Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited Charity Accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 5772054

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1118157

Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Unaudited Financial Statements

For the Year Ending

31 March 2025

Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2025

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Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)	1

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees	11

Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expenditure Account)	13

Statement of Financial Position	14

Statement of Cash Flows	15

Notes to the Financial Statements	16

Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year Ended 31 March 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 .

Introduction

At the beginning of the financial year (April 2024) it was evident that unless we could significantly increase our income then the trustees predicted that we would end the financial year (March 2025) with a deficit of over £110,000. By the end of June 2024 the trustees had to make two members of staff redundant and reduce the hours of a third member. See page 5 for full details.

At the start of the financial year our Delivery Manager (Tracy Moore) introduced a new management information system.

Tracy and the delivery team had run test pilots prior to its introduction. Running parallel to the new and evolving system we decided to continue with the paper based recording system overseen by Jon Kelly, Centre Administrator. Between the two systems we get a much more accurate picture on centre usage and associated data. The additional benefit of a much more accurate recording system is reflected in our income from subscriptions and attendances.

During 2024 we celebrated our Diamond Jubilee. 60 years of uninterrupted services on the Woodhouse Close Estate and the wider Bishop Auckland area. A true reflection of the dedication and commitment of numerous volunteers and paid staff over the years.

Objectives and Activities

The objectives for which the charity is established are:-

1) To maintain and manage the building in furtherance of the objectives;

2) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Bishop Auckland, primarily residents of Woodhouse

Close Estate without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants, and

3) To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.

The Centre aims to:-

1) Improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Woodhouse Close Estate and the surrounding area.

2) Seek funding to maintain staff to develop the centre and its objectives.

3) Initiate activities and facilities to meet the needs of the Centre's users and the wider community.

4) Work in partnership with other agencies, groups and organisations to further the aims.

5) Encourage participation from members of the community to become actively involved in the management and the running of the Centre.

6) Promote the benefit of the community of Woodhouse Close residents by associating together volunteers and organisations in a common effort to improve the quality.

Activity Programme

Services in the Centre, on the Woodhouse Close Estate and in the wider Bishop Auckland area continue to be delivered by qualified and committed staff employed by Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited . The main activities during the reporting period are described below.

The delivery team continued to develop and deliver a full range of activities for children, young people and adults. The programme included the following:

- After School Club

(Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons)

Total attendance 808.

- Sports Sessions

(Two sessions each week)

Total attendance 465.

- Youth Clubs

Weekly drop in sessions and a project session working on project identified by young people. Total attendance 810.

- Craft Group

(Wednesday morning)

Total attendance 60.

- Man Cave

(Tuesday evenings and one Saturday every month).

Total attendance 222.

- Toddler Group

(each Monday morning, term time)

Total attendance 424

- Warm Space Project

This project ran over the winter months, the idea was to provide a warm place to meet and a snack for local residents, one day per week. The project was not well attended, but the concept behind the project was valid. Total attendance 148.

- Meet and Eat

Each Wednesday lunch time

A time for people to come together and have a lunch and a chat with staff and other adults in their community. Total attendance 169.

- Homework Club

Each Tuesday after school

A safe and warm space where young people can work on completing homework and school projects. We provide a range of stationary, calculators, a printer etc. as well as free drinks and snacks. Total attendance 33.

- Winter Wonderland

This Christmas themed project ran over five days and two evenings, and was enjoyed by local nurseries, primary schools, parent and toddler groups and youth projects. Total attendance 468.

- Winter Blues Family sessions

Each Saturday in January

Family sessions which bring local families together and have fun and enjoy free activities and a free

warm meal during the bleak month of January. Total attendance 126.

- School holiday programmes 2024/25

Total attendance 369.

Partnership projects and activities:

- Community Safety Day with WVCAG (Wear Valley Community Action Group) - attended by 374 people.

- Easter Fayre with WVCAG - attended by 145 people.

- Christmas Fayre WVCAG and others - attended by 151 people.

- Halloween Party - attended by 187 people.

- Menopause Group with Wellbeing for Life.

- Rock pooling with DABGC.

- Weardale Adventure Centre with DABGC.

- Princes Trust Community Garden.

- Information day WVCAG.

- Teesdale Stronger Together Youth Initiative.

Snapshot of other activities and events:

Trips and visits to:

- Jump 360.

- Rof59.

- Planet Leisure.

- South Shields.

- Beamish Museum.

- Town Council Awards.

- Kaspas.

- TCR Hub activity day.

- Weardale Activity Centre.

- Rock Pooling.

- Sailing.

Quotes from service users:

The Adult group is very important for myself and others as it helps us all socialise and understand our wellbeing, my mental health has improved through coming to this group and this group has helped me overcome a lot of the struggles I was facing in everyday life.

I really like being a part of the mancave group, it is a wonderful opportunity to get to know new people and I also get to have fun by playing darts and pool.

I really like coming to the different sessions, the sessions are fun and gives me something to do.

I like to come to sessions because I get a chance to meet my friends, I am not allowed to play outside in the streets at home.

Coming to the youth club is my safe space, the place where I can be myself and not worry about what others think.

Thank you so much for taking care of our children, they loved it ladies you rock.

Perfect weather and happy kids. Thank you all so much for today

Enjoy the friendly chats and meeting new people.

Nice to fit in with the group on a weekly basis.

Centre Numbers:

The data below represents the attendance figures to centre activities, to compare pre and post COVID Pandemic statistics.

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The above figures do not include the numbers from the Crisis Intervention Project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, run in partnership with Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre.

Whilst the attendance figures have not yet returned to pre-pandemic level. The numbers are on the increase post COVID, as is our unrestricted income due to the external usage of the centre. Use of Hayley's Room has increased through a growing number of training courses, plus regular bookings of the sports hall by the table tennis group and junior rugby. Jon Kelly continues to co-ordinate the external bookings and he has been ably supported by colleagues from the Delivery Team, who made themselves available to allow access to the centre.

Business Development

Introduction and overview:

2024-25 has been a very difficult year for Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited . The trustees have made some very hard decisions to protect the organisation's long-term viability.

