Charity Registrdtion No. 1198925 Cfynpany RegIStrat￿)n No". 13￿14 (England andWale81 NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMITED LEGAL AND ADMINISTrATIVE INFORMATION Trustees R DunTt E Ftynn L Jois Charity number 1198925 Prlnclpal addrnss 211 Rosgjen Way Newcaslie Upon Tyne NE13 9DS Accountants Lmon W20 Chartered A(£ountants Hillheads Poulty Fami Ba¢kworth Lane Newcast￿ Upon Tyne NE27 08Q NORTHERN EDGE SPORTSUPATED CONTENTS Truste¢¥ Repc*t 1-3 Independert Examiners r8F4 Statelrent offffta￿aÈ ￿)I¥l￿e9 stateN￿nI of ￿a￿la1 pc6ilk Notes lo acrojnts 7-13 NOTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMrrED TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 IAARCH 2026 The trustees present thelr report and finaneial statements for the period eThJed 31 March 2025. The accounts have been prepared in accordance wth the actounbng poliues set out in nole 1 to the aco)unts and comply the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounb"ng ?nd Reporb"ng by Challb"es." Slalement of Recommendod Pradice applicable to chariti.es prepaFing the.sr a¢￿￿nts in accordance the Financial Reporting Standard 8ppli¢oble in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021" {as amended for accounting periods C￿men{￿ng from 1 January 2019). Objectlves and activities The obieets of the charity are the athficeme￿ of amatwf srKgrt and physical ￿luC￿tiOn, to promote equalty and diversty and lo pr¢)mote communty part￿"pe￿on in healthy re¢rea*"on by the provision or assistance in the pfowsion offao"lth"es foi the of inline FKK*ey c8pable of improviw health. Publlc b•n8fft As thanty trLS8tees we carefulty comder the Ch&ty Coynmisyon guidartt on public benefft. We now have estsblished Inline hockey teams for both child￿￿ and adults and ¢(￿nue to bn.ng together extsting and fresh ployers and ￿mm￿￿ty hoc*ey groups under one rg)f. We are proud to t* able to continue lo operate the North Easfs only roller sports venue th81 ¢aters for famity sk8b"ng. o)mmunrty hockey league5 and perfoimance hub of training for hLthy. using our p￿lorman￿ Co￿he8 and cross benefits from irn1oor cycling fitness and ￿'lates. We focus on youftg people ththo, wlthoth addthn81 supprf may other*Ase r￿t read) their full potential, due to personal circumstance5, lack of financial or sctial capriai, or lack of awaran8ss of the OPFQrtunitias. We ch8rge a small rKstional fee for tskn.ng part in our athviti¢s. Wa ta¢ the apwoach, which 18 valued by al profr38ion813POftsng organis8ts1)n8, that sports.ng excdlence is a¢*ieved through a mulli disciplined training progryamme ￿tch incnrporates a swjrts science 8pproach where we devew any athlete through carelul anning and individual level training design. This involves not only tirne devdopyThJ technical and tacts'cal ski118, but improving strength. eThjUrar￿£ and mindset. For a second year we ￿ntir*ue to see success this apwoach c(IlatQT8ting wtlh athletes to achieve GB htxkey selection arKI GB Triathlork success. The Trustees have paÉd due reg*d to guKl8nee issued by tr* Chanty Commission in deciding what activities they Sh¢￿Id undertake. Achièvomenly and performanc• Slgnlfl¢ant actlvltles We conb.nue to develop a programme of activtbes ￿tCh allow paflicipab'on a¢xoss ￿ngUlar or Mu￿. sporting disciplines. and at an individual, team or famity levèl. We coftb.nue to evolve our offerings to meet the needs of our path'cipants and edu(3te an(J empowef young D￿e and adults wth the vision of crèabng a flrture ero gvgryone enjoys the lrffrthanging beneffts of ￿8Y and Sk¥Xt. We have delivered 692 12024..5251 ses8iLY*S 18 holiday camps (2024".6) sn addsts.on to 1 HAF funded multi- SFK)rt camp 14 famity roller discos and owi scrirnmage seswons12024.n 1755 hours12024'.573111 junlor toumament welcoming 3 teams from aTound the (thrty12024".01 and welcomed 199 parbcipants 12024."215) acT05S one or more of our Se￿on8. We hove hired OUT fracilth.es out to reereab.onal inline teams and ball hockey dubs f￿ 104 hours (2024.'43}, ensure as many of the communtty as p￿￿e, tenefit NOTHERN EDGE SPORTS UMrrED TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 We have created employment opporluniiies for an addthnal 2 instructors in wr ￿lateS studio (Total of 3). 