cd as u cliargc to thc Si&iem¢n¢ of Financial
Acliviiitrs over tl)e p¢riod ofihg rLlevant borrowing.
Inlerest expcnsc is reeognis¢d on IlJe basis of thc cffedivc in¢crc5t rncihod and is incliidcd in inieresi ￿Y￿ble
gild similor cliarges.
Borroivings aTC classified as ¢urr¢nt liabiliiies unlcss Ihc charity has an unconditional right to dcfer scttlem¢nt of
tlie liability for at least hvclve monilis after the reportin￿ date.
Fund $tructurc
Uiiresiricied ineoine funds aT¢ general funds t1￿1 are avail#ble for use at ihe iTUStees disere(ion ii) furthemnce of
ie objceiives oftlie charily.
Rcstrictcd incoii)c funds arc tlios¢ donatcd for usc in a partiCLklar arck ar for 5pccific purposes, the usc of ivhich
Is re.%lri¢lcd ¢0 tliat area or purpose.
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The Heritage Group? Bcllingham
Notes to the Financial Stvdtements for the Year Ended 31 Deeember 2024
Penslons and other post retlremcnt obllgatlons
T11e chthrily opergt¢S o dcfined eoniribvtion pension Scheme ivhich is o pension plan und¢r ivhicl) fixed
eoniribLilions ttre paid inio a pension fiind and lh¢ cl)arily lias no lebial or Lonsinieiiire obligation to pJy further
coniribiilioDS cvcn il Ilie fund dors nol liold S￿￿1Clcnl assets to puy all employecs Ilic bencfi15 relating io
cinploycc scrvicc in the C￿￿enT and prior periods.
Contribviions (o defined coniribuiion plan8 are recognised in the Siaiement of FinLn¢ial Aciiviiies wlien ihey are
di1¢. Ifconiribution payments exceed lh¢ contribution duc for service, Ihc exccss is recognised ys a prepuymenl.
3 Income from donutlons And l¢g4cics
Unrcstricted
funds
Generlll
R¢$trltted
ruiids
Tottsl
funds
Donlliions and le&Jacies:
Donation$ from iiidividuals
Gifl aid rcelaimcd
Gronis, in¢ludin¥ Lapiial granl5'
GrJnts from otlici. ¢liaritlC8
13,700
(Tr,396
13,700
6.396
15.000
15,000
Totql for 2024
20.096
15,000
35.096
TolAI for 2023
56,578
10.830
67,408
4 Income from other tradlnE 4¢tlvltles
Uiirestrletod
funds
CL*neral
Total
rund5
Shop Sales J Admissions
Subs¢ripiion5
38.179
668
38.179
668
Total for 2024
38,847
38.847
Total for 2023
31.587
31.587
5 InYestm¢nt In¢om¢
UnrcstrRctcd
funds
General
Total
riinds
Oil)¢r investmcnt incom¢
1,195
1.195
Total for 2024
1.195
1,195
Total for 2023
1.460
1,460
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The Heritage Group? Belllngham
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Deeember 2024
6 Staff costs
The monilily average nLiinber of persons (including senior managemeni I ILodctship ietsrnl employed by Ihe
charity during Ihc year ¢xpre5SLd as full time cquivol¢nlS was as folloivs..
2b24
2023
Trustees
Ejnployccs
No eiiiploy¢e r¢c¢iv¢d cn)olumenis of mor¢ than £60.000 duriiig Ilie year.
7 Tuxatlon
The cliarily Is Q TC8islercd chariiy and is Ihereforc cxcinpt fmm tsxfttion.
8 Tnnglble fixed assets
Lnnd #nd
To¢41
Cost
At l January 2024
19,200
19,200
Ai 31 De¢ember 2024
19.200
Dtprtclutlon
A¢ l Jaiiuary 2024
Cliarg¥ for Ilic ycar
960
960
9C?O
960
At J l Dcccinbcr 2024
1,920
1.920
Not book value
At 31 December 2024
17,280
17.280
At 31 December 2023
18,240
18.240
9 Stock
2024
2023
Stocks
3.000
2,500
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The Heritage Group? Bcllinghthm
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year nded 31 December 2024
l(1 Debtor5
2024
2023
Other deblors
57.069
32,874
I Cash And ¢ash ¢quivalcnts
2024
2023
Cash on hand
Cash at btsnk
120
16.216
138
34.356
16.336
34.494
12 Credltors: 4n)ounls fullSng due wltliln one year
2024
2023
Trnde crediiors
Oth¢r ¢rcditOTS
Acctwals
495
5,000
(IOD
48
1,617
1.665
6,095
13 P¢n51on and othor seli¢mc$
Defined con¢i'll?u¢lon penslon $eheme
Thc clioi'iry operntes ts dctincd coiilribuiioi) pcnsion sclieme. Thc pension cost chargc for the year represcnis
coniribJJlions pJyabl¢ by Il)¢ ¢lJarily to tli¢ scheint and onlounied ¢0 £9112023 . £Nil}.