Before continuing, it is worth pausing for a moment to appreciate the hard work and commitment of the individuals, groups and partner organisations, far too many to mention, who have helped us to maintain a healthy position at the end of the financial year.

Key Facts and Figures:

This year we have seen an 11% drop in our income to £381,063, which is mainly due to our decrease in grant funding for core activities. Our expenditure has also decreased to £383,619, which is 16% less than last year, mainly due to savings made on salaries. The overall loss was £2,536 and much less than the predicted £114,174 mainly due to the decisions taken, by the trustees in the first quarter of the financial year.

Financial Governance:

We are pleased to report that due to crucial decisions taken by the Board of Trustees another good year of financial governance, which is, at least in part, the reason why we can report a healthy financial position this year. Examples of good governance, overseen by AYCC's Trustees and managers,

include:

- Ongoing scrutiny of our financial activities, for example reference to our financial policy, whilst regularly checking that the policy remains fit for purpose.

- Monthly meetings of our Finance Monitoring Group, chaired by our Company Secretary and Treasurer, to review the Centre's most significant grant applications, grant monitoring, evaluation and reporting; general fundraising progress; income generation planning which is supported by an in-depth spreadsheet of our grant pipeline; and finally, any key issues that require resolution.

- Adherence to a robust reporting structure- including clear links between the Board of Trustees which meet on the first Thursday of the month and the Finance Monitoring Group which meet on the second Tuesday of the month.

- Detailed recording of progress through the grants pipeline, which is updated on an ongoing basis, with regular updates issued to Trustees.

Staff Updates:

As highlighted in last year's report our difficulty in securing core funding and by June 2024 the Board of Trustees had to make the difficult decision to make 2 members of staff of the core team redundant and reduce the hours of our centre administrator from 35 hour per week to 23 hours.

The Board of Trustees have taken on some of their duties and revised the charity's organisational chart to reflect no core team.

We thank our staff for their hard work and dedication to the centre through this very difficult time and We are happy to report the measures taken have been successful and kept the charity on track.

Volunteer Coordinator:

The volunteer coordinator came into post with funding from Community Foundation Tyne and Wear in November 2022. Further funding to continue the programme from November 2023 was secured from the National Lottery's Know Your Neighbourhood Fund. One of the first priorities of the post was to begin tracking volunteers' contribution to the organisation and the financial year 24/25 was the second full year of data collected to demonstrate how many hours were contributed by the volunteers.

This post's funding ended in March 2025 and it was agreed not to continue with the post and volunteers at the centre have been mentored by our staff members and the feedback on this is very positive. We encourage more people to join us and get involved in many activities.

Income Generation:

It is important to note that once again, most of our income has been secured through successful grant applications to funders.

The grants we have secured this financial year are too many to mention within this section of the report. It goes without saying that all grants are extremely important to us, and each funder is rightly acknowledged in the accounts.

As reported under staffing, difficult decisions taken have made us look at all streams of funding and the Finance Monitoring Group continue to explore all avenues to maintain a healthy financial position.

Business Plan:

Following the extensive review of the Business plan, during 2022-23 our trustees developed a set of key priorities and a balanced score card of key actions. The balanced score is regularly reviewed by the Board of Trustees.

Partnerships:

This year, once again, our business would not have been able to develop and grow without the fantastic support of many partners. These include:

- Gaunless Gateway Big Local (GGBL) with whom we work very closely on many levels including project delivery, some of which is also funded by GGBL, and our provision of a management service to support GGBL staff team.

- Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre with whom we work to provide critical support for our residents through our NLCF funding.

- Networks and collaborations with several joint projects that have emerged; with Youth Focus Northeast, the Northeast Youth Alliance, NE Youth, Durham Association of Boys and Girls Clubs, Teesdale Stronger Together Youth Initiative, and Wear Valley Community Action Group.

Strategic Financial Way Forward

For AYCC, 2024-25 has been another year during which we have continued to build upon our strengths, thereby remaining on track for a financially sustainable future. Some of the ways in which we have managed to do this include:

- Beginning to examine how we may diversify income streams, to allow for a reduced dependence on grants. This has taken longer than planned due to the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.

- More focus on increasing unrestricted funds e.g. larger fundraising including delivery of corporate events perhaps with local partners.

- Ongoing review of all contracts and costs associated with running the building.

- Continued emphasis on marketing and promotion.

Building Fabric

The building has been maintained over the past 12 months, to ensure it meets all statutory and health and safety requirements. The building is also cleaned five days every week.

Long-term, our goal is a whole-centre refurbishment. Meanwhile, we have continued to identify works to improve the facilities. Key features of the building works carried out during the financial year have included the provision of disabled access to both the sports hall and youth entrance.

The trustees are currently planning to open up the large drop in area and old creche room. Additional works include the addition of more external light (more windows), and the building of a sports hall store. Work on this is progressing with plans drawn up and permissions being sort.

Acknowledgements

Over the past 12 months, the Board of Trustees has continued to remain steadfast in understanding its roles and responsibilities including its strategic direction.

The Board of Trustees also very much appreciate the hard work and dedication shown by all of its paid staff and volunteers in our Delivery Team, which now includes Jon Kelly; our Centre Administrator. The team was ably managed by Tracy Moore. The quality of the services is of a very high standard.

At the end of June 2024 two members of staff were made redundant and a further member left in the autumn (see section 3 for details). The Board of Trustees wanted to place on record its thanks to John Wiseman, Benjamin Inian (Deepak), and Samantha Townsend for their work on behalf of AYCC. Additionally the Trustees wish to place on record our thanks and appreciation of Karon Johnson (cleaner).

As the employing body for the Gaunless Gateway Big Local Partnership (GGBLP) staff. The Board of Trustees would like to acknowledge the hard work and commitment shown by members of staff, Barbara Slasor, Susan Graydon and Joanne Agnew. At the 1st January 2025 Joanne transferred to work directly for AYCC to support the admin functions in the centre.