1 new hockey coath and contsnued to support young adults in understanding and mastering the foundations of comching to complement their ¢)wn sporting arnkn'tior￿ and edl￿b"On8l stu(kes. Volunts•rn The success of our entire programme continues to be dovm to the capability. passion and ¢x)mmon valijes and commitment to our visi¢x¢ from our team on volunteer coaches and team managers l administrat￿. We theielore remain grateful for the hdp and support of ¢JJr vdunteers, ￿thOut vthom we would not have been able lo make the dlfference we have for ¢)w young twle 8nd adults 81ike. Flnanclal rnview Flnanclal posltlo The financial posrt.ton of the chanty is shovm in the accourrts whK*) follthv trms trust￿ report. Income amounted to £68.806. ExpendEture amounted lo £56.865 wtN"ch meant that we Tecorded a profit of £11.941. This Small profft provides reassurance Ih8t the semce wnts sel a￿ 8ufficient lo furNJ the operats.ons of the tharity, and 8t g rate, affOrda￿e for our partirypants, whilst SUPPOTbng in the investment of appropnate equipment to fvrther enh8rte expenence arKI benefft a greater Fwilatwj) Reservès pollcy The charity has adopted a reser¥es poI￿Y of keepi￿ at 1888t 1 monlh of orwth.ng exp9ft￿ in regerves. As partiapants pay a notior*al fee to enjoy the 8e5sions they attend, this is deem￿ suffi¢ient to ensure continuation on Services if cuTr8nt additional channels were not aVaIla￿e. This amounts to £3.000. The remaining £2,OtKJ req￿red has been sèt asEde this ￿ar from Ihe surplus 9￿￿rated. Prlnclpal fundlng sources Tha principal funding Sour￿ for chaiity in our second year of training ha8 been ses&oft partiopation fees. We a180 thank Sports EngEand. for a grant of £6.682 lo support in recruiting the yourtrger generatson into inline hockey, allo￿ng them to exr*rierce a nab.onal loumament and enh8ncirvJ the faalities to support our ats'lrty lo lTht future toumaments. Rlsk management The trustees have a duty lo identrfy and revivw the risks to wlith the charity is e￿￿ed and to ensure apprcpriate cortrols In place to wovide msonable assur￿ against tWaL•J and error. Plans lor futurè periods Future plans In 202&28, ￿ V•ill continue to embed and expand wr t)ffering lo a greatsr number of parbGipanls and continue to enhance I￿r fa￿'lit}.eS to ueate even gre* LVPOrtunity and experieneè. We Mll improve impact measurement and rep%Nb"ng, to better und8rst8TrY and eviderte Ihe dtfference wr irrterventitins make for our participatr'ng Y￿ng people and adu￿$. Our programme offering wll maintsin an element of.open to ar, w)rkt"ng parb"upants *ross the North East, meeting their physKal activty and sLKi0￿nOMrc requirements. We ￿11 also ain7 to deliver targeted activity to the cohort of ￿l￿economIcallY disadv8ntaggJ young peo￿ that we identfy as being most al risk of not meetsng their full p)lenbal. NOTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMrrED TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 202S We wll further enhance e￿sting arNI develop new relaticKtships vffih industy partners. to further strengthen the quality of our programme. A key V￿15 be to expand our grant btdding efforts, to facilitsto programme growth. Structu￿> governance and management Governlng document The chaftty is a Charitable IT￿Orporated Or9anisalion (CIO) wvemed by rt# ¢)NBtytt￿"¢)ft adopted by the first trustees on 12 May 2022. Thè Tfustees who served during the year and up to the dote of ￿natUre ofthe fir￿￿181 Ststements were.. MS L Jrysce Ms E Flynn Mr R Dunn Inducdon and tralnlng of newtru5tees New trustees underyo ar¢ Inductir￿ to brief them on their legal obligations under chartty law. the Cha Commission guidance on public benefft, content of the constitution, thè board of trustees and the deu$ion- maknng processes, the business ptan and recent ffina￿al perfomiance of the charity. During the inductlon they meet key eM￿oYees, volunteers, arKI otheA trustees. Trustees are erKouraged to attend apprc4)ri8ta extemal training everts where these wrll thlitate the unikrtaking oltheir u>le. Statemont of Tn6¥tees' responslbllitse¥ The TTUStees {￿0 are d80 the directors of the Compary for the purFoses of wmpany lawl are rèsponsible for preparing the Trustees, report and the financtal statements in accordan￿ wtth applicable law and United Kingdom Aow)ting Stsnd8nts (UW Kingth￿￿ Generally Pwted Aeoiuntsng Practice). C¢Jmpany law requiw the Trustees to Prepare financ¢al statements for each finAncial year. