COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 03152590
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1084854
Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
31 March 2024
WALTER HUNTER & CO LIMITED
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
24 Bridge Street
Newport
South Wales
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
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Statement of financial position
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Statement of cash flows
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the
financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Chair's report
Bawso continues to make a difference in the lives of people that access its services, we wouldn't be
able to continue doing this without the help of our staff. volunteers and partners and funders.
Recovering from Impact of COVID 19, Bawso focussed on increasing funding and keeping service
users and staff safe. We adjusted quickly and redirected human and financial resources to realign our
governance and our core operations to hybrid working and remodelled services to ensure the delivery
of safe, efficient, and effective frontline.
Hybrid working has meant culture and structural changes with work across the organisation. This
transition is ongoing and we are still learning from it.
In financial year 2023 to 2024, we are pleased to report that Bawso handled over 4,000 advice calls,
over 1,000 accessed our helpline, around 3,000 received one-to-one support and we reached out to
600 members of the community during the UN Day events. There was a 50/0 decrease in the funding
this is due to a capital grant received the year before. In the same year number of staff turnover was
5 % which is well below the national average for the public sector.
The new project we had that year was the BME Oral Stories and additional support for victims who
have no recourse to public funds.
We have successfully hosted our flagship events" Forced Marriage Remembrance Day, Imiite Ribbon
Day - Light the candle event and Zero Tolerance to FGM Day. There has been an increase in the
number of participations during those events.
We were successful in obtaining the ISO 9001. ISO 14001 and ISO 45001accreditation and Cyber
Security Essential Plus.
Our Board met every quarter and the sub committees also continued to meet!
Thank you, colleagues and board members who left Bawso last year.
We are looking forward to redefining our intemal and external environment to continuously improve
our services and great organisation for the ServI￿S and staff.
.--,11.
Mutsle Merrill OBE - Chair

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Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name
Bawso Limited
Charity registration number
1084854
Company registration number 03152590
Principal office and registered Unit 4 Sovereign Quay
office
Havannah Street
Cardiff
CF10 5SF
Wales
The trustees
Mutale Merrill OBE- Chair
Michael Murray - Treasurer
Mwape Burke
Jennifer Fletcher
Tahmina Khan
Rachel McDonald
Sian Morgan
Shaheen Munsif
Cynthia Ogbono
Giovanni Riva
Pauline Walker
Company secretary
Pauline Walker
Auditor
Jonathan Rhodes Bsc BFP FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
Walter Hunter & Co Limited
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
24 Bridge Street
Newport
South Wales
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Year ended 31 March 2024
Structure, governance and management
1.0 Leadership & Management
A Board of Trustees is an appointed or elected group of individuals that has overall responsibility for
the management of an organization. The board of trustees is typically the governing body of an
organization and seeks to ensure the best interest of stakeholders in all types of management
decisions.
In Bawso, our board of trustees is a mixture of professionals, community leaders and ex-service users
and former staff members. They all represent the nature of the people that we support. Bawso, being
a for and by organisation, has a board that is reflective of the people that we serve. All these
individuals have been selected to suit the skills that are required to run the organisation. They bring a
wide range of finance, management and governance skills acquired in different sectors, including law,
finance, international development, management consultancy, health board and NHS.
Our Senior Management Team comprises the Chief Executive and 8 senior Heads of Department.
They are multi-skilled specialists with many years, experience, who have been dedicating their
professional lives to Bawso. Their expertise ranges from leading large teams and managing front-line
services to developing strategies. They also have proven expertise in building coalitions and leading
change. For example, Bawso sits on the violen￿ Against Women Domestic Abuse Sexual Violence
(VAWDASV) National Partnership Board who are responsible for implementing the Welsh
Government VAVVDASV Strategy.
2.0 Partnership working
Bawso has benefitted from collaborative working, where we have worked with other partners in the
sector to achieve our goals. As a a single organisation, we may have the expertise but limited
resources, but working in partnership has accorded us that extra boost to give a robust and meaning
response to our BAME Servi￿ users.
