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Charity Registration No. 1019093 Company Registration No. 02709081 (England and Wales)

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD

ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD

CONTENTS

Legal and Administrative Information 1
Trustees’ Report 2
Independent Examiner’s Report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Paul Hussey
Peter Kara
Euan Livingstone
Nicholas Mann
Victoria Miles
Catriona Morris (resigned 25 February 2026)
Derek Prior (resigned on 31 July 2026)
Paul Scanes
Yeukai Helen Kahembe (appointed on 29 January 2026)
Charity number 1019093
Company number 02709081
Registered office 18 Carters Lane
Kiln Farm
Milton Keynes
Bucks
MK11 3ES
Independent examiner Mr M.H Tuffaha
Sterling Gate Accountants
3rd Floor,
86-90 Paul Street,
London,
EC2A 4NE

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD TRUSTEES’ REPORT

The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the Charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Objectives and activities

As a prime safety education charity, the Safety Centre is leading the way in early intervention and preventative safety education programmes.

Our mission is to positively change behaviours and save lives through the delivery of practical, progressive, and unforgettable safety education.

Our vision is to empower and equip people to live in a safer world by embedding essential, life- saving and relevant safety knowledge into everyday behaviours. Through our interactive, immersive, and memorable safety education and training, the Safety Centre serves to save lives by showing children, young people, and adults how to stay safe, understand risks, and avoid accidents or dangerous situations. Education that will stay with them forever.

We deliver vital safety education at our immersive education centre ‘Hazard Alley’, directly into community spaces and schools, as well as virtually. Our education programmes create a much-needed safe space for children, young people, and adults to discuss essential safety topics.

The Safety Centre created (and forms part of) the National Safety Centre Alliance, enabling safety centres from across the UK to share learning and insights.

We deliver our vital safety education work in the following ways for the benefit of the communities we serve:

  1. Hazard Alley is our interactive and immersive safety education centre located in Milton Keynes and visited by thousands of young people across the South East and Midlands every year. Our centre is thought to have been the world’s first interactive and immersive safety education centre and remains a vital safety provision 32 years later. Visitors to our centre include primary school children, Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) groups, uniformed and community groups, youth groups, families, and participants of bespoke tours delivered in line with community needs. The centre is a unique way of children, young people and adults to experience safety education and our group of trained volunteer guides help ensure visitors have a positive and beneficial learning experience.

  2. Our Education Team deliver vital safety education workshops in schools, colleges and community spaces across the region on a range of safety themes. These sessions are interactive and immersive and empower recipients with key knowledge and skills to keep themselves and their wider community safe.

  3. We offer a range of training courses for adults and workplaces to extend our safety training provision. We also hire-out the centre for the likes of universities to conduct applied learning with medical students in our simulated environment, or for safety sector professionals to meet in a relatable and unique event space.

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD TRUSTEES’ REPORT

Ultimately, we are here to help save lives and ensure everyone has the opportunity to benefit from vital safety education.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

Achievements and performance

During our 2024-25 financial year, focus continued on ensuring maximum engagement at Hazard Alley, with more than 9,000 student visits from schools across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, the Midlands and North London.

We continued to offer dedicated visits for children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND), home-schooled children, college students and evening sessions for uniformed groups such as Cubs, Beavers and Brownies.

We secured funding from Milton Keynes Council to deliver dates over the summer holiday period for low-income households to visit and learn as a family, and funding from National Lottery Million Hours Project enabled us to continue work with youth groups in the community, offering safe spaces to gather with peers after school across Milton Keynes.

The continued increase to operational costs of the centre means our overheads continued to exceed income. Despite applying a marginal increase per child to visit Hazard Alley, the cost per child covered only 50% of the cost to the charity.

We endeavoured to secure the balance with a focused attention on core cost grant applications, and although we have been successful in securing some income, the competitive nature of unrestricted trust fundraising has been evident.

Our delivery of accredited first aid training courses continues as a reliable unrestricted income stream, as does exclusive hire bookings. Oxford Brookes University returned to us with several exclusive hire bookings throughout the year to take over the centre and simulate real-life emergency situations for students to put their theoretical learning into practice.