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the finamal statements unless they ale sah'5fied that they give a true and faiT view of the stale of affairs of the C¢)mpany and of its incomirkg resour￿ and applic8tion of resour￿S. induding its In&￿ and expen(btwe. for Ihat peri(¥J. In prepanng these finanual statements, the Trustees are required to.. . select suitable account.ng psicies and kn appty th￿1 L￿sIStenty" . observe the methods and pnnciples of the Chanties SORP {FRS 102}. . make judgments and aceountiry esb"males that are ￿$¢)nable and prudent", . stale whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 1021 have been followed. subj'ect to any material departur￿ disd¢xed ewlair￿d in the ￿naT￿l81 slatements." . prepare the finanaal Slatements on the going concem basis unless it Is Inappropriate to presume that the Company w711 c￿ts"nue in bU￿"r￿. The Twstees ar¢ resFonsible for keepiThJ adeqLAte accounb.ng records thai are SLfficient to show and explain the Company's transactsons and disclose with reason8bte accuracy al any time the financial posit¢on of the Company and enaUe thèm to ensure that the firÈ8nc¥aE ststements Tr)mply with the Companies Acl 2006 They are also responsible for safeguaroing the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable slep8 for the prevention aThJ det&b"on of fraud and other itregulanties. Approved by order ofthe members ofthe tx)ard ofTrustees and signed on th￿"T behaf L Joisce ￿r￿Stee) S/ill￿s NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS uMrreD INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF NOTHERN EDGE SPORTS UMITED I report to the trustees on my eXaMinat￿n of the accounts of Norther Edge Sports Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 wh￿h are set out on pages 5 to 13. Respon$ibllltle8 and basis of report As the trustee's of Northem Edge Sports Limited {and also its directors for the purpose of company fawl Y￿ are responsible for the preporakn of the a￿nts In &cOrdan￿ wilh the requirements of the CompanEs Act 2006. Having satisfied myself that the ￿CoUnts of the chatty are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and are eltgible for independent examinatKJn. I report in resp¥t of my examination of the tharity accounts earned out under seCt￿n 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carying out my examinat￿n. have followed all the applicable DIrect￿nS given by the Charity Commission under section 14515) Ib) of the 2011 Act. Independent 9￿￿nine￿8 statemènt I have completed my examination. I i>Jnfim that no matter5 have come to my attention in conrtects.on with the examinabon giving me cause to belEve' acLt)unling reTrxds were nol kept In resW of the company as wuired by section 386 of the Companies Acl 2006. Or the accounts do not accord wrth those accounting records.. or the accounts do not compty with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 compani￿ Act other than any requirement that the accounts glve a and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination,. or the ac¢ounts have nol been prepared in accordance wtth the methods and principles of the Statement of ReGommende(I prac￿ for any retN)rting by chanties applicable to chaTEts"es prepanng their accourts in ac£ofdance with the Financrdl Reporb'ng Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102). I have not across no other matters In connection wrth thè examinalion to which attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper undetstanding ofthe acc4)unts to be reached. Zoe Lawson Lawson 2020 Limrted Chartered Accountants Hillhea¢Js Pouftry Fa Newcastle UponTyne NE27 08Q Dated 10 /,,/, NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvmES INCLUDING INCOMEAND EXPENDITURE AccouNr FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Unr6strlct•d Unrestrlct•d nds funds 2024 2025 