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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03526335 IEn9land and Walesl REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1069612 tees and cial State he Year Ended 31 March 2025 For SAHWR Com an Limited Guarantee Hancock and Hastings Chartered Certs'fied Accountants and Registered Audrtors Office 2 Ashton Square Business Centre 22 Ashton Square Dunstable Bedfordshire LU6 3SN

Co nc for the nded 31 Mar¢h 2025 Page Chairs Report Report of the Trustees Report of the Independent Auditors 9-11 Statement of Flnanclal Activities Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement Notes to the cash FIOW Statement Notes to the Financial Statements 16-24 Detailed Statemenl of Financial Activities 25-26

ited b Year IknNlew Thi5 has proved to be an exciting year for SAHWR. After a robust recruitment process at the end of 2023. SAHWR Trusté￿ èxpaTrded the Senior Management Team bv appointing a new overall Hèad of Domestic Abuse Sep41￿ Mr5. Gemma Ma8ee-Herd. Gemma commenced her employment in the spring of 2024 and slnce then her feet have not touC￿d the ground with the introduction of new Ideas and improvements to SAHWR 5ervires, and offerina much needed support to our two existln8 manager One of her first tasks was to remodel the existing on-tall system. Followlni consuttation w￿h and approval by the staff, this resulted in the introduction of a protocol for the future and, after a trial period of three months. contlnues to work well. Child support workerg roles were revlewed to ensure all children and youn8 people In our care were property catered for. A revlsed buslness continulty plan has been Implemented, and all properties now have emer8ency ba8s whlch Include hi8h-viijackets, blanket8 torches etc. Where necessary, policles were revisedlupdated. and new ones addèd to conform wkh the requirements of the HCC contract. Facts: SAHWR has: Dlrertly supported 1.189 peoplè includin8 thiidren and young people. Provided safe accomn)odation for 65 famllles and 48 ¢hlldren. Provided 32,496 hours of support to survivors of dornestlc abuse In Hertfordshire. Supported 980 individuals via its Outreach Service Helped 591 Indl%lduals to complete DASH assessments. Supported 182 individuals via their participation in its Triple R Programme Courses. Offèrtd support to 24 males. Worked wlth I￿artner referral agencSes. In Addition: 96% of clients fated the support offered by SAHWR as exrellent. ICXYA of cments would recommend SAHWR. 93% of clients rated SAHWR bedrooms as of high quality. 69% of clients stated that 5AHWR a¢cgmmodation exceeded thelr expectation. Many of our cllents ènd families have complex issuès: mental. physical. IMMI￿at10Th and safeguardlng. All these arè Very challengina for staff, who manage to support residents in all these area5 with the upmost care and professionalism. GENERAL ORGANISAnONIMANAGEMENT: HCCI S•f•r mac￿/SAHWR Contr•rt: Teethlng problems with the rw coTrtract having ￿en sorted. staff eontlnuè to complete all requirements. S•l•r Pl•¢•s: SAHWR continues to ha¥ a good working relattonship with Safer Places. wlth reRular revknTrlmonltorfng meetings of the Safer PlaceslSAHWR contracL C . W•lwlH•tfi•ld Ind H•rtm•rn . 0￿￿ChICaMmuntt¥ Cantrct: The Safer Plaeès/SAHWR tender ha￿nI been accepted by HCC, the contract vdas pul in place in the summer of 2024: Safer Places coverin8 the Welwyn Harfleld Councll area, and SAHWR coverln8 the HeTtsmere Borough Council area. Followin8 a Slow start within the HBC are•. demand has now Impro*d conslderably. Page-l

for the Y r Ended 31 March 2025 SAHWR Outruthlcommunlty Work covered wlthin the St Albans District Council/Dacorum Borough Council areas ontinuesto fun¢tion well, with a good Supply of ¢lients. SAHWR W••kly lknr••dblCommunlty S•tyk• ￿ts% lo&ited In the councll offices of St. Albans, Dacorum and Hertsmere are well supported, and work in line with contract commitments. SAlflR S•1• Aecommod•thn: Followlng notlce of Safer Places, Intention to reduce thelr fvnding of SAHWR bed spaces frorn 21 to 16. negotlatlons took place and resulted in a revlsed number spread across dlfferent SAHWR houslng location5. &4HWR Movtron A￿￿nn￿d•tI0n. Increased concern frorn stsff re8ardin8 the 95% of clients lea¥iD8 the refuge and, before being housed pernianentty, going Into councll temporary accommodatlon In local hotels Isometlmes on a long term ba5isI, had resulted in thought being liven to the pro¥i5ion of movtron accornmodation within SAHWR houslnfjflaty W￿re they could stay for 416 months wlth the benefft of cooklng and washing facllltles. An Snltlal approach to St Albans Dlstrlrt Councll was well received and negotiatlons are continulng re8arding the possibillty of fundin8 for the projert. DASH Rbk A$s•5y￿. Completion and Submission ot these by SAHWR continue to be a useful tool ITr %*rifyin8 residenw housing applications and a 8reat help to St Albans Distrirt Council in makin8 appropriate decision& AM Staff worklhQ practiees Continue to be regularty inspected by HCC, with vèry positive feedback. ExisllNG AND NEW INMATIVES: Tripl• R Proir•mm•: Courses have continued to be well attended by resSdents and Outrea¢h Servlce clients; these courses cover risk, recovery and resilience. and the impart of dornestic abuse on chlhjren. The feedback remains positive. with clieTrts feellng empowered to move forward wlth thelr15ves. Druq lknk: As a result of a local agreement with thls organlsatlon, several homeless clients who were making good progress after completlon of rehabllltat5on courseswere admttted to SAHWR Stronq &w¥1vo￿. This was a new inltiative started in January 2025, focusln8 on residents bel￿eeft the ages of 17121. D15cusslons were held wlth the group of reshlents that belonged to thls a8e group who were currently with us, to see what they felt was needed in the form of 5UPPOrt, and what artivities they would like to participate in. So far: We have set up daysfor therapeutic artimties and trainin8 in learning usefvl Ilfe skllls. We hired a community kitchen for a cookln8 challenge wlth food belng donated by the Food Bank - lots ol fun and laughter on this venture Another day. we had pampering afternoon conslstlng of fadal lessons for èveryonè. plus sound baths promotlng relaxatlon and rÈdutlne stress. thus potentlally enhèncln8 mental clarlty and wellbelw. We set up work experience for è few hours eath week. to help prepare everyone for life outside the refvge. One orlwo young people undertook some voluntary work at the placeswhere they had done work expèrlènee. Other aCti￿tI￿S were organlsed throughout the year much appreciated all who attended. 2024-25 RNANCE: The Treasurer and part-time accountant continue to work well to8ether on all aspects of 5AHWR finance, particularly In the planning of budgets. However. due to the Èxtra work 5nturred by thè increasing number of staff. a declslon was taken to outsource the work of thè monthly payroll. Cornp•lttlY4 Sokrtlon& Its help as SAHWR'S offtclal fund-ralsers Sn obtalnln8 new 8rants throughout the year allowed finances tt) continue to Improve, regjltlnq in the detision in sprin8 2025 to Investl8ate the posslbllitles ot purchasing another property: this would be usèd for movfron accomm¢xlation. Enquiries were subsequently made to the Charlties Aid Foundation for a mort8è8¢104n, argd a positive response awaited. Page-2

