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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
FOR
DIAS - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTRE
Fairhurst Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants Douglas Bank House Wigan Lane Wigan Lancashire WN1 2TB
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CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 5 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 6 | ||
| Statement of Financial Activities | 7 | ||
| Balance Sheet | 8 | ||
| Cash Flow Statement | 9 | ||
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 10 | ||
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 11 | to | 15 |
DIAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT 202412025 dias on your side IType here]
DIAS Domestic Violence Centre
The Board of Trustees presents its report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name: DIAS Domestic Violence Centre
Charity registration number: 1073769
Company registration number: 03548114
Registered Office and operational address: 38 Rodney House, King Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 1BT
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.
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.
Board of Trustees
Timothy Smith - Chair Martin Preston - Vice Chair Eunice Smethurst Susan Gambles Elaine Tyrrell Gemma Braithwaite
Chief Officer
Jane Martin
Our aims and objectives
Our charity's purposes as set out in the objects contained in the company's memorandum of association are to;
Promote for the public benefit, the provision of services directed towards the prevention of domestic abuse and the relief and support of persons who are in danger of suffering such abuse, to advance the education of the voluntary and statutory agencies and the public in all aspects of domestic abuse, it's causes and prevention.
Ensuring our work delivers our aims
We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous 12 months. The review looks at the success of our activities and the benefits they have brought to those groups of people we are set up to help. The review also helps us ensure our aims, objectives and activities remained focused on our stated purposes. We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
The focus of our work
Our main objectives for the year continued to be to seek to alleviate the suffering experienced by anyone affected by domestic abuse and violence and to raise awareness within the community to promote early intervention, prevention and resilience building. The strategies we used to meet these objectives included:
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Providing a range of services which are responsive to client needs and address the potential problems related to domestic abuse.
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Focussing upon limiting the harm which comes with domestic abuse, not only for the individual but also their family and friends and the wider community of the Wigan Borough.
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Working in partnership with other agencies to provide a holistic network of support that reduces
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the risk of harm and addresses client needs.
How our activities deliver public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Our main activities and who we try to help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on providing advice and support to anyone affected by domestic abuse to reduce the risk of harm and promote recovery from their experiences and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.
Local context
In the 12 months ending March 2025
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There were 6768 reports of Domestic Abuse reported to the police in Wigan & Leigh. This is a decrease of 1463 from the previous year.
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The most prevalent areas for Domestic Abuse crime and victim’s residence were Platt Bridge, Abram, Scholes, Hindley and Ince (PASHI Neighbourhood).
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Domestic Abuse was most significant in victims aged 25 – 40, with this age bracket making up for more than 50% of our client cases.
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The majority of victims reporting Domestic Abuse to the police were female.
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The most common age for perpetrators was consistent with the victims, being 25-40 (41%).
The most prevalent areas for domestic abuse are in some of the more deprived areas in the Wigan Borough, however it is acknowledged that the rate may be higher in the more affluent areas but this is underreported.
Our monitoring suggests those that we provided support to broadly reflect these statistics.
Who used and benefited from our services?
During the financial year we assisted 847 new clients who were directly impacted by domestic abuse, which is a small decrease from the previous year. We supported 2472 clients overall, either via our helpline or through face to face support sessions. In line with our objectives and funding all service users resided within the Wigan and Leigh Borough.
Our helpline received 6114 calls during the reporting period, which is a slight decrease on the previous year when we received just over 6761 calls. This is likely attributed to the multi-agency work that we have completed as part of the Community Safety Partnership, for the past 5 years starting to have a plateau effect. Additionally, the number of police recorded domestic incidents have seen a significant reduction within the Wigan Borough. Callers ranged from direct victims of abuse, concerned family/friends and professionals.
The usual main areas of charitable activity are the provision of drop ins, community outreach, helpline, counselling, group support programmes, healthy relationship sessions for children and young people and training and awareness sessions.
Statistics at a glance dias on your side REPORIF APRIL 2024 MARCH 2025 HELPLINE CALLS NEW CLIENTS EXSISTING CLIENTS SUPPORTED GMP REFERRALS GROUP PROGRAMME SESSIONS NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUPPORTED DROP IN'S OVERALL SUPPORT HOURS COUNSELLING SESSIONS DIAS
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Income and funding
We continue to deliver community domestic abuse services on behalf of Wigan Council, the contract is delivered in partnership with another local charity and includes drop ins, community outreach, helpline, healthy relationship sessions in schools, group recovery programmes, adult counselling and training and awareness programmes. Our first contract began on 1st October 2020 and was renewed annually for 3 years. Our second contract began October 2023 as a 2+1 contract to run until September 2026.