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The Heritage Croup? Bellingham
Statement of Financial Activities bj, fund for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Unrestricted Funds
Tot#1
Totlll
Unrestricted Unrt51rictcd
Funds
2024
2023
In¢om¢ #nd ￿n￿o￿,mentS from:
Doni1rions ond l¢g41¢1¢S
Oil)er irdding aclivILle5
Iri¥¢sim¢nl incomc
20,096
38,847
1,195
56.578
31,587
1.4(?0
Toial incomc
60.138
89.025
Expendlturt on..
Raising funds
Total cxpcndilure
151,964)
156,466)
151,964)
156.406)
Net incoine
Tronsfers b¢lw¢¢n funds
8,174
33,159
41.954
Net movemenl in funds
8.174
75.113
Recunclllallon of funds
Total ful￿5 brou¥hi fonvard
Toiol funds cotyied foNard
75.113
83.287
75.113
This paBe does noi forn) part ofilie slaluiory finincial siat¢ments.
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The Heritage Croup? Bellingha
Statement of Flnancial Activities bv fund for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Restricted Funds
Totnl
Restricted
Fund5
2024
Total
Rc5tricted
Fuiids
2023
Iiieome thnd Endom'menls from:
Donaiions ond legacie5
Total income
15,000
10.830
15,000
10.830
Expendlture on:
Raisinb fuiids
113.1671
16.9301
Toial expenditure
113.1671
16.9301
N¢1 income
Tran5fcrs beiive¢n funds
1,833
3,900
3.000
Nel in0vein￿lI ii) funds
1.833
6,900
R¢¢on¢llllltlon of funds
Toral fijnds brougl)t foTward
Totul funds faLTied fo￿ard
6.900
8.733
6,900
Tliis page does not fom) part ofthc 51atulory financial statements.
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The Herit&ge Group* Bellingham
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Tot#1
2024
Totthl
2023
Appcal% and doiiations
Gifl Aid lax reclaimed
Grants other agencies
13.700
6.396
15.000
49.343
7.235
10,830
35,096
67.408
Oilier ffrfidliig arliiiilies
Shop Salcs l Admissions
Subs¢ripiion5
38.179
608
30.792
795
38.847
31.587
Incom¢ froin oihcr inveslmenls
1.195
1.460
1,195
1.460
Raisiii¥fiinds
Opcning 8lL)ck
Purcliascs
Closinu7 stock
Wog¢s and salaries
Stuff pcnsion$ (Delin¢d ¢oiitributionl p¢i?yion sclicmc
Subconiraci ¢o$i
Siafl. Iraiiiiiig
Volunto¢r ¢xpen5CS
R¢tht Jnd rdtC5
Lighi. Iieat and i)ow¢r
Insurance
Rcpairs and Inuinicnanc¢
Rcpaii'5 ond I￿aintenanCe
Exliibtlions
Telephone and fax
Coinpiiter softivttr¢ and maintcnance cosi$
Priniinu. positsg)¢ and siotionery
Trade subscriptions
Sundry cxpenscs
Advcrtising
Accouniancy fe¢s
Legal and profcssional fees
Oiher inicr¢sl payable
Deprecldlion of freehold property
{2.5(K)I
112.7141
3.000
114,?821
{911
111,9291
2.500
{13,9871
(1.5001
1533)
16.6771
12,863)
11.6051
(8041
113,9261
16,1261
(7631
{1,1751
(9641
3471
16961
12671
{9,431 }
(3,0551
(1,7011
113.1671
(1.7041
1891)
16101
1984)
1153)
{167}
184?}
11.308)
12,542)
14}
1960)
194S)
1720)
1721
19601
This Pfjige does not fonn part of ihe statutory financial s(Aten)enlS.
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The Heritage Groupg Bellingham
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 Deeember 2024
Total
2024
Total
2023
165.131)
163.3961
Ti'aii.Yf<Jis 1?LJiii￿l)￿￿1ifiI1irfs
Funds - Trun5fer fron) dnoiher fund
Funds- Transfer from anolher fund
3.000
41.9S4
44.954
This page does not forn? part oftlie staiuiory financial stat¢m¢nlS.
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