SAHWR Co forth Y r Ended l March 202S Donathr&lGrnnts: Wè eontlnue to be IrKlebted to all those people and organisatlons who makè grants and donatlons plus 8tfts and goods. h¢)wever ble or small. All were greatly apprKiated. Special thanks for their continued support must also 20 to St Albans Abbèy, Soroptimist4 Garfield Weston, samuel Ryder Atademy. Loreto College and 5TA65. In addltlon. major grants were received from HCCISafer place4 The National Lottery. St Albans District Councll and Hertynere Borough Coun¢il wlthout whose financial support SAHWR would not be able to continue. PROPERTIES: Two Prop•rtl•s- London Colrwy and W•tftvd: Given the uncertaln flnancial position of the landlord, notice was given at the beginnin8 of June 2024 to terminate the rental contracts of both properties at the end of that month. wlth SAHWR moving out on l July 2024. Two Prop•rtl•s - St Alb•ns: Mo¥ing-in took place on l July 2024. These replaced the London Colnèy and Watford propertles [butwlth a different landlordl. Both were recently refurbished and presented as a 5even-bedroom house and a five-bedroom bungalow. They èlready had HMO reglstrntion, wlth rtrllcensln8 of the properties, due to change of use. in hand with the local authority. Grateful thanks to our hard-working staff, but partlcularly to Gemma IHDASI, whose orgaftisatlonal skllls ensured the moves were extremely 5rn00th. M•knten•nCelR•￿lr. All SAHWR properties eontin¢Jè to be malntalned to a very hqh standard. STAFF- RESIGNATIONSIAppoipifMENTS: 2024125 Int•rn•l Chanp GP- Maternity leave completed, a return to Work as a DAPW but on a part-tlme basls. TB- Appolntment to a new ful￿time rDle - Senlor Profe55ional Officer, reportin8 to the managers, and provldlng extra help wlth the rnanagement of staff and runnlng of the houses. CSW T•4m- reslgnation of tsvo tsam mèmbÈts Exlern•l Wntm•nt: Appolntment of a replacement clinleal supervlsor for all staff who wish to participate in external super¥i5ion. TRAINING: Existing staff continued to attend all mandatory course5 requirpd throughout the year. New staff obtsined the necessary qualIfica￿on$ requlred to offer speclalist domestle abuse serthees. Other staff member5 organi5ed domesti¢ abuse training forlat HBC. with good attendance and posltlve feedback on their presentation5. Trauma Infomied online workshops for staff took place from Septernber 2024 in preparation for the acquisition of the One Small Thin8 - Trauma Informed Accreditation {Bronze Levell later In 2025. An apgllcatlon was subsequently submitted. ènd a positive result awaited. TRUSTEES- RETIREMENTSIRESIGNATIONS/APPOINTMENTS= RetiremenVre%8nation of Rachel Houlden124 September 20241, Davlna WNson115 November 2024). and Theresa Bradstr@et119 NobÈmbÈr 20241. due to outside presyjres. Appointrnent of Sarah Llewelt¥n-Jones {19 Aprfl 20241 and Nlcola Mltchell at the SAHWR 2023124 AGM (IS January 20251 for a thretryear term of offi￿, Sarah Llewellyn-Jone5 agreed to undertake the role of Safeguardin8 T￿￿tee. Nieky Mttchell agreed to undertake thè role of Trnuma Infomed Trustse. Page-3

SAHWR Com for the Year nded CTrIAIWS FINAL COMMENTS: DAPWS, Outreach, csw, Housekeeping staff and Barbara our Administrator have had a busy year and as always work exceptionally well, supporting all our clients, often under extreme pressure- with the 5UPPQrt of line managers, and the addltion of Gèmma fHDASI thls v@ar. OF) behalf of all the trustees. I woutd Ilke to say a huge thank you to Gemma, Uz, Sara and thelr téams for thelr very hard work in continuing to provide a superb ser¥ice throughout the year to SAHWR clients who. togethèr with their many complex needs. requi￿ hours of support. l also cannot flTrlsh wlthout saylng very grateful thanks from me personally to our small board of trustéès who have given their time 50 freely to ensure everythin8 continue5 to run smoothly for SAHWR; thanks also to Billie for her help to Hllary, ènd exceptional work in the finance department. ffl, QaLLcacl Marnlyn Pollard thairof Trustees St Albans and Hertsmere Womer¢s Refuge I q IULSLSÉ4/trL 2o"If Page-4

Com ranteè is 6335 ort e Year E ded 31 March 2025 The trustees who are also director5 of the tharity for the purposes of the Companies Act 20)6, present thelr reportwlth the financial statements of the eharity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provlslons of Accountin8 and Reportlng by Charities". Statement of Recommended Prdttice appllcable to charities preparin8 their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffective l January 20191. The Tru5tees' Report is a D5rectors' Report as required by s417 of the Companiès Art 2￿6. The accounts compty wlth cu￿ent ststutory requlrements. OBJE￿IvEs AND ACTIVITIES Obhdl￿S •nd •lms The principal aims of the charity are to Provide a) private refuges where men, women and their children may tèmporary ￿sE and protectvJn from attack and persecution. bl arrangements for medical care. advice aftd treatment. legal advice and counselllng for women and their chiFdren who havè suffered Injury or impairment of physical health or have been seriously threatened with the same. cl and to raise awareness generally of domesfj¢ abuse dl provide an outreach service for vlctlms in the communSty so￿￿￿￿t •ctlvlil•s Please see chalrperson's réport (appended) for details of activitles, adiievements and development5 for the year. Publk b•n•fft The trustees have complied with the duty In part l. chapter I, section 4 of the Charlties Act 2011 to have due re8ard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity CommlssFOn. The trustees believe that the proleets Il*(ed above and the achlevements and outcomes recorded In this report, dèmonstrate that SAHWR meets thè principal aims of the charfty. Volunteers Wlth the exception of thè trusteesthe charity does not rély on volunteers to fulfli its obliEatlons. STRATEGIC REPOR T Achhvement ènd p•rfoM￿nc• Ch•fft•bl• •¢fl¥ltleg Please see chalrperson's report. Fundr•lsiry •ctl¥ttS•s Please see Chairperson's report. Intsrn•l •nd •xt•rnal h¢tors The trustees have made a full assessment of the Internal and external factors that may affert these finandal statements and do not deem any factor material enough to have an impart. Page-5

