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2022-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03361902 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1062150

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

FOR

SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

Baker Knoyle Accountancy Limited Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors Orbit Business Centre Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1DL

SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

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Report of the Trustees 1 to 16
Report of the Independent Auditors 17 to 19
Statement of Financial Activities 20 to 21
Balance Sheet 22
Cash Flow Statement 23
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 24
Notes to the Financial Statements 25 to 43
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 44

SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03361902)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).

The Trustee Report includes the Report of the Directors' as required by company law.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims

The charity's objects are:

The charity has the general aim of enhancing the quality of life of the people of Merthyr Tydfil, and elsewhere in Wales, by reducing crime and fear of crime. However, since the advent of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, crime prevention activities now have core status on the agendas of statutory and voluntary organisations locally and nationally. Therefore the charity's business objectives are to:

The strategy employed by the charity to achieve its aims and objectives is to develop suitable programmes of work for delivery.

Public benefit

The Trustees are aware that the Charity has a responsibility under the Charities Act to demonstrate that it has charitable aims that meet the public benefit requirement and are therefore charitable. The Trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when considering, planning and implementing the activities of the charity and comply with the duty under S17 Charities Act 2011. As Trustees, we believe that the aims of our organisation are charitable and for the public benefit. Furthermore, in our view, no detriment or harm arises from our Charity carrying out its work and we are not aware of any widespread views among others that such detriment or harm might arise.

Volunteers Volunteer Time

The value of volunteer time is not quantified in terms of money, but the time contributed by volunteers is an invaluable resource in terms of the outstanding contribution made by them.

The number of hours contributed by volunteers in the year was 4,823 (2021: 4,962).

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STRATEGIC REPORT

Achievement and performance

Charitable activities

Through a Grant from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, the charity, throughout 2021/22 has undertaken a strategic role in the coordination of domestic abuse services.

The grant is reviewed annually and makes a significant contribution toward core costs, which incorporate both strategic and operational administration of the organisation. The value of the Grant with MTCBC for the financial year 2021/22 was £37,000. However, in real terms it was significantly higher as it was this funding that allowed us to generate a turnover of £2,189,110. Conversely, the added value to the Local Authority is that this level of income contributes directly to the strategic priorities of key local and regional plans.

On behalf of the community Safety Partnership, the charity employs and manages the strategic post of Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) Regional Advisor.

The charity plays a key role in assisting the Local Authority discharge is statutory functions through maintenance and delivery of high-quality programmes of work in relation to Domestic Abuse.

Comets & Rockets Programme

Comets and Rockets has run since August 2012 and since 01/04/2019 has been supported by The Henry Smith Charity in Merthyr and RCT.

The programme in Merthyr and RCT is supported by 1 full time Play Therapist and 2 part time Play Therapists. In June 2020 additional funding from Moondance provided a 30-hour Children and Young Person Worker post to support the increase in waiting lists due to Covid-19 restrictions and not being able to deliver groups. In January 2021 additional MoJ funding was awarded through the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales for a 30 hour Play Therapist post to further assist in reducing waiting lists. In April 2021 funding was awarded through the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales for a 30-hour Child IDVA post to provide support to high-risk children and young people victims of domestic abuse living in Merthyr. In May 2021 we started a 2-year contract with Bridgend council to deliver the Comets and Rockets programme. The programme is supported by 2 part time Children and Young Person Workers, 2 part time Play Therapists and a Team Lead. We also host 35 hours post Child IDVA post for Bridgend.

The project supports children aged 3-16 years of age who have experienced and/or witnessed domestic abuse.

Using the STAR (safety, trust, and respect) Program, delivery is a 6-week group which takes place during school hours.

The group programme aims to improve children's:

One to One play therapy is offered in addition to the group programmes and will provide a safe and supportive environment for children to play and talk about their fears and anxieties. All one-to-one sessions are tailored to the individual child's needs.

A qualified Play Therapist utilises non-directive play to:

Support for Parents/Carers:

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We have two parent/carer groups. The first is a parent/carer group programme is delivered one morning or afternoon per week term time, for 8 weeks. Parents/carers learn the therapeutic techniques used in the children's programmes in order to play and communicate with their child and maximise the programme's long-term impact.

Heart to Heart group is our second programme, parents attend with their child and take part in parent child attachment activities. The group aims to improve the relationship between the child and parent and give them an opportunity to have fun together. The group is the final part of support and aims to help them be ready to end support. We ran a pilot between March 21 and October 21 offering both parents 3 Heart to Heart sessions with their child to reduce parental conflict around post-separation contact. The pilot was successful, and we plan to incorporate it into our programme of work for future funding.

During the financial year 2021/22 - 1/4/21 - 31/3/22 Comets and Rockets has achieved the following:

Domestic Abuse Resource Team (DART)

The team provides a range of services delivered from the Teulu Multi Agency Centre, based in the centre of Merthyr Tydfil as well as providing services within the community from outreach posts and supporting people within their own homes.

The aim of the project is to provide a holistic approach to supporting those affected by domestic abuse aged 16+ and their children.

We also aim to:

DART works collaboratively with SMT projects, providing holistic family support services. These services are integrated within the program of work delivered by DART and has enabled the focus to shift from just providing a crisis led response to enabling victims and their families to gain the necessary tools to empower them to access appropriate services and become more self-sufficient, working towards eliminating the 'revolving door' of victims and highlighting the potential of survivors.

Key engagement data for 2021-2022

Key Court Support data for 2021-2022

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  1. The financial year 2021-2022 continued to be impacted by Covid-19 global pandemic albeit in a different way to 2020-2021. The nature of the work undertaken by SMT Domestic Abuse Resource Team resulted in a significant impact on staff workload and capacity as service users presented with additional needs and often having limited access to other support services such as mental health. This increase in complexity of cases resulted in more cases being opened and more cases staying open for longer than we have traditionally seen.

  2. A significant highlight, and area of immense pride in the organisation and DART, is the fact despite the challenges brought forth by covid-19, we responded move than ever to the needs of our service users and developed and expanded our service to provide Women's Recovery Programmes across Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend.

  3. Another highlight reflects positive change in regard criminal justice proceedings. SMT secured funding to create a Safe-Video-Evidence-Suite at our Teulu MAC building where victims of VAWDASV are able to engage and provide safe best evidence in both criminal and family court proceedings.

  4. Staff were also able to respond to victim need in relation to crisis management, providing urgent face to face appts when required. The team improved engagement with new referrals, offering tailored ongoing, single and triage support as required. We maintained, built upon, and improved links on a multi-agency level to ensure all risks and needs were addressed.

Key Delivery Information

DROP-IN AT TEULU MAC - Formal drop-in facility remained closed during this period however same covid-19 protocols enabled the one-stop shop to be staffed subsequently allowing for those with non-panned crisis presentation to be supported in a ti mely manner to reduce risk in the immediate and facilitate ongoing support where required.

COURT (Special Domestic Violence Court) - Merthyr Tydfil Combined Court Centre, including Family Court and Criminal Justice Proceedings continued to be significantly impacted. Court IDVA was able to safely attend SDVC hearings to support and advocate for victims however the continued theme of limited listings and hearings scheduled on non-SDVC days resulted in Court IDVA providing remote support where applicable. Liaison and Advocacy continued to be provided with good outcomes being achieved for 194 survivors.

RECRUITMENT - Changes to how services were run during covid-19, including increase in co-ordination of staff requirements and general increase in demand resulted in capacity issues across the team. A restructure was implemented, and a new Team Lead role established within the existing team. We also secured an additional Women's Recovery Worker. Some staff left SMT to seek career progression elsewhere which resulted in vacancies within the team that were difficult to fill due to a recruitment crisis within the sector. The new team structure allowed for resilience at times of high demand which is still in place to address subsequent capacity issues.

RECOVERY WORK - Successful application by SMT to deliver additional recovery work across Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend including delivery the Freedom Programme, Own My Life, and Recovery Toolkit (delivered via online groups or via self-study with 1-1 conciliation). A Total of 127 individual survivors were supported to address their Recovery needs via this additional funding, some of whom accessed multiple programmes in furtherance of their recovery following domestic abuse.

