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||**Association**<br><br>**Wideopen & North Gosforth Community**|**Association**<br><br>**Wideopen & North Gosforth Community**|**Association**<br><br>**Wideopen & North Gosforth Community**|**Association**<br><br>**Wideopen & North Gosforth Community**|**Association**<br><br>**Wideopen & North Gosforth Community**|**CC16a**|
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||**For theperiod**<br>**from**|01/01/2024<br>Period start date|**To**|31/12/2024<br>Period end date|||
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|**SectionA Receipts and payments**|||||||
|**A1Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**tothenearest**<br>**£**<br>**10,427**<br>**9,567**<br>**4,880**<br>**175**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**990**<br>**-**<br>**777**<br>**26,816**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**26,816**<br>**9,445**<br>**3,795**<br>**306**<br>**2,896**<br>**697**<br>**-**<br>**2,031**<br>**-**<br>**993**<br>**-**<br>**20,163**<br>**1,298**<br>**-**<br>**1,298**<br>**21,461**<br>**5,355**<br>**20,219**<br>**25,574**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**tothenearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,800**<br>**-**<br>**19**<br>**-**<br>**10,819**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,819**<br>**800**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**72**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**872**<br>**1,000**<br>**-**<br>**1,000**<br>**1,872**<br>**8,947**<br>**1,826**<br>**10,773**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**tothenearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**tothenearest £**<br>**10,427**<br>**9,567**<br>**4,880**<br>**175**<br>**10,800**<br>**-**<br>**990**<br>**19**<br>**777**<br>**37,635**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**37,635**<br>**10,245**<br>**3,795**<br>**306**<br>**2,896**<br>**697**<br>**-**<br>**2,031**<br>**72**<br>**993**<br>**-**<br>**21,035**<br>**2,298**<br>**-**<br>**2,298**<br>**23,333**<br>**14,302**||**Lastyear**<br>**tothenearest £**|
|Committee Fundraising|**10,427**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**10,427**||**13,464**|
|Regular Hire of Hall|**9,567**|||**9,567**||**9,318**|
|Adhoc Hire of Hall|**4,880**|||**4,880**||**7,552**|
|Private Donations/Bequests|**175**|||**175**||**-**|
|Grants|**-**|||**10,800**||**11,000**|
|Miscelleneous|**-**|||**-**||**18**|
|Solar|**990**|||**990**||**1,133**|
|Defibrillator|**-**|||**19**||**34**|
|Interest/Investment Income|**777**|||**777**||**582**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**26,816**|||**37,635**||**43,101**|
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|**A2Assetand investmentsales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**37,635**||**43,101**|
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|Cost of FundraisingEvents|**9,445**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**10,245**||**12,729**|
|Repairs & Maintenance|**3,795**|||**3,795**||**2,844**|
|Ofice Costs (Stationery, Postage, Phone<br>& Web)|**306**|||**306**||**401**|
|Utilities|**2,896**|||**2,896**||**2,580**|
|Insurance|**697**|||**697**||**669**|
|Investments|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|Cleaning|**2,031**|||**2,031**||**2,434**|
|Defibrilator|**-**|||**72**||**-**|
|Miscellaneous|**993**|||**993**||**406**|
|Software/IT|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Subtotal_**|**20,163**|||**21,035**||**22,063**|
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|**A4Assetand investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
|Purchase of Fixed Assets|**1,298**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**2,298**||**16,362**|
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|**_Subtotal_**|**1,298**|||**2,298**||**16,362**|
|**_Totalpayments_**<br>**_Netof receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5Transfersbetween funds**<br>**A6Cash fundslastyearend**<br>**_Cashfundsthisyearend_**|||||||
||||**-**|**23,333**||**38,425**|
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||**5,355**||**-**|**14,302**||**4,676**|
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||**20,219**|||**22,045**||**17,369**|
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## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 

From 01-Jan—24 Period start date To 31-Dec-24Period end date Charity name: Wideopen and North Gosforth Community Association Charity registration number: 229587 

