2021-03-31-accounts

Haven – The Survivors of Abuse Network

Annual Report and Accounts

For the year to 31 March 2021

Registered charity No. 1028594

Haven – The Survivors of Abuse Network Trustees report Year to 31 March 2021

Reference and administrative information

Charity registration number

1028594

Address

Peterhouse Centre 122, Forest Rise Walthamstow, London E17 3PW

Trustees who managed the charity in the year to 31 March 2021

The Executive Committee

Chair Liz Melville (from 8/2/2022) Marcia Labadie (to 8/2/2022) Vice-chair & Hon. Treasurer David Joseph Members Theresa Hudson Vykkie Winstanley (from 8/2/2022)

Chief executive officer

Chris Casey MBE

Bankers

CAF Bank Ltd 25, Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ

Independent examiner

Jacques Saminaden FMAAT 9 Kennedy Avenue Enfield, Middlesex EN3 4PA

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The trustees present their report and independently examined financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The statutory information is shown on page 2.

Structure, governance and management

Haven – The Survivors of Abuse Network (also known as Haven) is constituted as an unincorporated association with charity status (registration number 1028594). It has a constitution as its governing document.

Haven’s work is led by an executive committee who serve as trustees. They work closely with the director, governing the work and approving decisions on strategic direction. The executive committee is responsible for ensuring that Haven operates within its charitable objectives as stated in the constitution. The charity operates a line management structure with the Director overseeing the work of the charity.

We endeavour to recruit trustees from the local community and from our stakeholder and user groups, ensuring that the executive committee has the necessary skills properly to govern Haven. We conduct a skills audit regularly and will seek to meet the skills gap on the executive committee through recruiting people with appropriate skills and experience and by providing relevant training for their development as trustees for the charity within the resources available to the organisation.

Haven’s executive committee has a trustee development process which includes an induction and a training and development event involving trustees, staff, volunteers and service user representatives to ensure that all trustees understand the organisation, its purposes, beneficiaries and its values. Haven has put in place a strategy to strengthen the executive committee in future years by a programme of trustee recruitment through free advertisements, networking and seeking funding for trustee development.

Trustees’ responsibilities

The charity's trustees (Executive Committee) are responsible for preparing the annual report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Charity law requires the trustees to prepare accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the financial year and of its surplus

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or deficit for the financial year. In preparing accounts giving a true and fair view, the Trustees are required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the accounts;

• prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Acts. The Trustees 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.

The Trustees confirm that so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's independent examiner is unaware. They have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as trustees in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's independent examiner is aware of that information.

Objectives and activities

The Haven – The Survivors’ Network is established to promote the relief of young people and adults of all ages who have suffered from sexual abuse, rape, incest in childhood and domestic violence by the provision of counselling and support services London wide. In furtherance of this objective, The Haven aims to provide:

• Individual counselling

Specialised mental health services to relieve the trauma of sexual abuse, rape, serious sexual assault, female genital mutilation (FGM), sexual violence within gangs and domestic violence via one-to-one counselling and support for clients.

• Support groups

Facilitated self-help support groups to help in the recovery and healing process of women (and men) who no longer need individual counselling

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• Referrals to specialist agencies

Haven refers clients to other agencies for certain other appropriate specialist services as needed. We work in partnership with these agencies to help provide a holistic and seamless service. For example, women seeking protection from abusive partners are referred to solicitors in order that non-molestation and/or restraining orders may be taken out to help protect them from further violence.

• Self-development

• As a result of feedback from clients, Haven is developing events and workshops to help women with issues identified including low self-esteem, lack of confidence, destructive relationships and self-harming behaviours. These therapy groups will help with relaxation, self-care and debt and money management.

• Education and training

• Haven provides training and workshops on a regular basis to raise standards of support and care around abuse and domestic violence issues to practitioners in other agencies or disciplines, for example to Social Services, or to schools and colleges, mental health units, police and other relevant voluntary and statutory agencies. “Strengthening families, strengthening communities” parenting classes.