TRAINING - Staff learning & Development continued, most notably with one staff member starting IDVA training. All staff completed Confidentiality Training, Domestic Homicide Training, and NSPCC Level 2 Safeguarding Training.

TRAINING DELIVERY - Domestic Abuse Training was provided to partner agencies across Cwm Taf, including housing, education, social care and police. Our Team Lead co-facilitated Ask Me training to the public alongside Welsh Women's Aid. Our Team Manager delivered Snip It in The Bud training to the public (Hair & Beauty Sector) alongside regional partners .

STAFF WELLBEING - The second year of covid-19 was difficult for everyone, and frontline staff are no exception. Many were impacted both professionals and personally and ensuring their needs as individuals was as paramount as meeting the needs of service users. Additional funding was secured for the second year to ensure Staff had access to additional clinical supervision. The additional support enabled staff to maintain boundaries, address any potential for countertransfer ence, and prioritise self-care whilst working in relatively isolated settings (majority of time at home), thus preventing burnout or vicarious trauma.

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Reconnect 50+ Volunteer led Mentoring Project

Despite the continued pandemic and the governmental restrictions still in force SMT's Reconnect project continued to provide a service for individual aged 50+ who were isolated and lonely we remained flexible and supported our clients through various means, telephone support , 1 to 1 mentoring support with Knock & Step back visits and outdoor garden visits as levels of restrictions allowed, we also opened up our indoor groups and organised some outdoor walks, we managed to train volunteers and open up a brand new Reconnect activity group in Ystrad Rhondda

Our Ynsyfach allotment produced some amazing crops and enabled Reconnect to provide a safe outdoor activity which encouraged better mental health, relaxation, and social interaction, we have continued to be supported by the Gurnos Men's group throughout the year. Allotment promotional video produced.

The results of the pandemic have taken its toll on our project volunteers, many themselves have suffered close family bereavements, illnesses, whilst still supported the project through a very difficult year, it is clear to see that the volunteers are now exhausted and emotionally drained. They have been dealing with serious issues and have offered much more than befriending phone calls, some have listened to harrowing stories of clients who are lonely, recently bereaved, suffered trauma, depressed, despairing, and isolated, some with suicidal thoughts and calls have been emotionally very upsetting and draining and as restrictions are being lifted the desire for a renewed closeness to family and holidays have changed their priorities, many have chosen to leave the project and have a rest.

Reconnect has been staffed by a project Manager and community support officer who have taken on caseloads when volunteers have left, supervision times have been lengthened to offer emotional support and guidance to volunteers, working in close Partnership with other agencies has been paramount to provide continuous and right type of support to our clients.

Volunteer Recruitment and training are always an ongoing requirement for a volunteer lead project. 10 training opportunities took place throughout the year in different locations.

Working in Partnership with WCVA and the DWP we were able to provide a 6-month Kickstart employment opportunity for a young person in the role of Community Project Support Assistant who not only helped us with supporting our group activities but offered additional admin support His main role was to lead on a new IT outreach to our clients by introducing IT, loaning out tablets and helping them learn on a 1 to 1 basis or in a group setting. This kickstart placement was extremely successful which resulted in over 20 beneficiaries learning IT Skills. - Detailed work with a reconnect group in Bedlinog also resulted in a promotional short video being produced.

The project was funded by the ICF Community Capacity Grant Scheme which closed in March 2022.

During 2021/22: Covid Pandemic

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IRIS (Identification and Referral to Increase Safety)

IRIS is a collaboration between primary care and third sector organisations specialising in Domestic Abuse and Violence (DVA). Core areas of the programme include ongoing training, education and consultancy for the clinical team and administrative staff, care pathways for primary health care practitioners and an enhanced referral pathway to specialist domestic violence services for patients with experience of DVA.

The IRIS programme is an evidence-based, effective, and cost-effective intervention to improve the primary care response to DVA and is nationally recognised.

IRIS improves the General Practice response to DVA and essentially improves the safety, quality of life and wellbeing of survivors of DVA.

Support for practices:

Support for patients:

IRIS is delivered across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg region by Safer Merthyr Tydfil in Merthyr Tydfil, Cynon and Bridgend and RCT Domestic Abuse Services in Rhondda and Taff areas.

IRIS has received a total of 1003 referrals for specialist support since its inception in 2015. This is compared to 5 referrals from GP practices in the year 2014/15, prior to IRIS delivery.

During 2021-22 IRIS has achieved:

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IRIS outcomes:

The patient engagement rate for IRIS referrals this year was 94% as compared to community-based services engagement rate of 32-39%. This evidences the unique and trusted relationship between patient and GP, who are able to recognise symptoms that present as a result of past and ongoing domestic abuse and signpost patients for specialist DVA support via the allocated Advocate Educator.

2021-22 continued to be a difficult year with ongoing restrictions in force. IRIS delivered remote training for practice teams and provided support to patients according to their needs using remote and face to face support where restrictions allowed.

The Family Programme

Funded by the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner and Welsh Government from January 2019, the Family Programme Model development commenced in readiness for family engagement as of 1st April 2019.

The programme offers specialist support for families who are or have experienced domestic abuse and wish to remain together safely or be supported to separate amicably and positively co-parent. It is a whole family model which works collaboratively with SMT DA services and it aims to:

Key Achievements in 2021-2022

-The financial year 2021-2022 continued to be impacted by Covid-19 global pandemic albeit in a different way to 2020-2021. The nature of the work undertaken by SMT Family Programme meant face to face appts were essential to the work being carried out. Covid-19 restrictions often resulted in delays to case progression or logistical issues in relation to community venue availability. We adapted and were able to support the majority of families referred to our service.

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Key engagement data for 2021-2022

Key Reported Outcomes

Key Staff Information

TRAINING - Staff learning & Development continued. All staff completed Confidentiality Training, Domestic Homicide Training, and NSPCC Level 2 Safeguarding Training, Motivational Interviewing Training, Ahimsa Training, Own My Life Training, and ACEs Recovery Toolkit Training.

STAFF WELLBEING - The second year of covid-19 was difficult for everyone, and frontline staff are no exception. Many were impacted both professionals and personally and ensuring their needs as individuals was as paramount as meeting the needs of service users. Additional funding was secured for the second year to ensure Staff had access to additional clinical supervision. The additional support enabled staff to maintain boundaries, address any potential for countertransfer ence, and prioritise self-care whilst working in relatively isolated settings (majority of time at home), thus preventing burnout or vicarious trauma.

The DRIVE Project

DRIVE is a project which commenced delivery in February 2016 striving to provide a sustainable, national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse. DRIVE knits together existing services, complementing and enhancing existing interventions already in place. DRIVE South Wales currently operates within the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area covering Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Bridgend. We also are now fully set up and delivering in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan and the Western Bay area (Swansea / Neath and Port Talbot).

DRIVE advocates a multi-model approach that interlaces support and disruption interventions for those who perpetrate domestic abuse and currently works with those perpetrators whose victims are assessed as "high risk" through the MARAC process. Therefore, referrals to the project are selected via the respective area MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference).

The team currently consists of 10 Case Managers, 3 Team leads, 1 x Service Manager.

The team works with service users compiling comprehensive risk and needs assessment throughout the intervention period of up to 12 months. Detailed, innovative, and holistic Individual Intervention Plans are completed for all service users and close partnership working with IDVA services and other multi-agency partners is fundamental to the safe practice that underpins the DRIVE model.

To date, DRIVE has worked with:

608 perps 662 victims 992 CYP in Cwm Taf

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315 perps 379 victims and 632 CYP in Cardiff

75 Perps 88 victims and 125 CYP in Western Bay

Within South Wales, we have also experienced good levels of service user contact and engagement, higher than the DRIVE average nationally.

From the inception of the Project, Drive has been able to demonstrate good examples of multi-agency working with partners such as the IDVA service, Children's Services, Police and NPS/CRC which clearly demonstrates it is contributing effectively to the reduction of harm and improving victim and CYP safety. We have received several accolades and examples of positive feedback from our partners in respect of work that has been done with perpetrators and the outcomes that have been achieved in respect of positive impact on victims and families.

We have been able to demonstrate good examples of the impact of behavioural change work with engaged service users and examples of disrupt interventions with those service users not engaged or with whom we are not in contact due to safety or other reasons. Disrupt work involves monitoring and facilitating appropriate case actions from a distance which will prohibit the perpetrator from carrying out further abusive behavior or which improves risk for the victim.

