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Registered charity number: 1081726

One in Four (London)

Trustees’ Report and Audited Financial Statements

For the year ended 5 April 2025

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025

Trustees

Simon Cook Chair Diane Ovenden Treasurer (to 31 March 2025) Laura Foster Treasurer (appointed 1 January 2025) Linda Dominguez Voluntary Director (to 31 March 2025) Christiane Sanderson Julia Herd Seema Sharma Claire Libbey (appointed 1 January 2025) Thomas McConnell (appointed 1 January 2025) Nicole Burton (appointed 1 January 2025)

Principal and registered office

219 Bromley Road, Bellingham, London SE6 2PG

Independent auditors

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited, Salatin House, 19 Cedar Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5DA

Bankers

CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ National Westminster Bank plc, 13 Stratheden Parade, Old Dover Road, Blackheath, London SE3 7SY

Trustees personal message

The Trustees of One in Four (London) record their thanks to all the staff for the achievements of 2024/25 and are grateful for their continued and dedicated loyalty to their clients and the organisation.

The Trustees confirm that the financial statements of the charity comply with the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice, applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Method of appointment or election of Trustees

The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and coopted under the terms of the constitution.

Organisational structure and decision making

The Trustees meet regularly to oversee and review the governance and business and to strengthen the management arrangements for the organisation. The charity seeks to move forward by building on and developing increased expertise whilst seeking to secure funding which will broaden its financial base and secure stability for the future.

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Risk management

The Trustees continually assess the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity and believe that adequate procedures are in place to minimise exposure to these major risks.

Structure, governance and management constitution

The charity is constituted under a Charity Commission Scheme dated 25 July 1999, updated with a new constitution dated 2 November 2017 and is a registered charity number 1081726. The principal object of the charity is to provide support for the relief of the mental and physical distress of people who have experienced sexual abuse and to advance the education of the public in the nature of sexual abuse and its effect on those who have been subject to it. There have been no changes in the objects since the last annual report.

Subject to the overall governance and strategic direction of the Trustees, day-to-day delivery and coordination has continued to be provided by the effective cooperation and skilled services of all our volunteers, under the direction of a Volunteer Director.

Financial review

The charity relies on grants to fund its work which are liable to fluctuation from year to year. Principal financial management policies will be found in note one of the notes to the financial statements. Trustees regard the careful and responsible management of the charity’s resources as a primary responsibility. A summary of the charity’s performance will be found in the Statement of Financial Activities on succeeding pages.

Reserves policy

Our policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to cover the running costs of the organisation for three months.

Public benefit

The charity’s work by definition is of considerable benefit to the public. A detailed account follows in the Trustees’ report.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

It is with great pleasure following the departure of the Director Linda Dominguez and Treasurer Diane Ovenden in March 2025 that One in Four have successfully recruited to the Board of Trustees. We welcome:

One in Four welcomes you.

One in Four would also like to welcome Lucie Vybihalova (Clinical Services Manager – South London) and Shantel Noble (Administrator) who have both recently joined the charity as paid staff.

We hope within the next 18-months to recruit to the position of Director, funding permitting as it is felt by the existing Trustees that this is a critical position that needs to be filled.

The need for specialist support and resources has again increased. We continue to receive more referrals than we can allocate within and to that end the charity has made the challenging decision to concentrate on Child Sexual Abuse and Domestic violence cases and it is therefore hoped that we will have a noticeably reduced waiting list within the next 6-8 months as recruiting volunteer therapists is hoped to be a success. We believe our unique model of support continues to provide the best outcomes for our client group a big thank you to you all.

One in Four’s counselling service is the core work; however, we also offer a holistic approach to therapy. Client workshops form part of our psychoeducational interventions continues to be proven that clients who attend these workshops often move forward with the process of therapy at a quicker rate.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025 ( continued )

We continue to be grateful to everyone who supports our vision and mission to help people become the best they can as survivors and ultimately supporters of the charity.

We continue to be extremely grateful to our funders: The Henry Smith Charity, The National Lottery and Yellow Heart Trust for supporting salaried posts, core costs, supervision costs, premises costs, staff counselling, IT support and DBS checks to name but a few.

Thank you also to Islay and Trudi who constantly look for funding opportunities on behalf of the charity.