With funding from Milton Keynes Community Foundation, we continued to build on the success of our Violence Against Women and Girls Education Workshops to primary and secondary schools in Milton Keynes. Funding from Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes Council, Thames Valley Police, Hert of Bucks Foundation, Rookery South and Wixamtree Trust enables our team to also deliver in-school workshops across Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire on the themes of Knife Crime Intervention and AntiSocial Behaviour.

Motor Insurers’ Bureau renewed their partnership for us to deliver Safe Driver, Safe Passenger and Safe Pedestrian workshops to 1000 students across Milton Keynes.

We also continued our partnership with Bonanza, funded by Cadent to deliver engaging workshops in schools on the subject of gas safety.

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD TRUSTEES’ REPORT

Our current three year partnership with Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue concludes in October 2025, however, they have confirmed an extension and we continue to cultivate this long term collaborative approach to reducing preventable accidents and casualties in the community.

A steady pipeline of grant applications continued to aligned Trusts and Foundations, and there is ambition to grow corporate sponsors and partners under the new leadership.

We recognise the external funding environment is highly competitive and the Board remain committed to identifying new ways of generating income for the charity.

We have continued to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, media and dignitaries to raise the profile of the charity throughout the year.

Our volunteers remain an integral part of the charity’s ability to impact so many people each year, with the value of their time calculated as £100,000 over the year.

A total of 9,798 children visited Hazard Alley.

The education team delivered 782 funded workshops to 21,705 children in schools across Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and Bedfordshire, focusing on the prevention of knife crime, violence against women and girls, and anti-social behaviour.

In addition, the team delivered a further 123 workshops as part of full-day visits to Hazard Alley, reaching an additional 3,665 children. These sessions provided enhanced learning on online safety and the dangers associated with drugs and alcohol.

Overall, a total of 35,168 interventions were delivered to support and empower young people in making safer choices and navigating hazardous or potentially harmful situations.

Acknowledgement

We take this opportunity to thank all our funders, partners and sponsors, our dedicated team of volunteers, board of trustees, and wonderful staff team for their commitment, support, and dedication in keeping children and young people safe.

Governance

Chief Executive of five years, Maya Joseph-Hussain left the charity in June 2025 and the board appointed Laurena Robinson as successor. The board of Trustees continued to work closely with the CEO to ensure robust management of the charity and monitored the implementation of strategic priorities for the year. Detailed forecasts for the coming year have been prepared, and in a challenging environment, the Board continue to review operations to ensure operational longevity.

The Finance Manager resigned from the charity in May 2025 and an independent bookkeeper was appointed to manage invoicing and cash flow budgets. The board took an active role in managing the monthly cash flow position and ensuring a healthy income budget.

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD TRUSTEES’ REPORT

Financial review

The charity is grateful for the continued support received from grant-making bodies, local authorities, trusts and community organisations during the year. Funding received during the year enabled the charity to continue delivering its charitable activities and community-based projects, particularly those focused on youth engagement, violence reduction initiatives and wider community wellbeing support.

Significant funding and donations received during the year included:

The charity also received additional support through smaller donations, fundraising activities and other community contributions during the year.

Total incoming resources for the year amounted to £476,404 (2024: £425,720), of which £149,996 related to restricted funds and £326,407 related to unrestricted funds.

Total expenditure during the year amounted to £605,900 (2024: £662,704), comprising £354,906 charged against restricted funds and £250,993 against unrestricted and designated funds.

The charity reported an overall deficit for the year of £129,496 (2024: deficit £236,984), reflecting continued investment into charitable programme delivery and community support initiatives during the year.

At the year end, total funds carried forward amounted to £81,705 (2024: £211,201), comprising £44,745 of restricted funds and £36,960 of unrestricted funds available to support the charity’s future activities.

These funds are vitally important to the charity’s continued operations and its ability to continue subsidising the cost of each child’s visit in order to remain inclusive and accessible to all. The charity continues to submit funding applications to aligned funders, with a Particular focus on securing core funding towards rent, utilities, maintenance costs and staff salaries.

Financial contributions are reflected in the accounts in the year to which they relate.