DRIVE has now been extended to offer provision in the Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend and Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot. We have already embedded into the local landscape and have many good outcomes.

Suite of interventions in Cardiff and the Vale:

SMT are the service provider for DRIVE Project, Driving Change and CLEAR, a suite of perpetrator interventions that provide risk based, tiered levels of support throughout Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Having begun implementing the model of work/delivery model, we believe that this integrated way of working will improve the public sector response to violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence by reducing the number of victims, holding perpetrators to account for their behaviour, and promoting a desire for significant attitudinal and behavioural change in perpetrators. In partnership with others, improving the consistency, quality and join-up of service provision in relation to supporting and holding perpetrators to account in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan is the fundamental aim of SMT.

DRIVE - As above

DRIVING CHANGE

Medium/Standard Harm Driving Change is a therapeutic treatment programme for men who have been violent towards an intimate partner. The core aim of the programme is to support and maintain the safety and wellbeing of all women and children, whilst holding perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse to account for their behaviour. Driving Change provides challenge and also support to enable individuals to cease their violent and abusive behaviour with a view to them developing respectful, loving and responsible attitudes towards not only those around them but also towards themselves. Driving Change combines both one-to-one and group-based work, adopting a cognitive-behavioural and feminist approach within an explicit emotional and feeling framework rooted in psychotherapeutic and spiritual practice. As in DRIVE, Driving Change will work very closely with partner support services.

CLEAR - Early Intervention CLEAR is a 6-week course which facilitates men to identify their abusive tactics, take responsibility for them, and learn new tools and strategies that can be used to promote a healthier relationship. 6 sessions are run weekly on a one-to-one basis and are tailored to meet the needs of each individual. Each session lasts for approximately 1 hour - 1 1/2 hours. The course focuses on: -

The aim is that a Service user will be supported in the most appropriate programme intervention and not 'fall out' of service simply because of associated risk criteria - early indications suggest this approach is beneficial.

Participation Project

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This project can measure its success of meeting the standards, criteria and targets laid out by the commissioner (Merthyr Tydfil Youth Services) as it successfully secured funding for the fifth consecutive year. This year we have been fortunate to continue to employ three part time members of staff. The Senior Youth Participation Officer has reduced her working hours from the 1st of February 2022. The aim of the project is to support young people in Merthyr Tydfil to participate in the decision-making processes about services that affect them. Young people can participate in the Merthyr Tydfil Borough Wide Youth Forum and become a Youth Cabinet member or be elected by a democratic process as the Youth Mayor/Deputy Youth Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil.

Young people are supported to be junior board members of local and national organisations so that they are at the heart of the decision-making process. The young people are representative on the local authority scrutiny panels and as young ambassadors with Public Health Wales. This year two young people from the Youth Cabinet have represented young people at the Public Health Wales Executive board meetings.

Young people are supported to engage with Merthyr Tydfil Borough Wide Youth Forum (MTBWYF), This year due to the COVID19 restrictions we have continued to organise online meetings on social media platforms, ZOOM and Teams, in order to work with the young people. This year we have had less problems with poor WI FI and connectivity as everyone has had chance to adapt and improve their IT equipment and technical skills.

We have been unable to have local forum meetings for as local provision for the youth has remained closed. As we are now coming out of Covid restrictions and provisions are opening dates have been set for Youth Forum meetings. For now, these meetings will be on ZOOM so that youth provisions have more time to spend with their young people in youth settings.

The 2021/2022 Youth Mayor inauguration took place on the 25th of May 2021 at the Civic Centre in the Chambers. As we were still following Covid 19 restrictions, numbers attending the venue were limited so a blended event took place. A meeting link was sent out to Local Council members, Youth Cabinet members, youth provisions, schools, council officers and other invited guests. Over 45 people attended the inauguration.

We continued to be inventive in our approach to new ways of working and were able to set up an online voting event for the Hustings candidates. This year there were six candidates, over 1,000 young people used the online voting system available to them. The Husting announcement took place in the Red House and a small film was made of the event, it was shared on our social media platforms, with schools, and youth organisations.

The Academy of Success celebration event was also moved to an online event. this event is young people led, they plan the event, shortlist applications and then and independent panel of young people judge the final applications and choose the winners and runners up. All the runners up were filmed talking about their projects or what they had been involved in. The footage was then used for the online event which was hosted by young people.

The event took place on the 9th of July on You Tube, links were sent out to young people, staff, schools, youth organisations, Local Council Members etc. On the night of the launch approximately 149 people viewed it. The event is now live on You Tube and can be rewatched at any time.

The Academy of Success was entered into the Digital category for the All-Wales Youth Excellence Awards and was shortlisted for an Award.

The Mental Health issue has been a continued theme that the Youth Forum have been working on. The young people have been working in co-production with the statutory services, third sector that includes SMT and VAMT to write a lottery bid for the Mind our Future funding. Young people were at the heart of this work and have named the project 'Snakes 'N' Ladders and the other Pandemic, the other pandemic referring to mental health and well-being. They pulled together a presentation which they delivered to the lottery panel and are currently waiting to see if the bid has been successful.

The work the Youth Forum has undertaken about Domestic abuse and violence by Children and Young People to parents and carers has received recognition on a national level. The High Sheriff submitted the animation and workshop to the National Crime Beat Awards where it was shortlisted to the top 8; although it didn't win it was Highly Recommended and we are now able to use the Crime Beat Logo as part of our branding. The project which is called 'In My House' went on to win the project category at this year's High Sheriff Award and the Raising Aspirations and Raising Standards work was highly recommended. MTBWYF was mentioned in a positive manner in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Bulletin

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We continue to strive to encourage a wider audience of young people to engage in the democratic process and have continue to monitor and review the way young people vote in order to make any necessary changes required to improve the opportunities for young people to be involved.

This year we have improved our use of social media we have an active face book page a twitter account an Instagram page and new for us is a Tik Tok account requested by the young people. Our marketing strategies have helped us improve the way we share information about opportunities available for young people. We have also kept young people informed about local and national updates through posting Youth News videos.

Highlights from this year include:

Covid-19

Trustees acknowledge that whilst we are more adept at working within and reacting to the fluidity of constraints of Covid-19, nevertheless it continued to provide organisational disruption throughout 2021/22. All Staff within SMT continued to demonstrate why they are our greatest asset and led from the front in extraordinary times, even though the effect on mental health and wellbeing in this second year was far more profound. As we look ahead we do so with optimism, there are real signs that normality, albeit in some instances even for SMT a 'new normal' e.g. the value of Agile Working as a concept has been embraced and creating a hybrid means for service user engagement has supported higher rates of engagement and removed barriers for many. As we reflect on the organisational achievements in these unprecedented times, we do so with pride and a strength which will offer resilience as we enter a new financial year.

Financial Review

Reserves Policy

The trustees have established a policy whereby unrestricted funds not designated, held by the charity should equate to 6 months of planned expenditure.

General reserves are held in an interest-bearing deposit account, in line with the charity's investment policy and are needed to meet the working capital requirements of the charity. At this level current activities of the charity would be able to continue if there was a significant drop in short-term funding. SMT currently has £449,340 in general reserves at 31/03/22 against annual expenditure of £1,856,564 which equates to 48% of its intended target.

Principal Funding Sources

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The trustees recognise that certain aspects of the charity's activity are reliant on annual grant funding, which hinders longer term planning and is always a major consideration in our risk management strategy. Procurement and tendering have potential to provide the voluntary sector with alternative options and therefore allow for lesser dependence on grant funding, albeit those opportunities are few. Trustees are committed to continue to explore any and/or all potentials for development of future initiatives.

The principal funding sources for the charity are predominantly through grant income. However, trustees are committed to attaining a varied funding mix where possible.

Of significant benefit to SMT continuing into 21/22 was a business relationship with the local branch of Nationwide. The Team there are supporting SMT's Domestic Abuse Resource Team, through fundraising activities (including a successful application to the Nationwide Community Grant), awareness raising and the offer of volunteering.