Although it is always difficult to single out particular funders, the Board of Trustees especially wanted to mention the valued support of the National Lottery Community Fund, the Henry Smith Charity, the Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area Partnership and the Gaunless Gateway Big Local Partnership.

The Board of Trustees would also like to say a big thank you to all of the Centre's other current funders (listed in our financial report) and other organisations who have supported its work over the past 12 months.

The Board of Trustees appreciates the support given to it through other means including the

contribution of Simon Healey from Durham Association of Boys and Girls Clubs, Jon Niblo and Gemma Lockyer Turnbull from NE Youth.

The Board of Trustees wishes to acknowledge the support given to it by Durham County Council, particularly that given by our two local County Councillors, Joanne Howey and Cathy Hunt. Both Joanne and Cathy have retired from the Bishop Auckland Division (formerly Woodhouse Close), and we wish them the very best for the future.

Additionally, the Board of Trustees wishes to thank and recognise the hard work of both Debbie Richardson and Anne Ramshaw for overseeing the delivery of the crisis intervention work, across at the Church, which is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Finally, and not least the children, young people and adults who attend the many services and activities within the centre. We thank you for your ongoing support and interest in the centre.

Financial Review

Reserves Policy

The aim of the Trustees is to retain unrestricted "free" reserves equivalent to between 3 and 6 months' Centre running costs excluding depreciation and exceptional costs. At current activity levels this is equal to between £15,000 and £25,000. Unrestricted "free" reserves at 31st March 2025 were £36,527 which exceeds this range.

Investment Policy

Monies not required for immediate use are placed in High Interest Business Accounts. There are no other investments.

Risk Management

The major risks identified by the trustees have been reviewed and systems established to mitigate those risks.

Structure, Governance and Management

Legal Status

Auckland Youth and Community Centre is a charitable company. It was incorporated on 6th April 2006 with company number 5772054 . It was registered as a charity on 28th February 2007 with charity number 1118157 . It is governed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 6th April 2006, amended 30th January 2007 and also amended 13th June 2024.

Auckland Youth and Community Centre was originally built in 1962, officially opened on the 14th February 1964, as part of Central Government's development of youth facilities (particularly targeting young men) following the publication of the Lady Albemarle Report. The Centre was one of six "Boys' Clubs" in the North East of England. A sports hall extension was added in 1995, funded by the National Lottery.

Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited is affiliated to the Durham Association of Boys and Girls Clubs, which is affiliated to UK YOUTH and NABGC (The National Association of Boys and Girls Clubs). Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited is also affiliated to NE YOUTH which is affiliated to UK YOUTH.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

Trustees are made up from residents of the area of benefit known as Woodhouse Close or surrounding area of Bishop Auckland and those with a common interest of the Centre and area.

A trustee is a person proposed by either themselves or another and appointed or elected at an Annual General Meeting, whatever his/her age as long as they are a member of the Centre.

Organisational Structure

The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for meeting the organisation's legal duties, ensuring that it is properly managed, promoting good practice in all activities and ensuring the quality of all services delivered.

The overall responsibility for the management of the Centre sits with the Board of Trustees. On a day-to-day basis the Delivery Manager will assess and identify any health and safety issues. Any such issues are recorded on a Centre Management Log Form. All forms are processed through the Centre Administrator who will initially discuss with a nominated member of the Board of Trustees.

The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit throughout the year when deciding on the activities of the charity.

Reference and Administrative Details

Registered charity name	Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Charity registration number	1118157

Company registration number	5772054

Principal office and registered	Walker Drive
office	Bishop Auckland
	County Durham
	DL14 6QL

The Trustees

	Mr W W Niblo (Chair)
	Miss N Kipling
	Mr G Tomaszko	(Retired 30 June 2024)
	Ms J Drygas
	Mrs M Carrick	(Retired 4 April 2024)
	Mr S Watson
	Mrs N Tomaszko	(Retired 30 June 2024)
	Mr M Dixon	(Appointed 7 November 2024)
	Ms F Riley	(Appointed 7 November 2024)

Company Secretary	Miss N Kipling

Independent Examiner	Jane Ascroft FCA MA (Cantab)
	Enterprise House
	Harmire Enterprise Park
	Barnard Castle
	County Durham
	DL12 8XT

Small Company Provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 3 July 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Miss N Kipling

Trustee

Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Year Ended 31 March 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and Basis of Report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent Examiner's Statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Jane Ascroft FCA MA (Cantab) Independent Examiner

Enterprise House Harmire Enterprise Park Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8XT

3 July 2025

Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Statement of Financial Activities

(including income and expenditure account)

Year Ended 31 March 2025

	2025			2024
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total funds	Total funds
Note	£	£	£	£

Income and endowments

Donations and legacies	5	15,587	263,780	279,367	344,279
Charitable activities	6	15,013	80,962	95,975	73,491
Income from investments	7	741	–	741	911
Other income	8	5,000	–	5,000	10,441
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Total income		36,341	344,742	381,083	429,122
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Expenditure

Expenditure on charitable activities	9,10	55,454	328,165	383,619	461,199
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Total expenditure		55,454	328,165	383,619	461,199
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Net expenditure	( 19,113)	16,577	( 2,536)	( 32,077)
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Transfers between funds	89,793	(89,793)	–	–

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Net movement in funds	70,680	( 73,216)	( 2,536)	( 32,077)

Reconciliation of funds

Total funds brought forward	106,885	182,482	289,367	321,444
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Total funds carried forward	177,565	109,266	286,831	289,367
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2025

	2025		2024
Note	£	£	£

Fixed Assets

Tangible fixed assets	16		44,364	48,994

Current Assets

Debtors	17	5,114	4,714
Cash at bank and in hand		240,292	244,419
		---------	---------
		245,406	249,133

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	18	2,939		8,760
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Net Current Assets			242,467	240,373
			---------	---------
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities			286,831	289,367
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Funds of the Charity

Restricted funds		109,266	182,482
Unrestricted funds		177,565	106,885
		---------	---------
Total charity funds	20	286,831	289,367
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For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476 ;

- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements .

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 3 July 2025 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr W W Niblo (Chair)

Trustee

Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended 31 March 2025

	2025	2024
	£	£

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net expenditure	(2,536)	(32,077)

Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets	4,630	4,769
Other interest receivable and similar income	( 741)	( 911)

Changes in:
Trade and other debtors	( 400)	( 120)
Trade and other creditors	( 5,821)	4,868
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Cash generated from operations	( 4,868)	( 23,471)

Interest received	741	911
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Net cash used in operating activities	( 4,127)	( 22,560)
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Purchase of tangible assets	–	( 18,941)
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Net cash used in investing activities	–	( 18,941)
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Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	( 4,127)	( 41,501)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year	244,419	285,920
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	240,292	244,419
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Auckland Youth and Community Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. General Information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6QL.

2. Statement of Compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting Policies

Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investments measured at fair value through income or expenditure. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity. The entity is a Public Benefit Entity.

Going Concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The trustees consider that there are no significant estimates or judgements affecting these financial statements.

Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for specific purposes. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor.

Income

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income, any performance related conditions attached have been met or are fully within the control of the charity, the income is considered probable and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: Donations and legacy income is received by way of donations, legacies, grants and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Where legacies have been notified to the charity but the criteria for income recognition have not been met, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material. Grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity, being the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market. Investment income is included when receivable. Income from charitable trading activity is accounted for when earned. Income from grants, where related to performance and specific deliverables, are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates:

Costs of raising funds comprise the costs associated with attracting donations, grants and legacies and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SOFA on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis, as set out in the notes to the accounts.

Tangible Assets

Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The costs of minor additions or those costing below £500 are not capitalised.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Leasehold Property	-	Straight line over the lease term
Equipment	-	15% reducing balance

Impairment of Fixed Assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

Defined Contribution Plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund. When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Accrued income and tax recoverable is included at the best estimate of the amounts receivable at the balance sheet date.

Cash at Bank and in Hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors

Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Taxation

The company is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the company is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

4. Limited by Guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee. At 31st March 2025 there were 6 members each of whom had undertaken to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 in the event of a winding up.

5. Donations and Legacies

Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
£	£	£

Donations

Donations	–	100	100
Fundraising	984	–	984

Grants

Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership	–	–	–
Henry Smith Charity	–	60,000	60,000
National Lottery Community Fund	–	100,186	100,186
Garfield Weston	–	30,000	30,000
County Durham Community Foundation	–	16,500	16,500
Neighbourhood budget	–	–	–
Teesdale Stronger Together Youth Collective	–	14,127	14,127
Happiness Hub Fund	–	–	–
Durham County Council - Civic Pride/It’s Your Neighbourhood Fund.	–	500	500
NE Youth Print	12,000	–	12,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - 1989 Willan Charitable trust	–	–	–
Believe Housing	–	16,667	16,667
Sport England	–	12,000	12,000
Bishop Auckland Town Council	2,200	7,300	9,500
Virgin Community Anchors Fund	–	–	–
Sir James Knott Trust	–	5,000	5,000
Masonic Charitable Foundation	–	–	–
Other grants	403	1,400	1,803

Sponsorship

Scotto Charitable Trust	–	–	–
Locality	–	–	–
	--------	---------	---------
	15,587	263,780	279,367
	--------	---------	---------

Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
£	£	£

Donations

Donations	309	–	309
Fundraising	903	–	903

Grants

Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership	–	14,707	14,707
Henry Smith Charity	–	60,000	60,000
National Lottery Community Fund	–	111,968	111,968
Garfield Weston	–	25,000	25,000
County Durham Community Foundation	500	21,500	22,000
Neighbourhood budget	12,500	–	12,500
Teesdale Stronger Together Youth Collective	–	13,593	13,593
Happiness Hub Fund	–	7,436	7,436
Durham County Council - Civic Pride/It’s Your Neighbourhood Fund.	6,000	–	6,000
NE Youth Print	–	6,000	6,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - 1989 Willan Charitable trust	–	10,000	10,000
Believe Housing	–	–	–
Sport England	–	–	–
Bishop Auckland Town Council	–	4,450	4,450
Virgin Community Anchors Fund	–	10,000	10,000
Sir James Knott Trust	–	–	–
Masonic Charitable Foundation	–	5,000	5,000
Other grants	3,800	10,613	14,413

Sponsorship

Scotto Charitable Trust	–	10,000	10,000
Locality	–	10,000	10,000
	--------	---------	---------
	24,012	320,267	344,279
	--------	---------	---------

6. Charitable Activities

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£	£
Room hire	7,584	–	7,584
Other Centre income	1,466	–	1,466
After Schools	3,602	–	3,602
Challenge and Support Project	1,480	–	1,480
Disability Group	–	–	–
Henknowle	–	5,114	5,114
West Auckland Youth Initiative	–	–	–
Gaunless Gateway Partnership	–	74,148	74,148
Other project income	881	1,700	2,581
	--------	--------	--------
	15,013	80,962	95,975
	--------	--------	--------

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£
Room hire	3,970	–	3,970
Other Centre income	1,075	–	1,075
After Schools	1,650	–	1,650
Challenge and Support Project	2,496	–	2,496
Disability Group	80	–	80
Henknowle	–	6,007	6,007
West Auckland Youth Initiative	–	1,757	1,757
Gaunless Gateway Partnership	–	55,405	55,405
Other project income	1,051	–	1,051
	--------	--------	--------
	10,322	63,169	73,491
	--------	--------	--------

The majority of income from the Gaunless Gateway Big Local (£74,148) and Henknowle (£5,114) is paid out on salaries on behalf of their party organisations with only a small amount retained as a management charge.