SAHWR li rantee ered nu ear Ended 31 March 2025 FIMftclDI T•¥hw Prlndp•l fundinz sowe•5 The charity's maln soure8s of fundlng are from housin8 benefits and grants recelvablè from St ￿banS City & District Council. Hertsmere Borou8h Council. Dacorum Borough Councll. Herts County CoLn(il, Watford 8orouzh Councll, The National Lottery and fundlng from Safer Pla¢e& We are very grateful ft>r all of those who contribute so generously. In accordance with 8uideline5 issued by the Charlty Commlssloners, the Tfustses have adopted a policy reBardln8 reseNes whleh aims to ensure that: •) Excluding those hJnd5 representsd by flxed assets. and any deslgnated funds. general reserves do not exceed more than 6 months anticipated expenditure; bl There afe adequate funds to enable the charlty to meet all CU￿ent and known future liabilities. The level of reserves is considered and reviewed at re8ular intervals throughout the year. 6olni eoncam The directors have considered whether the charlty Is a going concern when preparfng these finan¢ial ststements. We have looked at all avallable Information for at least the next 12 months and believe there are no 80ing concems. Futur• pl•n¥ Please see chairperson's report. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT G)vernlnt doeum•nt The charfty Is a com￿nY, limtted by guaranteè. Incorporated on 12 March 1998 and regi5teTed as a charlty Oft 19 May 1998. The company was created under a mernorandum of association whlch established its objects and powers and is governed by Its artide5 of association. In the event of the company bein8 wound up mèmbers may be requlred to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. R•erulthi•Jnt •ftd •PPf•knirnent of n•w trust•es Trustees are appolntèd and removed by the mernbers at the Annual General Meetlng. Ory•nlsallon•l structur• Thère Is a board of trustees of up to 11 members, who meet regularly to admlnlster the charlty. There are three su committees which Cover human resources. prowtles and flnance. Threé managers are appointed by the trustee5 to manage the day to day operations of the ¢harity. Inducilon •nd trnlThkni af nèw trustees All trustees are wven a copy of the trustee iThJuction pack to familiarise themselvès with the orBanisatlon of thè tharity, and may shadow a fellow trustee If so rèquIr￿. Wid•r n•t￿￿T￿ SAHWR is an autonomous or8anlsation, but works closely wlth other Refuges. Page-6

R•l•i•d p•rtl•s The chèrlty works closely wlth Hertfordshlre Constabulary. St Alb*ns Clty & Dlstrlct Councll, Hvtsmere Borough Coun¢ll. MARAC Imultl-aRency risk assèssment conference), Childrèn's Centres ahd Hertfordshire County Councll, in¢ludln8 the Supportln8 People and Safer Ploces tèams. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTrATIVE DEfAILS R•olst•r•d C4xThp•ny nurnb•r 03526335 (England and Wales) R•ts•Md Ch•rtty Nmb•r 1069612 R•￿$1•1•d offica clo G•orge Arthur Ltd Basepoint Busln•5s Centre 110 Buttèrfleld Great Marlln8s Luton 8edfordshlr• LU2 8DL Tru#••s M Pollard Chairpor50n HJ Walker F Skene S Benett S Llewellyn-jones appointed 19 Aprll 2024 N Mltrhell Jppolnted 15 January 2025 R Houlden resl8ned 24 September 2024 T Bradstreet resigned 19 November 2024 D Wllson reslgned 15 November 2024 In accordance wlth the Artkles ol Awjclatlon, F Skene and HJ Wèlker will ret5re at the forthcomlng Annual General Meetln8 and. belng eligible. wlll stand tor re4lection. Comp•nyS•¢r•t•rf•$ S Benott Audftws Hancock and H•stln8S Chartered CertIf￿d Atcountants and Reglstered Audltors Office 2 Ashton Square Business Centre 22 Ashton Suare Dunstable 8edfordshlre LU6 3SN B•nk•r% H58C 31 Chequtr Streèt St Albans Hertfordshire ALI 3YN PaEe-7

ered number. O 52633S the Truslees Y r Ended 31 March 2025 or srATEMENT OF TRUSTEEY RESPONS181LtfiES The trusteès Iwho arè also the dlrertors of SAHWR Icompany UmEted by Guarènteel for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial Statements In accordance with applicable Saw and United Kingdom Accounttng Standards Iunited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice} Includln8 Flnantlal Reportlng 5tsndard ￿2 'The Hnancial Reporting Standard applic•ble In the UK and Republle tst Irdand". Company law requi￿5 the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financTral year whlch Élve a true and fair vlew of the state of affalrs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, Intludlng the ineome and expenditure, ot the charitsble company for that pèrlod. In preparln8 those financial statements. the trustees are requlrèd to select suitable accountin8 policie5 and then apply them consistentlv; obseThe the methods and principles in the Charlty SORP,. maké judgements and estlmatrs that are reasonable and prudent,. statÈ whethèr appllcable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any materfal departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements: prepare the financlal ststements on the 8oin8 concern basis unless it is inappropriate to prèsume that the tharftsble mpany will continue in buslness. The trustees are responslble for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with rea50rsable aCCUfacy at anv tlmé the financial posltlon of the chafitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financlal statèmÈnts cornp with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguardin8 the assets ot the charttable ompany and henee for taking reasonable 5tep5 forthe prevention and detection of fraud and other Irrè8ularities. In so far as the trustees are aware: there Is no relevant audit Informatlon of whlch the charltable company's audltOTS are unawarè: and the trustees have taken all 5tep5 that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audlt information and to estsblish that the audito￿ are aware of that inft>rmation. AUDITORS The audltors. Hancock and Hastlngs. wlll 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 truste*4 as the company dirertor5. and signed on the board's behalf bv: Poll•Yd th•irpeTson- TN5tee Date 19 LJuuéM¢aLb Pa8e-8

