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2021-03-31-accounts

Charity Number: 1037072

Company Number: 02673624 (England & Wales)

The nia project (A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Audited Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021

the nia project

Charity Information

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Management Committee A Terry
F Slater
L Campbell
S Antoniazzi
R Tweedale
M E Buxton
A Kishor
D Baldwin
Chief Executive Officer K Ingala Smith - Secretary
Registered Office Unit 2B, Leroy House
436 Essex Road
London
N1 3QP
Auditors Simpson Wreford LLP
Wellesley House
Duke of Wellington Avenue
Royal Arsenal
London
SE18 6SS
Bankers Co-operative Bank
1 Islington High Street
London
N1 9TR
Company Number 02673624 (England & Wales)
Charity Number 1037072

the nia project

Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021

Contents

1-12. Trustees’ report
13-15. Independent Auditors’ report
Accounts comprising
16. Statement of financial activities
17. Balance sheet
18. Statement of cashflows
19-31. Notes to the accounts

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Trustees’ Report

For the year ended 31 March 2021

The Trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

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) (effective 1 January 2019) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006/Charities Act 2011.

The Trustees

The Trustees (who were also the directors for the purpose of company law), who served the charity as the Management Committee during the period were :

A Terry F Slater L Campbell S Antoniazzi R Tweedale M E Buxton A Kishor D Baldwin

There have been no changes in the objectives since the last annual report. Day to day management is the responsibility of the chief executive officer, K Ingala Smith.

Objectives and activities

Charitable objectives:

nia’s aims are to prevent and reduce men’s violence against women and girls

In planning activities and delivering services the Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Our mission delivering cutting edge services to end men’s violence against women and children.

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Key themes of our work are

Our strategic aims are:

Our services

nia has been delivering services to women and children who have been subjected to men’s violence, particularly sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution, since 1975. The organisation has three main aims, which are to provide services for women, children and young people who been subjected to men’s violence, working to end male violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.

Presently, nia is delivering a range of services across London, primarily in the East and North of the city. Our services are continually evolving in order to respond to the needs of women who face multiple disadvantage and barriers to accessing services, they currently include:

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nia is part of ASCENT which is a partnership of 22 specialist organisations within the London Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Consortium, delivering a range of services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

nia is also part of a number of partnership projects lead by other specialist intendent women led organisations responding to men’s violence against women and girls, including The London Holistic Wrap Around Service, Wiser, CASA, Courageous.

nia holds the following quality standards:

Achievements and performance

In the year between April 2020 and March 2021 , despite the COVID pandemic and two national lock-downs, our incredible all-woman staff team provided one-to-one support to 1,381 women, girls and children. This breaks down to:

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And also…

Delivering Services to women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic

During 2020/21, the UK went into national lock-down due to the unfolding coronavirus pandemic. Where possible nia moved to homebased working, over the phone and internet since 16 March 2020. Both our refuges, The Emma Project and Daria House, each staffed hours a day, remained open and home to some of the most excluded and marginalised women in London, throughout the pandemic. We are incredibly proud to see the staff team of nia adapting creatively and demonstrating their laudable commitment to supporting women subjected to men’s violence.

Feedback from service users

‘’This service is so good. I was so happy, I was so grateful. I have no words, you tried your best to take into consideration all my needs. Even when I moved into this current accommodation I was thinking that why do I have to move to other service. You are so polite, kind and you explained things to me with kindness, you would listen to me, you would explain things to me. I have prayed a lot for you. Actually, for all of your service. I was so scared and stressed in the previous accommodation. You gave me a good accommodation, you made me forget all about my pain when you spoke to me with kindness. Your approach was so assuring. I was so upset before I got in touch with you. Thank you.’’

‘’Your service is fantastic, Specially you. You heard me because of what I was going through. I was short tempered, you listened to me. honestly your service is good. Kind, caring and very patient with your clients. and you take time to listen to me. you explain things to me. you were so polite. ‘’

’When I was totally helpless, when I had no shelter, nowhere to go, on the road, you picked me up, helped me to be where I am today. you are excellent, very good. You helped me in so many ways. Helped me to be who I am today. You have helped me in all the possible ways. I have no words to express my gratitude. No way of saying thank you.’’

I am very happy with the service provided at the refuge. You are so supportive and you care. I can walk into the office and get help, or even get someone to help at night. At the same time you don’t put pressure on us to do stuff and you let us be our own people. I have written positive stuff and put it up on my walls, so that’s how positive I feel staying here.

I feel safe here. This is the first time in my life I feel like I'm not being judged constantly and I feel like the staff care about what happens to me.

