Krazee Krafters CIO Registered number 1202102 Annual Report and Accounts for the period 15tApril 2024 to 31 March 2025 $t Prin¢lpaL operating address: 59 Elsdon Av8nue Seaton Delaval Tyne and Wear NE25 OHY Trustees: Shirley Barrass Heather Kemp Angela Cox For the public benefit, to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of children andyoung people living in Northumberland who are socially or economically disadvantaged. with the object of improvingtheir, conditions of life, bymeans of but not exclusively. the provision of arts and crafts activities. The main activities of the Krazee Krafters are described below and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes forth8 public benefit. In planningthese 8Ctiviti8S. the trustees have given due regard to the Charity Cornmission's public benefit guidance. The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. registered charity number is 1202102. The charity's goveming document is its Foundation Constitution which was approved bytheTrustees and last amended 20tr F8bruary2023. The charity has no paid staff and trustees arevolunteer5. TheTrustees are elected bythe existinggroup of trustees. None of the trustees has r8ceived payment or reimburs8ment of expenses for theirwork astrustees. IL Trustees are alected and co-opted in accordance with th8 terms set out in the constitution. The trustees have overall controland responsibilityfor decision making. Trustees seek to ensure that the users needs are reflected through the diversity of the Board. They are encouragedto attend trainingand involved in decision making processes andfuture plans. Our financial position is satisfactory. Our income was mostly through subs, own fundraising and charitable grants. This prowdes stabilityto our income. Our operating costs are lowdue time given free from volunteerswho deiiverour actiwties. Our main costs are payments for room hire, refreshments, equipment and faciknt8tors. There is no formal reserves pollcy in piace.Thetrustees arg conslderingthis as part of our review of the finances ofth8 charity. Unrestricted funds held bythe charity are kept at the equivalent of 3 months runningcosts. Atthis level, the Trustees feel thatthey would be able to continue the curfent activities of the charity inth8 event of a significant drop in income. Ifthis happens, itwould then be necessaryto consider howthe funding would be replaced, or activities changed. We hava assessed the major risks in particularthose related to our operations and finances. No major risks havE been identified. The level offr8e reserves held bythe charityare sufficientto sustain our actiwties and providefinancialflexibilityfor future challenges. Krazee Krafters has 3trustees who manage the dayto day running of the org8nisation. We have 9volunteerswho help plan our sessions and enable us to deliver our well attended groups and activities. We continue to offer accessto relev8nttraining enabling us to deliver safe and effective session5. Duringthe period April2024 March 2025 Justjenny s to continuetofacilttste craft sessions, after8 discussion with the committeejennywill continue herlees atthe rate of £100 a session forthe one monthly sessions due to traveling costs from the 1 st of April 2025 but agrees to keep fee at £80 per session for the weekly sessions for tsvo qualified facilitators. Jenny Earle from Just Jenny'sworkshops gave an update to the seNice she provides, ie children's craft Parties, workshops for adults and craft demonstrations, craft workshops around mental health. Jenny also talked about the projects for 2025. Crafts from the past l Easterl Health and Wellbeing / positive self-lmagel looking after the environmentl Ve Dayl and to be involved with SeghillannualGala by partiCiP8tinginth8 paradewith a theme VE Day 80" Anniversaryvoted on bythe chiLdren. also to involvethe children in arranging craft activities of their choice l Halloween I Christma5 We are h8ving good feedbackfrom Krazee Krafters Facebook page with 245 members. This is the main source of communicationwhich is used bythe parentsi guardians as they can see updates and checkfor anytime orvenue changes and clarify events and dates.This is to continue and to be updated on a daily basis byshirley. Theteedbackfromthe children aftertakingtheircreations into schoolfor show and tell sessions. isthat aLltheirfriends and teachers sayingthey have done amazingjob. This has resulted in more children wantingto attend the sessions. We lost a lot of are older children in September as they went to middle school. Younger children have been brought in off thewaitingiist. The craft sessions at Seaton Delaval and Seghill 8re running well with 2 facilitators and 516 voluntears. We have stayed at full capacity at Seaton Delaval and Seghill. Delaval runningwith 35 on the register and Seghill between 30 and 35. Thewaitingiist hasto be used and no kids jumpingthewaiting list. The children with special needsto bewven more support and timeto finishtheir 8Ctivity. We had the children join the Seghiii gala parade with theth8m8 Out of this world which was verysuccessfulwith most ofthe children taking part. Allwentwell children enjoyed the excitementof dressing up and being partof a very long communitytradition. The sweet bags at the end of the paradewhere a hit with the children. We had one lucky dip tables atthe gala and not enoughvolunteers we need 2 or3 to run the stall as it getsvery busy. We raised £400 on the day. We need morevolunteers to walkwith the children in the paradethis to help keep allthe children togetherastheywere spread outwhich held upthe groups behind us. The annuaLcrafting in pyjamas in December wentweiiwth all children and volunteers coming in their pyjamas and getting sponsored to do sowe rising £395.30for the club . This was down from iastyearwefeel itwasthe wrongtime to have so will be earlierthis year. Pantomimetrip was cancelled as we didn*getthe seats booked earlyenough to get enough to accommodate all the children. Plan to book eartythisyear. Christmas partywas a hit as alwayswith 8llthe children enjoyingthe entertainer how it wa8 notwhat we expected and it didn't run as smoothlyas past party's has we feelonly one 8ntertainer doingmusic and g8mesw8s not sufficientforthe number of children. (shew8S told how many children was goingto attend). Notgettingthem again. The food was supplied bythe parents, givingthe parent a slip of paper askingthern to supplywhat was on the slipwe feel is thewayto go not a lot of food left over. The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charitys Trustees. Signature: Name: Truste8 I report to the charitytrustees on my examination of the accounts of Krazee Krafter8 for they88r ended 31Bt March 2025. Responslblutles and basis of report Asthe charitytrustees ofthe CIO you are responsibleforthe preparation of the accounts in accordancewith the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the CIO'S accounts carried out under section 145 ofthe Act and in carrying out rny examination I have followed all applicabLe Directions given bythe Charity Commission undersection 14515)(b) of theAct. Independent ex8mlner's Statement I have completed myexamination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving m8 cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting recordswer8 not kept in respect of theTrust as requirad by section 130 of the Act. or 2. the 8ccounts do not accord with those records" or 3. the accounts do notcomplywith the applicable requirements concemingtheform and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 otherthan any requirementthatth8 accounts give a true and f8irview which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come 8cross no other matters in connection with the ex8min8tion towhich attention should be drawn in this r8POrt in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accourrts to be reached. Independent examiner: Address: 1.4cc 14 Date". Signed: AR FINA AP AMOUNTIN £22,031.75 AMOUNTOUT BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD EVENTS GRANTS SUBS REFUNDS DONATIONS £1452.80 £750.00 £725.10 £455.17 £50 TOTAL IN £25.464.82 ROOM RENT EQUIPMENT REFRESHMENTS EVENTS STATIONARY FACILITATORS FEES VOLUNTEERS £755,50 £4,858.15 £729.08 £1,600.81 £455.06 £5,490.00 £2.869.38 TOTAL OUT £16.757.98 BALANCE IN BANK £8,706.84