Tr Gu antee ister r:03 M•tl•rs on ¥rtthh ar• r•qulr•d to rnprt * •x¢•ptlon In light of the knowledge and uTh(kntandln8 of the charty and Fts ènvironment obtalfted in the coutse of the audit, we hwe not identilied material M￿Staternents in the t[￿t￿@s, report. We h￿e nothin8 to reFM)rt in respect of the followi￿ mattors where the Charities {AttOu￿ ènd Reportsl Regulatlons 2008 require5 U5 to report to you if. in ow optnlon: the Information given in the Report of the Tiustees Is inconsistent In any material fV•pert the financial statements". or the charltable company has not kept adeqtjate accountin8 record5: or the finarnaal statements are not in agreement wth the accourting record5 and retuTns; or we have nrt received all the infomi&ion and explanation5 we requlie foi our audtt. R•sponslbAftl•s of truste•s A5 eXplaI￿ed more fully in the Statement of Try￿tee5, RÈ5ponsib61it6es, the trLsrees (who are a150 the directofs of the Charitab￿ company for the purK)se5 of company lawl are reswlnslble for the wepaiation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they 8Ne a true and fair wew, and for suth Internal control as the trustees determine is necessary ta ÈThats￿ thè pfèp3ratloTh of finaThclal statemènts that are free from material missiatement. whether due to fraud Of error. In prepariry the financial 5tatefflents. the tnstees are reswnsible for assessing the charitable company's atilty to cortinue as a 8oinB con(em. disc105in& a5 applicable, mattws related to goin8 concefn and u5in8 the going concer basis of ac(ountiw unless the trLtstees either intend to liquidate the chariiable company or to cease operations. or have no realistic alternatNe but to do so. Aud1￿$ Rwppnsiblllll•s for th• Avdtt of th¢ Fhwn¢Oal Sl•t•ments OUT 0￿.ecti￿ are to o￿aIn rea50nable assurafft￿ about whether the financial statements a5 a whole aTe free from material misstatemenL whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an •Klitoes report that intludes our orAnlon. Re350nable assuiance k a hlgh Iv4el of assurance. txrt it is not a guarantee that an audrt conducted in accordance with ISAS IUKI wlll ahvay5 deteci a material mi5Statement when it exists. Misstaternents can arise Irom fraud or eiTOf and are considered material if, individualty or in a8gTe8ate, they could reasonabty be ex￿ed to influence the economi declslons of user5 taken on the b￿15 of these flnanclal Staten￿ts. Irregularities. including fra￿1. are instances of non-compliaTrce with law5 and Tegulations. We (k5ign pro£e(bJrs in line wfch our responsibilitie% othlined above. to detect material mrAtatements ln respect of irregulaffties. Includng fraud. The extent to which OLrt wocedures are capable of deterting irregularities. includngfraud 15 detailed bdow: We obtalned a general Und@￿tandIng ot the al and regulatory Iralr￿Ork applicable to the charty th1O￿h enquiry and disC￿510Th wlth management concernin8 their understand5ng ol releiant laws and re8ulatlons, and the entitys polic￿ and wocedures re8ardin8 compliance. and throu8h our unthrstandin8 of the charitfs industry and regulations. These Incl￿ Trxrt were not limtted to Com￿11a1)Ce with Charitie5 Act 2011 and FR5 102. We designed a￿lt procethre5 to re5￿Trd to the risk. retogniziD8 that the rlsk of not deterting a material mlsstatememt to fra￿￿ Is hlghÈr than the rkk of not dÈtettlng one resuhing from error. as fraud may Involve delikrate concealment. We focus￿ on laws and regulat10r￿ that could ri58 to a material mi5Staternent in the financlal Statements. Ourtests includ￿, but were not Ilmlted to: Inqulrln8 of management and, where approprlate. those charged iih 8thfernance, as to whether the company 15 in compliance la￿ and regulatiorfj, and d￿(￿SIng theiT policie5 and procedure5 re8aidin8 compliance with law5 and regulations.. • Inspecting correspondence. rf any With ￿e￿ant licensing or re8ukitory authorities,. Communlcatlng identified laws and regulations to the er4a8ement ten and remèlnlng alert to any indlcatloffts of non- compllancethroughout our auit,' Pa8e- 10

. of rninutes of board rfteetiTr85 thrOLehO￿ the peritid,. and . Con51deringthe rtsk of acts INthe chaTity which were tontrary to arplicable laws and reg￿atIonS. Includlngfraud. In addltSon. we evaluated the tru5tees' and Ma￿￿eMenV5 IriCentTr￿ and orwrtunftles for fra￿JUleTht manlpulath)n of the flnancial statements, includin8 the ii5k of maTha8ement override of cor>Trok, and determlned that the principal risks related to.. POSting manual ioutnal entrie5 to manipulate financial perform￿Ce, managem)t blas thrO￿h jwements and a55umOion5 in si8nifKant accounting estimates. In partScular In relatitin to re4enue recognition Iwhlch we pIn￿¥Trted to the cOM￿eten￿ a5sertiM}. and swif1c￿t one.off or unusual transartions. Our audit procedures in relatlon to fraud included tAft were not Ilmlted to: & Makin8 enquiries of thetnAtees' and management on whether had knowledge of any actual, susperted or alleg&J fraud,. • Galnlng an unthrstandin8 of the intemal coTrtrols e5tabllshedto mlt5gate risfvs relatedtofrautl. . Disc￿51￿8 amO￿5tthe en8a8emeTrt team the risks of fraud; and . Addressing the ri5k5 of fraLKI throuBh management override of controls ty Forformir¢djournal entry testlng There afe lfftherent Ilmitations in the audtt procedurÈ5 dtsc￿bed a￿￿e and the prlmary resF(snslbllSty for the Pfeventlon and detertiDn of irregulaitttes incI￿￿1n8 fraud rests wirh nmnagement. As with any aLtdiL there reMaIr￿ a risk of non-dettttlon of irregularfties, as these may invohe collusion, for8eryi interth.onal omi55rons. misrewesentations or the override of internal tontrol5. A further dp5CTiPtion of our responslbllftles for the a￿￿tt of the flnanclal rtatements 55 located on the Financial Reportlng Counclys webslteat w•4w.f¥c.org.uVauditorsrespcffislt4iitles. This descrioion forms part of ow aud￿0￿5 rewrt. Us• of our r•port This report 15 made solety to the tha11t￿e company's u￿tee5, as a LK>(ty, in accordance w￿h Part 4 of the Charlties Iktounts and Rewrtsl Regulatlons 2CM)8. QUT audit work has been undertaken $0 that we might st&e to the charTtable ¢ompany% trustees those matters we are required to State to them In an a￿dItorS. report and for no other wrpose. To the fullest extent permrlted by law, we do not accert or wume r￿E￿nSIbIlity to anyone other than the charitable company and the Char￿able company's trust￿ as a body. for our audt work. for thls repjrt. or for the oplnion5 we ha¥e formed. Amy Claiwe Hancock ISeAioi $￿t￿ory Awlitorl for and on behaK of Hancock and Ha5ting5 Limfted. Statutory Auditor Office 2 Ashton Square P4Jslne5s Centre 22 Ashton Square Dunstable 8edfoT(bhire LU6 3SN Date.. Page- 11

ranteè SttsmÈnt of FIMncial Activities rthe Year Ended 31 Marth X)25 2025 2024 Total Funds UfvRestrirtèd RestTiCted Total Fund5 Funds Funds Notes INCOME AND EWDOWP•W4TS FROM Donat10ft5 and Lyi@5 17,676 2,987 20￿3 47,(TJ5 Ch•rftsbl•Aclibftles General Chlldren's Work 489.216 614.398 I,ioaffi13 1.014.059 I￿¥￿tmertt Income 14,624 14 7.417 Total $21.515 617385 I,134￿￿) 1.068.571 EXPENDITURE ON Chartt￿lIe Activities Ger¢er¥l Chlldren'5 Work 429.942 617.971 1,047,914 909,262 Total 429.942 617,971 11147,914 913,770 NET INCOMVIEYPENDMJREI Tmnder B•r••n Funds 91,573 90,987 Is4,￿1 17 Net In0￿ment 7nfiwx15 91,573 154.801 RECONaLIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brotjght fotward 743,199 53.117 PJ6.916 641.515 TOTAi FUNDS CARRY FORWARD 834.772 52,531 887.303 794316 The noles form part of these financial st*ements Pa8e- 12