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“My name is [redacted] and I was allocated Mona as my ISVA about a year ago. Mona has been the main factor in helping me fight for justice and it's only right of me to highlight the extremely positive affect she has had on me personally and also for future women who face the difficulties I have had. There have been many people involved in my case and every single person has walked away and advised me that there is nothing we can do. Every person has reminded me that I am a victim and left me feeling as though I will also be just that. There has been many times that I wanted to give up in everything. But without fail, Mona was always pop randomly and check how I am and more often then not end the conversation telling me she is going off to explore something, coming back to me with a new route for us to take. Had I listened to all those involved, I wouldn’t be here today and I wouldn’t be continuing to fight for justice. Further to that, I would still carry the mentality of being a victim, that alone brings its own burden. Mona stayed, listened and never stopped exploring more options for me, paving the way for my case but also opening new options for future case so that the same mistakes aren’t made and difficulties faced. We took a call last week whereby the National Crime Agency apologised for mistakes made with my case and advised us that they are changing internal processes and supplying additional training to staff - Mona helped me achieve that. Today I am a completely different person i was before getting the opportunity to work with Mona. Her positive outlook on such a negative situation is remarkable and thanks to her support I remember who I am. I am a survivor and I have a voice. Every person in my situation deserves the support she has given, she has been the only person to show me what fight is, to not give up if you don’t want to, to hold my head high and follow my gut feeling. Three years on I can proudly say I am a survivor. I'd like to thank you for the opportunity you have given me to work with such an amazing ISVA, she really has helped me change my life and is an absolute credit to Nia.”

“When you called and came into my life, it really felt like my grandparents had sent you from heaven as my guardian angel to help me through this whole process. Thank you for all of your time, support, guidance and positive energy throughout this whole difficult period. Because of you, I wasn’t as scared, worried, anxious and nervous as I otherwise would have been. You have no idea what a huge difference you’ve made when I was going through a challenging time. Thank you.”

“Natalie has been so professional and knowledgeable, and shown so much empathy and compassion. Your service has been a lifeline, when things, at times have felt so desperate for me. Whenever I have thanked Natalie, she will always say "I'm just doing my job" but I know that potentially, other people could be in this role with a very different attitude. Nothing was ever to much trouble, and even though at times I felt a bit of a burden, Natalie had a way of making me feel that I wasn't. The mixture of knowledge, experience and attitude, that she has, is quite remarkable. Natalie helped me understand what was going on, when I was in a state of confusion at the beginnings of my journey, and has been the catalyst for my continued learning and reflection. I cannot put into words how helpful it has been to feel believed, and I seriously cannot put into words how helpful it has been to have her support and understanding. Nothing was ever to much trouble, and I felt she went above and beyond any expectation I might of had, always fighting for the best possible outcome.”

Claudia referred [redacted], this was a very concerning case mainly due to the fact that [redacted] was not engaging with your agency and the risk to her couldn’t be fully assessed. Claudia spoke at length to me after the meeting and we established several lines of enquiry. We kept in contact on a regular basis and any recommendations I had, Claudia was always willing to help. It was refreshing to work with someone with such passion and genuine concern for their clients. I can’t praise Claudia enough for her relentless efforts, as a result of our joint working we were able to establish that [redacted] was well and Claudia has since spoken to her. This is the first time I have worked with your agency and I very much look forward to working with you all again.”

“I'm just so grateful there is this service. I didn’t know this type of support existed. Thank you for being so kind you really have no idea the difference it makes and I really just want to acknowledge that.” “This has been healing. Everything was chaotic before. Now someone understands me.”

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“You are the best person I’ve ever spoken with about this. You seem to completely understand and have helped me to make so many connections in such a short space of time.”

"Can I give you some feedback? I’m not sure if you are autism or learning disability trained but the way you have just gone through this referral with me and have asked me these questions and prepped me before each section about what would be coming up was perfect for someone like me to be able to understand and process. It is exceptional and should be more common place but it’s really not so thank you."

“When ELRC call I actually understand what's going on."

“Through this I have decided that I would like to be a police officer one day. I’d like to change the system and help other women. It’s not that you can’t report, it’s that you are made to believe that you can’t because of fear of all of the threats and consequences. I genuinely believed that if I reported I would have ended up in a grave the next day. Speaking to you has helped me so much, because even though you are a stranger, you just get it. I thought I would be judged because it happened more than once- you have helped me to understand all of that better too. The support from you has been the most positive part of this process. I have learnt who I am and I am so much stronger than I thought.”

“Thank you so much for coming on Wednesday (to report at the police station). I don’t think I would have been able to speak without you there. It was even better once the female officer joined. I just feel horrible telling a man about rape. No matter how professional they are, it's so uncomfortable.”-

“This was, frankly, amazing. Other conversations I've had about this have been so emotional, it made it really scary. To have a reasoned conversation about the practicalities of reporting has really helped. I'm so glad your organisation exists. Thank you.”

Feedback from nia’s East London Rape Crisis service volunteers

“I really value being able to offer frontline support, particularly emotional support, because at work I am often referring out to organisations such as Nia for this. It means I can do help both with the wider strategic work of changing laws and policy, while also helping individual women. It feels like I am providing valuable support that they don't really get anywhere else. The word 'frontline' is used to describe organisations like Nia and I think that's a great way to put it. You really feel like you're the first line of support, often the only line, that these women can rely on. I think that's invaluable and it feels very different to traditional activism. I could go on, but I'd also mention that I have never been part of such a feminist sisterhood before and it's been wonderful to meet so many other like-minded women and to form lasting friendships with them. That outlet has really been invaluable to me this year when my work and volunteering can both be rage-inducing. It's so important to have those female-spaces you can rely on.”