The Trustees would like to express their sincere appreciation to all organisations, funders and supporters that provide financial and in-kind support to the charity.

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD TRUSTEES’ REPORT

Plans for future period

Our focus remains on:

The Board of Trustees are committed to supporting the strategic development of the Safety Centre charity and ensuring its financial sustainability.

Reserves policy

At 30th September 2025 the Trust had unrestricted funds of £36,960 and restricted funds of £44,745. The intention of the Trustees is to operate with a minimum of two months reserves at any time, with the view to increase this to three months in the next two years as we expect to build greater financial resilience.

Going concern

The trustees have identified a material uncertainty in relation to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern arising from forecast cash flow pressures over the forthcoming period particularly from an impending rent increase. The trustees have undertaken a detailed review of the Company’s projected cash flows and financial position and have implemented a number of measures to strengthen liquidity and reduce operating costs, including staff restructuring, renegotiation of consultancy and IT contractual commitments, and ongoing discussions regarding rental costs and alternative premises options. Having considered these factors, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, accordingly, continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Structure, governance and management

The Safety Centre (Hazard Alley) Ltd is a company limited by guarantee. It is also a charity registered in England and Wales. It is governed by its Articles of Association, last revised in 2006. The Articles of Association set out the charitable purposes for our work.

The Board of Trustees, elected by the charity’s Members at the Annual General Meeting, are the charity’s Trustees and the legal Directors of the company. Members of the Board of Trustees serve a three-year term, after which they are eligible for re-election.

New Trustees are nominated by the Board to represent the range of skills needed by the organisation in business, finance, education, marketing, communication and by representatives of the emergency services – fire and rescue and police. New appointees are given an induction pack plus a personal induction programme. The balance of Trustees is kept under review to make sure there is a range of skills and diversity. The Board of Trustees met four times for scheduled meetings in 2024-25 and additional monthly meetings were commenced from September 2025 to ensure vigilant oversight of cash flow forecast under new leadership.

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD TRUSTEES’ REPORT

The matters reserved for decision by the Board of Trustees include:

Risk Management

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to those major risks.

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees, who are also the directors of Safety Centre (Hazard Alley) Ltd for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: -

The Trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report was approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by:

May 28, 2026

Peter Kara

Trustee

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LIMITED

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LIMITED for the year ended 30 September 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts 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 your 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 Company’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 a member of the institute of financial accountants 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:

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.

May 29, 2026

Mr M.H Tuffaha AFA Associate Member – Institute of Financial Accountants Sterling Gate Accountants

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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Income:
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Other trading activities
5
Investments
6
Other income
Total income
Expenditure:
Charitable activities
7
Total expenditure
Transfer between funds
14
Total
income/(expenditure) and
movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Fund balances at 1
October 2024
Fund balances at 30
September 2025		 2025
Unrestricted
General funds
Unrestricted
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
£
£
£
£
34,001
- 149,996
183,998
288,864
- -
288,864
1,639
- -
1,639
1,740
- -
1,740
164
- -
164
326,407
- 149,996
476,404
221,142
29,851 354,906
605,900
221,142
29,851 354,906
605,900
-
- -
-
105,265
(29,851)
(204,910)
(129,496)		 2024
Unrestricted
General funds
Unrestricted
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
£
£
£
£
19,069
4,164
161,284
184,517
193,564
- 29,351
222,915
9,463
- -
9,463
5,253
- -
5,253
3,572
- -
3,572
230,921
4,164
190,635
425,720
481,365
- 181,339
662,704
481,365
- 181,339
662,704
22,092
-
(22,092)-
(228,352)
4,164
(12,796) (236,984)
(68,305)
29,851
249,655
211,201
36,960
-
44,745
81,705		 160,047
25,687
262,451
448,185
(68,305)
29,851
249,655
211,201
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SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
13
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Funds
Restricted income funds
14
Unrestricted funds – general
16
Unrestricted funds – designated
15		 2025 (£)
53,940
433
90,074
64,495
155,002
(127,237)
27,765
81,705
44,745
36,960
-
81,705		 2024 (£)
73,786
562
51,685
177,827
230,074
92,659
137,415
211,201
249,655
-
68,305

29,851
211,201		 2024 (£)
73,786
562
51,685
177,827
230,074
92,659
137,415
211,201
249,655
-
68,305

29,851
211,201
155,002
(127,237)		 230,074
92,659
211,201
249,655
-
68,305
29,851
211,201

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees and authorised for issue.

