2025-03-31-accounts - Big Local Gateshead

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Big Local Gateshead Registered Charity No. 1200709

Financial Statements for the period ended 31 March 2025

- Legal Information 2024/25

Name:	Big Local Gateshead
Charity Number:	1200709
Structure:	Registered Charity (CIO)
Trustees:
Chair:	Lawrence O'Halleron
	Lesley Gooding
	Susan Moody
	Brandon Bartrop
	Brenda Clelland
	Paula Graham
Address:	Tyne View Health Hub
	Rose Street
	Gateshead
	Tyne And Wear
	NE8 2LS
Independent	Mark Thompson MAAT
Examiner:	42 Lesbury Road
	Newcastle Upon Tyne
	NE6 5LB

Big Local Gateshead – Trustees’ Report 2025

Aims & objectives

Big Local Gateshead is a charity based in Teams, ran by the people who live here with the aim of:

Developing the capacity and skills of those living, working, or volunteering in our catchment area (Teams and Racecourse Estate) - Supporting the people living here to identify and meet the needs of their community. - To provide facilities for recreation and leisure time with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

religious or other opinions held by our beneficiaries.

What is Big Local Gateshead?

We are a resident led charity established in the Teams area of Gateshead to help and support local people within the community. We would like people to be proud of where they come from and enable them to have the same opportunities as others in the area.

This year has been spent preparing for and moving into new premises as we move closer to finalising an Asset Transfer from Gateshead Council. Most of our remaining lottery funding f L l T t h i t ti thi L j t

Community work

We continue to build up our volunteer groups and are able to fund training where appropriate. Our Bike Club, Teams Wheelers, continues to attract new members with membership totaling more than 80 cyclists, mostly of pensionable age. Rides are tailored to cater for all ages and abilities.

During this period, we developed a Bike Shack and have plans to support training programmes for bike leadership and mechanic training.

Our weekly, Pop-up Shop - run by volunteers, continues to be very popular and attracts new residents every week - we plan to expand on this service in the future.

The Community Allotment has been updated with new pathways and raised beds improving wheelchair access. Various groups of all ages and abilities continue to meet there and benefit from this splendid community facility.

Doing more in the Teams!

We are moving forward with plans for an affordable Community Cafe and development of the front garden area into a usable and accessible space.

We also plan to continue working with the Tyne Derwent Way Project to consider new promotions and activities for the benefit of our residents and local people.

Statement of Trustees' responsibilities

which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and its financial activities for that period In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are

Select suitable accounting polici
Make judgements and estimates tha

· State whether applicable accounti have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

· Prepare the financial statements presume that the charity will continue in operational existence.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:-

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Print Name..Lawrence John O'Halleron MBE.................................................... Dat

Chair's Report

What is Big Local Gateshead?

Community work . Rides are tailored to cater for all ages and abilities. During this period, we developed a Bike Shack and have plans to support training programmes for bike leadership and mechanic training. Our weekly, Pop-up Shop - run by volunteers, continues to be very popular and attracts new residents every week - we plan to expand on this service in the future.

Doing more in the Teams! the front garden area into a usable and accessible space. We also plan to continue working with the Tyne Derwent Way Project to consider new promotions and activities for the benefit of our residents and local people.

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.3 March 2026.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

Report to the trustees of Big Local Gateshead

On accounts for 31 March 2025 Charity no 1200709 the year ended Respective The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the responsibilities preparation of accounts; they consider that an audit is not of trustees and required for this year under section 144(2) of the examiner Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent Examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to

examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
· follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions
given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of · state whether particular matters have come to my

Basis of My examination was carried out in accordance with General independent Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examiner’s examination includes a review of the accounting records statement kept by the charity and a comparison of the 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 examiner's attention: 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any
statement material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: · proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with
section 130 of the Act); and

· accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 20th February 2026 Name: Mark Thompson MAAT Address: 42 Lesbury Road Newcastle NE6 5LB

Big Local Gateshead

Receipts & Payments Account

Receipts & Payments Account
1 April to 31 March 2025		2024/25		2023/24
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
	Notes		£	£
Receipts
Donations and Membership	4716		4716	20659
Grants	3	133526	133526	7660
Shop Sales	4779		4779	1993
Community Rental	5800		5800
Total Receipts	15295	133526	148821	30312
Payments
Cost of Projects Delivered		31574	31574	2941
Freelance Fees		40156	40156
Rent & Lease Costs		15878	15878
Repairs & Renewals; Fixtures &	Fittings	9131	9131
Staff Expenses & Training		2123	2123
Licenses and Subscriptions		2003	2003
Cost of Fundraising	1090	28	1118
Office Costs		584	584	308
Telephone and Internet		232	232
Insurance		108	108
Volunteer Expenses		73	73
Misc		396	396	85
Utilities		515	515	4
Total Payments	1090	102801	103891	3338
Surplus/Deficit for the period	14205	30725	44930	26974
Funds at 1 April 2024	20994	5980	26974	0
Total Funds at 31 March 2025	35199	36705	71904	26974

Big Local Gateshead

Balance Sheet

as at 31 March 2025

	Notes	2025	2024
Current Assets
Current Account		68447	310
Cash in Hand			162
Debtors		3457	26502
Net Assets at 31 March	2025	71904	26974
Total Funds at 31 March	2025	71904	26974
Represented by :
Unrestricted Reserves		35199	20994
Restricted Reserves		36705	5980
Total Funds		71904	26974

The financial statements were approved by the following members of the Management Committee:

Signed………………………………….Position……………………………..

Date

Big Local Gateshead

Notes to the Financial Statements to March 2025.

1 The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006

Big Local Gateshead meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets

and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
2 Big Local Gateshead is a charity registered with the Charity Commission, as a CIO. Registration no 1200709

It is governed by a management committee.

3 Grants Received:

Grants Received:
Local Trust	88748
ASDA Foundation Grant	1880
Awards for All	9145
Barbour Foundation	2000
Big Bike Revival Cycling UK	3266
Catherine Cookson Grant	5000
Food Network Trailer (Gateshead Council)	2500
Sport England Grant	13500
Young Buds (ICB)	7487
Total Grants Received	£133,526

4 The cost for Independent Examination for the year will be £….
5 Debtors

Local Trust Grant £3,457

		Balance			Balance
6	Restricted Funds	April 2024	Income	Expenditure	March 2025
	Local Trust		88748	88748	0
	ASDA Foundation Grant		1880		1880
	Awards for All		9145	2156	6989
	Barbour Foundation		2000	0	2000
	Big Bike Revival Cycling UK		3266	1150	2116
	Catherine Cookson Grant		5000	0	5000
	Food Network Trailer (Gateshead Council)		2500	0	2500
	Sport England Grant		13500	3804	9696
	Young Buds (ICB)	5980	7487	6943	6524
	Total	5980	133526	102801	36705