“I most value everything I have learned, the introduction to radical feminism, all the incredible women I have met through volunteering and the fact it helped me get a new job (within the VAWG sector)!”

“I most value feeling like I am making an impact to the lives of women, and I really appreciate how much other team members emphasise the importance of the work volunteers do. I feel like I am utilising skills that I have in an area that I'm really passionate about and really like the opportunity to keep developing skills.”

“ELRC has given me so much more confidence than I use to have, have managed to solely work in the charity sector because of my experience with ELRC which is great! Next hunt will be working within the sector completely. It has given me so much scope to allow myself to have challenging conversations with friends family and strangers and give them an in-depth understanding of male violence.”

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Giulia [Paralegal at CWJ]: “Even with the many difficulties this year, I'm so thankful to be a Nia volunteer. I am certain I would never have gotten my dream job at CWJ without the training and all the other webinars and events (sent by Taryn) I attended over the past year. The ELRC book club has also been wonderful and has gotten me to read so many books I wouldn't have otherwise - not mention the friends I have made there and during volunteer training. It's been fantastic exposure to radical feminist topics and discussions - I've truly been radicalised since I started at Nia and I say that in the absolute best way possible. The way I see the world has changed and the type of work I want to do for the rest of my life is very clear to me now. So I really can't overstate how wonderful it's been in so many different ways and how much volunteering at Nia has changed my life for the better. I can only hope I'll be able to continue volunteering for a long time in the future. Thanks for everything.”

Umi [ISVA at Advance]: ‘Honestly, if it weren’t for nia I would never have got the job! They were seriously shocked that I hadn’t had any paid experience as they thought due to my knowledge and experience that I was a paid worker. I proudly told them that my detailed knowledge and strong feminist ethos was completely down to the volunteer training and experiences at nia. They were so impressed and said that they were ‘wow-ed’ that the training covered such a deep understanding of different forms of VAW including prostitution and FGM.’

Financial review and reserves

The Trustees aim to have unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (‘the free reserves’) held by the charity between 3 and 6 months of resources expended. At this level, the Trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding. At the 31 March 2021 the free reserves amount to a surplus of £207,517. Whilst 3 to 6 months of resources expanded is the desired level of free reserves, the Trustees recognise that this is often difficult as the majority of income the charity receives is restricted. Restricted reserves at 31 March 2021 total £716,388, these are not available for general purposes. Designated funds at 31 March 2021 total £66,101, of this £44,258 relates to a grant received from the Samworth foundation which is to be used towards the core costs of restructuring.

The trading results for the year and the charity’s financial position at the end of the year are shown in the attached financial statements. The net surplus for the year is £177,315. This was mainly due to some one off COVID-19 relief grants which have been carried forward into 2021/22.

Plans future periods

Our 5-year strategic plan for 2017 -2022 sets out our key objectives which build on our strengths and seek to develop the organisations influence. They include:

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Risk review

The Trustees monitor the major risks to which the company is exposed through their own risk register, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the company, these are reviewed annually by members of the Board of Trustees and staff.

The main risks identified at the last review were:

Risk identified Controlled measures
Unable to successfully forward plan in long-term due to
the uncertainty of income streams.		 The Trustees try to forecast financial planning for at least
2 years. There is also an annual board strategy away-day
to ensure focus is on the direction and future plans.
Insufficient project funding achieved. There will be an increased focus on core costs and full
cost recovery in fundraising.
CE has the authority to decline projects/tenders on
grounds of unrealistic costings.
Loss of key staff and board members. Succession planning is carried out and information of
systems, plans and projects is documented. Policies for
recruitment andretentionofstaffareinplace.
Overstretched management structure could result in key
tasks/services not being delivered to target levels.		 The Trustees regularly review the structure and
organisation chart, which details roles and duties of each
member of staff. The use of volunteers to provide
additional support.
Loss/turnover/long-term absence of frontline staff and
direct line management leading to service delivery, case
management and staff management gaps		 The organisation has efficient recruitment practices,
robust staff absence procedures, staff retention practices
and has addressed communication issues.
Agency staff are used where there are vacancies which
must befilled urgently.
Inability to compete for contracts with larger
organisations.		 Regular monitoring of our performance and service
delivery to maintain a quality service. Strong emphasis is
placed on maintaining good relationships with funders
and increasing public awareness of profile.
Change in government policy affects our service
delivery.		 Regular monitoring of legal and regulatory changes.

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Thank-you

We would like to say thank you to our partners, funders and to individuals and organisations who have supported nia including:

Abbey Lane Children’s Centre, Newham LB Houslow Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) LB Islington Ashiana Network LB Newham BBC Children-in- Need LB Redbridge The Beth Centre LB Tower Hamlets Big Lottery Fund LB Waltham Forest Brookhill Children’s Centre London Councils Centre for Women's Justice London Drug and Alcohol Network Community Safety Service – Redbridge Luminaire Bakery City & Hackney PCT Making Herstory Deanery Road Children’s Centre, Newham M & J Ethical Luxury Deloitte Onjali Rauf Edie Eligator Public Health Hackney and City of London Freshfields, Brickhaus, Deringer Rape Crisis England and Wales Garfield Weston Rights of Women Greenwich Housing Rights RASAC Hackney Migrant Centre Samworth Foundation The HER Centre Solace Women's Aid Jean Hatchet Southall Black Sisters Lifeline, Hackney Trust for London LB Barking and Dagenham Women's Aid LB Camden Women and Girls Network LB Enfield Women's Resource Centre LB Hackney Woodberry Down Children’s Centre, Hackney LB Greenwich Woodside Children’s Centre, Haringey LB Haringey Women for Refugee Women LB Havering Zonta - London Club 11

Volunteers

A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers who gave 609 hours of their time to help women and girls through the East London Rape Crisis Information & Support Services.