We have continued to deliver children's counselling and therapy sessions as a subcontractor of Child Action North West (CANW), who deliver the Lancashire County Council early help and wellbeing contract.
Thank you to Wigan Soroptimists for their generous donations and continuous support of our work.
Thank you to Mothers’ Union for their continual support and donations
Additionally, thank you to all that have made personal donations to our charity throughout the past 12 months.
A further acknowledgement of thanks to the following, for their kind donations/support:
ABH Law.
Cash for Kids: Mission Christmas
Create Print.
Daffodils Dreams.
Storehouse Project.
Wigan Council’s Tree of Hope.
Yorkshire Building Society.
Reserves policy
Our reserves policy is reviewed annually in line with Charity Commission Guidance. Our target is with the intention of covering the necessary costs of dissolution and to provide the necessary funds to continue to offer our support and counselling services should some funding sources not be retained, whilst new sources are secured. The increase in our Reserves is deemed prudent and necessary as we continue to be in a period of national financial uncertainty.
Note from the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees would like to thank staff, funders, stakeholders and donors for their support during the financial year.
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DIAS - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03548114)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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 2025. 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).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims
Our charity's purposes as set out in the objects contained in the company's memorandum of association are to;
Promote for the public benefit, the provision of services directed towards the prevention of domestic abuse and the relief and support of persons who are in danger of suffering such abuse, to advance the education of the voluntary and statutory agencies and the public in all aspects of domestic abuse, it's causes and prevention.
Ensuring our work delivers our aims
We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous 12 months. The review looks at the success of our activities and the benefits they have brought to those groups of people we are set up to help. The review also helps us ensure our aims, objectives and activities remained focused on our stated purposes. We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
Significant activities - The focus of our work
Our main objectives for the year continued to be to seek to alleviate the suffering experienced by anyone affected by domestic abuse and violence and to raise awareness within the community to promote early intervention, prevention and resilience building. The strategies we used to meet these objectives included:
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Providing a range of services which are responsive to client needs and address the potential problems related to domestic abuse.
-
Focussing upon limiting the harm which comes with domestic abuse, not only for the individual but also their family and friends and the wider community of the Wigan Borough.
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Working in partnership with other agencies to provide an holistic network of support that reduces the risk of harm and addresses client needs.
How our activities deliver public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Our main activities and who we try to help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on providing advice and support to anyone affected by domestic abuse to reduce the risk of harm and promote recovery from their experiences and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities - Local context
In the 12 months ending March 2025:
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There were 6768 reports of Domestic Abuse reported to the police in Wigan & Leigh. This is an increase of 1463 from the previous year.
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The most prevalent areas for Domestic Abuse crime and victim's residence were Platt Bridge, Abram, Scholes, Hindley and Ince (PASHI Neighbourhood).
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Domestic Abuse was most significant in victims aged 25 - 40, with this age bracket making up for more than 50% of our client cases.
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The majority of victims reporting Domestic Abuse to the police were female.
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The most common age for offenders was consistent with the victims, being 25-40 (41%).
The most prevalent areas for domestic abuse are in some of the more deprived areas in the Wigan Borough, however it is acknowledged that the rate may be higher in the more affluent areas but this is underreported.
Our monitoring suggests those that we provided support to broadly reflect these statistics.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Who used and benefited from our services?
During the financial year we assisted 847 new clients who were directly impacted by domestic abuse, which again, increased on the previous year. We supported 2472 clients overall, either via our helpline or through face to face support sessions. In line with our objectives and funding all service users resided within the Wigan and Leigh Borough.
Our helpline received 6114 calls during the reporting period, which is a slight decrease on the previous year when we received just over 6761 calls. This is likely attributed to the multi-agency work that we have completed as part of the Community Safety Partnership, for the past 5 years starting to have a plateau effect. Callers ranged from direct victims of abuse, concerned family/friends and professionals.
The usual main areas of charitable activity are the provision of drop ins, community outreach, helpline, counselling, group support programmes, healthy relationship sessions for children and young people and training and awareness sessions.