Peter Kara

Trustee

May 28, 2026

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

1) Accounting policies

Charity information

Safety Centre (Hazard Alley) Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office of 18 Carters Lane, Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK11 3ES. The liability of the members is limited to contribution £10 to the assets of the Charity in the event of it being wound up while a Trustee, or within one year after ceasing to be a Trustee.

Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS102”) and the Charities SORP “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)”. The Charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS102.

The financial statements have been drawn up under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of investments.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern

The trustees have identified a material uncertainty in relation to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern arising from forecast cash flow pressures over the forthcoming period particularly from an impending rent increase. The trustees have undertaken a detailed review of the Company’s projected cash flows and financial position and have implemented a number of measures to strengthen liquidity and reduce operating costs, including staff restructuring, renegotiation of consultancy and IT contractual commitments, and ongoing discussions regarding rental costs and alternative premises options. Having considered these factors, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, accordingly, continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements

Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

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Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when the conditions for receipt have been met, and there is probability of receipt.

Voluntary donations are recognised on receipt when the donation relates to the current accounting period. Donated assets and services received in kind are recognised at their monetary value, as estimated by the trustees, when received and donated assets are capitalised at this value.

All other income is recognised on an accruals basis.

Expenditure

Expenditure incurred on activities falling directly within one cost category have been recognised as such. Items of expenditure which involved more than one category have been allocated on a reasonable and consistent basis.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. Assets with a value of less than £300 are expensed on acquisition.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost of valuation of assets on a straight line basis over their useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold improvements over length of lease
Office equipment 3 years
Fixtures & fittings 7 years
Scenario equipment 3 years

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.

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Financial instruments

The Charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the Charity's balance sheet when the Charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounts at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged and cancelled.

Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

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2) Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the Charity's accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underling assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision where the revision affects both current and future period.

The charity benefits greatly from the involvement and enthusiast support of many of its volunteers. In accordance with FRS102 and the Charities SORP (FRS102), the economic contribution of general volunteers is not recognized in the accounts.

The charity is reliant on a team of trained and skilled volunteers, who give their time, passion and enthusiasm to take children on tours of the education centre and support our charity operations. The Trustees are very grateful for the ongoing support and commitments of our volunteers.

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3) Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total
General Funds Designated Funds Funds General Funds Funds
2025 2025 2025 2025 2024 Designated
2024		 2024 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Donations and gifts 34,001 - 149,996 183,998 19,069 4,164 161,284 184,517
Donations and gifts
Beds Luton Community Foundation - - 500 500 - - 2,000 2,000
Buckinghamshire County Council (BUCKSCC) - - 4,291 4,291 - - - -
Bucks & Milton Keynes Fire Authority - - - - - - 25,000 25,000
Charles Hayward Foundation - Knife Crime - - 10,000 10,0000 - - - -
workshops in Buckinghamshire
Co-op Local Community Fund - - 2,407 2,407 - - - -
Defibrillator - Various donations - - 1,824 1,824 - - - -
Harpur Trust - - 2,500 2,500 - - 5,000 5,000
Knife Crime Appeal - - - - - 4,164 - 4,164
MK Community Foundation - - 11,468 11,468 - - 36,259 36,259
MIB - - - - 2,000 - - 2,000
Milton Keynes Council - - 34,040 34,040 - - 24,542 24,542
National Grid - - - - 6,000 - - 6,000
National Lottery - - 44,787 44,787 - - 44,571 44,571
Rookery South Foundation - Knife Crime workshops
-		 - 9,000 9,000 - - - -
Rectory Foundation - - - - - - 4,978 4,978
Ringways - - - - - - 2,000 2,000
Rotary Club of Milton Keynes - - - - - - 7,100 7,100
Thames Valley Police - - 19,335 19,335 - - - -
West Northants Council - - 2,345 2,345 - - 7,034 7,034
Wixamtree Trust - - - - - - 9,900 9,900
Young Futures Fund - VAWG Workshops in - - 7,500 7,500 - - - -
Buckinghamshire x22
Other 34,001 - - 34,001 3,969 - - 3,969
34,001 - 149,996 183,998 19,069 4,164 161,284 184,230

