The Tute
Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 November 2024
Registered Charity No. 1205700
The Tute Members of the Management Committee and Professional Advisors For the year ended 30 November 2024
The Management Committee have pleasure in presenting their report and the un-audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity No 1205700 Address The Tute Miners Welfare Institute Ridley Terrace Cambois Blyth NE24 1QS Trustees Tim Rubidge Jennifer Eddis Tony Bowler Accountant Mark Thompson MAAT 42 Lesbury Road Heaton Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5LB
The Tute
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 November 2024
Achievement and performance
The year 2024 marks the first year of The Tute's operation as a registered charity, and it has been a joy to be a part of this journey, resulting in significant success. One of the key achievements to celebrate is the formation of the charity itself. The time and effort that Esther and Alex invested in their application and ensuring all the correct documents were submitted was truly worthwhile, leading to our official registration in late 2023. Since then, the Trustees and I have met regularly, enjoying the rapid growth of The Tute throughout 2024.
Our core offerings—such as the dance group, writing group, and creative playgroup—have continued to provide valuable opportunities for the people of Cambois to come together, make friends, and engage in creative pursuits. The children attending the playgroup have greatly benefited from this weekly offering, underlining skills learned from Esther like mood regulation, friendship-building, and creative thinking.
It's impressive that an organization managed by just two people has not only maintained its core offerings but has also successfully fundraised and delivered two major projects this year. These projects are Hidden Depths and Rude Health. Hidden Depths, a collaboration with November Club, was a community-wide project that united the Cambois community to create a weekend extravaganza. We worked closely with the school, the camera club, the church, the social club, as well as the writing and dance groups over an extended period to produce something truly unforgettable. It was wonderful to see people coming from far and wide to Cambois, walking through the streets and immersing themselves in a culture that showcases the story of our community.
Shortly after Hidden Depths, Esther and Alex launched Rude Health, a series of high-quality performances featuring celebrated artists like Jacky Lansley, Maggie Nicols, and Trevor Fox. Centred around the theme of health, this project attracted interest from public health officials who were eager to learn from the model we developed. It included a community art show and regular workshops with Bedlington Academy, aimed at helping children at risk of dropping out of education and residents in nursing homes across the South East Northumberland area. This initiative demonstrated that The Tute is committed to leaving no one behind in our mission to improve health outcomes.
We’re very proud of the fact that many locals in recent surveys are starting to identify Cambois as a place that is ‘changing’ and ‘inspiring’, a marked difference to the point we started from.From those who had believed Cambois to have been “isolated and deprived” came comments from people who attended the events such as “extraordinary… unusual… excellent in its artistic quality… welcoming to everyone… huge credit for the ambition” And many others along these lines which include the care, warmth and appreciation that Esther and Alex and their committed team of volunteers extended to all artists, participants and audience.
Under Esther and Alex's stewarding The Tute has been able to provide creative freelancing opportunities to many freelancers in the region and become a player in the creative economy of Northumberland.
2024 also marked the beginning of improvements to our building, including the replacement of the broken stairlift, which has enabled a new set of participants to access our space.
As we enter 2025, we are filled with optimism for the future. We look forward to continuing our partnership with November Club to deliver a follow-up project to the highly successful Hidden Depths and engaging in ongoing discussions with funders about the return of Rude Health, focusing on additional health aspects that interest the community. Our goals include targeting interventions for schools and nursing homes again, while also exploring ways to reach hostels, substance abuse groups, and men's groups, ensuring we connect with as many individuals as possible. Meanwhile, we will continue to uphold our regular offerings of writing, dance, and playgroups.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
Report to the The Tute trustees of
| On accounts for the year ended |
30 November 2024 Charity no 1205700 |
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| Respective | The trustees of the 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) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent |
| examiner | 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 the Act), 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 of |
| examiner’s | the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the |
| 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 | 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe 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 130 of | |
| the Act); and | |
| accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and | |
| comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or | |
| 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: 6 th February 2024 |
| Name: | Mark Thompson MAAT |
| Address: | 42 Lesbury Road |
| Newcastle | |
| NE6 5LB |
The Tute
Statement Of Financial Activities For the year ended 30 November 2024
| Incoming Resources Notes Grants 2 Donations Room Hire Utility Refund Miscellaneous Total Incoming Resources Resources Expended Freelance Fees 3 Cleaners Subs Utilities Rent Insurance Equipment Advertising Repairs Training Misc Total Resources Expended Net income (expenditure) for the year Total Funds as at 30 November 2024 |
Unrestricted Funds 2024 24200 11425 965 815 1450 38855 11525 60 207 3433 6775 82 453 22535 16320 16320 |
Restricted Funds 2024 86324 86324 70399 150 199 299 11488 436 394 802 290 84457 1867 1867 |
Total Funds 2024 110524 11425 965 815 1450 125179 81924 60 357 3632 6775 299 11570 436 394 1255 290 106992 18187 18187 |
|---|---|---|---|
2024 C85h at 8•rtk 10897 29426 11239 18187 18187 1887 16320 18187 Sgrwj on tr*ir CL
The Tute
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 November 2024
1 Accounting Policies
1.1 Basis of preparation of accounts
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
The Tute 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).
1.2 Grant receivable and local authority fees
Grants received are accounted for on a receivable basis and credited to income. Any grants restricted to future accounting periods are deferred and recognised in those accounting periods.
1.3 Donations & Other Income
All income is accounted for when it is received.
1.4 Funds
Restricted funds comprise funds subject to specific restrictions imposed by donors and funders. The purpose and uses of the restricted reserves are set out in note 7 to the accounts. Unrestricted funds comprise funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Management Committee.
1.5 Expenditure
All is included on the accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for expenditure. All costs have been directly attributed to one of the functional categories of resources expended in the SOFA. The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure is shown gross of irrecoverable VAT.
2 Grants Received:
Unrestricted:
| East Bedlington Parish Council Sir James Knott Trust Community Foundation (EDF Wind Farm Fund) Community Foundation (The Willan Trust) Total Unrestricted Grants Restricted: Community Foundation Awards for All Rude Health (North of Tyne Combined Authorities) November Club (Heritage Lottery Fund) Total Restricted Grants Received Total Grants Received |
200 4000 10000 10000 24200 3000 9950 63274 10100 86324 110524 |
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3 Staff Costs
| Staff Costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No staff are directly employed by the organisation. | |||
| Freelance fees for the period were: | £70,685 | ||
| Restricted Funds | Income | Expend | C/fwd |
| Community Foundation | 3000 | 3000 | 0 |
| Awards for All | 9950 | 9950 | 0 |
| Rude Health (North of Tyne Combined Authorities) | 63274 | 63274 | 0 |
| November Club (Heritage Lottery Fund) | 10100 | 8233 | 1867 |
| Total | 86324 | 84457 | 1867 |
4 Restricted Funds
5 Debtors
Grant due (paid in arrears ) £18,529 Rude Health (North of Tyne Combined Authorities)
5 Creditors
Trade Creditors at year end
£11,239