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

The company is a charitable company limited by guarantee (company number 02673624) and was set up by a Memorandum of Association which is its constitution on 20 December 1991, amended on 1 May 2013. The full name of the registered charity is ‘the nia project’, the charity also refers to itself as just ‘nia’.

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The registered office is Unit 2B, Leroy house, 436 Essex Road, London N1 3QP, which is the principal office. The company is a registered charity, number 1037072.

Organisational structure and decision making

The Board of Trustees are responsible for overseeing the management of the Charity and delegates this responsibility on a day to day basis to the Chief Executive Officer.

The Chief Executive is supported by a Senior Management Team of two who are responsible for the projects.

The Chief Executive and Senior Management Team are supported by a staff team of over 50 paid (full and part time) staff.

A strategic plan is prepared every three periods. The plan is developed by the Chief Executive with input from service users, staff members, the Management Team and the Board. Final approval of the plan rests with the Board. Once approved, the plan is executed with any deviations being subsequently approved. Strategic decisions are routed through the Chief Executive, K Ingala -Smith.

Appointment of trustees

The management of the company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association.

the nia project is committed to having a Board of Trustees that reflects both the service users and the community in which it provides a service. It is also committed to attracting Board members with a wide variety of skills and attributes.

The board is also required to have at least one ex-service user member.

The Chair of the Board, in conjunction with the Chief Executive, is responsible for developing a recruitment strategy for the board. This includes identifying skills and representational gaps on the Board and then inviting appropriate people to join the Board in order to meet those gaps.

Induction and training of new trustees

All new board members are inducted into the company during their first three months on the nia project . Current board members taking on new roles within the board (e.g. Chair, Secretary and Treasurer) will also be inducted into these positions

The aim of the induction is to assist the new board member in understanding both the role and tasks of their position and the company itself. This is achieved by providing essential information relevant to the position and by giving the

The company has developed a standardised package for induction of new board members. This package includes:

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Induction includes the following elements:

New board members are also provided with information on relevant training courses and are encouraged to attend these within the first twelve months of their membership of the board. the nia project will cover the cost of board members attending training courses.

After six months, the board member will meet with the Chair and the Chief Executive in order to review the induction process. This is an opportunity for the new board member to ask questions regarding their role and to gain further information about both their role and the charity itself.

the nia project is committed to supporting Trustees in their development. The company recognises that an effective board is essential for the functioning and development of the Charity. To this end the company invests in on-going training for Trustees which includes governance-specific issues (e.g. charity and employment law) as well as other relevant areas e.g. domestic violence awareness, general gender violence awareness and public-speaking.

Employees

Employees have been consulted on issues of concern to them through team meetings and focused away sessions. The recognised union within the company is Unite. The union negotiates on behalf of staff on issues relating to terms and conditions.

The Charity carries out exit reviews for all staff resigning from the company. In accordance with the Charity’s equalities and diversity strategy, the nia project has long established fair employment practices in the recruitment, selection, retention and training of all staff. Full details of these policies are available from the Charity’s offices.

Remuneration is ultimately set by the board; the charity uses the London living wage rate and bandings set by local councils as benchmarks.

Related parties

the nia project is a member of Rape Crisis England and Wales and Women’s Aid Federation, England. The company is also a member of a range of local and wider partnerships that contribute to the furtherance of its aims and objectives.

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The trustees (who are also the directors of the nia project for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (UK GAAP).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and

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application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Statement of disclosure to our auditors

In so far as the trustees are aware at the time of approving our trustees’ annual report:

This report has been prepared in accordance with the small company regime (section 419 (2)) of the Companies Act 2006 and the Financial Reporting Standard in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

The Trustees have complied with their duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

Approved by the board of trustees/directors on 31 January 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

………………..…………………… Karen Ingala Smith

………………………………….. L Campbell – Treasurer

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Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Trustees of the nia project

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of the nia project (‘the charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Statement of Cashflows, Balance Sheet and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and the United Kingdom accounting standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of the trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on pages 11 & 12, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: [www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities]. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Audit response to risks identified

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

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Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Trustees of the nia project

For the year ended 31 March 2021

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Charityʼs members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charityʼs members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditorʼs report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charityʼs members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed

Kate Taylor FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Simpson Wreford LLP, Statutory Auditors and Chartered Accountants

Wellesley House Duke of Wellington Avenue Royal Arsenal London SE18 6SS Dated: 31 January 2022

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Statement of Financial Activities

(Including Income and Expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2021

Notes
INCOME
Donations and legacies
5.1
Charitable activities
5.2
Investments
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Other
TOTAL
6
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Transfers between funds
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
13
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total Funds
Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
175,044
-
175,044
89,147
332,398
2,116,881
2,449,279
2,105,676
354
-
354
432
507,795
2,116,881
2,624,676
2,195,255
68
350
418
180
214,765
2,223,465
2,438,231
2,011,414
1,413

7,300
8,713
8,218
216,246
2,231,115
2,447,361
2,019,812
291,549
(114,234)
177,315
175,443
(138,571)
138,571
-
-
152,978
24,337
177,315
175,443
120,640
692,051
812,691
637,248
273,618
716,388
990,006
812,691

The results for the year derive from continuing activities, and there are no other gains or losses other than those shown above.