Following a Trustee and Staff Group away day in June 2025 to look at our opportunities and challenges we have set up several workstreams with named leads in each subgroup and hope to have developed plans early in 2026 to share with the wider charity around, future funding and organisational change.

The Trustees and management would like to place on record their thanks for the valuable work our volunteers, our two Counselling Services Managers (CSMs) and our Office Manager (OM) for all their help, support and guidance as they make such an incredible difference to peoples’ lives.

We would also like to thank the following for their ongoing support to the service:

Thank you all: Your support has not gone unrecognised.

Simon Cook - Chair

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Why is One in Four needed?

Childhood sexual abuse is a major emotional and psychological trauma that impacts on an individual’s mental and physical health and social wellbeing. Sexual abuse is not only about the sexual acts in the past: it sets off an internal process, which continues over many years. It is a crime affecting millions of people that largely remains hidden.

The cost of childhood sexual abuse has resulted in massive health and economic costs, both to survivors and society, but is often unrecorded in clinical or statistical data. For children, sexual abuse leads to fear, confusion and shame and most become ensnared in a web of deception, secrecy and silence. The trauma sets off a neurological response of fight, flight or freeze that becomes embedded in the child-survivor’s nervous system and is susceptible to retriggering at any time. If untreated the trauma leads to significant and complex problems in adult life including mental health issues, difficulties with relationships, substance abuse, eating disorders, self-harm and suicidal behaviour. Trauma symptoms include flashbacks, recurrent nightmares, anxiety, panic attacks and dissociation. For some, sexual abuse is a life sentence making survivors more vulnerable to addictions, risky behaviour, and damaging and violent relationships.

Sexual abuse in childhood remains poorly understood and often undiagnosed in clinical services. Many survivors’ experiences are dismissed and the links between the presenting symptoms underlying trauma overlooked. Trauma symptoms can result in survivors being diagnosed with psychological disorders, with the underlying trauma dismissed.

One in Four’s work demonstrates the importance of processing the trauma of sexual abuse as a central life event, or events. Clients report improvements in mental health, reduction of depression, anxiety and symptoms of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), in relationships and relationship choices and coping mechanisms such as disordered eating, substance abuse, self- harm and suicidal behaviour come under control.

Estimates of the scale of child sexual abuse in the UK vary from one in four children to one in fourteen. Evidence points to the higher figure, with more girls abused than boys. It is now widely reported that we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg of sexual abuse. Only one in eight children come to the attention of the authorities and 85% of all abuse is by someone known to the child.

Over two thirds of sexual abuse occurs in the family environment, a fact largely absent from the national conversation which focuses on abuse by celebrities, professionals or strangers. NHS England estimates nearly half a million men and women survivors are known to them at any one time with some presenting to services for support for sexual abuse each year, whilst many seek the support of specialist agencies in the voluntary sector or suffer for years without the support needed.

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One in Four supports all survivors, including many who found a lack of appropriate support in statutory services.

Our mission and vision

One in Four is a charity committed to providing specialist support for people who have experienced sexual abuse or violence in childhood or as adults. We understand the long-term effects of sexual abuse and campaign for change to improve the professional and public understanding of sexual abuse.

One in Four enables people to overcome the trauma of abuse and move forward in their lives. We provide a safe, restorative environment to work through the effects of sexual abuse and aim to meet the needs of anyone irrespective of gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

One in Four improves public and professional understanding of the impact of sexual abuse through prevention programmes for young people in schools and training and resources for professionals.

Our history

One in Four is a London-based charity providing specialist trauma counselling and support for adults who experienced childhood sexual abuse. Founded 25 years ago, we have extensive experience working directly with survivors. Many clients find our service in a last attempt to seek help for their trauma of childhood abuse, often feeling misunderstood by other services, compounding their isolation and pain. We understand the personal and complex impact of sexual abuse and recognise how these traumatic experiences significantly affect people’s lives. The charity is named One in Four based on the scale of sexual abuse of people under the 18 years of age.

One in Four puts survivors at the heart of its work. We offer a range of services including specialist counselling; groups and workshops; a national helpline; advocacy through the criminal justice system; emotional health and wellbeing in schools; training for professionals; a narrative project; and a wide range of resources for professionals, survivors and children.