Our Activities

Haven is unique in that it is a survivor led organisation, providing services with a deep understanding of and empathy with the emotional and psychological issues faced by the victims of these crimes. Haven is a generic organisation, open to all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, orientation, culture, religion or disability. We:

• Provide services that are free

• Promote our services through publicity material placed in appropriate locations in the community (e.g. GP surgeries, libraries, police stations, hospitals, courts etc.) and through networks

• Work in partnership with all the relevant agencies and service providers (e.g. NHS mental health teams, Police, social services, voluntary agencies.)

• Monitor our service provision to ensure quality of provision and equality of access to all who need Haven’s help and support.

• Participate in the various forums concerned with the relief of victims of sexual and domestic violence crimes (e.g. Safety Net Partnership, Multi-Agency Risk Assessment

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Conference – MARAC, Violence against Women and Girls forum, GPP – Gang Prevention Programme), The Survivors Alliance.

Contribution made by volunteers

The Covid lockdown impacted the contribution that Haven’s 17 volunteers could make. Haven has six qualified children and young people’s counsellors which is an invaluable part of Haven’s service that offers counselling and support to younger and more vulnerable victims of abuse. All our counsellors are trained to provide support to male victims of abuse/rape and opre –trial therapy. This training was provided by The Survivors Trust (TST) a national body that Haven is affiliated to.

Impact of Covid-19 restrictions

2020/21 was a difficult year for all agencies because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown regulations forcing many to cease operations. Haven temporarily stopped its women’s groups and face-to-face one-to-one counselling for the duration of the Covid restrictions. With the help of the MOPAC Covid Fund, Haven acquired new IT equipment to enable our volunteer counsellors to be able to continue with personal counselling as well as taking on new referrals.

Havens’s CEO made the decision to maintain the office presence in case really vulnerable victims needed immediate support. During this time, Haven’s volunteer counsellors continued to run a full service for which they should be commended.

Financial review

In 2020/2021, we continued the strategy of seeking new income sources and maintaining strict control over expenses. Grant funding continued to remain very difficult. Our key funding under the Rape Support Fund from the Ministry of Justice was transferred to The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC). MOPAC maintained the Rape Support grant at £42.000, but without guarantee for the future, indicating a financial challenge facing Haven.

Total income for 2020/2021 was £101,406. Total resources expended amounted to £102,780, generating a deficit of £1,374. Haven has maintained sufficient reserves to support expected fluctuating income patterns.

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Reserves policy

The Executive Committee is committed to building towards a diverse and sustainable mix of income streams; until that position is reached, they believe that general reserves should be between six and 12 months’ recurrent expenditure including anticipated cost increases and should be sufficient to cover staff redundancy payments and operational obligations. At current levels of expenditure, reserves need to be maintained at between £65,000 and £150,000. In view of expected increased operating costs and continuing funding uncertainty, reserve levels will continue to be monitored by trustees to ensure that they remain at an appropriate level to safeguard our commitment to survivors and will be maintained in order to meet future developmental needs.

Independent examiner

The Executive Committee has agreed that Jacques Saminaden FMAAT be retained by Haven – The Survivors of abuse network as its independent examiner.

Signed on behalf of the Executive Committee:

Liz Melville Trustee Approved by the Executive Committee on

David Joseph Trustee

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Independent examiner’s report

I report to the trustees of Haven – The Survivors of Abuse Network on the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 9 to 19.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The Charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charity Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,

• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and

• to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

I 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.