The notes on pages 19 to 31 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet at 31 March 2021

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2021 2020
Notes
£ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 2,400 3,200
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 11 464,675 530,187
Cash at bank and in hand 858,509 587,613
1,323,184 1,117,800
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
within one year 12 (335,578) (308,309)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 987,606 809,491
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 990,006 812,691
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY 13
Unrestricted funds 273,618 120,640
Restricted income funds 716,388 692,051
990,006 812,691
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The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Signed on behalf of the board of trustees

…………………………………….. ………………………………….. Karen Ingala Smith L Campbell

Approved on behalf of the board on 31 January 2022

Company number - 02673624 (England & Wales)

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Statement of cashflows

For the year ended 31 March 2021

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Notes 2021 2020
£ £
Cash used in operating activities
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 19 270,542 160,346
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest income 354 432
- -
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Cash provided by/ (used) in investing activities 354 432
(Decrease)/Increase in cash and cash equivalents in the year 270,896 160,778
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 587,613 426,835
Total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 858,509 587,613
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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

1. Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and in the preceding year.

Company information

The nia project is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales and registered as a charity with the Charity Commission. The registered office is Unit 2B, Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London N1 3QP.

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

The effects of events relating to the year ended 31 March 2021 which occurred before the date of approval of the financial statements by the Trustees has been included in the financial statements to the extent required to show a true and fair view of the state of affairs at 31 March 2021 and the results for the year ended on that date.

The nia project meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

The charity is considered a going concern. Adequate funding has been achieved to facilitate the charities objectives and activities for the next 12 months. There are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the statement of Financial Activities when receivable. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general volunteer time of volunteers is not recognised please refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Accounting Policies (continued)

vi. Resources expended

Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT, which cannot be recovered.

Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income.

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

Other costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity. 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 as disclosed in (vii.) below.

viii. Tangible Fixed Assets

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

Office equipment - 25% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 33.3% on cost Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance

All purchased fixed assets over £500 are capitalised at cost. There are no internally generated fixed assets.

ix. Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds - are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds. Designated unrestricted funds – are unrestricted funds designated by the Trustees for a particular project or asset in the future. They may be undesignated at any time.

x. Restricted Funds

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund.

xi. Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership remain with the lessor, are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on an actual basis.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Accounting Policies (continued)

xii. Creditors and provisions

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 and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

xiii. Pension contributions

The charity provides a defined contribution pension scheme for employees, the assets of which are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. Contributions to this scheme are charged to the income and expenditure account as they become payable. The cost is allocated across the charity’s activities based upon the ratio of staff time spent servicing a particular activity.

xiv. 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.

xv. Trade debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered.

xvi. Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial 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.

2. Net outgoing resources

Net outgoing resources
Year to Year to
This is stated after charging: 31 Mar 2021 31 Mar 2020
Depreciation 800 1,067
Auditors’ remuneration 8,400 7,800

3. Related party transactions

No remuneration was paid to any of the trustees. No trustee received reimbursement of expenses or benefits in kind during the year. There have been no other related party transactions in the year.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

4. Staff costs


Staff costs for the year were as follows:
Wages and salaries
National Insurance costs
Employer pension contributions
(Defined contribution scheme)		 Year to
31 Mar 2021
1,660,709
127,051
36,388
1,824,148		 Year to
31 Mar 2020
1,335,269
109,146
32,356
1,476,771

The average number of employees during the year, was as follows:

Year to Year to Year to
31 Mar 2021 31 Mar 2020
Projects 62 55
Administration
 4 3
66 58
The number of higher paid employees was:
In the band £70,001 to £80,000 – 1 (2020: £60,001 to £70,000 - 1).