7. Income from Investments

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Bank interest receivable	741	741	911	911
	----	----	----	----

8. Other Income

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£	£
Employment allowance	5,000	–	5,000
Secondment income	–	–	–
	-------	----	-------
	5,000	–	5,000
	-------	----	-------

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£
Employment allowance	5,000	–	5,000
Secondment income	–	5,441	5,441
	-------	-------	--------
	5,000	5,441	10,441
	-------	-------	--------

9. Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Fund Type

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£	£
Centre costs	54,359	–	54,359
Playbus	–	–	–
Garfield Weston	–	6,897	6,897
Sport England (A Sport For Everyone Grant)	–	12,000	12,000
Gaunless Gateway Big Local	–	64,549	64,549
Henry Smith Strengthening Communities	–	35,486	35,486
After Schools	311	–	311
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Community Resilience - Phase 1	–	65,727	65,727
Teesdale Stronger Together Youth Collective	–	10,370	10,370
Ballinger Trust	–	8,608	8,608
Holiday Activities	–	–	–
West Auckland Youth Initiative	–	–	–
Shildon Youth Initiative	–	–	–
AAP Delivery Manager Fund	–	19,945	19,945
CDCF Keeping Doors Open	–	9,750	9,750
Henknowle	–	5,114	5,114
CFTWN Volunteering Project Fund	–	–	–
CFTWN 1989 Willan Charitable trust	–	–	–
CDCF Poverty Hurts	–	7,405	7,405
CDCF Joy Allen DP&CC CS Fund	–	–	–
NLCF Know Your Neighbourhood Fund	–	31,761	31,761
Virgin Community Anchors Fund	–	–	–
Other project costs	784	3,223	4,007
CDCF Going Green Together	–	3,180	3,180
Happiness Hub - Stay & Scran	–	6,201	6,201
Scotto Charitable Trust - Homework/Study Groups	–	7,545	7,545
Point North Welcome Spaces - Warm Spaces & Winter Blues	–	2,100	2,100
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Community Resilience - Phase 2	–	24,333	24,333
Masonic Charitable Foundation	–	3,971	3,971
	--------	---------	---------
	55,454	328,165	383,619
	--------	---------	---------

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£
Centre costs	68,682	–	68,682
Playbus	–	9,022	9,022
Garfield Weston	–	28,500	28,500
Sport England (A Sport For Everyone Grant)	–	–	–
Gaunless Gateway Big Local	–	62,146	62,146
Henry Smith Strengthening Communities	–	60,000	60,000
After Schools	4,884	9,200	14,084
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Community Resilience - Phase 1	–	75,744	75,744
Teesdale Stronger Together Youth Collective	–	–	–
Ballinger Trust	–	–	–
Holiday Activities	–	15,990	15,990
West Auckland Youth Initiative	–	20,475	20,475

Shildon Youth Initiative	–	7,764	7,764
AAP Delivery Manager Fund	–	21,715	21,715
CDCF Keeping Doors Open	–	–	–
Henknowle	–	6,007	6,007
CFTWN Volunteering Project Fund	–	18,052	18,052
CFTWN 1989 Willan Charitable trust	–	10,000	10,000
CDCF Poverty Hurts	–	–	–
CDCF Joy Allen DP&CC CS Fund	–	3,474	3,474
NLCF Know Your Neighbourhood Fund	–	11,239	11,239
Virgin Community Anchors Fund	–	4,000	4,000
Other project costs	4,986	19,319	24,305
CDCF Going Green Together	–	–	–
Happiness Hub - Stay & Scran	–	–	–
Scotto Charitable Trust - Homework/Study Groups	–	–	–
Point North Welcome Spaces - Warm Spaces & Winter Blues	–	–	–
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Community Resilience - Phase 2	–	–	–
Masonic Charitable Foundation	–	–	–
	--------	---------	---------
	78,552	382,647	461,199
	--------	---------	---------

10. Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Activity Type

	Activities undertaken directly	Total funds 2025	Total fund 2024
	£	£	£
Centre costs	54,359	54,359	68,682
Playbus	–	–	9,022
Garfield Weston	6,897	6,897	28,500
Sport England (A Sport For Everyone Grant)	12,000	12,000	–
Gaunless Gateway Big Local	64,549	64,549	62,146
Henry Smith Strengthening Communities	35,486	35,486	60,000
After Schools	311	311	14,084
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Community Resilience - Phase 1	65,727	65,727	75,744
Teesdale Stronger Together Youth Collective	10,370	10,370	–
Ballinger Trust	8,608	8,608	–
Holiday Activities	–	–	15,990
West Auckland Youth Initiative	–	–	20,475
Shildon Youth Initiative	–	–	7,764
AAP Delivery Manager Fund	19,945	19,945	21,715
CDCF Keeping Doors Open	9,750	9,750	–
Henknowle	5,114	5,114	6,007
CFTWN Volunteering Project Fund	–	–	18,052
CFTWN 1989 Willan Charitable trust	–	–	10,000
CDCF Poverty Hurts	7,405	7,405	–
CDCF Joy Allen DP&CC CS Fund	–	–	3,474
NLCF Know Your Neighbourhood Fund	31,761	31,761	11,239
Virgin Community Anchors Fund	–	–	4,000
Other project costs	4,007	4,007	24,305
CDCF Going Green Together	3,180	3,180	–
Happiness Hub - Stay & Scran	6,201	6,201	–
Scotto Charitable Trust - Homework/Study Groups	7,545	7,545	–
Point North Welcome Spaces - Warm Spaces & Winter Blues	2,100	2,100	–
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Community Resilience - Phase 2	24,333	24,333	–
Masonic Charitable Foundation	3,971	3,971	–
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	383,619	383,619	461,199
	---------	---------	---------

11. Net Expenditure

Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):

	2025	2024
	£	£
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets	4,630	4,769
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12. Independent Examination Fees

	2025	2024
	£	£

Fees payable to the independent examiner for:

Independent examination of the financial statements	840	840
	----	----

13. Staff Costs and Emoluments

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

	2025	2024
	£	£
Wages and salaries	213,170	295,010
Social security costs	17,506	22,730
Employer contributions to pension plans	5,301	6,348
Other employee benefits	10,190	–
	---------	---------
	246,167	324,088
	---------	---------

The average head count of employees during the year was 12 (2024: 15 ). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

	2025	2024
	No.	No.
Number of management staff	2	3
Number of Centre staff	1	2
Number of project staff	9	10
	----	----
	12	15
	----	----

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

Key Management Personnel

Key management personnel include all persons that have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the charity. The total compensation paid to key management personnel for services provided to the charity was £12,054 (2024:£45,188).