In Cardiff we offer all domestic abuse ServI￿S as part of a consortium with other partners, in a
seven-year partnership fijnded by the local authority. The RISE project is the main Servi￿ delivery
body for ServI￿S to all victims of VAWDASV in Cardiff. We bring our unique specialism and expertise
to the North Wales One Stop Shop. In Newport with deliver the BME Domestic Abuse Newport
Floating Support Service in partnership with Llamau.

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Objectives and activities
3.0 Service Delivery
BAWSO support people from Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds who are affected by domestic
abuse and other forms of abuse. including Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage, Human
Trafficking & Prostitution.
BAWSO currently runs 36 projects across Wales through the provision of purpose built refuges, safe
houses, and an extensive Outreach & Resettlement Programme and Floating Support Programme.
We provide support, advice and information from our offices in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport,
Swansea and Wrexham.
Last year we handled over 4,000 advi￿ calls, over 1,000 accessed our helpline, around 3,000
received one to one support and we reached out to 600 members of the community during the UN
Day events. We intervene at the earliest opportunity to protect people at risk of violence and support
those who are affected by it, accompanying them on a journey towards safety and recovery. We do
this by delivering specialist ServI￿S that are accessible 24[7, 365-day a year, via our Helpline, Advice
and Advocacy open door centres, purpose-built refuges, and community-based services.
We offer housing advice and support services to victims of Violen￿ and contribute to women not
becoming repeated victims by building their confidence, assertiveness, and understanding of their
rights. We support them to recover from the trauma they have experienced and to move on with their
lives.
We also reduce the barriers BAME women face in accessing statutory services by training
practitioners on the needs and experiences of BAME women. Finally, we work with BAME
communities to challenge harmful traditional practices and change attitudes that allow abuse to
continue to go unreported.
3.1 Protection and Support for victims of all forms of Violence Against Women
3.1.1 Advice and housing support
We provide practical and emotional support to families at risk of becomirrg homeless due to domestic
abuse and to manage their accommodation and live independently and inclusively in the community-
We offer advi￿ on their entitlements, applying for benefits, signposting, and making referrals to other
agencies. We also provided advice and training and run a 2417 Helpline. In 2022123, we took 6,435
advi￿ calls compared to 4310 in 2023124 a decrease of 33 %. The drop in advice is due to lack of
capacity in the project not reduction in demand.
We also provided housing-related support to 724 families compared to 551 in the prior year an
increase of 31 %. Our intervention is crucially important.
3.1.2 Safe accommodation for victims of domestic abuse
Our purpose-built refuges are specially adapted to meet the cultural and religious needs of service
users. We deliver all our interventions in collaboration wrth setvice users with the aim of providing both
choice and control over arrangements. Creating a safe environment and providing support to children
is an integral part of Bawso services. In 202312024 we accommodated 98 women and 70 children and
in 2022123 we accommodated 101 women and 54 children which is a decrease of 3 % in the number
of women supported. This is not a reflection on the demand but the lack of move on accommodation
which is causing bed blocking.

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3.1.3 Outreach Support for women at high risk in rural areas
Highly trained, specialist workers provide outreach support to victims who are most at risk. In
partnership with a range of agencies they address practical steps to protect victims and their children
and identify longer-term solutions. In 2023124 we supported 181 victims compared to 274 the prior
year. The decrease is a third which is due to additional projects in North Wales which easing the
pressure of the outreach project.
3.1.4 Services for victims of Human Trafficking and Modem Slavery
Bawso's Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking support and safe accommodation Services are
provided through the Diogel Project. The Welsh Government funds Bawso to carry out this work in
North Wales. Traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to lure their victims and compel them into labour
or commercial sexual exploitation. Bawso works closely with the Police and Border Force, and under
the auspices of The Salvation Amiy, to support victims who are invariably extremely traumatised,
some of whom access the National Referral Mechanism and others who remain outside it.