One in Four is based in South East London, and also has a counselling base in North London. However, there are no geographical limitations, we will see anyone who can travel to us. We are run by a small group of part-time staff, specialist counsellors, professionals and volunteers comprising a growing team of dedicated counsellors and experts. Some of the people working with One in Four are survivors themselves. We continue to recruit new counsellors to offer trauma informed therapy for our ever growing waiting lists and we are grateful to every single person who volunteers for us.

Our publications and professional training ensure the reach of our work is national.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025 ( continued )

Specific services provided during this financial year

Counselling service

We have fully resumed face to face counselling and have kept supervision online, except for one face-to-face group. We have continued to offer face-to-face, and online counselling, supporting 118 clients across North London and South London delivering approximately 9,600 counselling hours (approx).

17% of allocated clients reported their abuse to the police and 100% of clients were offered additional support via workshops and One in Four resources. There were over 500 requests for support with 200 consultations booked; 100% of enquirers referred to partner agencies for support whilst waiting for their consultation appointment. We have delivered 3410 hours of counselling across the service. We continue to receive numerous enquiries for counselling with 32% of consultations booked were for both services combined, and 6% for online services as they fell outside of the London area. With new requirements of UKCP/BACP and training institutions for face-to-face counselling it has meant we have had to dramatically reduce the number of online slots that we offer. However, we have managed to increase the number of counsellors in the online team by 50% enabling us to support more online clients.

Supporting 55 volunteer counsellors and 13 supervisors with 3 trainee supervisors, through client work, supervision, and schools ’programmes, we have developed a comprehensive onboarding and training programme to provide continued and tailored support to our team. We continue to grow as a placement provider for supervisors in training, enabling us to put more support in place for our counsellors.

Feedback responses from clients said that they felt supported and contained and appreciated the knowledge of their counsellors, and that the support from the service has impacted their life and that of their loved ones, with some also being able to return to work and lead a fuller life. We continue to receive requests for group work, and a proposal was drafted by the North London Clinical Manager, this is awaiting approval in order for groups to start. We aim to deliver more Stabilisation Workshops in the new year to support more survivors in the community.

School groups

Weekly sessions were provided in 1 school, Conisborough College. We delivered 701 counselling sessions face to face in the school setting.

Advocacy Service

The One in Four advocacy service continues to provide high quality information and support to clients reporting or thinking about reporting the non-recent sexual offences committed against them when they were children to the police and associated issues.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025 ( continued )

The problems within the criminal justice system unfortunately continue and it’s difficult to hear how many clients are dissatisfied with the service they receive after reporting. In fairness to all agencies involved, there are very many competent people trying their best for the victims/survivors. But the deterioration has been steadily happening for quite some years now as is evident in other aspects of public services. We had one client awaiting the trial of her abuser having to deal with the fact that the case was discontinued due to no prosecuting barrister being available. The Centre for Women’s Justice took this case on, and it is still ongoing. This is not an isolated case and it was really shocking that the case should end in that way.

The Metropolitan Police have a serious shortage of detectives and recruitment has not yet reversed this. This impacts on the time that investigations take, with four or five years not being an unrealistic timespan for a case to get to court from the date of initial report. Of course the majority of cases don’t reach court.

One client was very lucky to be within what seemed to be like a small pilot, where the case appeared to be fast tracked. The abuser was charged and appeared in court in just over a year from the date of the first report, and the trial took place in a Nightingale Court. This is most definitely unusual.

Amidst these barriers and hurdles, survivors still come forward to report and are met with the utmost respect from all at One in Four supporting them.

Going Concern

The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of the approval of these financial statements. As in previous years, the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on its success in raising funds from the government, other public authorities and donations, none of which can be guaranteed. The Trustees remain in regular contact with sponsoring public authorities and government departments to secure ongoing financial support for the charity’s operations going forward. Accordingly, the Trustees have determined there are no material uncertainties as to the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future and therefore believe it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025 ( continued )

Statement of Disclosure of Information to Auditors:

We, the Board of Trustees of the charity who held office at the date of the approval of these Financial Statements, as set out above, each confirm so far as we are aware, that:

Auditors

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited were appointed to act as the charity’s auditors. Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited are deemed to be reappointed by the Trustees at the next Annual General Meeting.

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 18 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

…………………… Laura Foster Treasurer, Board of Trustees

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TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

The charity Trustees are responsible for preparing a Trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity Trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity’s website in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF ONE IN FOUR (LONDON)

OPINION

We have audited the financial statements of One in Four (London) (‘the charity”) for the year ended 5 April 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

BASIS FOR OPINION

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

CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO GOING CONCERN

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 charity'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 directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF ONE IN FOUR (LONDON) ( continued…)

OTHER INFORMATION

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information. 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.