14. Trustee Remuneration and Expenses

No trustees received remuneration during the year (2024 - Nil).

During the year 3 trustees were reimbursed expenses totalling £2,391 (2024 - 2 trustees received a total of £1,729).

15. Transfers Between Funds

During the year £89,793 was transferred from restricted to unrestricted funds. This comprised:

		2025
		£
	Centre cost contributions from projects	50,540
	Reclassifying AYCC funds as designated	39,253
		--------
		89,793
		--------

16. Tangible Fixed Assets

	Long leasehold property	Equipment	Total
	£	£	£
Cost
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025	96,106	88,583	184,689
	--------	--------	---------
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024	52,355	83,340	135,695
Charge for the year	3,844	786	4,630
	--------	--------	---------
At 31 March 2025	56,199	84,126	140,325
	--------	--------	---------
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025	39,907	4,457	44,364
	--------	--------	---------
At 31 March 2024	43,751	5,243	48,994
	--------	--------	---------

17. Debtors

	2025	2024
	£	£
Trade debtors	247	308
Prepayments and accrued income	4,867	4,406
	-------	-------
	5,114	4,714
	-------	-------

18. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025	2024
	£	£
Creditors and accruals	2,939	8,760
	-------	-------

19. Pensions and Other Post Retirement Benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £ 5,301 (2024: £ 6,348 ).

20. Analysis of Charitable Funds

Unrestricted funds

	At 1 April 2024	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	At 31 March 2025
	£	£	£	£	£
General Fund	20,950	15,539	(39,078)	39,116	36,527
Capital Fund	48,994	–	(4,630)	–	44,364
Redundancy Fund	25,491	–	(10,190)	4,125	19,426
Disability Group	–	–	–	–	–
After Schools	1,157	3,791	(308)	–	4,640
Challenge & Support Group	7,265	1,780	(396)	–	8,649
AYCC Training	953	–	(464)	–	489

Craft & Support Project	1,324	60	(2)	(1,382)	–
Man Cave Project	369	1,470	(137)	–	1,702
Stay n Eat	203	1,501	(5)	–	1,699
Toddlers	179	200	–	–	379
AYCC Delivery Manager/Youth Print Fund	–	12,000	–	(12,000)	–
AYCC Project Fund For Building Community Resilience Project Phase 2	–	–	(244)	59,934	59,690
	---------	--------	--------	--------	---------
	106,885	36,341	(55,454)	89,793	177,565
	---------	--------	--------	--------	---------

	At 1 April 2023	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	At 31 March 2024
	£	£	£	£	£
General Fund	42,682	34,965	(61,457)	4,760	20,950
Capital Fund	34,822	–	(4,769)	18,941	48,994
Redundancy Fund	21,903	–	–	3,588	25,491
Disability Group	4,105	80	(2,412)	(1,773)	–
After Schools	4,391	1,650	(4,884)	–	1,157
Challenge & Support Group	4,917	2,496	(1,921)	1,773	7,265
AYCC Training	3,649	–	(2,696)	–	953
Craft & Support Project	1,394	321	(391)	–	1,324
Man Cave Project	–	331	(2)	40	369
Stay n Eat	–	203	–	–	203
Toddlers	–	199	(20)	–	179
AYCC Delivery Manager/Youth Print Fund	–	–	–	–	–
AYCC Project Fund For Building Community Resilience Project Phase 2	–	–	–	–	–
	---------	--------	--------	--------	---------
	117,863	40,245	(78,552)	27,329	106,885
	---------	--------	--------	--------	---------

Designated funds are for the following purposes:

After Schools - This fund comprises fee income from participants in the After Schools Club, and it is to be spent on After Schools provision.

Challenge & Support Project - This fund comprises fee income from participants in the Challenge & Support Project and it is to be spent on the same.

Craft & Support Project - This fund comprises fee income from participants in the Craft & Support Project and it is to be spent on the same.

Man Cave Group - This fund comprises fee income from participants in the Man Cave Group and it is to be spent on the same.

Stay & Eat Project - This fund comprises fee income from users of the Stay & Eat Project and it is to be spent on the same.

Toddlers Group - This fund comprises fee income from participants in the Toddlers Group and it is to be spent on the same.

Contingency Fund - This fund comprises money set aside for redundancies.

Training Fund - This fund comprises money set aside for training for staff, volunteers and trustees.

Capital - This fund contains all the fixed assets.

AYCC Building Community Resilience - This fund was for match funding from Centre Reserves for National Lottery Community Fund Building Community Resilience Project.

AYCC Delivery Manager/Youth Print Fund - This fund is towards costs for the Delivery Manager Post and for activities associated with the Youth Print Project.

AYCC Garden Project Fund - This fund is towards costs for the garden project.

AYCC Know Your Neighbourhood Fund - This fund was match funding from Centre Reserves for National Lottery Community Know Your Neighbourhood Fund Project.

AYCC Project Fund For Building Community Resilience Project Phase 2 - This fund contains match funding for National Lottery Community Fund Building Community Resilience Project Phase 2.