We provide practical and emotional support. This includes support with legal prO￿edIngS, aC￿sS
psychotherapy ServI￿S and pregnancy-related support, integration into the local community, and
acquiring life skills. In 202312024, we supported 327 menlwomen compared to 336 in 2022123. This is
a 30/0 decrease which is due to home office decisions made on long term pending cases.
3.1.5 Services for women and families affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Forced Marriage
(FM) and Honour Based violen￿ (HBV)
We are the leading organisation in Wales providing services to BAME women and families affected by
FGM, FM and HBV. We provide one-to-one specialist, holistic and culturally competent support and
advocacy that meet the physical, emotional and mental health needs of BAME women and girls. We
work very closely with Children's Services to protect children at risk. We also run support peer-groups
for survivors. Bawso Co-chairs the Welsh Government All Wales HBV Leadership Group. Through
our activities during 202212023 we reached out to 575 individuals. In 202312024 we reached out to 173
individuals. These projects usually vary in size and area year on year due to the short term nature of
the funding.
3.1.6 Support for Migrant Victims with No Recourse to Public Funds
In April 2021, Southall Black Sisters and partners across the UK were awarded funds to operate the
Support for Migrant Victims Scheme (SMV)), a one-year project to provide temporary support migrant
survivors of abuse and to build a better understanding of their needs. Bawso is a partner in this
project, supporting victims of Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse Sexual Violence (VAWDASV)
with No recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) in Wales. This project has since been extended for a further
o years.
Priority is to be given to those survivors who do not currently have an established route to settlement
although in some exceptional circumstances bridging support will be available to those who are
otherwise eligible for the DDVC concession, asylum support, local authority or other state assistance
The number of migrants supported increased from 58 to 65 during the year. The reduction in the
number supported is not a reflection of demand.

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3.1.7 Wales Sanctuary Service
The Welsh Governments Inclusion Fund funded via the Welsh Refugee Council has provided
community based raise awareness about all forms of Violence Against Women to Asylum Seekers
and Refugees across Wales. The project supported 84 womenlmen compared to 64 the year before.
This is an increase of 310/0. North Wales is a dispersal area so the demand is increasing year As the
demand has increased we are negotiating the prospect of expanding the project.
3.2 Prevention of re-victimisation.. Recovery and Empowerment servI￿s
Recovery and empowemient ServI￿S are critically important for victims from minority ethnic
backgrounds and migrant and foreign-born women. This may be the first time in their lives that they
have a chance to articulate their needs, manage their own finan￿S, or live independently from an
abusive partner, family or controller. They invariably have very limited support ne￿orkS to reply on.
They may not be able to access other vital ServI￿S such as mental health seNices due to stigma and
fear. In order to address these needs we offer individual and group-based services to help women
recover from trauma. We also offer peer-support and empowerment groups that help women make
sense of their experiences and understand what their human rights are. We provide opportunities for
service users to regain or reshape their sense of self and capabilities. For example, by encouraging
women to get involved in the running of the organisation, from taking part in recruitment panels and
focus groups to design new seNices and evaluate current ones. For those women who do not feel
able to take part we offer a range of empowerment courses to build their confidence and
assertiveness.
3.3 Primary Prevention of Violence Against INomen
Bawso is always seeking reSoUr￿S to strengthen and extend its prevention services designed to
increase awareness and challenge attitudes of Violen￿ against women, domestic abuse, and sexual
violence across the population.
Bawso seeks to avert violence before it occurs through training, awareness campaigns in schools and
the community, and interventions designed to stop further acts of Violen￿ and re-victimisation.
Where resources allow, counselling services are available. Bawso seeks to use every means possible
to change attitudes within black and minoritised communities to harmful cultural praCti￿S.
Incidences of Violen￿ against women, domestic violence, and sexual abuse continue to increase year
on year. Prevention programmes designed to inhibit and thwart this behaviour are crucial if a perpetual
increase in support services is to be avoided.
We strive to contribute to ending all forms of violence and abuse. To this end we raise awareness of
all forms of Violence Against Women through a range of events and campaigns. We also work to
change attitudes amongst communities and build the capacity of other service providers to respond to
the needs of BAME victims.