Com Limitsd nwfibèr.. 335 lance Sheet Marth 2025 2)25 2024 Un-Re5tricted Restri￿ed Total Total Funds Fund5 Funds Notes FIXED ASSErs TarEible A%5et5 12 304.¥J6 2,340 307,336 CURRENT A55Ers DebtoTs 13 52.7EIJ 555,X 52,760 697.454 750,214 17.830 611.432 629.262 Cash at bank and in Hand 142,148 142,148 CREDITORS Amounts fallin8 withln one yèar 14 I73,2￿) 191.9571 (165,2471 {155,1811 I•￿ CURRENT As￿[5 534.776 Y).191 474,C*l TOTPI ASSEfs ￿ CURREhlT UABIUTIES 839,772 52,531 802,316 CREDITORS Amounts fallln8due after more than olleyear 15 15.fXI)I 15,fXQ) 16.CLI)I NET ￿￿ET$ 834.772 52,531 $87303 796.316 FUNDS Unrestricted fund5 17 834.772 52.531 743.199 53.117 Restricted fund5 TOTAL FUNDS 796,316 Theseflnan¢iJl statements have been audited underthe requlremènts of Sectlon 145 of the Charitie5 Acl 2011. ThetnJ5tee5 acknowl￿ge their Te5ponsibllhles for lal ertsuring thal the charitable company keeps XCQUrtiN8 iecords that comphf with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2(Th and Ibl prèparlng fsnancial statements whlch glve a true and fair vivw of the state of affai￿ of the charttable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surpl¥s or deficit for each financial year in accordance whh the requiremenis of Sertions 394 and 395 and which otherw6e comply wrth thè requirements of the Companie5 Act 2CI)6 relatingto financial statemenls, so fat as applicable to thÈ charitabte cornpanv. The financlal statèrnents were approved by the Board of Trustees and athhor15ed for i%5ue on19 Novembw2025 and werè Swed on its behalf bv: m. I g c)LJ | L% M Pollard Chairperson-Tru5tee The notesfomi part of thesefinancial statÈmènt5 Page- 13

init￿ b C•$h Flow Ststeme 2025 2D24 Notes Cath Ilowj from opertlry¥rtl¥ltS•s Ca>h gèn•rated frorn operalions Interest paid 285.581 Nw cash prov4ded by opÈratlwactNr<ies 285,563 Cash Ilows frixn hw•gtlry •¢tl¥ltls Purcha59 of tan8fjbl• fiyed a55•1$ Interest recelved 112,7701 14.624 111,6331 7,417 Net tash tssed In1Tr4•5tlr8 K¢l¥itie5 114,2161 Ch lknwslrom frnnclry •rtl loans In y•ar Loan5 repayment In year 26,078 3,259 154.5481 Net cash used in finafttln8 attlvltles 151,2891 Ch•we In£Mh al￿ •q4lv•l•rt% ln the r•pryilr¥ p•rfod C•sh •nd ¢•sh •9￿¥￿•￿ts ￿ th• olth• r•Pryd￿ perf¢)d C•sh Ind ¢•sh 4￿￿1•￿tr tth• •rd of t r•pOn1￿ perkxl 86A122 220.058 611,432 391.374 697.454 611.432 The notesform part of tI￿efI￿ancl￿ statemènts Page- 14

AH orthe Year End 31M h2025 I. RECONCILIAnOM OF MEf INt￿lEY0 MEf CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTivrriES 2024 Net Income forthe we￿11￿£ pwlod {as perstatement oifinwnciwl •rti¥hies) Adjustments for: DepreciatkoTr Cha￿e5 Intèrest recèlved 90.987 154,801 33.669 114.6241 18,166 17J171 18 Inteiest paid Ilncreaselldecrease in debto Increase in creditor5 134,9301 5.979 {3.7471 123,760 Met osh pmlded by op•rntlons 81AAO 285,581 2. ANALYSIS CF CHAN¢S IN FUNDS At 01-04-24 Cash Flow At 31￿>15 •t c•sh Cash at bank and In hand 611.432 611.432 86.022 8fj022 697,454 697.454 D•bt Debts fallin8duewlthln I year Debts fallijw due after l ¥ear 14.2591 I4.L￿) 18.3471 (s.(￿) (13.3471 684,107 {10.259} 601,173 13,IA81 82.934 Totsl The notes form pan of thèse financial staternents P4gè- 15

Limit8d Notes to the Fl tsteme L I£COUNTIN6 KIUCI B•sls ￿P1•P•11￿1￿ffi￿a￿￿ The finarKial Statements of the ch•Fitsble tompaiiy4 wNch Is a publlt benefft entlty under FRS 102. have been prep•red In accorda￿¢ wlth Ihe Chafltles SCrfIP (FR5 1021 'Accountin8 atld Repcrting by Charrties.. Stltemwrt of Retommtnded PT•rtice apPO¢ab￿ to ch•rltlo prep•ring thelf ¥¢ouTrts In It¢0rda￿e the Ffjnanclal Reporting Stsndard applcable in the UK •Nd RepubH¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffective I january 20191,, Hnancial fteportlng Stsndard 102 'Th Fina￿1?1 ReportinB Stand•rd applit&ble In the UK and Republk of IrtL•nd' and the Cornpanies kt 2W6. The flNncial staterneTrts have been prepared under the h￿t￿lcol c051 conventtyjn. Trade debiots Ire reco8ni5ed Inltlalty •t th trknsactlon prltè. They are suh?quently m••sured •t cost uslni the effectlve interest rnetl￿d. less pro¥lsion for irnpalrment. A proy151on for the lrnpalrment of trade debtors estsbllshtd vthen therè is objertl¥ tbrydenre that the th4rlty will not be abl to collect •ll an￿1nts due •ccordhito the ori￿nal twms of the reCei￿bleS Cath ardl ¢•th •wl¥al•nts Cash and (￿h ¢9￿¥9￿ertts cornprbè ta5h h•Dd •Y>d call osits, afid oth Short-lwm hieidy liqu￿ inmimvnts t￿1 are readily convertible toa known am0￿1 olcash and ate stsbject to an In$48nific•nt rlsk of In value. lTheom• All irKom• Is re¢o8n4sed lft thè Statement of Fin•nr.i41 ￿ti￿tIeS orKe the charlty has Mtitlem•nt io the fund5, it15 prob•ble that the Income wlll be receved and the amouni cln bt me•swed rell•blv. Interesi in¢c￿? 15 recwLsed the effectl¥e Intttest mrfhod excot where it rel•tes to a tr•maclKn where payment Is dthrred ljeyond nNmal ¢redttttm5. IA¢omè from don•ted lwds h measured •t the f•1¥ 44tyJe olthe pods thless thii is Imw•cticl to me&sur¢ reh'ably. In •thlch £ase the value Is defl¥ed from the ¢osi io the d(ffior oi ihe estlm•ted resale v•lut. tk)n•t•d f4tS1itles •nd seN¢es are le¢o￿lSed In the KcrAnts when iecolved if the valuE can be reliably measured. No amunts are Included for the contrlbutlon of yneral voluThtè¢FS. Income from Contracts for the supply of Is lot0￿1$ed wlth the dell¥efy of th• contr•cted seFAce. Thi5 15 tlassrfltd •$ unresir?cted funds unless ihtte Is • toMr•ctu•l iequlrement br tt io be spent on a partic￿al puipose and welurned if unspent. in whkh case bl m•y bt rwrded as restflcl¢d In a¢crydar￿e with the probisions ol the Ch•rttlès S¢)RP IFRS 1021. L6ibilliie# ar• Itt￿nISed •s expendltur• as soon •s th•r• Is a leyl or con5trKtlve obli8ation t¢)mmrt'ni the char￿V to that expnthiuTe. It Is prdJ•ble t￿t a twansfer of economk benefits wlll fye required in settlement and the amount of ihe obll8aiknn can be measured r￿lablY. Empendlture Is accl￿nted loi on thn Krr￿lS bas￿ and has been lisslfi•d undw headlngs that agyegate all cost wel•ted to ihe £aleBory. Whrfe costs cannot be dkoctty attributed to partkullr headinp they been •lkK•ted to actl¥itles on • bas￿ Consistent with the usé 01 rttour¢es. JI costs are allocatEd io the applicable eNpondlture headinK Ihat awegatt slmll•r costs to th•t ¢ate80ry. Where costs can[￿t be directly attributed to partkular headings ihry have been allocated on * ba$15 consistent wth the e of Tesour¢es. wkh central staff ¢05ts allotaied on the basis of tirne spent, and depreriatlon ¢￿Tee$ •llocated on the portk)n of the asset's Use. Chu 5UPPOrt costs ar• •lk>caied bas￿ on ihe ¥)read of stalfcosts T•n¢lbl• fa•d •JMts Flxed a$5ets art beln8depre¢iated e¥enly over the below no. of years on a stralght Ilne basis- Long leasehold ¢>er 50ye4fS Htyjse fvrnliure & fftlin85 10 YÈ• Corryutei & offi¢t qulpment Ob*r 5 Years P4e-16