Restricted funds

	At 1 April 2024	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	At 31 March 2025
	£	£	£	£	£
AYCC Delivery Manager /Youth Print Fund	14,113	–	–	(14,113)	–
AYCC Know Your Neighbourhood Fund	11,140	–	–	(11,140)	–
Bishop Auckland Town Council	650	–	(650)	–	–
CDCF After Schools Club	–	–	–	–	–
CDCF AYCC Warm Spaces	–	–	–	–	–
CDCF Going Green Together	3,260	–	(3,179)	(81)	–
CDCF Poverty Hurts	7,405	–	(7,405)	–	–

Happiness Hub Fund (Stay & Eat)	6,201	–	(6,201)	–	–
Locality - Cost of Living Grant Programme	–	–	–	–	–
Masonic Charitable Foundation	3,974	–	(3,974)	–	–
NLCF Know Your Neighbourhood Fund	18,761	15,000	(31,761)	(2,000)	–
Henknowle	–	5,114	(5,114)	–	–
Henknowle	–	–	–	–	–
Playbus	–	–	–	–	–
AYCC Garden Project Funds	–	600	(600)	–	–
Believe Housing - Community Investment Core Funding Grant	–	16,667	–	–	16,667
Bishop Auckland Town Council - Delivery Work Fund	–	7,300	–	(7,300)	–
CDCF Core Costs To Support Our Delivery Programme Grant	–	3,000	–	(3,000)	–
CDCF Keeping The Doors Open!	–	10,500	(9,750)	(750)	–
Hadrian Trust	–	1,000	–	(1,000)	–
Henry Smith Charity - Strengthening Communities	–	60,000	(35,486)	(24,514)	–
BASH AAP Holiday Activities Fund	–	–	–	–	–
Scotto Charitable Trust	7,545	–	(7,545)	–	–
NLCF Building Community Resilience Project Phase 2	–	43,678	(24,332)	–	19,346
Point North Welcome Spaces - Warm Spaces & Winter Blues Project	–	3,000	(2,100)	(900)	–
Sport England - A Sport For Everyone Grant	–	12,000	(12,000)	–	–
Warburtons Community Grant	–	400	(400)	–	–
WAYI Gaunless Gateway	–	–	–	–	–
Sir James Knott Foundation	–	5,000	–	(5,000)	–
Scholefield Trust	–	–	–	–	–
Garfield Weston Foundation	–	30,000	(6,896)	(220)	22,884
Gaunless Gateway (Big Local Partnership Agreement)	24,850	74,148	(64,549)	(5,275)	29,174
British & Foreign Schools Society	1,474	–	(1,474)	–	–

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - 1989 Willan Charitable Trust	–	–	–	–	–
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Volunteering Project Fund	–	–	–	–	–
Virgin Community Anchors Fund	–	–	–	–	–
AYCC Building Community Resilience	14,000	–	–	(14,000)	–
BASH AAP (Delivery Manager Fund)	34,283	–	(19,945)	–	14,338
Ballinger Charitable Trust	9,107	–	(8,607)	(500)	–
CDCF Joy Allen DP&CC CS Fund	–	–	–	–	–
Co Durham Sport Together Fund	–	–	–	–	–
Happiness Hub Fund	–	–	–	–	–
NLCF Building Community Resilience	24,220	41,508	(65,728)	–	–
Netherton Park Trust	–	–	–	–	–
Shildon Youth Initiative	–	–	–	–	–
WAYI General Fund	1,022	–	–	–	1,022
WAYI Teesdale STYC	477	14,127	(10,370)	–	4,234
Man Cave Project	–	–	–	–	–
Youth Print Fund	–	1,700	(99)	–	1,601
	---------	---------	---------	--------	---------
	182,482	344,742	(328,165)	(89,793)	109,266
	---------	---------	---------	--------	---------

	At 1 April 2023	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	At 31 March 2024
	£	£	£	£	£
AYCC Delivery Manager /Youth Print Fund	–	14,113	–	–	14,113
AYCC Know Your Neighbourhood Fund	–	–	–	11,140	11,140
Bishop Auckland Town Council	–	4,450	(3,800)	–	650
CDCF After Schools Club	–	5,000	(4,700)	(300)	–
CDCF AYCC Warm Spaces	–	3,000	(2,550)	(450)	–
CDCF Going Green Together	–	3,500	(240)	–	3,260
CDCF Poverty Hurts	–	10,000	(1,051)	(1,544)	7,405
Happiness Hub Fund (Stay & Eat)	–	7,436	(1,235)	–	6,201
Locality - Cost of Living Grant Programme	–	10,000	–	(10,000)	–
Masonic Charitable Foundation	–	5,000	(1,026)	–	3,974

NLCF Know Your Neighbourhood Fund	–	30,000	(11,239)	–	18,761
Henknowle	–	–	–	–	–
Henknowle	–	6,007	(6,007)	–	–
Playbus	9,022	–	(9,022)	–	–
AYCC Garden Project Funds	–	–	–	–	–
Believe Housing - Community Investment Core Funding Grant	–	–	–	–	–
Bishop Auckland Town Council - Delivery Work Fund	–	–	–	–	–
CDCF Core Costs To Support Our Delivery Programme Grant	–	–	–	–	–
CDCF Keeping The Doors Open!	–	–	–	–	–
Hadrian Trust	–	–	–	–	–
Henry Smith Charity - Strengthening Communities	–	60,000	(60,000)	–	–
BASH AAP Holiday Activities Fund	1,283	14,707	(15,990)	–	–
Scotto Charitable Trust	–	10,000	(2,455)	–	7,545
NLCF Building Community Resilience Project Phase 2	–	–	–	–	–
Point North Welcome Spaces - Warm Spaces & Winter Blues Project	–	–	–	–	–
Sport England - A Sport For Everyone Grant	–	–	–	–	–
Warburtons Community Grant	–	–	–	–	–
WAYI Gaunless Gateway	3,765	–	(3,765)	–	–
Sir James Knott Foundation	–	–	–	–	–
Scholefield Trust	190	–	(190)	–	–
Garfield Weston Foundation	3,500	25,000	(28,500)	–	–
Gaunless Gateway (Big Local Partnership Agreement)	38,082	60,846	(62,146)	(11,932)	24,850
British & Foreign Schools Society	–	2,500	(1,026)	–	1,474
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - 1989 Willan Charitable Trust	–	10,000	(10,000)	–	–
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Volunteering Project Fund	18,051	–	(18,051)	–	–
Virgin Community Anchors Fund	3,000	10,000	(4,000)	(9,000)	–
AYCC Building Community Resilience	13,000	–	–	1,000	14,000