Notes In¢ome from: Donatlons and legacl89 Charitable actlvltlès 8.182 3.182 60,624 47.052 Total incomo Expenditure on: Charitable activities 68,806 50.234 ,865 47,625 47.625 Total exp•nditure Net mov8m•nt I funds 11.941 R8¢onciliatlon of funds: Total funds brought fomard Net movem&nt in funds 1.920 11.941 13￿61 (6891 2,609 1,920 FL5nd bolance gt 31 Marth 2025 Th8 Statement of finanoyal ath"vrties indudes all gains and losses recognissd in the year and therelora a statement of comprehensive inecrfne has not been prepared. All income and expenditure derive from continuing xtrvibes. The statement of financial activities 8180 complie8 With the requirements for an in¢))me and expenorture account undeT the Companies Acl 2008. NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS Uk•TED STATEMEfrtr OF FINANCIAL posmoN AS AT 31 M4RCH 2025 2024 Notss Flxed assets 23.149 18.336 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Totsl cun*nt assets 420 14.967 15.387 11.325 11A23 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 120.711) 131,8031 Net curront assthl(Ilabllltl•8) (9.2881 116.416) Total net assets 13.861 1,920 Charity lunds Unrestncted fvnds Total funds 13,861 13.861 1,920 1.920 For the financial period ended 31 2CQ5 the company was enb.tled to exemption from audit under sectson 477 of the Companie8 Ad 20(￿ rdating to small Ixjmpanies. The member5 have not fequiieLI the cunpany to obFan an ahjit of ts knrthg15tatanents for the year In questi¢x) in aCL￿an￿ wth sethon 476. These financial stalements have prepared in accordance WFth the probisions applicable to companies subject to Iha small companies regime. Thè Directors acknowledge th￿r responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Art with ￿pect to aecounting records and for the prepaotion of the ac¢ounls. The finan￿al statements were approved by the Trustees on 4>sli 11 kn2S L Joisce Trustee Company Registration No. 13966614 NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 PA4R¢>I 2025 Ac¢ountlng polkles Charlty Infommtlon Northem Edge Sports Limited is a private chanlable limrted company incorpotaled in Englond and Wales. The r8gi8lered olfice is 211 Rosaden Way. New¢8sUe Upon Tyne, United K¢ngdom, NE13 9DS. 1.1 Accountlng COn￿nI10n The ac¢ounts have been pr8pared in accord•nco with Charrtes SORP IFRS 1021- Accountlng and R¥port¢'ng by Ch8f¢tles.' Statemtsrrt of Re¢omm•nded practi￿ ?pplie4ble to charities preparlng thelr accounts in aeeordan(x with Ihe Finanrial Reportino Siandard app16cable in tho UK leffoetlvo l January 20191, the Finandal R8POrting Sland8rd applicable in the UK and RePU￿1t of Irel8nd IFRS 102) and th• Compani88 Act 20C%l. The Iw$tee8 have t8ken advantage of Ihs provi8ion8 In the SORP for (*arlde8 9p￿y1ng FRS 102 Updets Bulletin 1 not to prepar• o Stat•ment of Ca8h Flow8. Tho fin8nci81 slatomenl¥ arg prep8r•d in 6t•rtiThJ. whith 18 the fiJnc*iMal axr•norf of the Monetary 4mounls th•88 fSn8n(yal statements ara rounded to ￿ nearest Ewnd. Th• 8ccounts hav• be•n prepared undor th• hlotorlc4 cost convenllon. The prlnc4pJl aco)urfno r)olld•• adopted are aet out bdow. 1.2 Golng ¢onc•m At the limè of apyoving" the acoJunt8, the trust¢•B ha¥0 a re860nabl• exp•dation that the ch8rflabla ry)mp8ny ha8 adequate resource8 to continue in opgralior)al oxi8ten¢e for tr* fOr•*eeab￿ thJbJrn. Thu8 th•y c¥)nlinue to adopt the going concem basis of *ccotJnb"ng ift preparing thè ac¥>)unts 1.3 Charft•bl• funds. Unroslrictad frJnd8 Ar• ovailable for at Ihe dl8¢rellon ol the tru8tees In fvrth8rar￿e of thelr ¢h8rit8ble obiecilve$. The eharlty ha8 no ￿tll"cted f￿￿￿. 