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3.3.1 Changing attitudes within BAME Communities
We work to change attitudes within communities that traditionally practice Female Genital Mutilation,
Forced Marriage, and Honour Based Violence. Our non4ivisive engagement strategies help
communities understand that they can preserve positive aspects of their culture while discarding
harmful practices. We train community members to become advocates for change and equip young
people with tools to keep safe from violen￿. As a result communities are more aware of relevant
legislation and of the risks of harmful traditional practices and more confident to reject them as part of
their identity and speak out against them.
3.3.2 Training for frontline workers in public ServI￿S
People from minority ethnic backgrounds often report a lack of understanding of their needs by
statutory and voluntary services. They also experience prejudice and judgmental attitudes. At the
same time professionals tell us that they need to understand the specific needs of BAME clients and
have appropriate tools to support them. We offer training and advi￿ to practitioners in the Health and
Education sector, Police, Social Services, Local Authorities and third sector organisations. One
example is the IRIS Project.
IRIS is a training, support and referral programme in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, bringing
primary care practitioners together to increase their awareness of the circumstances surrounding
victims of domestic abuse, to identify victims, and enable them to disclose their circumstances. IRIS
refers individuals to those statutory and third sector support services best equipped to help them. In
2022123, we have reached 121 women and this year in has increased to 315. This is an increase of
160/.
4.0 Achievements
Bawso has continued to provide quality and safe serVI￿S to those affected by Violence Against
Women Domestic Abuse Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) from BME communities in Wales. This year
has been a year of consolidation to sustain existing services.
We have launched a Forced Marriage Research.
We have also secured funding to capture women's voice as part of a National Heritage Project.
5.0 Financial Review
Bawso has always been proactive in ensuring that it actively foresees change and addresses it
effectively when it arrives. The organisation has undertaken several organisational reviews in the past
in anticipation of very significant growth in the activity and size of the organisation. This has
strengthened the organisational structure of the charity and ensured that key management processes
are robust and effective.
However, this year Bawso faced a different challenge - Rising cost of living. The rise in utility cost has
increased our cost of running offI￿S and refuge accommodations. The increase in cost of living has
affected our staff which led to losing staff to higher paid jobs. It has been a difficult year for recruitment
due to the low salary we offer. We have negotiated with the commissioners to acknowledge the rising
cost of living and therefore the need to increase staff salary. Some funders increased the funding for
the following year and others allowed us to vere the budget to increase the salary of staff. Following a
benchmarking exercise with similar organisations, the salary review proposal was approved.
In 202312024 we report a deficit of £194,140. As at 31 March 2024 the charity reports retained
reseNes of £1,767,528 represented by £825,138 of unrestricted funds and £942,390 of restricted
funds.

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6.0 Plans for the future
Diversification of fvnding for non - stalutory work
Expansion of Advi￿ and Information Project across Wales
Develop a Volunteer Project
Increase Wellbeing and development program for service users
7.0 Acknowledgements
Home Office
Welsh Government
Cardiff County Council
Newport City Council
City and County of Swansea
Wrexham County Borough Council
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
South Wales Police
Gwent Police
South Wales PCC
North Wales PCC
Dyfed Powys PCC
Swansea VAVVDASV
Gwent VAWDASV
Mid and West Wales VAWDASV
Salvation Army
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Welsh Refugee Council
Coutts Foundation
National Heritage Lottery Fund
Comic Relief
Cardiff Women's Aid
Llamau

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Trustees. responsibilities statement
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law. are responsible for preparing
the trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law 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 charitable company and the incoming resources and
application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period.
In preparing these financial statements. the trustees are required to-
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently-
observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP-
make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.,
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Auditor
Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that..
so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is
unaware., and
they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themselves aware of
any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that
information.
A resolution to reappoint Walter Hunter & Co Limited as auditors will be proposed at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting.