5.1 Income

DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Other donations
Grants received
Samworth Foundation
TOTAL		 Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Total Year to
31 Mar 21
Total Year
to 31 Mar 20
£
£
£
£
-
125,044
125,044
39,147
-
125,044
125,044
26,562
-
50,000
50,000
50,000
-
50,000
50,000
90,000
-
175,044
175,044
116,562

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

5.2 Income (continued)

Grants and contract income
Refuge Provision
London Councils, Ascent (via Ashiana Project) - Emma Project & Daria House
LB Haringey - Emma Project
Solace women's aid (CASA Project)
IDVA
Hackney MOPAC
DCLG Camden Partnership
LB Haringey - IDVA
LB Newham - IDVSA
SBS MOPAC NRPF
MOJ - London Community Fund
ELRC
London Councils,Ascent (via Tender) - Schools Engagement
MOPAC
London Councils, Ascent (via Solace Women's Aid) - Advice
Home Office - Young people's advocate
MOPAC (via Women & Girls Network) - ISVA
Rape Crisis England & Wales (via women & girls network) - Digital transformation
Matrix
Comic Relief - BME ISVA
WGN Mopac community engagement
Voilence reduction unit
ELRC - Prostitution services
LB Brent
WGN NHS England
Solace Women's aid Non Crisis Support
MOPAC - Anita Project
IRIS
LB Hackney - IRIS Hackney
LB Hackney - IRIS Advocate
LB Barking & Dagenham - IRISI
Problematic Substance Abuse
LB Hackney
LEA Project
Big Lottery Fund
Funding & Development
Sisters Trust
Play Therapy
BBC Children In Need - Child Therapist
Femicide Research Project
Freshfields
E D Eligator
Treebeard Trust
COVID-19 Specific Grants
MOJ Extraordinary fund
Coronavirus job-retenton scheme grants
Comic Relief - COVID Fund
Ascent Plus - COVD Crisis Accommodation
Samworth Foundation
Housing benefits received -
Designated - Refuge Provision
Housing rents
Service charges
Other income
Training and conferences
Other
TOTAL		 Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Total Year
to 31
Mar 21
Total Year
to 31
Mar 20
£
£
£
£
267,740
-
267,740
267,740
-
11,236
11,236
29,724
12,705
12,705
-
49,000
-
49,000
48,996
35,000
-
35,000
35,916
192,000
-
192,000
147,000
-
-
-
30,000
110,622
-
110,622
-
19,600
19,600
-
10,433
-
10,433
20,244
469,709
-
469,709
544,416
36,849
-
36,849
36,852
70,000
-
70,000
70,000
-
73,841
73,841
45,000
-
-
-
19,712
-
-
-
1,628
20,000
-
20,000
40,000
83,070
-
83,070
11,703
-
-
-
50,000
-
52,280
-
52,280
47,530
99,088
-
99,088
107,736
37,374
-
37,374
-
110,000
-
110,000
-
88,444
-
88,444
88,440
-
-
-
24,717
70,250
-
70,250
-
-
-
-
29,988
162,521
-
162,521
161,114
-
25,000
25,000
50,000
39,886
-
39,886
39,210
-
-
-
-
2,000
34,208
-
34,208
59,674
7,500
7,500
7,500
-
72,724
72,724
-
-
14,833
14,833
-
-
40,000
40,000
-
13,602
-
13,602
-
19,690
19,690
-
-
94,338
94,338
86,112
-
1,691
1,691
2,704
-
2,000
2,000
-
-
2,046
2,046
20
2,116,881
332,398
2,449,279
2,105,676

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

6 Expenditure

Raising funds
Fundraising expenses
Charitable activities
Rent and rates
Premises maintenance
Repairs and renewals
Salaries and national insurance
Legal and professional
Recruitment expenses
Computer maintenance
Website update
Equipment hire
Security costs
Light and heat
Telephone
Travel and subsistence
Printing, postage and stationery
Cleaning
Training
Subscriptions
Welfare
Client welfare
Consultancy fees
Sundry
Insurance
Motor expenses
Depreciation
Other
Bank charges
Sundry
Audit fees		 Cost of Activities
Support
Costs
Management
& Admin
Year to 31
Mar 2021
Year to 31
Mar 2020
£
£
£
£
£
-
418
-
418
180
133,485
6,717
-
140,202
144,272
31,146
200
-
31,346
27,672
28,933
64
-
28,996
33,871
1,626,284
197,960
-
1,824,243
1,476,771
-
-
-
-
1,807
6,836
2,750
-
9,586
5,708
15,820
-
-
15,820
16,548
-
-
-
-
9,050
4,199
5,062
-
9,260
14,315
-
-
-
-
198
23,710
19
-
23,730
20,296
59,971
1,961
-
61,932
42,593
12,851
1,684
-
14,534
7,268
5,837
1,912
-
7,750
9,157
-
255
-
255
272
-
1,052
-
1,052
760
626
7,691
-
8,317
4,756
19,370
42
-
19,412
306
14,715
1,374
-
16,089
1,086
190,445
19,459
-
209,903
180,963
3,339
2,797
-
6,138
2,729
-
3,275
-
3,275
4,069
5,591
-
-
5,591
5,880
-
800
-
800
1,067
2,183,157
255,074
-
2,438,231
2,011,414
-
-
313
313
391
-
-
-
-
27
-
-
8,400
8,400
7,800
-
-
8,713
8,713
8,218
TOTAL 2,183,157
255,491
8,713
2,447,361
2,095,005

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

7. Section 37 Statement

The following grant aid was received from London Councils in regard to the following projects.

London Councils – Ascent (via Ashiana Project), £267,740 for the Emma Project. London Councils – Ascent (via Solace Womens Aid), £36,849 for Pan London Casework. London Councils – Ascent (via Tender) £10,433 for ELRC.

8. Allocation of support costs, management & administration (refer Note 6)

The basis of allocation is set out in accounting policy vii.