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

We have nothing to report in this regard.

MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities (set out on page 10), the trustees (who are also the directors of the charity for the purposes of charity 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 charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We have been appointed as auditor under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

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

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

EXTENT TO WHICH THE AUDIT WAS CONSIDERED CAPABLE OF DETECTING IRREGULARITIES, INCLUDING FRAUD

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

We considered the nature of the charity’s sector and its control environment, and reviewed the charity’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also identified the laws and regulations applicable to the charity through discussions with the Trustees and other management, and from our cumulative audit, knowledge and experience of the charity.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF ONE IN FOUR (LONDON) ( continued…)

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the charity operates in, and identified the key laws and regulations that:

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

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

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

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional

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omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

USE OF OUR REPORT

This report is made solely to the charity’s Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s Trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s 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 charity and the charity’s Trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

SHAW GIBBS (AUDIT) LIMITED Chartered Accountants & Statutory auditors

Salatin House 19 Cedar Road Sutton, Surrey SM2 5DA

22 December 2025

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (incorporating income and expenditure account) for the year ended 5 April 2025

Restricted Un- Total Total
Funds restricted Funds Funds
2025 Funds 2025 2024
Note £ 2025 £ £
£
Incoming resources
Income from:
Donations and legacies 3 - 157,061 157,061 128,979
Charitable activities
Grants receivable 4 31,112 - 31,112 101,197
Other income 4 - 51,836 51,836 62,736
Total income 31,112 208,897 240,009 292,912
Resources expended
Charitable activities 5 57,890 175,337 233,227 241,812
Governance 6 - 7,500 7,500 2,728
Total resources expended 57,890 182,837 240,727 244,540
Net income/(expenditure) for the year (26,778) 26,060 (718) 48,372
Reconciliation of Funds:
Total funds at 6 April 2024 37,083 69,735 106,818 58,446
Total funds at 5 April 2025 10,305 95,795 106,100 106,818

All income and expenditure relates to continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 5 April 2025 (Charity No. 1081726)

2025 2024
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 11 13,121 234
Current assets
Debtors 12 10,650 13,839
Cash at bank and in hand 89,060 106,365
Total current assets 99,710 120,204
Creditors:amounts falling due within one year 13 (6,731) (13,620)
Net current assets 92,979 106,584
Total assets less liabilities 106,100 106,818
Charity funds
Restricted funds 15 10,305 37,083
General Unrestricted funds 16 95,795 69,735
Total funds 106,100 106,818

The Trustees have elected to have the financial statements of the charity audited in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements were authorised for issue and approved by the Trustees on 18 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

……………………..

Laura Foster Treasurer, Board of Trustees

The notes on pages 18 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5 April 2025

1 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation or uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of the approval of these financial statements. As in previous years, the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on its success in raising funds from the government, other public authorities and donations, none of which can be guaranteed. The Trustees remain in regular contact with sponsoring public authorities and government departments to secure ongoing financial support for the charity’s operations going forward. Accordingly, the Trustees have determined there are no material uncertainties as to the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future and therefore believe it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and with the Charities Act 2011.

One in Four (London) meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

The functional currency of the charity is considered to be pounds sterling (£) because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling (£).

The accounts do not include a cash flow statement because the charity, as a small reporting entity (with incoming resources of less than £500,000), is exempt from the requirements to prepare such a statement under Charities SORP FRS 102.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 5 April 2025 ( continued…)

d) Incoming resources

Items of income are recognized and included in the accounts when all of the following criteria are met:

Donations

Donations are credited in the year in which they are received.

Grant income

Grant income is credited in the year to which it relates. Any unspent balances are carried forward on the appropriate fund.

Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

e) Resources expended

Expenditure is recognized when a liability is incurred. Funding provided through contractual agreements is recognised as services are supplied and when a constructive obligation arises that results in the payment being unavoidable.

Costs of generating funds are those costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Governance costs include those incurred in the governance of its assets and are primarily associated with constitutional and statutory requirements.

f) Fund accounting

The funds held by the charity are either:

Unrestricted general funds – these are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds – these are funds which 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.

g) VAT

The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure includes VAT where appropriate.