Investment Policy and Objectives

Under the Charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, trustees have the power to invest in any way deemed beneficial. The trustees, having regard to the liquidity requirements of maintaining its key programmes of work and, in line with its reserves policy, operates a policy of keeping funds in an interest-bearing deposit account. The trustees seek to achieve a rate of deposit interest which matches or exceeds Bank of England base rates.

Given the current economic climate and prolonged period of extremely low interest rates the Trustees will continue to monitor and if appropriate review Safer Merthyr Tydfil's investment policy during 2022/2023.

Future Developments

The charity plans to continue its current key activities in forthcoming years and will work closely with its key funders in order to do so, as is usual, for SMT and other third sector organisations all its work is subject to satisfactory funding arrangements. However, in line with its strategic plan SMT does take a very proactive approach in developing and pursuing new opportunities.

Trustees are mindful of ongoing public sector spending constraints the legacy of Covid-19 costs and other major environmental factor that may impact; therefore, it is critical that the organisation demonstrates its strategic fit in order that it can maintain its existing services at or around their current level of funding, which is the key priority. Foundations laid in previous years have brought periods of growth and with-it relative sustainability for SMT; looking ahead to 2022/23, this continues, indeed as we enter the new financial year we do so with the assurance that a significant proportion of project funding is secure to 2025 (pending ongoing need). This is an exceptional position for the SMT.

Where possible, the charity will seize the opportunity borne from this relative stability to solidify following the flux of the last 2 years as a result of the pandemic; continue to work with key partners and explore any new areas for development; whilst at the same time embedding and enhancing its current provision. Early in 2022/23 SMT reaches a milestone birthday, celebrating 25 years, and the Trustees look forward with a degree of optimism that 2022/23 will be a steady year for the Charity.

Fundraising activities

The charity does not carry out significant fundraising activities.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Furthermore, Safer Merthyr Tydfil is a registered charity, with its governing document its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 16/04/1997 and amended to allow for current governance arrangement on 12/05/2006.

Safer Merthyr Tydfil was incorporated on 29th April 1997 and in the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Board of Trustees.

Trustees are elected to serve for a period of three years, after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting.

One third of the trustees retire by rotation at each year's Annual General Meeting. Those making themselves available for re-appointment and any new nomination (under the terms of governing documents) are then seconded and appointed by a simple majority of those remaining members present at the meeting.

Due to the diversity of the charity an effort is made to maintain a broad skill mix of trustees. In the event of skills being lost due to retirement, suitable individuals are approached to offer themselves for election to the Board. To enhance the scope of recruitment for key positions the charity will also recruit through open advertisement.

The gendered nature of Domestic Abuse Means that where practicable, SMT actively seeks to recruit female Trustees so there is a balanced gender mix of Trustees, similarly, the organisations policy is supporting a female into at least one of the roles of Officer roles of Chair of Vice Chair.

Furthermore, Trustees are supported by Advisers, who bring specific skills and knowledge to Board meetings but have no voting rights or legal responsibility for the charity. Advisers are nominated annually at the Annual General Meeting and during 2021/22 the Board benefited from the support of 0 Advisers.

Organisational structure

As set out in the Articles of Association Safer Merthyr Tydfil's Board of Trustees consists of not less than three members with (unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution), no maximum number.

The Board of Trustees meets as minimum on a quarterly basis and is responsible for governance, strategic direction and policy of the charity. The trustees have a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity. A Chief Executive Officer is appointed by the board of trustees to manage the day-to-day operations of the charity. To facilitate effective operations, the Chief Executive Officer has delegated authority, within the terms of delegation approved by the trustees, for operational matters including finance, employment, and all project related activity. The Chief Executive Officer is supported by a Management Team comprising a Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Business and Finance Support Officer and 5 Programme Managers.

Induction and training of new trustees

Some Trustees may already be familiar with the work of the charity. However, the induction process for any newly appointed trustees comprises initial meetings with the Chief Executive Officer, Chair and Board of Trustees followed by an orientation day to brief them on their legal obligations under charity and company law, the contents of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the decision-making process, the business plan, and recent financial performance of the charity. During induction new trustees meet with key employees and familiarise themselves with projects. Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their role.

Key management remuneration

Within the general trustee board meetings, Safer Merthyr Tydfil review the remuneration framework, terms of employment and any changes, including remuneration, policy and scope for pension arrangements, basis of bonus and bonus awards, incentive and benefit plans etc. as and when it is required.

Related parties

In so far as it complements the charity's objects, the charity is guided by both local and national policy (devolved and non-devolved). At a national level, community safety is governed by the Crime & Disorder Act 1998, at a local level the Public Service Board and delegated strategic fora have responsibility for its implementation. The local partnerships include representatives from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Bridgend County Borough Council, South Wales Police, Cwm Taf Morgannwg Local Health Board, South Wales Fire & Rescue Service, National Probation Service, County Voluntary Councils, and others.

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03361902)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

Internal Financial risks are minimised by 'dual control' systems and all transactions are authorised accordingly. Periodic completion of Charity Commission questionnaire on financial controls is undertaken to ensure there is no deviation from best practice and the charity is externally audited on an annual basis.

Safer Merthyr Tydfil employs the services of an Insurance Broker whose advice and support is sought in ensuring that the charity is appropriately and adequately insured. Similarly, the charity contracts the services of a national organisation who advise on employment and health and safety related matters.

Systematic procedures are in place for compliance of Health and Safety legislation with 6-monthly inspections and risk assessments undertaken at operational level with appropriate action taken, to minimise any identified risk. This is also supported by a comprehensive Health & Safety Policy and Training Programme.

Annual cyclical funding and a dependence on grant funding continue to pose the greatest risks to the charity's project work. The charity's strategy is, whenever possible to develop projects with a balanced funding mix and explore opportunities that may present through a procurement route, provided they fit with the organisations key aims and objectives.

The Board of Trustees recognise employment related issues are an inherent risk. With an average of 47 members of staff throughout the year the charity commits approximately 55% of its incoming resources as expendable against staff related costs. Given the charity's dependency on grant funding, redundancy situations become a high-risk but managed risk factor.

SMT's Core Funding is received via a grant to voluntary organisations from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. The Trustees have been informed by MTCBC that this grant will be awarded for the financial year 2022/2023 but continues to be subject to annual review beyond that period.

Through its risk register and management procedures, the key aim of the Board of Trustees is to ensure sustainability, provide stability and mitigate any associated risk to the charity. The trustees foresee no material funding issues for the forthcoming financial year 2022/2023.

However, the Trustees will as always continue to assess organisational needs and where practicable make adequate provision for contingencies and any future funding shortfalls through the charity's reserves policy which is reviewed regularly.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number

03361902 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1062150

Registered office

89 -90 High Street Merthyr Tydfil Mid Glamorgan CF47 8UH

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03361902)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Trustees

P Flynn (Chair) M Jehu W Smith Mrs M Thomas (Vice Chair) Ms V Slade (Treasurer) C B Jones

The Advisors who served during the year are as follows:

None.

Chief Executive Officer

Nicola Mahoney

Auditors

Baker Knoyle Accountancy Limited Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors Orbit Business Centre Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1DL

Bankers

HSBC 127 - 128 High Street Merthyr Tydfil Mid Glamorgan CF47 8DN

TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

The trustees (who are also the directors of Safer Merthyr Tydfil Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland"

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 charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company 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 the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03361902)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

AUDITORS

The auditors, Baker Knoyle Accountancy Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Report of the trustees, incorporating a strategic report, approved by order of the board of trustees, as the company directors, on 11 November 2022 and signed on the board's behalf by:

P Flynn - Trustee

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Safer Merthyr Tydfil Limited (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement 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 United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company 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

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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 Report of the Independent Auditors 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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

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

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees' Responsibilities Statement, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) 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 the trustees 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 charitable company'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 charitable company 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 a Report of the Independent Auditors 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.