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

The charity benefits greatly from the involvement and enthusiast support of many of its volunteers. In accordance with FRS102 and the Charities SORP (FRS102), the economic contribution of general volunteers is not recognized in the accounts.

The charity is reliant on a team of trained and skilled volunteers, who give their time, passion and enthusiasm to take child ren on tours of the education centre and support our charity operations. The Trustees are very grateful for the ongoing support and commitments of our volunteers.

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

4) Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted
Provision of tours,
courses and teacher
sessions		 Unrestricted
funds
2025
Restricted
Funds
2025
Total
2025
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Restricted
Funds
2024
Total
2024
288,864
-
288,864
193,564
29,351
222,915

5) Income from other trading activities

Non-charitable trading activities Unrestricted
Funds
Unrestricted
funds
2025
2024
£
£
1,639
9,643
1,639
9,643

6) Income from Investments

Unrestricted Unrestricted
Funds Funds
2025 2024
£ £
Interest receivable 1,740 5,253

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

7) Expenditure on charitable activities

Direct costs
Staff costs
Depreciation and
impairment
Miscellaneous costs
Travelling and
Subsistence
Telephone
Legal and professional
Insurance
Printing and stationery
Property costs
Software expenses
Course costs
Volunteer costs
Repairs and
maintenance
Governance costs
Accountancy
Independent examiner’s
fee
Total expenditure
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted - designated
funds
Restricted funds		 Unrestricted
2025
Unrestricted –
designated
2025
Restricted
2025
Total
2025
Unrestricted
2024
Restricted
2024
Total
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
142,570
-
214,362 356,931
279,358
125,122
404,480
33,195
-
-
33,195
31,816
4,683
36,499
5,258
29,851
21,192
56,301
16,827
19,279
36,106
5,191
-
6,683
11,874
4,297
8,106
12,403
2,893
-
-
2,893
2,697
-
2,697
3,783
-
-
3,783
703
372
1,075
-
-
4,556
4,556
3,389
168
3,389
6,572
-
-
6,572
8,553
361
8,914
539
-
76,442
76,981
93,660
18,352
112,012
1,444
-
-
1,444
1,190
92
1,282
2,225
-
13,934
16,159
9,656
1,946
11,602
12,097
-
-
12,097
15,122
621
15,743
439
-
17,738
18,177
8,559
2,237
10,796
216,205
29,851
354,906 600,962
475,827
181,339
657,166
2,438
-
-
2,438
2,178
-
2,178
2,500
-
-
2,500
3,360
-
3,360
221,142
29,851
354,906 605,900
481,365
181,339
662,704
221,142
-
-
221,142 481,365 -
481,365

-
29,851
-
29,851
-
-
-
-
-
354,906
354,906
-
181,339
181,339
221,142
29,851
354,906
605,900
481,365
181,339
662,704

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

8) Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.

Indemnity Insurance has been provided during the year for the Trustees’ liability. The cost of this insurance is included in the total insurance premium of £4,556 (2023: £3,557).

9) Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

2025 2024
Number Number
13 13
Employment costs 2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 324,121 350,219
Social security costs 27,024 48,343
Other pension costs 5,786 5,918
356,931 404,480
The number of employees whose annual remuneration
was more than £60,000 is as follows:
2025 2024
Number Number
Between £60,000 - £70,000 - -
Between £70,000 - £80,000s 1 1

10) Taxation

The company has received confirmation from HMRC that it is entitled to exemption from income tax as it is established for charitable purposes.