Statistics at a glance
HELPLINE CALLS - 6,111 GMP REFERRALS - 2,436 DROP IN'S - 699 NEW CLIENTS -762 GROUP PROGRAMME SESSIONS - 160 OVERALL SUPPORT HOURS -4,767 EXISTING CLIENTS SUPPORTED - 2,472 NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUPPORTED - 19,086 COUNSELLING SESSIONS - 2,704
What our clients have to say about our service
"DIAS has changed my life, I feel so much more confident, I've got control of my life again, I'm now looking for work. I can breathe again."
"This service has been a life saver for me, knowing that I'm believed, supported and understood is invaluable and I can't say how grateful I am for the support I receive."
"I honestly cannot thank you enough for just listening to me and validating how I felt etc and confirming I wasn't going mental. Thank you so much. I'll never forget ringing you off tesco car park that day a few years ago. Thank you so much and keep up the good work. You are a real life saver!"
"This service has supported me through the hardest and most difficult times of my life. I feel I have the knowledge about domestic abuse now and feel confident that I know what signs to look out for to hopefully never be in this position again. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now and have hope for the future so thank you."
"I feel without this service I would have had nowhere to turn and may have contemplated taking my life. As of today, I see my children almost every day - they have been through their own journeys but are settled overall. I have taken steps to make sure that they are as safe as they can be and I myself feel protected by the steps I am taking through the family court. We have moved into a new home and we're all focused on the future."
"I know absolutely without this service I would have still been there living my life in fear. I would have just carried on existing and not living."
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Principal funding sources
We continue to deliver community domestic abuse services on behalf of Wigan Council, the contract is delivered in partnership with another local charity and includes drop ins, community outreach, helpline, healthy relationship sessions in schools, group recovery programmes, adult counselling and training and awareness programmes. Our first contract began on 1st October 2020 and was renewed annually for 3 years. Our second contract began October 2023 as a 2+1 contract to run until September 2026.
We have continued to deliver children's counselling and therapy sessions as a subcontractor of Child Action North West (CANW), who deliver the Lancashire County Council early help and wellbeing contract.
Thank you to Wigan Soroptimists for their generous donations and continuous support of our work.
Thank you to Mothers' Union for their continual support and donations.
Additionally, thank you to all that have made personal donations to our charity throughout the past 12 months.
A further acknowledgement of thanks to the following, for their kind donations/support:
ABH Law
Create Print
Daffodils Dreams
Landgate School
Storehouse Project
Yorkshire Building Society
Reserves policy
Our reserves policy is reviewed annually in line with Charity Commission Guidance. Our target is with the intention of covering the necessary costs of dissolution and to provide the necessary funds to continue to offer our support and counselling services should some funding sources not be retained, whilst new sources are secured. The increase in our Reserves is deemed prudent and necessary as we continue to be in a period of national financial uncertainty.
Note from the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees would like to thank staff, funders, stakeholders and donors for their support during the financial year.
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.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
03548114 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1073769
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Registered office
Suite 38 2nd Floor Rodney House King St Wigan Lancashire WN1 1BT
Trustees
T J Smith Company Director M J Preston Charity Worker Mrs E Smethurst Councillor Ms S Gambles Elected Member Mrs E Tyrrell Deputy Registrar G Braithwaite (appointed 11/4/2024)
Independent Examiner
Fairhurst Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants Douglas Bank House Wigan Lane Wigan Lancashire WN1 2TB
Chief Officer
Jane Martin
12 December 2025 | 10:02 GMT Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
........................................................................ T J Smith - Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DIAS - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTRE
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Dias - Domestic Violence Centre ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Louise Webster BSc BFP ACA
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Fairhurst Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants Douglas Bank House Wigan Lane Wigan Lancashire WN1 2TB 12 December 2025 | 10:42 GMT Date: .............................................
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 Unrestricted fund Notes £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 7,064 Charitable activities 4 Mainstream activities 473,205 Investment income 3 826 Total 481,095 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities 5 Mainstream activities 463,009 NET INCOME 18,086 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 283,693 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 301,779 |
2024 Total funds £ 9,326 486,605 1,166 |
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| 497,097 | |
| 487,179 | |
| 9,918 273,775 |
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| 283,693 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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BALANCE SHEET 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| Unrestricted | Total | ||
| fund | funds | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Debtors | 9 | 48,058 | 38,281 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 274,094 | 265,584 | |
| 322,152 | 303,865 | ||
| CREDITORS | |||
| Amounts falling due within one year | 10 | (20,373) | (20,172) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 301,779 | 283,693 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | |||
| LIABILITIES | 301,779 | 283,693 | |
| NET ASSETS | 301,779 | 283,693 | |
| FUNDS | 11 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 301,779 | 283,693 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 301,779 | 283,693 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 12 December 2025 | 10:02 GMT............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
footie?fim
............................................. T J Smith - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 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 |
2025 £ 7,684 7,684 826 826 8,510 265,584 274,094 |
2024 £ 7,246 |
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| 7,246 | ||
| 1,166 | ||
| 1,166 | ||
| 8,412 257,172 |
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| 265,584 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM | OPERATING ACTIVITIES | OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial | |||
| Activities) | 18,086 | 9,918 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Interest received | (826) | (1,166) | |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | (9,777) | 25 | |
| Increase/(decrease) in creditors | 201 | (1,531) | |
| Net cash provided by operations | 7,684 | 7,246 |
2.