mtr.' 03 Notes to I Statements - continued L AccouffflNG POUaES.toThtknu•d Tan8lble assets are irwtially recorded at C05t and are 54Jbsequently stated at C05t l$ •ny Kcurn￿ated depreciation and any accurnulated IM￿lIment Iossv>. The assets, residual Jlu¢s, useful kves and depreciation methoJ5 are ieviewed and a41B￿tell prospo£lively If appropriate. or if there 15 an 1ndKat￿ of SI￿￿tant tha￿e since the last reporting dat& T•n8ible assets ar initially recorde¢J at cost and are s￿$￿4uTht1y ststed at cost Je55 any depieriation and any aciumulated impairment losses. Chawi In d•pr•dthn ratsl Durin8 the year. the c￿r[tY re4ryewed the estlmaied useful lives Of its tsngiblè Ilxed assets and rthfjsed the depreciatKJn réte5 applied to certair• asset cate￿ie%. This thani rlleets updated expectstions re8aTding the ttèrn of econorfdc benefits derhedfrom thesè assets. As a resulr. the depreciation rate ft>F house fvrnlture and fittiy was chan8ed from 25% r05t 25% or rethJc4n8 balar￿e method to ID% strai8ht4ine rnrthod li.e. dw4riated over 10 years) and for ¢omputer & office equipment from 25% red￿1n8 ￿lanCe method to 21)% 51ra4h14i￿ mèth)d11.è. depretlated over S y•avsl. Thls cha￿e In estlmate has resulted in an inCre￿e in depTetiatiot) expense of £ 15,204 forthe wr ended 31 March 2025. The irnpact on bjbwe pEriod5 15 •xpttted to be In the f￿ffl of an Incre￿ in arffiu•l dwrttiatlon expens¢ as the thar8e is spread e¥enly over the remainrns useful life of •5seis. Comparatl¥e flgures have not been re5tsted in accordance Fk5 102 Stdion 10. •5 th65 is • ¢han8e In a¢¢ouniln8 estlmate rather than a chan8e in o¢countln8poIicy. TM•llo Th charity is exempt from c01porat￿n taxon its chafFtable activitie5. Unresirlct•d knds Can be used in a¢¢ord•rKe wtth thefh•ritable objective5 at the drscret•Jn of thetrustées. Resirlcted funds can only be used for partKLd•r restricted purp05e5 WttlTr the obpcL5 of tthe charity. Rest[￿t&3n5 arfse vthen specrfled bythe &Jr•x OT when fvnd5 are r•lsed for Particular restricted puip05e& Desi8natedfund5 are unre5tTiCted fvnd5 e31rna￿e￿ by the trustees for palticular puwp05e5. Further expknation of the nature and pweof ea¢hfimd Is Included the notes lo the fiMncl•l st•tements. The ¢haritable tompany operate5 a defthed contribution pen5xJn srherne. Contribut￿rts payable to the charrtable rompany'5 pen51on schemèare char8ed tothe Statement of Fimarxial Acthrftie5 in the pewbod to thich thry relate. The kn￿tee5 ¢on5idef th•1 there are no material urKertaintles about the th•rlty's ablllty to fontlNe as a golng concern Th)f anysleniffi¢ant •rus of uKertaintythat affettthe ¢asryin8¥alueof 45sets bythe t￿lity. In preparingthese fin4ncial ststernMts. the trustees have made the followingJud8ernents: Tandble fixed asseis are deprttiaied Dver thtir usehA1ivtt takin8 into actount resid￿& va￿*$, wherE appropriate. The attual lives of thÈ assets and resId￿al values assessed amually and Wdry depenth"nK on a numbLY of factors. 5wh as their pioduct Irfe Cydes a•KI maintenarKe pio8ramrne& Residual b71ue as5e55ments consider i$5UéS Suth as fu￿re rnarket ¢ondttions. the remair4ng Ilfe otthe asset and projecied d1$B￿l Values. Trad? debtors are reviewed for impairrnent loss on an annual basis and pro￿10Th is mède fr)i any balan(e5 where there 15 uncertainty against the recoverability ol the balance. This Methodolo￿ is applled on è ¢usit)mer by customèr basis. FutLwe everts that are bdie¥ed io be ieasonable under the cwcumstancek Pago- 17

SAHWR Not•s eye l Mrth 202S 3. DONAIION AP4D iEGAaES 2024 47,095 2024 IkpositaLrownt ￿terest 14624 7,417 tivity 21A5 2024 How accommodoknn chafge HDUSin8 Gran15 Gereral 414 24,677 339.071 260,130 General 414494 284JSi fjenèral Sundry ineorne Safer Places Genewal General 36i754 389N81 1.014m9 fjtants received kludèdin the above, are asfolknws: 2025 2024 StAlb•ns ¢Jty & E45trki CourKil Hertsmere B￿gh C(MJncil HertFord5hire Countycouncll Natwal iotitry C05101 li￿￿& fvnd National Lottery- Rehing communlls Hertftsrdshire Communty Fouftdat￿n 756 35.294 521 110,141 6S.734 41561 ?9￿74 io.ooo 2X3Si 2￿.130 irert Costs Support C05t5 General 947,849 947.849 100,066 I￿,066 L047.914 047,914 7. SUPPORTCOS75 Manyment na￿e T•tsl General 31AIO 31￿10 1.179 1,179 67.077 67.077 l(KJ.(116 i(K*. Page- 18