## Objectives and Activities 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|• To maintain and manage the<br>building known as<br>Daverson Hall, Elmwood Avenue,<br>NE13 6PX<br>• To encourage the spirit of<br>citizenship and<br>comradeship to all people regardless<br>of gender, ethnicity, age, religion ,race,<br>disabilityor sexual orientation(“ Non-<br>exclusionary and non-<br>discriminatory ” )<br>• To obtain, collect, receive and hold<br>monies and funds by way of contribution,<br>subscription or any lawful method, and to<br>spend the same in order to deliver these<br>objectives<br>• The Association shall be non-political<br>and<br>non-sectarian|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>beneft, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identifed in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The venue is hired out to the following<br>(Butnot limited to)<br>KeepFitMammy (Health & Wellbeing for<br>Mothers)<br>KeepFitForever (Health & Wellbeing for<br>over<br>55s with frailty )<br>Flower Club (Arts ,Culture and social)<br>Slimming World ( Health & Lifestyle<br>coaching)<br>Newcastle Wadoki (Fitness & Community<br>Spirit)<br>Little Movers (Advancement of Infants)<br>Hartbeeps (Advancement of Infants)<br>Pilates (Fitness)<br>Dog Training (Education and Community<br>Cohesion)<br>Age Uk<br>Football Coaching<br>(Advancement of<br>young persons)<br>The venue has sub groups which use<br>the|





|||hall with compliments<br>Ladies Group (Social Cohesion and<br>advancement of<br>issues affecting women)<br>Provision of Health objectives in the<br>local<br>community by installation of a<br>Defibrillator unit, accessible to all<br>24/7 via 999<br>service. Ongoing efforts continue for<br>the in life<br>running cost of the Defibrillator<br>consumables as<br>well as the provision of an additional<br>unit within<br>our charities operating area|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confrming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>beneft|Para 1.18|The trustees keep abreast of policy and<br>notifications from the charities<br>commission|



## Achievements and Performance 

SORP reference Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. 

## Financial Review 

|Review of the charity’s<br>fnancial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The Trustee’s are working in line with<br>the<br>financial management policy,.<br>Our operating committee regularly<br>review our project list as well as our<br>running costs<br>to ensure we are meeting our<br>commitments|
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|||and have a roadmap of enhancements<br>to maintain and improve the<br>environment and service we provide<br>We have our financial records examined<br>by<br>a independent person to ensure that all<br>matters are in orde|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity runs a financial<br>management<br>policy, which instructs us to<br>hold a minimum balance of a years’<br>worth of expected committed<br>expense to provide sufficient stability<br>in the event of an emergency or<br>insurance event occurring which could<br>impede the charities ability to<br>generate income, We also hold reserves<br>for<br>grants that have been ringfenced to<br>deliver<br>outcomes which have yet to be delivere|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The trustees are assured the balance<br>We have in reserves are proper and<br>appropriate , with ring-fenced funds<br>for that of a remaining unspent grant<br>fund<br>, Defibrillator maintenance fund and<br>reserved balance for future booking<br>deposits|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Details of fund materially in<br>defcit|Para 1.24|Not applicable|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|The charity is a going concern and<br>Holds sufficient balances to continue<br>trading<br>even in the event of no income for the<br>period<br>of one year, and sufficient<br>balances to pay insurance excesses in<br>the<br>event of a unforeseen event|



## Structure, Governance and Management 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more|Para 1.25|Appointed by previous committee<br>until<br>resignation or termination|





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## Reference and Administrative details 


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Charity name Wideopen and North Gosforth Community<br>Association<br>Other name the charity uses Daverson Hall<br>Registered charity number 229587<br>Charity’s principal address Daverson Hall, Elmwood Avenue<br>North Gosforth<br>Newcastle upon Tyne<br>NE13 6PX<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

|1<br>2<br>3|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for whole<br>year|Name of person (or body) entitled<br>to appoint trustee(if any)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||David Watson|Maintenance &<br>Projects Manager|||
||Jacqui McRae<br>Phillipson|Chairperson|||
||Phil Dodd|Cleaning &<br>Facilities<br>Manager|||



– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

Director name 


## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year 



## Declarations 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 

Signature(s) Phil Dodd Full name(s) David Watson Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Trustee Chair, etc) Date 15/09/2025 