1.4 Incomlng r•sourcos All incoming msourc•8 arg Induded In Iho •tatem•nt of flrHTrJal aciivllie8 when the Charlty 1$ ontitled to th• income and the amount Can be qu•ntifi•d. with r••8onthe a¢￿T￿. The followin9 8peoflc polloeJ are applied to particular categories of incom•'. voluntary incomo is re¢*ved by way of donatiom ar￿ li indud•d in frjll in thts Staterr￿t of Financial Activiti88 when rg¢eivatrA*. Ine£Jming resources from chantablts •cli1￿11•1 18 (•cognisod a8 Ihe Ch•rity eams the right to conslderalien by rts. performance of the servi￿. where In(x)me r¥5 received in ath•ne• of perf￿ance its reccwition is deferred and included in c¥èditors. onti¥ement ocabrs ￿Ore ineome Is receiv8d the Incomè is accrued as 8 debtor. NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {coirllNUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Accounting pollcias (ctythi*dJ 1.6 Resources wApend8d Expenditure is recognised on an aeau818 basis as a li8bilrty is in￿rred. Expenditure indudes I￿etO¥erable VAT. is rep(￿￿ 8s part of the expenditure to whth itrelates. Charrtable expendrture comprises those ineurred by the Charty in the ddivery of Éts 8cb'vtiies and semcts fLY rts beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated d1￿C￿Y to suth aekn'viti"es and those t>)sts of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Governance costs indud• those eosts associated meeting the o)nsiitutional and statutory requiremertts of the Ch8ltty and tndude the accouritsncy fees and costs linked to the strategic management ofthe Chanty. 1.8 Cash and Cash ¢qulvaknts Cash and cash equiv￿￿rIts indude Cash ￿ haT￿ ar￿ deposrts held bath. 1.7 Flnan¢ial InstruThnts Finanfjal instruments are re(x)grxsed in the compan￿5 balano sh*t when the (>mpany becomes P4rty to the contradual pro￿*0￿ ofthe instnJmerL Finanaal assets and liakn1￿es a￿ offset. wth ihe net an¥Junts presented in thts finanoal slatsments, when there is a legalty enf0r￿abte rtght to set off the reeognised amounts and thgre is an Intenti￿ to sdtle on a net basis or to realise the asset and setue the liabilEty ￿mU￿taneOUsly. Basic financtal assets, ¥rfhich indude debtcxs and and bank balances. are inibalfy measured at tfJnsaction kKtc8 induding transaction t￿$t$ and are subsequentFy canie£l at amortisod c￿t using the effecthve intere8t mèthod unless the arfangement cDnstitLrtes a financing transa(*on. where the transac*on is measured at the present value of the future rtsceipts dtscounted at a market r8te ot interest Financial assets daSsffi￿ as receivable wiih"n year are not amorb"8ed. 8aslc flftanclal liabilifros Basic financial liabiliti.es are lnitt￿lY re¢))gnrsed. at transaction price unless the.a￿a￿geffierrt constitutes a finanang trawction. 1.8 Tanglble fixed •530ts Tangible fixad a8$¢ts are {xpttsl￿d reC￿9￿lsed when fijture ecotx¥rThc benefits are pmbabEe 8rKI the cost or value of the asset can be measured feliat4y. T8ngibl8 fixed a88ets are inibally recrynised 8t cost. Aftw r￿QgnIti"0n. utxler the cost model, they are measured 81 cost less aC￿mU[8ted d&prect*"on and any aoyjmutated impairnieni losses. All costg inojrred to bringing 8 tangible fixed asset into its intended worfEing condibon should be indtjded in the measurement of c¥)sL DeprÉ(iation 1$ provided on the ftAlowng ts￿s". F￿tureS & fitting¥- 20% straight line Offiee equipment- 20% straight tine NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS UMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 ￿RCH 2025 2 Incomtr from donatlons and legac6•s 2025 2024 Unrestrlcted funds Donations and grfts Grant income 570 2,612 3,182 6.682 182 3 In¢offle from Charltabla actlvltl88- activtti¢s directy undertaklng 2025 2024 Inline hockey Fitrtess classes Hol￿aY camp Rink hire Other 24,804 23,176 6.808 5.836 19.982 15,286 5,942 4.829 1.213 47.052 Totsl 60.824 NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IcopillNUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 K4RCH 2025 4 Analysls of expendlknrn by acllvliles- cunent year Activities diro¢tty undertaking 2025 Support Total spond 2025 Service d8lNery Support costs Total spend 45,539 45,539 11.326 11.326 Afta￿ls of exp•ndiiure by actlvl¢ies~ prfor year directy undertaking 2024 Total spend 2024 2024 Service delivery Support costs Total Spend 38,029 38.029 9,596 9,596 10 NORTHERN EDGE SPORTS LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEAEKfs (CONTINUED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 5 Trustèos One of the Trustees receiv&a £nil (2024.. £480) in relation to CC49ching x*"viti95 provided in the year. 6 Employees The average number OfeAn￿oyees during the penc#J t))nsisted of. 2026 2024 Directors 7 Tanglble flxed assets Flxtures & Flttlngs Office Equlpment Total Cost £ As at 1 April 2024 A