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h) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. The cost of tangible fixed assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation has been charged so as to write off each asset over its anticipated economic useful life. The following rates have been used:

Computers, office equipment - 25% straight line Improvements to leasehold property - over 5 years straight line

i) Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to the statement of financial activities on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due.

k) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

l) Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

m) Financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the members have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.

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3. Income from Donations and Legacies

Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations/gifts - 39,851 39,851 23,469
South London donations - 44,892 44,892 48,470
North London donations - 72,318 72,318 57,040
- 157,061 157,061 128,979

Income from donations and legacies during 2024 were all unrestricted

4. Income from Charitable Activities

come from Charitable Activities
Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Grants
Bromley Trust - - - 15,000
City Bridge Trust - - - 39,910
Yellow Heart Trust 3,612 - 3,612 2,250
Henry Smith 27,500 - 27,500 25,000
National Lottery - - - 20,000
Coop Community Fund _____- ____- _____- 2,037
31,112 ____- 31,112 101,197
Other Income
Book sales - 4,564 4,564 5,548
Work in schools - 26,665 26,665 45,072
Room rental - 2,820 2,820 2,768
Paypal Giving Fund - 9,269 9,269 1,070
Workshops - 5,430 5,430 3,315
Counselling services - 1,810 1,810 3,950
Bank interest - 1,250 1,250 347
Sundry Income - 28 28
Publishers License - _____- _____- 666
- 51,836 51,836 62,736
Total income from charitable activities 31,112 51,836 82,948 163,933

Income from charitable activities in 2024 were made up of £83,610 in restricted funds and £209,302 in unrestricted funds.

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5. Expenditure on Charitable Activities

Expenditure on Charitable Activities
Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Direct costs
Counselling 17,695 14,075 31,770 34,900
Work in Schools - 19,025 19,025 30,415
North London 3,500 14,520 18,020 18,078
Advocacy - 6,720 6,720 6,720
Supervision 27,500 179 27,679 28,126
Workshops 2,695 4,860 7,555 1,895
Counselling Services - - - 1,960
51,390 59,379 110,769 122,094
Support costs
Rent 3,500 29,500 33,000 33,000
Rates - - - -
Utilities - 1,978 1,978 6,666
Printing, postage and stationery - 1,190 1,190 1,981
Repairs and maintenance - 5,890 5,890 3,684
Telephone - 1,665 1,665 3,450
Insurance - 2,544 2,544 1,981
Marketing - 3,900 3,900 4,395
Fundraising - 1,879 1,879 -
Social Media - 4,500 4,500 4,233
Administration support - 48,702 48,702 45,044
Website 1,175 5,926 7,101 4,574
Professional fees - 672 672 3,913
DBS Checks 1,250 34 1,284 -
Office equipment - 991 991 1,299
Sundry 575 2,588 3,133 3,619
Depreciation - 4,029 4,029 1,879
6,500 115,958 122,458 119,718
Total Spend
Charitable Activities 57,890 175,337 233,227 241,812

Expenditure on charitable activities in 2024 were made up of £65,107 from restricted funds and £179,433 from unrestricted funds.

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6. Governance costs

Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Bookkeeping and accountancy - 3,000 3,000 2,728
Book production - 4,500 4,500 ____-
- 7,500 7,500 _2728
7. Staff Costs
2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 63,922 59,353
Social and security costs 1,623 668
Pension costs, defined contribution scheme 1,971 1,403
Wages and salaries 67,516 61,424

The charity had 2 paid employees during the year and two in the previous year. Fees/expenses are charged by some Counsellors, Supervisors and Volunteers. One Trustee provided 3 workshops for Counsellors and was paid £1,800

Other Trustees received no remuneration or reimbursement of expenses during the year.

8. Net income resources

This is stated after charging:

2025 2024
£ £
Depreciation 4,029 1,879
Auditors’ remuneration – Audit fee 3,000 2,728

9. Related party transactions

The charity enjoys a close working relationship with entities which provide funding to enable the charity to carry out its charitable objectives.

There were no related party transactions during the year or amounts outstanding as at the year end.