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 Report of the Independent Auditors.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's 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 charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' 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 charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Huw Baker FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Baker Knoyle Accountancy Limited Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors Orbit Business Centre Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1DL

11 November 2022

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
Victim/Survivor Domestic Abuse Services
Families First - Domestic Abuse Pilot
Mentoring and Befriending support for
individuals 50+ and socially isolated
GP based domestic violence and abuse training,
support and referral project
Perpetrators Services
Administration coordination/support for MARAC
process
Youth Forum Participation
Children and Young People Domestic Abuse
Services
Children & Young People and Adult Recovery
DA Services
Family Domestic Abuse Support
Other trading activities
3
Investment income
4
Other income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
6
Charitable activities
7
Youth Crime Prevention
Victim/Survivor Domestic Abuse Services
Families First - Domestic Abuse Pilot
Mentoring and Befriending support for
individuals 50+ and socially isolated
GP based domestic violence and abuse training,
support and referral project
Perpetrators Services
Administration coordination/support for MARAC
process
Youth Forum Participation
Children and Young People Domestic Abuse
Services
Children & Young People and Adult Recovery
DA Services
Family Domestic Abuse Support
Total
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Transfers between funds
20		 Unrestricted
funds
£
74,206
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
-
74,219
2,593
-
44,503
-
3,267
7,242
58,224
5,279
3,544
8,920
6,644
-
140,216
(65,997)
151,857		 Restricted
funds
£
-
581,083
-
46,937
104,040
713,555
75,848
50,941
186,577
95,454
93,958
-
-
-
1,948,393
2
-
547,163
-
50,590
95,811
616,136
75,848
37,511
154,690
62,622
75,975
1,716,348
232,045
(151,857)		 2022
Total
funds
£
74,206
581,083
-
46,937
104,040
713,555
75,848
50,941
186,577
95,454
93,958
-
13
-
2,022,612
2,595
-
591,666
-
53,857
103,053
674,360
81,127
41,055
163,610
69,266
75,975
1,856,564
166,048
-		 2021
Total
funds
£
50,592
604,916
8,000
75,801
73,075
740,432
-
51,029
46,506
-
-
7,711
64
131,921
1,790,047
2,659
659
633,257
8,328
73,224
75,241
796,199
-
46,623
22,161
-
-
1,658,351
131,696
-

The notes form part of these financial statements

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Notes
Net movement in funds
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 Unrestricted
funds
£
85,860
391,617
477,477		 Restricted
funds
£
80,188
347,101
427,289		 2022
Total
funds
£
166,048
738,718
904,766		 2021
Total
funds
£
131,696
607,022
738,718

The notes form part of these financial statements

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03361902)

BALANCE SHEET

31 MARCH 2022

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
15
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
16
Cash at bank and in hand
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
17
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
20
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 2022
£
108,378
478,343
542,820
1,021,163
(224,775)
796,388
904,766
904,766
477,477
427,289
904,766		 2021
£
111,503
393,436
401,001
794,437
(167,222)
627,215
738,718
738,718
391,617
347,101
738,718

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 11 November 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

P Flynn - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received
Net cash provided by investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in
the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the reporting period		 2022
£
141,806
141,806
13
13
141,819
401,001
542,820		 2021
£
120,263
120,263
64
64
120,327
280,674
401,001

The notes form part of these financial statements

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2022 2021
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial
Activities) 166,048 131,696
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 3,125 9,169
Interest received (13) (64)
Increase in debtors (84,907) (111,181)
Increase in creditors 57,553 90,643
Net cash provided by operations 141,806 120,263

2.

ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 1/4/21 Cash flow At 31/3/22
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 401,001 141,819 542,820
401,001 141,819 542,820
Total 401,001 141,819 542,820

The notes form part of these financial statements

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

The following specific policies are applied:

Voluntary Income received by way of grants, gifts or donation is included in full on receipt unless it is subject to a condition wh en it is treated as deferred income.

Government Grant Income is included in full on receipt unless it is subject to a condition when it is treated as deferred income.

Deferred Income Income or grants received in advance are held as deferred income and carried forward to future accounting periods to be released when the defined purpose of the work or project have been completed, approved or cer tified.

Gifts in kind are included in the income and expenditure account where they are applied in carrying out charitable activities, where the company would otherwise have to purchase the donated facility and the benefit is both quantifiable and material. The quantifiable benefit is shown as both incoming and expended resources within the appropriate funds. Where the gift is an asset it is treated as income and taken to stock or fixed assets as appropriate.

The value of services provided by volunteers is not quantified.

Investment Income is included when receivable.

Trading Income is recognised when earned.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Expenditure includes VAT which cannot be fully recoverable.

Costs of raising funds include the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes.

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

Pension costs are contributions made by the charitable company to both employees own personal pension schemes together with contributions made to the employees government work place pension scheme.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Expenditure

Support costs Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Freehold property - 2% on cost Plant and machinery - 25% on reducing balance

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributed to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Designated funds are those unrestricted funds set aside for a specific purpose by the Board.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Leased assets

Fixed assets acquired under finance leases are included in the balance sheet at historic cost less accumulated depreciation. The present value of future rentals is shown as a liability. Interest payable in each period is charged as an expended resource in proportion to the amount outstanding under the lease. Operating lease rentals are charged as expended resources as incurred.

Legal Status of the Charity

The Charity is a private company, incorporated in England & Wales, limited by guarantee and has no share capital.

Debtors and creditors receivable/payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

2.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Donations
Grants
Service Level Agreement
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
VAMT
3.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Rental income
4.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Deposit account interest
5.
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Activity
DART/DAC/IDVA/CIDVA
Victim/Survivor Domestic Abuse Services
Lloyds Foundation Salary
Contribution
Victim/Survivor Domestic Abuse Services
Partnership Development
Families First - Domestic Abuse Pilot
Volunteer Mentoring
Mentoring and Befriending support for
Programme
individuals 50+ and socially isolated
Identification and Referral to
GP based domestic violence and abuse
Increase Safety
training, support and referral project
DART/DAC/IDVA/CIDVA
Perpetrators Services
Domestic Violence
Perpetrator Programme
Perpetrators Services
Administration coordination/support for
DART/DAC/IDVA/CIDVA
MARAC process
Youth Mentoring
Youth Forum Participation
Children and Young People Domestic Abuse
DART/DAC/IDVA/CIDVA
Services
Children & Young People and Adult
DART/DAC/IDVA/CIDVA
Recovery DA Services
Domestic Violence
Perpetrator Programme
Family Domestic Abuse Support		 2022
£
36,399
807
37,000
74,206
2022
£
807
2022
£
-
2022
£
13
2022
£
556,527
24,556
-
46,937
104,040
49,828
663,727
75,848
50,941
186,577
95,454
93,958
1,948,393		 2021
£
13,592
-
37,000
50,592
2021
£
-
2021
£
7,711
2021
£
64
2021
£
580,360
24,556
8,000
75,801
73,075
42,398
698,034
-
51,029
46,506
-
-		 2021
£
13,592
-
37,000
50,592
1,599,759

continued...

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

6. RAISING FUNDS

Raising donations and legacies

Staff costs
7.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Victim/Survivor Domestic Abuse
Services
Mentoring and Befriending support for
individuals 50+ and socially isolated
GP based domestic violence and abuse
training, support and referral project
Perpetrators Services
Administration coordination/support for
MARAC process
Youth Forum Participation
Children and Young People Domestic
Abuse Services
Children & Young People and Adult
Recovery DA Services
Family Domestic Abuse Support
8.
SUPPORT COSTS
Victim/Survivor Domestic Abuse Services
Mentoring and Befriending support for
individuals 50+ and socially isolated
GP based domestic violence and abuse
training, support and referral project
Perpetrators Services
Administration coordination/support for
MARAC process
Youth Forum Participation
Children and Young People Domestic Abuse
Services
Children & Young People and Adult
Recovery DA Services		 Direct
Costs
£
571,061
52,345
99,700
648,340
78,683
39,414
159,480
66,190
75,975
1,791,188
Human
resources
£
19,659
1,443
3,199
24,826
2,332
1,566
3,941
2,935
59,901		 2022
£
2,595
Support
costs (see
note 8)
£
20,605
1,512
3,353
26,020
2,444
1,641
4,130
3,076
-
62,781
Governance
costs
£
946
69
154
1,194
112
75
189
141
2,880		 2021
£
2,659
Totals
£
591,666
53,857
103,053
674,360
81,127
41,055
163,610
69,266
75,975		 2021
£
2,659
Totals
£
591,666
53,857
103,053
674,360
81,127
41,055
163,610
69,266
75,975
1,853,969
Totals
£
20,605
1,512
3,353
26,020
2,444
1,641
4,130
3,076
62,781

continued...