AH b Guarantee th• FIMnc 14Ef INCOMVlfXPENDITURE) 2025 2024 Nel ineomellexpendilurel Is stated •fter th•rglnyJItredltir￿).' Auditor5. remuwaih)n tprKwtth. tmf1￿d assets 33.669 18,166 9. TPV5TEES' REMUNMTION AND 8Ellf Frr5 No trustee was paid for arry 5eTMce5 dvrinE the wr. IQ. STAFF cosrs 2025 2024 Wages and salar Sotlol secuvity costs other penskjn costs 533.355 39,948 10,519 583.822 423,60S XJ.029 9,979 463,613 i av•r•ge montNy Nmber of empknys durlng the year Wa5 45 lolb)ws'. Refvge Manage CNld Worke Relu8e & Outrta¢h Workers Athlin￿lIator 2025 2024 13 Housekeeper5 23 No rnph)ye￿ r¢¢thed ern0￿ments In exce5S ot£60.(￿). 11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENTOF FIP4ANaALACTNmES Unr5trirted A5trkted Tot•1 Fund5 Fynd5 Fundi INCOME AND ENOOWMEN15 FROM Cvnatbns •nd Lewles 42.383 4,712 47,095 Chafltsbl• Artmlles Gener•1 394.12J 619.936 1.014.059 Inwestrnent IrK(ffie Totsl 7,417 7,417 443,923 624.648 1,068,571 EXPENDITURE 014 Ch4rtlable Artfvlil•• General 162.557 746,705 4,S( 751.213 9C8,262 4,508 Children's Work Toi•l 162.557 913,770 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUAÉI TrDsfer Detween Fund mwenKTrt Ih f¥Dds 281,366 6.564 1126,5651 16.5641 1133,1291 01 287,930 IY,801 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl funtb bTought lopafd TOTAL FUPIDS CARRY FORWJiD 455.270 743.21JJ 186.245 53,116 641,515 796,316 Pa8e- 19

LL.LII. to th• Fln•ncknl Stst•m•nts. Fortheyear ExdÈd 31 March 2025 12. TANGIBLE FIXED A55E15 House Computer &offi Ewlwnent Ftjrnlture LÈ4Se￿d & Nttlngs Toi8 COST At 01 April 2024 Additiorjs 299.137 246,997 5.179 79.755 7591 {50.0(K>I 37.346 625A85 12,770 thsposa15 At 31 Marth 202S 299,137 20L176 53&659 DEPRECIAIKIH Atol AprA 2024 On Di5PDsaLs Cfvarge for year At 31 Marcth 2025 5,982 22L943 1SQOCt)I 10.218 192.161 69.729 Isfj.s)COI 7.469 27,198 297,654 i1￿.(x)0) 4,669 231.323 5.982 11.964 MET8OOKVALI At31 Ma￿kn 2ff2S 7.173 Lo￿ i￿140 307.336 328.215 At 31 March 20R4 293,155 25,054 iQ026 DfBTOP5: AMOUMIS FALLI￿ DIJEwmiiN OMEYEAR 2025 2024 Trade Debtor5 2.1(M) 41,060 6,292 Prep4ymEntsand arcFved irKome other ￿bIorS 11,538 1730 $1760 14 CREDITOR&' XOLWll5 FAWMG DUE WIIHIN I)IIE YEAR 2024 Other k)ar6 Isee note-151 Trade creit015 8,347 17,756 IOA63 829 .259 14,006 8.675 2,639 125.602 Social secwlty andother taxès Other CFeditors Accruak and deferred Ircrmt I27￿51 A6S247 155,181 2025 2014 Other loarts (see note.1S1 16. LOAKS 2025 2024 AnaTralyslsof ￿ rnatUTityof loan5 15 gi¥En ljelow.. Affi￿￿•5 fallin8 due withinone par (kniand.. other h)a 4,259 Amounts fallkng behween and two ypar5". OthÈr toars- 1-2ytar5 2.￿0 Ar(thFntslallir duebetween ènd fve years: Ott*r lo•r￿- 2-5 years 2.IKJO A￿￿nts falling in more than pars.. Ftep4yable byin5talments= Dlhpr I￿rrI more than 5ws inst41 Repayable othETwise than by irstalments". othef ffiOreth￿ S￿$ rthin5t Pa8e- 20

WR d 91 Mavth 17. PKJ¥EMEIIT IN FUMDS Nei Transfèr At MrpdemeTrt At OI•Z024 In hjnds fund5 31-03-2025 Refv8e Work 741199 91574 101 834,772 Rejtrtrted SupwrtvJoike Safer Plac 11.409 11.409 278 278 Children's Fund 1.292 4,527 34.801 ioi 14 1.306 InterpitinKser¥i￿s Aeachin8 CoTnmunitiEs HCC adityttonal fvnding ltrexh Contr￿t- Lot S 18111 21 3.716 34W22 iioii li {01 998 53,117 796,316 15871 90.986 52531 Totsl funds 887.303 lrnomln8 f¥k)wement expended in fvnd5 Refvge Work 521,SJS 1429.9421 91.574 HCF lo.ts 3Q014 351 {io.cw) I30,0￿) 13519U) 11.9261 1811) (79.653) SUP￿¥1 worktrs Safer Places 278 Chlldren's F￿￿ 14 Interpretln8 ser¥lces Reachlt)8Communides HCC addit•)nal lunding J•spw foun(latk Outreach CoTrtract- Lot 5 18111 21 78.674 iioii IL047} 1141.5101 1617.9731 I1.￿?,914} 141521 617.38S 1.138.X li 15871 90,986 Totsl fund* Pay-21

SAHWR Gu#Trnte¢ itsed nurrthr.. OX2631fj 17. MOVEMENTIN FUND$-¢¢￿tIN￿ Net Trartsfer At Movemeftt At OIW2023 In fiJnds fund5 31-03-2024 fv8e Wor 455.270 281.365 6,564 743,199 HCF HCC re outreach 16361 11,162 2.781 170 22 614 sUP￿)[t WDTkers b8C Cts"I￿n in Need 11,409 111551 1261 11701 S57 Access to Wo Safef Place5 80,138 I￿,695) Children'5 Fund 1.292 Chrlstmas Fundfor ¢lieThts and their ￿milIeS 3,450 6.622 13,4501 h7terpieting5eThices mark￿r5 Fann Cottage Reach￿8 Commu SAL for client wiuthers (2A1951 4.527 14.2691 34,839 1381 34,801 14801 HCC additional tsfiding National iotteiy cost 01 4in8fvnd (￿￿•¥h Conirt- lot5 41.684 141,5831 ioi 987 987 186,245 64L515 1126,5641 165641 53.117 796,316 Comp•ratfvtht h￿¥•￿eTrt In i￿luded in the above a5 Iroynin8 Tesources esources Nknvemerbt eypended inbjnds Refvge Work 443,922 11625571 281.365 Restrfctsd HCC ie outreach Supw)rt worke BBC CNldren in P4eed 32.549 20,010 iii 132,5271 119,7631 117541 1430.6361 11.7541 110951 14L5991 141,5841 166.392 119531 1411￿) 1105,1561 175L2131 1913,7701 247 12.7SS1 I￿.695) Safer Place5 C￿ldren% Fund 349,941 1760 InterpTéiin&seNicts Re•¢hiAa Communitwes HCC ad￿'t￿)￿l funding National Lotterya￿tof li￿"n8 fund sp•r Foundatlon Herttor&hire cO￿ty Council Voucher stheme Outrexh C*xtract- Lot 5 12.09SI 1381 141.583) 16601 4L561 65.732 1953 106,143 624,649 I,W571 987 1126SfAI Total PaEe- ?2