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

11) Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 October 2024
Additions
Disposals
Asset adjustment
At 30 September 2025
Depreciation
At 1 October 2024
Depreciation charged in the
Year
Depreciation on disposals
Asset adjustment
At 30 September 2025
Carrying amount
At 30 September 2025
At 30 September 2024		 Leasehold
improvements
Office
equipment
Fixtures &
fittings
Scenario
equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
£
53,422
60,285
47,868
125,317
286,893
-
2,900
10,141
473
13,514
-
(1,925)
-
-
(1,925)
-
-
-
-
-
53,422
61,260
58,009
125,790
298,481
37,275
46,943
38,394
90,494
213,106
9,515
10,798
3,292
9,590
33,195
-
(1,761)
-
-
(1,761)
-
-
-
-
-
46,790
55,980
41,686
100,084
244,540
6,632
5,280
16,323
25,706
53,940
16,147
13,342
9,474
34,823
73,786

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

12) Debtors

) Debtors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 2025
2024
£
£
68,977
32,463
-
3
21,096
19,219
90,074
51,685

13) Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Other taxation and social security
Deferred income
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals
Deferred income
Brought forward
Added in the year
Released in the year
Carried forward		 2025
2024
£
£
8,123
7,963
77,294
54,020
37,594
22,017
4,226
4,452
-
4,207
127,237
92,659
54,020.00
55,317.00
183,026.00
48,865.00
(159,752.00)
(50,162.00)
77,294.00
54,020.00

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Docusign Envelope ID: A6D5454C-FAF4-8345-819B-E8F4BDF2B82C

Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

14) Restricted funds

The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.

Beds Luton Community Foundation -
Frank Branston Charitable Trust
Co-op Local Community Fund
Heart of Bucks Knife Crime
Milton Keynes Council - Contribution to
Safety Centre Violence Against Women
and Girls education program
MK Schools - 20% of MKCF donation
MKC Section 106 Grant
National Lottery - Refugee and Newly
arrived communities - HA Tours
National Lottery - Youth funding
Rectory Foundation - Knfe Crime
workshops in Aylesbury
Other - Provisions of tours, courses and
teacher sessions
Rookery South Foundation - Knife
Crime workshops
MCCF (Milton Keynes Community
Foundation)
Young Futures Fund - VAWG
Workshops in Buckinghamshire x22
Charles Hayward Foundation - Knife
Crime workshops in Buckinghamshire
Harpur Trust
MK Council - Summer 2025 HAF
Programme Grant Agreement
Thames Valley Police - Community
funds for Anti-social behaviour sessions
x18 sessions
Thames Valley Police - To fund Knife
Crime Intervention workshops in
Buckinghamshire
Thames Valley Police Milton Keynes -
Support for Safety Centre delivery of 21
knife crime intervention
West Northants Council - Knife Crime
prevention in Northamptonshire schools
Young Futures Fund - BP Collins -
Knife Crime sessions in Aylesbury x11
Buckinghamshire County Council
(BUCKSCC) - Funding of Knife Crime
Intervention workshops
Defibrilator - Various donations		 At 1
October
2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
At 30
September
2025
£
£
£
£
2,000
500
(2,500)
-
2,406
2,407
(4,813)
-
-
14,700
-
(11,025)
3,675
12,271
-
(9,203)
3,068
163,078
-
(163,078)
-
19,690
-
(9,845)
9,845
24,882
44,787
(69,669)
-
4,978
-
(4,978)
-
5,651
-
(5,651)
-
-
9,000
-
9,000
-
34,040
(25,530)
8,510
-
5,000
(5,000)
-
-
10,000
(10,000)
-
-
2,500
(2,500)
-
-
11,468
(11,468)
-
-
4,335
(4,335)
-
-
10,000
(5,000)
5,000
-
5,000
(2,500)
2,500
-
2,345
(2,345)
-
0
-
2,500
(2,500)
-
-
4,291
(2,146)
2,145
-
1,824
(820)
1,004
249,656
149,996
(354,905)
44,747

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Docusign Envelope ID: A6D5454C-FAF4-8345-819B-E8F4BDF2B82C

Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Previous Year: Restated Incoming Resources Transfers At 30
at 1 resources expended September
October 2024
2023
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed asset funds - Section 106 4,650 - (4,650) - -
Beds Luton Community - 2,000 - - 2,000
Foundation - Frank Branston
Charitable Trust
Bucks Fire - 25,000 (25,000) - -
Co-op Local Community Fund 2,406 - - - 2,406
Harpur Trust - 50% of total funding - 5,000 (5,000) - -
for Knife Crime workshops in
Bedford
Heart of Bucks Knife Crime - 14,700 - - s14,700
Knife Crime – TVP support with 400 - (400) - -
Knife Angel
Milton Keynes Council - - 24,542 (12,271) - 12,271
Contribution to Safety Centre
Violence Against Women and Girls
education program
MK Schools - 20% of MKCF
donation
MKC Section 106 Grant 219,778 - (56,700) - 163,078
MKCF 232 36,259 (36,491) - -
Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) - 9,000 (9,000) - -
National Grid 5,500 - (5,500) - -
National Lottery - Refugee and - 19,690 - - 19,690
Newly arrived communities - HA
Tours
National Lottery - Youth Project - 14,431 - - 14,431
funding
National Lottery - Youth work - 10,450 - - 10,450
funding
Rectory Foundation - Knife Crime - 4,978 - - 4,978
workshops in Aylesbury
Ringways - Support for Violence - 1,000 (1,000) - -
Against Women and Girls event
Ringways - Support of event in
London to celebrate 30th years of		 - 1,000 (1,000) - -
safety education
Rotary Club Swimathon 22,092 - - (22,092) -
Thames Valley Police – Cyber 2,975 - (2,975) - -
Crime

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

TY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD
ES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025		 TY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD
ES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Thames Valley Police – Knife
Crime
4,418
-
(4,418)
-
West Northants Council - Knife Crime
prevention in
Northamptonshire schools
-
7,034
(7,034)
-
Wixamtree Trust
-
9,900
(9,900)
-
Other - Provisions of tours,
courses and teacher sessions
-
5,651
-
262,451
190,635
(181,339)
(22,092)		 -
-
-
5,651
262,451
190,635
(181,339)
(22,092)		 370,685

Name of restricted fund

Description, nature and purpose to the fund

Fixed assets fund

To provide leasehold and other equipment to create the learning scenarios in Hazard Alley.

Gas donation

To deliver gas safety messages to primary school aged children and families in Beds, Bucks, Herts and Northants.

Accident & Injuries Prevention programme

To develop and implement a programme to reduce accidents in the population of under five year olds in Milton Keynes.

Rotary Club Swimathon

Rotary Club Swimathon To purchase marketing and business development support to assist with the generation of long term sources of income. Co-op Local Community Fund To pilot a family safety learning programme that includes internet safety workshops and first aid training. Thames Valley Police – Cyber Crime To provide funding for 90 internet safety classroom sessions to children in Years 2-6 Thames Valley Police – Knife Crime To provide funding for Knife safety classroom sessions to children in Year 5. Gas Safety To continue to provide safety classroom sessions targeted to children in Year 4-6. Bucks Fire & Rescue To continue to provide fire safety courses and to be used against expenses incurred. MKC Section 106 Grant Funding to be utilised for the purpose of provision enhancement and expansion of safety education and educational facilities. MK Council & MKCF To fund the installation of a new scenario within Safety Centre, Fox Wylie. Harpur Trust - 50% of total funding for Knife To fund Knife Crime workshops in Bedford

Harpur Trust - 50% of total funding for Knife Crime workshops in Bedford

Milton Keynes Council - Contribution to Safety Centre Violence Against Women and Girls education program

To fund the Safety Centre Violence Against Women and Girls education programme

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Ringways - Support for Violence Against Women and Girls event

Ringways - Support of event in London to celebrate 30th years of safety education Rectory Foundation - Knife Crime workshops in Aylesbury West Northants Council - Knife Crime prevention in Northamptonshire schools National Lottery - Refugee and Newly arrived communities - HA Tours Heart of Bucks Knife Crime Beds Luton Community Foundation - Frank Branston Charitable Trust Knife Crime – TVP support with Knife Angel

Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB)