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Other Management & Fundraising
Staff Costs 2021
Overheads administration expenses
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted
- - - - -
Emma Project
IDVA & Community 28,121 8,113 1,238 59 37,531
ELRC 79,614 22,970 3,504 168 106,255
ELRC - Prostitution Services 25,486 7,353 1,122 54 34,014
IRIS 10,353 2,987 456 22 13,817
Funding & development 1,086 313 48 2 1,450
Femicide Research Project 4,824 1,392 212 10 6,438
Play Therapy 4,341 1,253 191 9 5,794
LEA Project 10,846 3,129 477 23 14,475
COVID related 1,189 343 52 3 1,587
165,859 47,852 7,300 350 221,361
Designated
ELRC 29,344 8,466 1,291 62 39,163
Unrestricted
Unrestricted projects 2,757 796 121 6 3,680
Total 197,960 57,114 8,713 418 264,204
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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

9. Breakdown of expenditure by activity (refer Note 6)

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Other direct Allocated
Direct staff costs 2021
costs support costs
£ £ £ £
Restricted
-
Emma Project 287,121 128,241 415,362
IDVA & Community 314,904 87,809 37,531 440,245
ELRC 335,070 221,188 106,255 662,513
ELRC - Prostitution Services 242,260 27,192 34,014 303,467
IRIS 99,410 29,203 13,817 142,430
COVID related 12,015 - 1,587 13,602
Funding & development 23,389 1,472 1,450 26,311
Play Therapy 34,347 7,282 5,794 47,423
LEA Project 87,406 17,554 14,475 119,435
Femicide 44,269 9,622 6,438 60,328
1,480,191 529,562 221,361 2,231,115
Designated
ELRC 29,677 5,001 39,163 73,841
Unrestricted
Unretsricetd projects 116,415 22,310 3,680 142,405
146,092 27,311 42,843 216,246
Total 1,626,283 556,873 264,204 2,447,361
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10. Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost
At 1 April 2020
Additions
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020
Charge for year
At 31 March 2021
Net book value
31 March 2021
Net book value
31 March 2020		 Computer
Equipment
Office
Equipment
Motor
Vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
24,881
74,403
10,500
109,784
-
-
-
-
24,881
74,403
10,500
109,784
24,881
73,418
8,285
106,584
-
246
554
800
24,881
73,664
8,839
107,384
-
739
1,661
2,400
-
985
2,215
3,200

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

11. Debtors

Trade debtors
Other debtors
Accrued income and grants
Prepayments		 2021
2020
34,819
35,606
18,499
58,428
387,325
409,625
24,032
26,528
464,675
530,187

12. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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Trade creditors 81,913 86,110
Taxation and social security 50,621 37,525
Other creditors 39,648 35,034
Deferred income 157,276 138,770
Accruals 6,120 10,870
335,578 308,309
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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

13.1 Reconciliation of funds

Refuge Provision
London Councils, Ascent (via Ashiana Project)
Solace women's aid (CASA Project)
IDVA
Hackney MOPAC
DCLG Camden Partnership
LB Haringey
LB Newham - IDVSA
SBS MOPAC NRPF
MOJ - London Community Fund
WGN Mopac community engagement
ELRC
MOPAC - ELRC
Ministry of Justice
Home Office
London Councils, Ascent (via Advice)
OPCNN- Info and support worker
Matrix
Comic Relief - BME ISVA		 Balance B/Fwd
Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Transfers
Balance
C/Fwd
£
£
£
£
£
-
267,740
402,657
134,917
-
-
12,705
12,705
-
-
-
49,000
49,000
-
-
(5,517)
35,000
29,483
-
-
660
192,000
191,201
-
1,459
6,708
-
-
-
6,708
-
110,622
77,980
32,642
-
19,600
17,157
2,443
5,610
83,070
75,423
-
13,257
469,709
-
26,794
70,000
48,691
-
48,103
58,388
36,849
32,914
-
62,323
17,559
-
-
17,559
1,070
-
-
-
1,070
18,554
20,000
34,168
-
4,386
136,154
-
525,749
192,194
Voilence reduction unit
ELRC - Prostitution services
LB Brent
WGN NHS England
Solace Women's aid Non Crisis Support
MOPAC - Anita Project
Safe Choices
Children's Society
IRIS
Health Foundation (via Next Link)
LB Hackney - IRIS Hackney
LB Barking & Dagenham - IRISI
Huggetts Womens Centre
Big Lottery
Problematic Substance Abuse
LB Hackney
LEA Project
Big Lottery - LEA Project
LB Hounslow - LEA Project
Charles Hayward Foundation
Family Support
Hackney Community Partnership
Funding & Development
The Henry Smith Charity
London Community Foundation - Survivor
London Borough of Hackney - Survivor Involvment
Trust for London
EHRC
Sisters Trust
Play Therapy
Children in Need
London Councils, Ascent (via Tender)
Femicide Research Project
E D Eligator
Treebeard Trust
Other
Restricted		 26,435
-
20,991
-
5,444
18,110
52,280
66,945
-
3,445
31,801
99,088
89,148
-
41,741
-
37,374
37,374
-
-
-
110,000
110,000
-
-
22,877
-
-
-
22,877
395
-
-
-
395
-
88,444
88,444
-
-
-
70,250
53,986
-
16,264
40,065
-
-
-
40,065
767
-
-
-
767
87,795
162,521
119,435
-
130,881
3,950
-
-
-
3,950
11,669
-
-
-
11,669
4,657
-
-
-
4,657
6,912
-
-
-
6,912
6,464
-
-
(6,113)
351
1,391
-
-
-
1,391
(4)
-
-
4
-
(6,109)
-
-
6,109
-
25,075
25,000
26,311
-
23,764
-
48,709
39,886
36,235
-
52,360
7,774
10,433
11,188
-
7,019
34,208
7,500
18,424
13,602
13,602
-
18,424
(2,090)
12,877
60,328
3,654
692,051
2,116,881
2,231,115
138,571
716,388