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8. SUPPORT COSTS - continued

Support costs have been allocated on an percentage of activity basis.

9. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

2022 2021
£ £
Auditors' remuneration 2,880 2,472
Depreciation - owned assets 3,125 9,169
Other auditor services 4,368 3,600

10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021.

11. STAFF COSTS

Wages and salaries
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
Crime Prevention & Counselling etc		 2022
£
1,195,576
1,195,576
2022
47		 2021
£
961,792
961,792
2021
42

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

Included within the wages and salaries cost is £86,133 (2021: £69,375) relating to Social Security Costs.

The charity operates both a defined contribution pension scheme and contributes to employees' own personal pensions together with a government work placed pension scheme. Included within the wages and salaries cost is £58,032 (2021: £45,515) relating to contributions paid by the charity to the schemes.

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits of the key personnel of the charity and group were £84,521 (2021: £86,352).

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12.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Victim/Survivor Domestic Abuse Services
Families First - Domestic Abuse Pilot
Mentoring and Befriending support for
individuals 50+ and socially isolated
GP based domestic violence and abuse
training, support and referral project
Perpetrators Services
Youth Forum Participation
Children and Young People Domestic Abuse
Services
Other trading activities
Investment income
Other income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Youth Crime Prevention
Victim/Survivor Domestic Abuse Services
Families First - Domestic Abuse Pilot
Mentoring and Befriending support for
individuals 50+ and socially isolated
GP based domestic violence and abuse
training, support and referral project
Perpetrators Services
Youth Forum Participation
Children and Young People Domestic Abuse
Services
Total
NET INCOME
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
funds
£
49,992
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,711
64
129,098
186,865
2,658
-
50,135
328
9,192
6,009
63,589
4,197
3,824
139,932
46,933
27,085
74,018
317,598
391,616		 Restricted
funds
£
600
604,916
8,000
75,801
73,075
740,432
51,029
46,506
-
-
2,823
1,603,182
1
659
583,122
8,000
64,032
69,232
732,610
42,426
18,337
1,518,419
84,763
(27,085)
57,678
289,424
347,102		 Total
funds
£
50,592
604,916
8,000
75,801
73,075
740,432
51,029
46,506
7,711
64
131,921
1,790,047
2,659
659
633,257
8,328
73,224
75,241
796,199
46,623
22,161
1,658,351
131,696
-
131,696
607,022
738,718

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13. TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES

2022 2021
£ £
MTCBC 687,434 509,054
Welsh Women's Aid 8,678 -
Miscellaneous Grants & Donations 36,399 13,592
WCVA 6,554 -
Charities Trust Nationwide - -
Cwm Taf UHB 104,040 76,592
Bridgend CBC 95,454 -
Henry Smith 58,400 58,200
South Wales Police Crime Commissioner 885,568 781,666
Cardiff CBC 49,828 24,317
Lloyds Foundation 24,556 24,556
ICF Fund - managed by VAMT - 52,429
MTCBC SLA 37,000 37,000
Coalfields - -
Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (VAMT) 1,257 11,438
BAWSO 3,249 -
Community Foundation Resilience Fund - 15,000
Moondance 24,182 46,506
Rental Income - 7,711
Management Charges - 131,921
2,022,599 1,789,982
Interest received 13 65
Total Incoming Resources 2,022,612 1,790,047

14. AUDITORS' REMUNERATION

2022 2021
£ £
Fees payable to the charity's Auditors for the audit of the charity's financial
statements		 2,880 2,472

Amounts payable to Auditors in relation to accountancy and other services provided to the charity were £4,368 (2021: £3,600).

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15.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Freehold
property
£
COST
At 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022
110,000
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2021
6,600
Charge for year
1,100
At 31 March 2022
7,700
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2022
102,300
At 31 March 2021
103,400
16.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors
Other debtors
17.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Deferred Income
Opening Balance
Movement in the period
Deferred income carried forward
Deferred income analysed by project:
Restricted - Charities Trust Nationwide		 Plant and
machinery
£
109,577
101,474
2,025
103,499
6,078
8,103
2022
£
7,734
470,609
478,343
2022
£
140,264
20,487
15,298
48,726
224,775		 Plant and
machinery
£
109,577
101,474
2,025
103,499
6,078
8,103
2022
£
7,734
470,609
478,343
2022
£
140,264
20,487
15,298
48,726
224,775		 Totals
£
219,577
108,074
3,125
111,199
108,378
111,503
2021
£
4,485
388,951
393,436
2021
£
121,766
22,210
23,246
-
167,222
2022 2021
£ £
- -
48,726 -
48,726 -
2022 2021
£ £
48,726 -

Deferred income represents income received from contributing agencies where the contribution was restricted to a fixed time period project which extends beyond the current financial year.

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17. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR - continued

Income is deferred on the basis that the contribution was to the project as a whole, the time period of the project was fully disclosed to the contributing agencies and that time period is certain.

18. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

Within one year
Between one and five years		 2022
£
16,252
1,357
17,609		 2021
£
16,252
2,713
18,965

19. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Fixed Assets Net Current
Assets/
(Liabilities)		 31st March
2022		 31st March
2021
Restricted Funds
Partnership Posts - 14,724 14,724 14,724
Youth Mentoring - 5,725 5,725 5,725
Abuse Resource Team - 36,899 36,899 19,247
Participation - 39,934 39,934 34,553
Designated Fund - DART 102,300 - 102,300 103,400
Volunteer Mentoring Programme - 21,513 21,513 26,079
IRIS Fund - 8,109 8,109 7,249
Family Programme - 18,975 18,975 20,144
Drive - 80,956 80,956 71,796
Families First - 16,077 16,077 5,725
PCC MOJ Covid 19 Extraordinary Fund - 6,272 6,272 2,019
Community Foundation Resilience Fund - 591 591 4,033
Moondance Foundation - 27,465 27,465 28,168
DAPP - 1,964 1,964 2,219
Bridgend CBC (Funders) - 18,859 18,859 -
Henry Smith - - - 2,020
PCC Support for Child IDVA - 26,926 26,926 -
102,300 324,989 427,289 347,101
Unrestricted Funds 6,075 471,402 477,477 391,617
108,375 796,391 904,766 738,718

Restricted funds represents balances held to fund future projects where the resources have been received and are required by the donors to fund a specific project.

Where balances on restricted funds are designated as fixed assets this is the amount within the fund set aside for the future depreciation of those assets.The remaining balances on restricted funds represent amounts where funds have been received or are receivable and where the expenditure is restricted to specific purposes by the donor.

Activities undertaken within each major restricted fund

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19. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - continued

The restricted funds of the charity have been applied during the year or are held for future expenditure in the following areas:

Youth Mentoring

This project provides one-to-one support for socially excluded young people within the borough. The funds held are specifically for future expenditure on this project. The Programme is a prevention programme which provides targeted intervention and support for young people 8-18 years who are displaying signs of or involved in anti social behaviour, are identified as at risk of offending or have offended.

Domestic Abuse Resource Team (DART)

Support for female and male victims of domestic abuse 16+ and their families. This enables the provision of support to all risk levels and deliver specialist services for high risk victims accessing the criminal justice system as witnesses.

Family Programme is a new support service offering support to couples who wish to remain in their relationship and are willing and safely able to accept joint support.

Partnership Posts

Safer Merthyr host posts on behalf of the Community Safety Partnership. These posts are employed under SMT's terms and conditions, but seconded to the Youth Offending Team.

Participation

Under a SLA with MTCBC, SMT is commissioned to deliver its participation agenda. Participation is about children and young people having a voice; having the opportunity to get involved in policy making and decision making processes that may affect them.

Restricted Fixed Assets - DART

This fund is specifically for the fixed assets relating to the Domestic Abuse Resource Team. Transfers are made between the Abuse Resource Team fund in order to maintain the Net book Value of the DART assets.

Drive Fund

This fund supports a programme to give domestic violence perpetrators one-to-one support to change their behaviour.The Programme is funded by SafeLives.

Iris Fund

IRIS (Identification and Referral to Increase Safety) is a GP based domestic violence and abuse (DVA) training, support and referral programme. This Programme is supported by the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner and Cwm Taf University Health Board.