National Grid

National Lottery - Youth Project funding

To fund the Safety Centre Violence Against Women and Girls education programme

To fund the event in London to celebrate 30th years of safety education

To fund Knife Crime workshops in Aylesbury

To fund Knife Crime workshops in Northamptonshire schools

To fund HA tours for refugee and newly arrived communities

To fund Knife Crime workshops in Buckinghamshire To provide knife crime safety sessions in Bedfordshire

To provide knife crime intervention sessions for Year 5 in Milton Keynes, Year 6 & 7 in Slough

To support delivery of road safety workshops for Key Stage 3-5 students across Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes,

Northamptonshire, North London and Oxfordshire. To continue to educate children at Hazard Alley & to support purchase of uniform for volunteer guides

To provide additional youth club hours in Milton Keynes

National Lottery - Youth work funding

Wixamtree Trust

To continue to provide safety education tours for newly arrived and refugee communities

To provide online safety sessions for children in Bedfordshire

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Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

15) Unrestricted funds - designated

These are the unrestricted funds which are designated to the Charity’s activities.

Knife Crime appeal
Previous year:
Knife Crime appeal		 At 1 October
2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
At 30
September
2025
£
£
£
£
29,851
-
(29,851)
-		 At 1 October
2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
At 30
September
2025
£
£
£
£
29,851
-
(29,851)
-
At 1 October
2023
Incoming
resources
At 30
September
2024
£
£
£
25,687
4,164
29,851

Name of restricted fund Knife Crime appeal

Description, nature and purpose to the fund

The designated funds for knife crime are to deliver knife crime early intervention workshops in schools to year 5 and above in Milton Keynes.

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Docusign Envelope ID: A6D5454C-FAF4-8345-819B-E8F4BDF2B82C

Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

16) Unrestricted funds

16) Unrestricted funds
At 1 October
2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfer
At 30
September
2025
£
£
£
£
£
General funds
(68,305)
326,407
(221,142)
-
36,960
17) Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
general
2025
Unrestricted
funds
designated
2025
Restricted
funds
2025
Total
2025
£
£
£
Fund balances as at 30 September 2025 are represented by:
Tangible assets
53,940
-
-
53,940
Current assets / (liabilities)
(16,980)
-
44,745
27,765
36,960
-
44,745
81,705
Previous year:
Restated at 1
October 2023
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfer
At 30
September
2024
£
£
£
£
General funds
160,047
230,921
(481,365)
22,092
(68,305)		 At 1 October
2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfer
At 30
September
2025
£
£
£
£
£
(68,305)
326,407
(221,142)
-
36,960
Restated at 1
October 2023
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfer
At 30
September
2024
£
£
£
£
160,047
230,921
(481,365)
22,092
(68,305)
Unrestricted
funds general
2024
Unrestricted
funds
designated
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
2024
£
£
£
Fund balances as at 30 September 2024 are represented by:
Tangible assets
73,786
-
-
73,786
Current assets / (liabilities)
(142,091)
29,851
249,655
137,415
(68,305)
29,851
249,655
211,201		 Unrestricted
funds general
2024
Unrestricted
funds
designated
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
2024
£
£
£
Fund balances as at 30 September 2024 are represented by:
Tangible assets
73,786
-
-
73,786
Current assets / (liabilities)
(142,091)
29,851
249,655
137,415
(68,305)
29,851
249,655
211,201		 Unrestricted
funds general
2024
Unrestricted
funds
designated
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
2024
£
£
£
Fund balances as at 30 September 2024 are represented by:
Tangible assets
73,786
-
-
73,786
Current assets / (liabilities)
(142,091)
29,851
249,655
137,415
(68,305)
29,851
249,655
211,201
(68,305)
29,851
249,655
211,201

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Docusign Envelope ID: A6D5454C-FAF4-8345-819B-E8F4BDF2B82C

Charity No. 1019093

SAFETY CENTRE (HAZARD ALLEY) LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

18) Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the year (2024: Nil).

19) Trustees’ Remuneration, Benefits and Expenses

No trustees, who are also directors of the charitable company, received any remuneration, benefits in kind or reimbursement of expenses during the year (2024: Nil).

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