Mr J Saminaden 9 Kennedy Avenue Enfield, Middlesex EN3 4PA

Dated:

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Statement of Financial Activities for the year-ending 31 March 2021

Income and endowments Donations and Legacies (Note 3) Charitable activities Income from investments (Note 3) Total income Expenditure on Raising funds Charitable activities (Note 4) Governance costs (Note 4) Other resources expended Total expenditure Net Income/(expenditure) Gross transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Total this year Total 2020 3,287 - 3,287 4,629 79,397 18,703 98,100 60,609 19 - 19 64
	82,703 18,703 101,406 65,302
	- - - - 83,727 350 18,703 - 102,430 350 83,741 300 - - - -
	84,077 18,703 102,780 84,041
	(1,374) - (1,374) (18,739) - - - -
	(1,374) - (1,374) (18,739) 156,736 - 156,736 175.475 155,362 - 155,362 156.736

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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021

Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets (Note 9) Current assets Debtors (Note 8) Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (Note 7) Net Current assets Total assets less current liabilities Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds		Unrestricted funds £ 2,467 37,200 126,700 163,900 11,005 152,895 155,362 155,362 0	Unrestricted funds £ 2,467 37,200 126,700 163,900 11,005 152,895 155,362 155,362 0	Restricted income funds £ - - - 23 - - - 0,423 -3 - -	Total this year £ 2.467 37,200 126,700 163,900 11,005 152,895 155,362 155,362 0	Total last year £ 2,700 23,913 139,043 162,956 8,920 154,036 156,736 156,736 - 0
			155,362	-	155,362	156,736

Signed on behalf of the Executive Committee

Liz Melville Trustee

David Joseph Trustee

Date of approval

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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021

Note 1 Basis of preparation

1.1 Basis of accounting

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 (as updated through Update Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016), and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.

The charity has applied Update Bulletin 1 as published on 2 February 2016 and does not include a cash flow statement on the grounds that it the entity is a small charity.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.

1.2 Change in basis of accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year.

1.3 Changes to previous accounts

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

Note 2 Accounting policies

Funds

Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Management Committee for particular purposes. Restricted funds Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

INCOMING RESOURCES

Recognition of These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: incoming Resources • the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met; • the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and

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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021

• the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability and

• • it is probable that the income will be received.

	Income from trading activities includes income earned from fundraising events and trading
	activities to raise funds for the charity. Income is received in exchange for supply services in
	order to raise funds and is recognised when entitlement has occurred.
Incoming resources	Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income)
with related	the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the
expenditure	SoFA.
Grants and	Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has
donations	unconditional entitlement to the resources.
	For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the
	settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a
	level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those
	conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity
	and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.
	The charity receives grants in respect of the provision of core services. Income from
	government and other grants are recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement after
	any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and
	the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.
Tax reclaims on	Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as
donations and gifts	the gift to which they relate.
Contractual income	This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been
and performance	delivered.
related grants
Gifts in kind	Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised.
	Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when
	sold or distributed by the charity.
	Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources
	when receivable.
Donated services and facilities	These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable
	and material_._The value placed on these resources is the estimated
	value to the charity of the service or facility received.
Volunteer help	The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
Investment income	This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains	This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss
and losses	resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021

Liability recognition	All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings
	that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal
	or construction obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement
	will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measure reliably. It is categorised
	under the following headings:
	• Costs of raising funds includes an appropriate of payroll cost allocated to the function of
	fund-raising activities;
	• Expenditure on charitable activities essentially includes the payroll costs and free-lance
	costs of individuals providing counselling sessions; and
	• Other expenditure represents those items not falling into the categories above.
	Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.
Governance costs	Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee
	meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Grants with	Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of
performance	service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the
conditions	recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable	These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there
without	are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
performance
conditions
Support Costs	Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories
	on a basis consistent with the use of resources, e.g. allocating property costs by floor areas,
	or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
ASSETS
Tangible fixed	Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The costs of minor additions or
assets for use by	those costing below £500 are not capitalised. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making
charity	the asset capable of operating as intended.
	Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less
	estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life.
	Assets are depreciated as follows:
	Computers over three years on a straight line basis
	Website design and build over four years on a straight line basis
Investments	Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the
	year-end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
Stocks and work in	The Haven does not hold any stock but should there be any stock held at year-end, these
progress	will be valued at the lower of cost and market value.
Operating leases	Rentals applicable to operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a
	straight line basis over the period of the lease if applicable.
Employee benefits	When employees have rendered service to the charity, short-term employee benefits to which
	the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in
	exchange for that service
	The charity operates a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees. Contributions are
	expensed as they become payable.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021

Taxation

considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable trust for UK tax purposes.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

Cash at bank 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.

Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources

Analysis Donations and legacies Donations Fundraising Total Charitable activities Sundry income Grants received Fees received Total Income from investments Bank interest Total	2021 2020 £ £ 3,287 2,856 - 1,773
	3,287 4,629
	- - 20,380 42,000 77,720 18,609
	98,100 60,609
	19 64 - -
	19 64

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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021

Note 4 Analysis of resources expended

Analysis Costs of generating voluntary income Total Charitable activities Delivery of the charitable purposes Total Governance costs Independent examiner’s fee Other Total	2021 2020 £ £ - - - -
	- -
	102,430 83,741 - -
	102,430 83,741
	350 300 - - - -
	350 300

Note 5

5.1 Trustee expenses

No out-of-pocket expenses were made to any trustee during the year (2019/2020 – nil).

5.2 Fees for examination of the accounts

5.2 Fees for examination of the accounts
		2021	2020
	£		£
Independent examiner’s for reporting on the accounts		350	300
Other fees paid to the independent examiner		none	none

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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021

Note 6 Paid employees

6.1 Staff Costs

Gross salaries and benefits in kind Employer’s National Insurance costs Pension costs Total staff costs 6.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year The parts of the charity in which the employees work Fundraising Charitable Activities Other Total Note 7 Analysis of creditors Other taxes and social security Creditors and accruals Total	2021 2020 £ £ 57,679 55,579 1,382 2,275 1,356 1,299
	60,417 59,153
	2021 2020 Number Number - - 1 ¾ FTE 1 ¾ FTE - - 1 ¾ FTE 1 ¾ FTE Amounts falling due within one year 2021 2020 £ £ (3,641) (3,857) (7,364) (5,063)
	(11,005) (8,920)

Note 8 Analysis of debtors

Fees receivable Other debtors	Amounts falling due within one year 2021 2020 £ £ 37,200 2,913 - 21,000

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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021

Total 37,200 23,913

Note 9 Tangible fixed assets

9.1 Cost or valuation

Balance brought forward – 1/4/20 Additions in year Disposals Balance carried forward 31/3/21	Freehold land & buildings £	Other land & buildings £	Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £	Fixtures, fittings and equipment £	Website and software £	Total £
	-	-	-	8,564	4,050	12,614
	-	-	-	1,676	-	1,676
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	10,240	4,050	14,290

9.2 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions

Balance brought forward 1/4/20 - Depreciation charge for year - Revaluations - Disposals - Transfers - Balance carried forward 31/3/21 - 9.3 Net book value Brought forward -	-	-	-	8,564	1,350	9,914
	-	-	-	559	1,350	1,909
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	9,123	2,700	11,823
	-	-	-	- -	2.700	2,700 -

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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021

Carried forward at 31/3/2021	-	-	-	1,117	1,350	2,467

Note 10 Grantmaking

Haven – The Survivors of Abuse Network does not provide grants for any purpose.

Note 11 Creditors and accruals

11.1 Analysis of creditors

11.1 Analysis of creditors	11.1 Analysis of creditors
Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income Total ote 12 Statement of funds Brought forward 1 Apr 2020 LCF COVID Fund - Total restricted funds - General funds 156,736 Total funds 156,736		Amounts falling due within one year		Amounts falling due after more than one year
		This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
		(2,855)	(403)	-	-
		(3,939)	(4,356)	-	-
		(4,211)	(4,161)	-	-
		(11,005)	(8,920)	-	-
	- 156,736	18,703 (17,355) (1,348) - 82,703 (85,425) 1,348 155,362
	156,736	101,406 (102,780~~)~~ - 155,362

Note 12 Statement of funds

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