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BERWICK VISITOR CENTRE (WALKERGATE)

Registered charity 1188885 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity operates the Berwick Visitor Centre in Walkergate Berwick-upon-Tweed for the benefit of locals and visitors alike. The Visitor Centre, through its audio visual presentations and permanent and temporary exhibits, educates and informs locals, visitors and school pupils of the history of Berwick and its current facilities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a negative unrestricted fund balance of £9,885, resulting from a deficit of £6,015. While the trustees consider the reserves balance appropriate to meet charitable objectives, they acknowledge that unrestricted funds are insufficient to cover liabilities, relying on deferred trustee reimbursements to manage cash flow.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Activities for generating funds (82% of income)
“Sales of coffee and sundries 31,393” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: appropriate to allow them to continue to meet their charitable objectives (held: £-10k)
“The trustees consider the overall reserves balance to be appropriate to allow them to continue to meet their charitable objectives.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The balance on the unrestricted fund is is not enough to cover the liabilities noted on the Statement of Balances, however the trustees have confirmed that they will not take reimbursement of amounts due to them, until funds allow.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£39k£39k
31/03/2024£37k£37k
31/03/2023£41k£42k
31/03/2022£45k£45k
31/03/2021£43k£41k

Common questions

Is BERWICK VISITOR CENTRE (WALKERGATE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a negative unrestricted fund balance of £9,885, resulting from a deficit of £6,015. While the trustees consider the reserves balance appropriate to meet charitable objectives, they acknowledge that unrestricted funds are insufficient to cover liabilities, relying on deferred trustee reimbursements to manage cash flow. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.