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
| At 1/4/24 | Cash flow | At 31/3/25 | |
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| £ | £ | £ | |
| Net cash | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 265,584 | 8,510 | 274,094 |
| 265,584 | 8,510 | 274,094 | |
| Total | 265,584 | 8,510 | 274,094 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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.
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.
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.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| DONATIONS AND LEGACIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Donations | 2,725 | 6,395 |
| Donated services and facilities | 4,339 | 2,931 |
| 7,064 | 9,326 |
continued...
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
3. INVESTMENT INCOME
| 2025 £ Deposit account interest 826 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 2025 Activity £ WC - Medium Risk Funding Mainstream activities 40,000 CANW - Children's Counselling Mainstream activities 33,205 WC - Domestic Violence Support Mainstream activities 400,000 473,205 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Support Direct costs (see Costs note 6) £ £ Mainstream activities 445,834 17,175 SUPPORT COSTS Governance Management Administration costs £ £ £ Mainstream activities 12,283 3,311 1,581 |
2024 £ 1,166 2024 £ 40,000 46,605 400,000 |
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| 486,605 | |
| Totals £ 463,009 |
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| Totals £ 17,175 |
4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
6.
7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
8. STAFF COSTS
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs |
2025 £ 239,291 14,547 4,239 258,077 |
2024 £ 254,979 15,844 4,667 |
|---|---|---|
| 275,490 |
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8. STAFF COSTS - continued
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
| Fundraising Charitable Activities Governance No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. 9. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade debtors Prepayments 10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade creditors Social security and other taxes Accrued expenses 11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS At 1/4/24 £ Unrestricted funds General fund 283,693 TOTAL FUNDS 283,693 Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: Incoming resources £ Unrestricted funds General fund 481,095 TOTAL FUNDS 481,095 |
2025 2024 1 1 9 9 1 1 11 11 2025 2024 £ £ 41,485 33,333 6,573 4,948 48,058 38,281 2025 2024 £ £ 14,371 14,731 4,331 4,241 1,671 1,200 20,373 20,172 Net movement At in funds 31/3/25 £ £ 18,086 301,779 18,086 301,779 Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (463,009) 18,086 (463,009) 18,086 |
|---|---|
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11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparatives for movement in funds
| Unrestricted funds General fund TOTAL FUNDS |
At 1/4/23 £ 273,775 273,775 |
Net movement in funds £ 9,918 9,918 |
At 31/3/24 £ 283,693 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 283,693 |
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ 497,097 497,097 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (487,179) 9,918 (487,179) 9,918 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (487,179) 9,918 (487,179) 9,918 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,918 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund TOTAL FUNDS |
At 1/4/23 £ 273,775 273,775 |
Net movement in funds £ 28,004 28,004 |
At 31/3/25 £ 301,779 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301,779 |
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 TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ 978,192 978,192 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (950,188) 28,004 (950,188) 28,004 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (950,188) 28,004 (950,188) 28,004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28,004 |
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12. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Mr Tim Smith a trustee of DIAS - Domestic Violence Centre since 2013 is a related party.
The office premises are rented from ALG Investments (Wigan) Ltd (since 1985) of which Mr Tim Smith is a director (since 1995).
An annual rent of £10,587 was paid during the year to 31 March 2025 (2024: £10,587), the rent is subject to annual review and is currently approximately £4,339 (2024: £2,931) below market rental value. The market value rent has been recorded as a cost with the discounted amount of £4,339 (2024: £2,931) reported in the Statement of Financial Activities as Donated services and facilities.
During the year ALG Investments (Wigan) Ltd recharged £192 (2024: £185) to the company for water rates and sewerage charges.
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