th•F n•ncl•l Stste 17. P•ff>VEMEIITIN FUI4DS. ¢onllnueO ¢urrert yur 12 m¢>nths •nd prlorye•r 12 montr& cornblned 1s•1 ￿10￿$. Net Transfer between hJnd5 At M(wemeni At 01-04-2023 In fvnd5 314)3-2025 Rehjge Work 455.270 372,939 6564 Rstrfrted HCC Te outreach $UpF￿rt worker5 BBC Child¥en in Need 16361 11.162 614 247 11.409 2,781 170 12.7551 1261 11701 557 A(ces5 to Work SaleT Piacts 80.138 1.286 3,450 6.622 4,269 34,839 180.4171 20 278 Chlldien'5 Fund Chrlsimas Fund for cllents and thelr lamdle5 IntefpretWl8 5erv5ces Mackler5 Fam Cottage Reachin8 Communitles SAD( for ¢ll￿t vouchers HCC 9ddit￿nal lunding NatSonal lottery cost ol lfvln8 fvnd ¢)Jtreach Contract- Lot S 13,4501 12,9061 3,716 14.2691 1171 34822 14801 41,684 141.6841 16601 998 1127,1511 24S,787 10 16.5641 101 186,245 641,515 52,530 887,302 Totsl lund A cuff•ht ¥••r 12 months •nd wk)r y•r 12 mf#)ths ¢ornblned net ffto¥eTh?nt In funds Inclwlod In the bo¥• •r• follv4¥9: lrtomlng fesouf¢es Resources ement expended In fvnds Unrstrkl•il fvnds Pefvge Work 965,437 1592,4991 3n,939 R•strkt•d luv HCF io,c 32,549 50.024 li0,c￿OI 132.527 149.7771 12,7541 17835471 13,6801 12,9061 1121.2521 141.6851 166,3921 14,OCQI 14,(Kl)I 1246.666 1,359,186 11,951,684) HCC re outreach 22 Supp)rt worke BBC Children In Need 247 12,7551 IKIA171 Safer Places 703,130 Chlldren's Fund Interpietin8 5eThices Rea£h¢n8 Communit￿$ HCC •ddlth)nal lundlng National Lottery c05t of INin8 hjnd Jaspa¥ found•ii¢Jn Hertford5hire County Council Vollc￿r $d￿me Outreach Contract- Lot S 12.9061 121.235 141.6841 16f4)1 65,732 247.664 1,232,034 2,197.471 998 1127,151 245,787 Totsl lund Page- 23

l Mar¢h COPfflNGEIITI4ABILIThS Thtreare rK) krnwn cortin8ent liab1lrl￿s. other than IIx15e the usualcourseof actwill￿. Is REiATED PARTY DISCLOSURES TPwe were rw)rded partytrnrfjaCti￿￿ ltsr thè yeart￿led 31 Ma￿￿ 2025. 21A I￿5(111p710￿ OF FUNDS PthiyW•xk l irKcff¢ ¥Kle￿N11t￿re n)t•ll￿ted tOaSFclflc fvnd is irtlud¢d iAth& ￿￿$trItted fuThY. There is a #anLlngcuitrnEt ￿th &7fer Wxes tr yoAy¢r¢o15afe ar￿ rel•ted supMto hith r15k Mctirrs of bmestiCa￿se. S•f•rPIA5~Chlld Supw<W) Safer Fla￿p[l%￿1ed fund￿8 toc(p•af ttr afir￿1 salaryof one thldsuowrt Worker the ￿al from l )￿Y 2023toY)JwE 2024. S•lerPl•rys- Lot J cc•)tr&t ￿8r￿d *pth Saler prTrisTh cl ccvThJnily ¢wtrea¢h medwm victlms d dmstl¢ exrlred c

)Jun 2025 ￿l￿•seAteD￿?dfrJT • furttr niY m(mtts until 31 MarchX)26. Chlldrffil Fund $4HWR trA5 dedicatss ctAld supwt yJpptyi thildren arnl peq)l¢ aged ￿16 pars. both in attammrM1aticfi and witlin t￿ ccrfftinity. thihyfen ano px¢4t ith ￿ffe￿d tfaurna of livin¥ irj h￿hr1d5 erE therE is d¢rnesilc abjse arnl •Te clten lidden ¥ictim& currn￿ ¥rithclMldren w¥J ￿1n8 15 10start the ofrervrtrw, ￿rw(￿k is atrthi all￿1￿c￿ldren tobe cNldren ar￿ h￿v￿rI t￿M make Fosluvl me￿￿thro￿h Flay.wtiW xt1wt￿S, de￿lopingfe. cor6stent relat￿rIp5 wth ad￿ts SUFVOrtiry the rEyd￿t parEnt ir rwffA5tent rlre aThl This wyk 15 • ¥f(il Jrtcl theser¥itÈswe wo¥ide. tydeof tte¢lst￿ abjse ￿perIenCed. GMSP Found•lh>n Ont¢rpRlwser•ltQs1 Tr doThatkn Is Iw lfttsfwetlrl seTrMe¢s ￿r￿￿eN$. tLrth resMXentil •rbJ Lyjtreach. TPMe WAS • b8￿r￿e ol e3,716 left the •r￿t al ￿areTh￿ tobe carried frrtvArd a4rst fut)Jie wA5. This 8raM 55 fty Outre¥h staff sal•rie5, erew 5upFdies a55Lfklted costs for trairiw travel a￿j tT equiprrnt. The ¢crtr￿ e¥reYthd fr• fvrtheryx Untile￿ ofAu8U5t 2025. This 2y R¥ant to ctherstaff LV5t5 and otlwc4rys wAsextend•Jfu a 1￿t￿r51xn￿￿s until 31 Marth 2026. This EIO.C(O nr•J to gjrwt familtes •rO ¥irtirrs d dc¥nest¢c abuse wth purchslni fvel, fcod, (>ttr4ry and ￿￿Seh￿d items. stAlbMsCIty & I￿Str￿t Coun¢ll suppwtW￿knI Si Albarts CITr & Di5trtl C+)urKsl pThded a yaNt to t0￿r saary of a SpEciAbst Crmestit Wcrter for th2 pericd frun I Auyt 2023 to31 JL￿Y 3)24. Sirre t￿n fuTraiw h•$ te¢fi eNter￿e￿ annuallyuntil 31 July 202& Pa8t- 24