Lloyds Foundation

The Lloyds Foundation funds 50% of the CEO post together with support costs for Teulu.

Volunteer Mentoring Programme

This fund supports a mentoring programme aimed at supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse. The programme takes place in a community setting and will assist service users to widen their support and social networks to reduce isolation and increase health and well being.

Henry Smith Foundation

Funded by the Henry Smith Charity, Comets & Rockets offers therapeutic support for children and young people (3-13 years) who have experienced or witnessed domestic abuse.

WG VAWDASV Needs Based Activity

This is additional funding for the region Cwm Taf Morgannwg to support additional needs arising through the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding supported a variety of activity according to need specific to each area throughout the region.

PCC MOJ Covid 19 Extraordinary Fund

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Funding to support additional resources and needs that resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. This supported a variety of activity including unplanned capital expenditure, additional project resources, increased cleaning and covid-secure adaptations within premises, Play Therapy and administrative support, increased clinical and management supervision etc.

Community Foundation Resilience Fund

This fund supported essential Recovery Work for Victims of Domestic Abuse.

Moondance Foundation

This grant supports a Children and Young People Support Worker to work with CYP affected by Domestic Abuse.

DAPP

Driving Change is a Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme for male perpetrators of standard/medium domestic abuse, offering 1:1 and Group work support for those who wish to address and change their behaviour.

Remote Evidence Room

Safe Video Link Evidence Facilities at the Teulu Multi Agency Centre, Merthyr Tydfil whereby survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence can deliver their evidence in a community located, safe and secure environment.

Bridgend Project

Therapeutic children and family support service for families who have been affected by and/or witnessed domestic abuse. Interventions for women who have experienced domestic abuse in the form of recovery work and group programmes.

Child IDVA

provides effective, community-based support to children and young people (CYP) aged 3-15 yrs who have witnessed and/or experienced high risk and complex familial or extra-familial domestic abuse. The support provided is tailored according to need, is age-appropriate and solution focused.

CLEAR

a free, short awareness raising course for men who would like to have healthier relationships. It aims to meet the needs of men who have identified that their behaviour is causing concern and are motivated to do something about it, but are not yet disclosing or taking responsibility for their abuse.

WG MARAC (Welsh Government to support the MARAC infrastructure)

A MARAC is a meeting where information is shared and safety plans developed, on the highest risk domestic abuse cases between representatives of local police, health, child protection, housing practitioners, Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs), probation and other specialists from the statutory and voluntary sectors.

Charities Trust Nationwide

support worker hours within DART, a specialist service that offers, support and advocacy to victims/survivors (and families) of domestic abuse, in order to reduce risk and to live safely and securely in their homes fear free.

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20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Fund
Designated Shortfall Fund
Restricted funds
Youth Mentoring
Partnership Posts
Abuse Resource Team
Participation
Families First
Restricted Fixed Assets - DART
Drive
Volunteer Mentoring Programme
Iris Fund
Lloyds Foundation
Family Programme
Henry Smith
WG VAWDASV
PCC MOJ Covid 19 Extraordinary Fund
Community Foundation Resilience Fund
Moondance Foundation
DAPP
Remote Evidence Room
Bridgend CBC (Funders)
PCC Support for Child IDVA
Clear
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1/4/21
£
361,455
8,100
22,062
391,617
5,725
14,724
19,247
34,553
5,725
103,400
71,796
26,079
7,249
-
20,144
2,020
-
2,019
4,033
28,168
2,219
-
-
-
-
347,101
738,718		 Net
movement
in funds
£
(63,972)
(2,025)
-
(65,997)
-
-
26,833
13,430
11,152
(1,100)
92,425
(1,158)
8,228
(690)
6,831
3,145
(2,230)
13,511
(2,856)
1,817
3,488
(2,496)
23,196
36,562
1,957
232,045
166,048		 Transfers
between
funds
£
151,857
-
-
151,857
-
-
(9,181)
(8,049)
(800)
-
(83,265)
(3,408)
(7,368)
690
(8,000)
(5,165)
2,230
(9,258)
(586)
(2,520)
(3,743)
2,496
(4,337)
(9,636)
(1,957)
(151,857)
-		 At
31/3/22
£
449,340
6,075
22,062
477,477
5,725
14,724
36,899
39,934
16,077
102,300
80,956
21,513
8,109
-
18,975
-
-
6,272
591
27,465
1,964
-
18,859
26,926
-
427,289
904,766

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20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Fund
Restricted funds
Abuse Resource Team
Participation
Families First
Restricted Fixed Assets - DART
Drive
Volunteer Mentoring Programme
Iris Fund
Lloyds Foundation
Family Programme
Henry Smith
WG VAWDASV
PCC MOJ Covid 19 Extraordinary Fund
Community Foundation Resilience Fund
Moondance Foundation
DAPP
Remote Evidence Room
Bridgend CBC (Funders)
PCC Support for Child IDVA
Clear
WG Admin Coordination/Support for
MARAC Process Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
74,219
-
74,219
300,079
50,941
13,958
-
655,049
46,937
104,040
24,556
80,000
58,400
167,152
89,296
-
24,182
49,828
-
95,454
103,995
8,678
75,848
1,948,393
2,022,612		 Resources
expended
£
(138,191)
(2,025)
(140,216)
(273,246)
(37,511)
(2,806)
(1,100)
(562,624)
(48,095)
(95,812)
(25,246)
(73,169)
(55,255)
(169,382)
(75,785)
(2,856)
(22,365)
(46,340)
(2,496)
(72,258)
(67,433)
(6,721)
(75,848)
(1,716,348 )
(1,856,564 )		 Movement
in funds
£
(63,972)
(2,025)
(65,997)
26,833
13,430
11,152
(1,100)
92,425
(1,158)
8,228
(690)
6,831
3,145
(2,230)
13,511
(2,856)
1,817
3,488
(2,496)
23,196
36,562
1,957
-
232,045
166,048

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20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Fund
Designated Shortfall Fund
Restricted funds
Youth Mentoring
Partnership Posts
Abuse Resource Team
Participation
Families First
Restricted Fixed Assets - DART
Drive
Volunteer Mentoring Programme
Iris Fund
Restricted Fixed Assets
Family Programme
Drive PTF
Henry Smith
WG VAWDASV
PCC MOJ Covid 19 Extraordinary Fund
Community Foundation Resilience Fund
Moondance Foundation
DAPP
Remote Evidence Room
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1/4/20
£
284,736
10,800
22,062
317,598
5,725
14,724
16,455
25,111
5,725
105,277
50,418
24,254
3,405
4,594
21,102
12,634
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
289,424
607,022		 Net
movement
in funds
£
49,634
(2,700)
-
46,934
-
-
2,792
9,442
-
(1,877)
8,744
1,825
3,844
(4,592)
(958)
-
2,020
1,531
29,019
4,033
28,168
2,219
(1,448)
84,762
131,696		 Transfers
between
funds
£
27,085
-
-
27,085
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,634
-
-
(2)
-
(12,634)
-
(1,531)
(27,000)
-
-
-
1,448
(27,085)
-		 At
31/3/21
£
361,455
8,100
22,062
391,617
5,725
14,724
19,247
34,553
5,725
103,400
71,796
26,079
7,249
-
20,144
-
2,020
-
2,019
4,033
28,168
2,219
-
347,101
738,718

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20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Fund
Restricted funds
Abuse Resource Team
Participation
Families First
Restricted Fixed Assets - DART
Drive
Volunteer Mentoring Programme
Iris Fund
Restricted Fixed Assets
Lloyds Foundation
Family Programme
Henry Smith
WG VAWDASV
PCC MOJ Covid 19 Extraordinary Fund
Community Foundation Resilience Fund
Moondance Foundation
DAPP
Remote Evidence Room
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
186,865
-
186,865
300,614
51,029
8,000
-
618,034
65,856
73,075
-
24,556
80,000
58,200
160,258
67,792
15,000
46,506
24,317
9,945
1,603,182
1,790,047		 Resources
expended
£
(137,231)
(2,700)
(139,931)
(297,822)
(41,587)
(8,000)
(1,877)
(609,290)
(64,031)
(69,231)
(4,592)
(24,556)
(80,958)
(56,180)
(158,727)
(38,773)
(10,967)
(18,338)
(22,098)
(11,393)
(1,518,420 )
(1,658,351 )		 Movement
in funds
£
49,634
(2,700)
46,934
2,792
9,442
-
(1,877)
8,744
1,825
3,844
(4,592)
-
(958)
2,020
1,531
29,019
4,033
28,168
2,219
(1,448)
84,762
131,696