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

13.2 Reconciliation of funds continued

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Incoming Resources Balance
Balance B/Fwd Resources Expended Transfers C/Fwd
£ £ £ £ £
Designated
Emma Project - 107,264 - (107,264) -
Samworth Foundation - COVID-19 - 19,690 - - 19,690
MOPAC (via Women & Girls Network) 2,153 73,841 73,841 - 2,153
Rape Crisis England & Wales (via women & girls network) 5 - - (5) -
Rape Crisis England & Wales (via women & girls network) (3,146) - - 3,146 -
Samworth Foundation 44,258 50,000 50,000 - 44,258
- - - -
Designated - Computer Equip
Unrestricted 77,370 257,000 92,405 (34,448) 207,517
TOTAL FUNDS 812,691 2,624,676 2,447,361 - 990,006
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14 Analysis of net assets between fund

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Tangible Current
assets assets/(liabilitie Total
£ £ £
Restricted funds 1,661 714,727 716,388
Unrestricted funds 739 272,879 273,618
2,400 987,606 990,006
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Emma Project

The Emma Project provides refuge and outreach services to women with problematic substance use who have experienced domestic and sexual violence, including prostitution.

IDVA & Community

The Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy Service supports women who have been identified as "high risk" of domestic violence through risk assessment and referral from the Police or any other agency referring into the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC).

East London Rape Crisis

MOPAC is to provide advocacy, support and counselling after rape and sexual assault.

IRIS

The IRIS Project improves the quality of care given by GP surgeries to women experiencing domestic violence through a national implementation programme and also local delivery in Hackney.

Play therapy

Play therapy is a therapeutic service for children and young people affected by domestic violence to help them understand and deal with confusing and/or powerful feelings and painful events.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

London Exiting Advocacy (LEA Project)

This is a project funded for 3 years by the Big Lottery which came over to Nia from Eaves. The project is two-fold:

Direct support to women in that it provides specialist support and advocacy to women involved in prostitution who are wishing to exit prostitution.

Training, education and awareness to deliver enhanced responses to women involved in prostitution from other services and practitioners.

Research, development and fundraising

This post came over to nia from Eaves and was funded by Lankelly Chase and now will be partially funded by Trust for London.

This post adds capacity to the senior management team. It is intended that the post holder, in discussion with the CEO and SMT, will identify attend and participate in relevant strategic and policy focussed initiatives. The post holder should also work with colleagues to identify possible opportunities for fundraising with a view to contributing to the organisation’s aim of diversifying funding sources. However, the post includes a legacy of existing work to complete, publish, disseminate and campaign on research areas (criminal records of women involved in prostitution, indoor prostitution in Redbridge). In addition, the new funder is keen to see a substantial component of time still directed at working specifically on women in prostitution and exiting.

Designated funds

The Trustees have designated a grant received from the Samworth Foundation, the grant totals £150,000 over 3 years to 31 March 2019, this was increased by an additional £50,000 for the year to 31 March 2020 and again £50,000 in the year to 31 March 2021. As at 31 March 2021 £250,000 has been received and of this £205,742 has be expended. The remaining unspent funds of £44,258 has been designated for the costs of restructuring the charity’s operations in the year 2021/2022.

15 Deferred income

Deferred income relates to money received in advance for services which have yet to be delivered at the year end. Income is deferred based on the length of the contract.

Balance as at 1 April 2020
Amount released to income earned from charitable activities
Amount deferred in the year
Balance as at 31 March 2021		 138,770
(81,031)
99,537
157,276

16 Limited liability

The Trustees of the company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

17 Leasing commitments

Operating leases

The charity’s total commitments for rental payments under non-cancellable operating leases at 31 March 2021 were set out as below:

2021 2020

£ Total commitments 20,551 60,821

18 Fund Transfers

Transfers have been made from designated funds to restricted projects to make up for the shortfall in income for certain projects. This ensures that the restricted funds are not in deficit. These have been authorised by the management committee.

19 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities.

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2021 2020
£ £
Net movements in funds 177,315 175,443
Add back: Depreciation 800 1,067
Deduct: Interest shown in investing activities (354) (432)
(Increase)/decrease in debtors 65,512 (178,442)
(Decrease)/ increase in creditors 27,269 162,710
270,542 160,346
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20 Corporation Tax

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.