10. Corporation Tax

As a charity, One in Four (London) is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable activities. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

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11. Tangible fixed assets

11. Tangible fixed assets
Furniture,
fittings and
equipment
£
Improvements
leasehold
premises
£
Cost
At 6 April 2024
21,630
10,760
Additions
8,242
8,674
Disposals
-
-
At 5 April 2025
29,872
19,434
Depreciation
At 6 April 2024
21,396
10,760
Charge for year
2,294
1,735
At 5 April 2025
23,690
12,495
Net book value
At 5 April 2024
234
-
At 5 April 2025
6,182
6,939
12. Debtors
2025
£
Prepayments and accrued income
7,174
Other debtors
3,476
10,650
13. Creditors:
Amounts falling due within one year
2025
£
Other creditors
5,780
Other tax and social security
951

6,731
14.
Pension Scheme		 Total
£
32,390
16,916
-
49,306
32,156
4,029
36,185
234
13,121
2024
£
9,324
4,515
13,839
2024
£
12,727
893
13,620

Defined contribution pension scheme

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge for the period represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to £1,971 (2024: £1,403). Outstanding contributions due to the Scheme as at the year end were £302 (2024: £280).

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15. Analysis of movements in restricted funds

Brought Incoming Resources Transfer Carried
Forward Resources Expended Between Forward
6/4/2024 £ Funds 5/4/2025
£ £ £ £
City Bridge Trust 14,083 - (14,083) - -
QBE Foundation 3,000 - (2,695) - 305
Henry Smith Charity - 27,500 (27,500) - -
National Lottery 20,000 - (10,000) - 10,000
Yellow Heart Trust - 3,612 (3,612) - -
37,083 31,112 (57,890) - 10,305
Previous year Brought Incoming Resources Transfer Carried
Forward Resources Expended Between Forward
6/4/2023 Funds 5/4/2024
£ £ £ £ £
City Bridge Trust 12,317 36,360 (34,594) - 14,083
QBE Foundation 3,000 - - - 3,000
NCIL( LB Lewisham) 3,263 - (3,263) - -
Henry Smith Charity 25,000 (25,000) - -
National Lottery - 20,000 - - 20,000
Yellow Heart Trust - 2,250 ( 2,250) - -
18,580 83,610 (65,107) - 37,083

City Bridge Trust provided funding for the salary costs for the post of the Counselling Services Manager

QBE Foundation provided funding for stabilization workshops for those people who had been on the waiting list for some time, awaiting their counselling therapy to begin.

Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) provided funding to provide specialist support to Lewisham residents who have survived domestic and/or sexual violence. The Henry Smith Charity provided funding for running costs of providing our core services, particularly supervision costs.

National Lottery provided funding for costs of rental of our South and North London premises, IT support and DBS checks for counsellors, supervisors and Trustees. Yellow Heart Trust provides funding for specific named clients towards their therapy.

Unrestricted funds are raised in a number of different ways, including collection of donations from clients, and are used to fund the general operations and administration of the charity.

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16. Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds

Brought Brought Incoming Resources Carried
Forward Resources Expended Forward
6/4/2024 5/4/2025
£ £ £ £
General funds 69,735 208,897 (182,837) 95,795
69,735 208,897 (182,837) 95,795
Previous year Brought Incoming Resources Carried
Forward Resources Expended Forward
6/4/2024 5/4/2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 39,866 191,715 (161,846) 69,735
Bromley Trust - 15,000 (15,000) -
Coop Local Community fund - 2,037 (2,037) -
City Bridge Trust - 550 (550) -
39,866 209,302 (179,433) 69,735
nalysis of net assets between funds
Restricted Unrestricted Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £
Fixed assets - 13,121 13,121
Current assets 10,650 89,060 99,710
Current liabilities - (6,731) (6,731)
10,650 95,450 106,100
Previous year Restricted Unrestricted Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £
Fixed assets - 234 234
Current assets 44,632 75,572 120,204
Current liabilities (7,549) (6,071) (13,620)
37,083 69,735 106,818

17. Analysis of net assets between funds

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18. Lease Commitments

The charity’s total of future minimum lease payments under non – cancellable operating leases at 5 April 2025 is as follows:

Payable:
Within one year
Later than one year and not later than five years
More than five years		 2025
£
33,000
39,690
-
72,690		 2024
£
33,000
72,690
-
105,690

The amount of non – cancellable operating lease payments recognized as an expense during the year was £33,000 (2024 £33,000)

19. Events after the Reporting Period

There have been no significant events between the year end and the date of approval of these financial statements which would require a change to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

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