BASH AAP (Delivery Manager Fund)	55,998	–	(21,715)	–	34,283
Ballinger Charitable Trust	10,000	–	(893)	–	9,107
CDCF Joy Allen DP&CC CS Fund	3,474	–	(3,474)	–	–
Co Durham Sport Together Fund	5,000	–	–	(5,000)	–
Happiness Hub Fund	4,854	–	(4,854)	–	–
NLCF Building Community Resilience	17,996	81,968	(75,744)	–	24,220
Netherton Park Trust	5,000	–	(4,500)	(500)	–
Shildon Youth Initiative	8,307	–	(7,764)	(543)	–
WAYI General Fund	1,514	1,757	(2,089)	(160)	1,022
WAYI Teesdale STYC	1,505	13,593	(14,621)	–	477
Man Cave Project	40	–	–	(40)	–
Youth Print Fund	–	–	–	–	–
	---------	---------	---------	--------	---------
	203,581	388,877	(382,647)	(27,329)	182,482
	---------	---------	---------	--------	---------

AYCC Delivery Manager/Youth Print Fund - This fund is towards costs for the Delivery Manager Post and for activities associated with the Youth Print Project.

AYCC Garden Project Fund - This fund is towards costs for the garden project.

BASH AAP (Delivery Manager Fund) - Funding for the Delivery Manager Post for National Lottery Community Fund Building Community Resilience Project.

BASH AAP Holiday Activities Fund - This fund is for various grants received to support children and their families across the area to food and activity packs during school holidays periods.

Ballinger Charitable Trust - This grant is to extend our delivery program in West Auckland.

Believe Housing Community Investment Core Funding Grant - This grant to support people living on the Woodhouse Close Estate and the surrounding area with projects and activities.

Bishop Auckland Town Council Delivery Work Fund - Funds throughout the financial year have been received towards the winter wonderland activity and to support the delivery of activities.

Bishop Auckland Town Council - Easter Activities Fund This grant was towards Easter activities.

Bishop Auckland Town Council - International Women's Day Fund This grant was towards to International Women's Day activities.

British & Foreign Schools Society (After Schools) - This grant was towards running costs for the After Schools Project.

County Durham Community Foundation (Community Grants Funding Programme Grant) - This grant was towards running costs for the After Schools Project.

County Durham Community Foundation (Core Costs To Support Our Delivery Programme Grant) - This grant was towards core running costs for the organisation.

County Durham Community Foundation (Going Green Together Grant) - This grant was used to make the centre a greener organisation by increasing energy efficiency and reducing the centre's carbon footprint.

County Durham Community Foundation (Keeping The Doors Open! Grant) - This grant was for centre core running costs, contributions towards the salaries of the Administration Worker and to introduce a green champion to the centre.

County Durham Community Foundation (Poverty Hurt Grant) - This grant was used towards addressing the ongoing need to tackle severe local poverty and disadvantage in the local area.

County Durham Community Foundation (Welcome Spaces Grant) - This grant was used to provide a warm and comfortable place for residents of Woodhouse Close Estate to attend.

Garfield Weston Foundation - This grant is towards core running costs for the organisation.

Gaunless Gateway (Big Local Partnership Agreement) - This grant is to allow AYCC to employee two workers from the Gaunless Gateway Big Local Partnership.

Hadrian Trust - This grant was towards core running costs for the organisation.

Happiness Hub Fund (Stay & Eat) - This grant was towards staffing costs, activities costs, running costs and food and refreshments. The grant l helped beneficiaries who struggling with food costs.

Henry Smith Charity (Strengthening Communities Grant) - This grant was for centre core running costs, specifically contributions towards the salaries of the Administration Worker and Cleaner.

Masonic Charitable Foundation (After Schools) - This grant is towards staffing costs, activities costs and healthy snacks for our After Schools Project.

National Lottery Community Fund (Building Community Resilience) - This grant was to deliver the Building Community Resilience to support people living on the Woodhouse Close Estate and the surrounding area with projects and activities.

National Lottery Community Fund (Building Community Resilience Project Phase 2) - This grant is to deliver the Building Community Resilience Project Phase 2 to support people living on the Woodhouse Close Estate and the surrounding area with projects and activities.

National Lottery Community Fund (Know Your Neighbourhood Fund) - This grant was for a Volunteer Coordinator to work with volunteers to improve their skills and the work of the organisation.

Netherton Park Trust (After Schools) - This grant is towards staffing costs, activities costs and healthy snacks for our After Schools Project.

Point North Welcome Spaces (Warm Spaces & Winter Blues Project) - This grant is used to provide a warm and comfortable place for residents of Woodhouse Close Estate to attend.

Scotto Charitable Trust - This grant was used support for the homework clubs/study groups for children and young people aged 7 years plus.

Sir James Knott Trust - This grant is towards core running costs for the organisation.

Sport England (A Sport For Everyone Grant) - The grant was to deliver sporting activities and events to children and young people.

Warburtons Community Grant - The grant was used on activities, equipment, volunteer expenses. Various sessions for the community to attend were held.

West Auckland Youth Initiative Project (General Fund) - This fund is towards a youth work project across West Auckland, specifically targeting young people who are not currently engaging in services.

West Auckland Youth Initiative Project (Teesdale Stronger Together Youth Collective Fund) - This grant is towards a youth work project across West Auckland, specifically targeting young people who are not currently engaging in services.

Henknowle - This fund was for the caretaker's salary at Henknowle Community Centre.

21. Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£	£
Tangible fixed assets	44,364	–	44,364
Current Assets	136,140	109,266	245,406
Creditors less than 1 year	(2,939)	–	(2,939)
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Net assets	177,565	109,266	286,831
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	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£
Tangible fixed assets	48,994	–	48,994
Current Assets	66,651	182,482	249,133
Creditors less than 1 year	(8,760)	–	(8,760)
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Net assets	106,885	182,482	289,367
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22. Analysis of Changes in Net Debt

	At 1 Apr 2024	Cash flows	At 31 Mar 2025
	£	£	£
Cash at bank and in hand	244,419	(4,127)	240,292
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23. Operating Lease Commitments

The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

	2025	2024
	£	£
Not later than 1 year	4,578	4,578
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years	13,734	18,312
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	18,312	22,890
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