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20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Fund
Designated Shortfall Fund
Restricted funds
Youth Mentoring
Partnership Posts
Abuse Resource Team
Participation
Families First
Restricted Fixed Assets - DART
Drive
Volunteer Mentoring Programme
Iris Fund
Restricted Fixed Assets
Lloyds Foundation
Family Programme
Drive PTF
Henry Smith
WG VAWDASV
PCC MOJ Covid 19 Extraordinary Fund
Community Foundation Resilience Fund
Moondance Foundation
DAPP
Remote Evidence Room
Bridgend CBC (Funders)
PCC Support for Child IDVA
Clear
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1/4/20
£
284,736
10,800
22,062
317,598
5,725
14,724
16,455
25,111
5,725
105,277
50,418
24,254
3,405
4,594
-
21,102
12,634
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
289,424
607,022		 Net
movement
in funds
£
(14,338)
(4,725)
-
(19,063)
-
-
29,625
22,872
11,152
(2,977)
101,169
667
12,072
(4,592)
(690)
5,873
-
5,165
(699)
42,530
1,177
29,985
5,707
(3,944)
23,196
36,562
1,957
316,807
297,744		 Transfers
between
funds
£
178,942
-
-
178,942
-
-
(9,181)
(8,049)
(800)
-
(70,631)
(3,408)
(7,368)
(2)
690
(8,000)
(12,634)
(5,165)
699
(36,258)
(586)
(2,520)
(3,743)
3,944
(4,337)
(9,636)
(1,957)
(178,942)
-		 At
31/3/22
£
449,340
6,075
22,062
477,477
5,725
14,724
36,899
39,934
16,077
102,300
80,956
21,513
8,109
-
-
18,975
-
-
-
6,272
591
27,465
1,964
-
18,859
26,926
-
427,289
904,766

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20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Fund
Restricted funds
Abuse Resource Team
Participation
Families First
Restricted Fixed Assets - DART
Drive
Volunteer Mentoring Programme
Iris Fund
Restricted Fixed Assets
Lloyds Foundation
Family Programme
Henry Smith
WG VAWDASV
PCC MOJ Covid 19 Extraordinary Fund
Community Foundation Resilience Fund
Moondance Foundation
DAPP
Remote Evidence Room
Bridgend CBC (Funders)
PCC Support for Child IDVA
Clear
WG Admin Coordination/Support for
MARAC Process Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
261,084
-
261,084
600,693
101,970
21,958
-
1,273,083
112,793
177,115
-
49,112
160,000
116,600
327,410
157,088
15,000
70,688
74,145
9,945
95,454
103,995
8,678
75,848
3,551,575
3,812,659		 Resources
expended
£
(275,422)
(4,725)
(280,147)
(571,068)
(79,098)
(10,806)
(2,977)
(1,171,914 )
(112,126)
(165,043)
(4,592)
(49,802)
(154,127)
(111,435)
(328,109)
(114,558)
(13,823)
(40,703)
(68,438)
(13,889)
(72,258)
(67,433)
(6,721)
(75,848)
(3,234,768 )
(3,514,915 )		 Movement
in funds
£
(14,338)
(4,725)
(19,063)
29,625
22,872
11,152
(2,977)
101,169
667
12,072
(4,592)
(690)
5,873
5,165
(699)
42,530
1,177
29,985
5,707
(3,944)
23,196
36,562
1,957
-
316,807
297,744

Transfers between funds

Transfers between funds arise where unrestricted funds have been used to fund shortfalls or fund restricted projects in advance of receipt of the funding.

The free reserves are available to provide funds to cashflow projects funded on a retrospective basis and are available with the approval of the trustees to fund any expenditure on projects or expenses which fall within the organisations general aims and objectives. They are accumulated in accordance with the reserve policy as stated in the trustees report.

Analysis of Designated Funds 2022 2021
£ £
Unamortised fixed assets - Unrestricted 6,075 8,100
Shortfall Fund 22,062 22,062
Total Designated funds 28,137 30,162

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Transfers between funds - continued

Fixed Asset Designated funds represents the amounts set aside to write down the remaining net book value of fixed assets held against unrestricted funds.

The Shortfall Fund represents amounts put aside to cover any unforeseen funding shortfall against activities.

21. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS

During the year the charity was committed to pay £58,032 (2021: £45,517) to the employees personal schemes.

At the year end £688 (2021: £688) contributions were unpaid.

22. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

As stated in the directors report the charity depends upon working together with partnership organisations in order to deliver its services. Those partners make contributions to support the charity and appoint representatives to the board of trustees/directors.

2022 2021
Related Party Transaction type £ £
Grants & Other
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Income 687,684 509,179
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council SLA 37,000 37,000
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Sundry costs 755 554

At the 31st March 2022, there was a MTCBC grant debtor balance of £178,867.

The Chief Executive is on the Board of Trustees of Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (VAMT). During the year the charity paid rental and other miscellaneous expenses to VAMT of £23,922.

Safer Merthyr Tydfil also received funding from VAMT of £450 for a Youth Led Grant, together with £807 for a Wellbeing Grant.

Mr M Jehu is an Independent Member of RCT Council Standards Commission and Mr C Jones is a Lay Member of the RCT Council Audit Committee . During the year the charity paid RCTCBC £86,780 for contributions to IDVA posts together with £14,429 for other sundry costs.

At the 31st March 2022, there was a RCTCBC trade creditor balance of 38,528. At the 31st March 2022, there was a RCTCBC trade debtor balance of £580.

Mr M Jehu is also an Independent Member of the South Wales Police Crime Commission panel. During the year the charity received £845,185 in respect of the CIDVA Abuse Resource Team Fund, DRIVE and DRIVE PTF funds, the PCC MOJ Covid 19 Fund and the Early Family Intervention Programme.

At the 31st March 2022, there was a South Wales PCC grant debtor of £222,943.

Mr M Jehu is an Independent Member of Cwm Taf UHB. During the year the charity received £104,040 for funding for the IRIS project.

At the 31st March 2022, there was a Cwm Taf UHB grant debtor of £26,210.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

23. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The ultimate controlling party is the Board of Directors.

24. GIFTS IN KIND

Volunteer Time

The value of volunteer time is not quantified in terms of money, but the time contributed by volunteers is an invaluable resource in terms of the outstanding contribution made by them.

The number of hours contributed by volunteers in the year was 4,823 (2021: 4,962).

25. GOING CONCERN

The trustees have considered likely income streams and associated expenditure for the forthcoming year. The trustees believe that these considerations have been based on realistic income assumptions and are confident that the charity will continue to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

The charity has considered the impact of not receiving the same level of funding as in the past and has factored these assumptions into its forecasts and believe the charity will be able to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

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SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL LIMITED

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations
Grants
Service Level Agreement
Other trading activities
Rental income
Investment income
Deposit account interest
Charitable activities
Youth Mentoring
Partnership Development
DART/DAC/IDVA/CIDVA
Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme
Identification and Referral to Increase Safety
Volunteer Mentoring Programme
Lloyds Foundation Salary Contribution
Other income
Management charges
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Raising donations and legacies
Wages
Charitable activities
Wages
Other costs
Support costs
Human resources
Wages
Governance costs
Auditors' remuneration
Total resources expended
Net income		 2022
£
36,399
807
37,000
74,206
-
13
50,941
-
964,234
757,685
104,040
46,937
24,556
1,948,393
-
2,022,612
2,595
1,133,080
658,108
1,791,188
59,901
2,880
1,856,564
166,048		 2021
£
13,592
-
37,000
50,592
7,711
64
51,029
8,000
669,264
698,034
73,075
75,801
24,556
1,599,759
131,921
1,790,047
2,659
918,098
694,087
1,612,185
41,035
2,472
1,658,351
131,696

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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