The trustees. annual report and the strategic report were approved on 11 December 2024 and signed
on behalf of the board of trustees by=
rri
Mutale Merrill OBE - Chair
Trustee
Michael Murray - Treasurer
Trustee

Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Bawso Limited
Year ended 31 March 2024
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Bawso Limited (the 'charity') for the year ended
31 March 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure
account), statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a
summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in
their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {United Kingdom Generally
AC￿pted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements=
give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its
incoming resources and application of reSoUr￿s, including its income and expenditure, for the
year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally AC￿pted
Accounting Practice.,
have been prepared in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordan￿ with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS IUKII 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 accordan￿ 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 concem
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees, use of the going con￿rn
basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have perfomed, 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 peri(KJ of at least ￿e1ve months from when the financial
statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going con￿rn are described
in the relevant sections of this report.
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Other infomiation
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial
statements and our auditorfs report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, ex￿pt to the extent
otherwise explic1￿Y stated in our report. we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the
financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially
misststed. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are
required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a
material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude
that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit..
the information given in the trustees, report for the financial year for which the financial
statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements" and
the trustees, report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the
course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees, report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act
2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion..
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not
been received from branches not visited by us., or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns,. or
certain disclosures of trustees, remuneration specified by law are not made.. or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more frjlly in the trustees, responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the
directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as
the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the 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.
Auditorfs responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that
an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the
aggregate, they could reasonabty be expected to Influen￿ 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=
By enquiring with senior management and those charged with governance all area of risk identified
were considered and any potential litigation or claim, if any, were noted
Ensuring by enquiry that there were no issues of non-compliance with laws and regulations relating
to tax and compliance
By obtaining an understanding of the company's policies and procedures on compliance with laws
and regulations, and with best accounting practice
Noting issues discussed with Directors and the Senior Management Team as this relates to risks
faced by the company
Reviewing information received from the company's solicitors, if any and discussing their contents
with the Directors
Reviewing disclosures in the financial statements and testing to supporting documentation to assess
compliance with applicable laws and regulations
Auditing the risk of management overrides of controls including testing journal entries and other
adjustments for appropriateness and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions
outside the normal course of business
Through these procedures, we did not become aware of actual or suspected non-compliance.
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As part of an audit in accordance with ISAS (UK}, we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also-
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit
evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not
detecting a material misststement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error,
as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override
of internal control.
Obtain an understsnding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees, use of the going concern basis of accounting
and, based on the audit evidence obtained. whether a material uncertainty exists related to
events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going
concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in
our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures
are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtsined
up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity
to ￿ase to continue as a going COn￿M.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the financial ststements represent the underlying transactions and
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in
internal control that we identify during our audit.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part
16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might stste to the
charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditorfs 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 members as a body, for our audit work, for this report,
or for the opinions we have formed.
JONATHAN RHODES BSC BFP FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of
Walter Hunter & Co Limited
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
24 Bridge Street
Newport
South Wales
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Statement of Financial Activities
(including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
Restricted
funds Total funds Total funds
2023
Unrestricted
funds
Note
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
other trading activities
Investment income
12,746
2,203,069
14,897
11,425
12,746
4.438,641
14,897
11,425
14,258
4,666,495
24,264
3,336
2,235,572
Total income
2,242,137
2,235,572
4,477,709
4,708,353
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities
Total expenditure
9,10 2.402.893
2,268.956
4,671,849
4,167,851
2,402,893
2,268,956
4.671,849
4,167,851
Net lexpenditure)lincome
(160,756)
(33,384) (194,140)
540,502
Transfers be￿een funds
(33,492)
33,492
Net movement in funds
(194,248)
108
(194,410)
540,502
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
1,019,386
942,282
1,961,668
1,421,166
825,138
942,390
1.767,528
1,961,668
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 17 to 37 forni part of these financial statements.
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position
31 March 2024
2024
2023
Note
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
Investments
16
17
856,562
825,103
856,563
825,104
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
18
694.631
898.959
806,899
874,673
1,593,590
1,681,572
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets
19
668.238
520,720
925,352
1,160,852
Total assets less current liabilities
1,781,915
1,985,956
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than
one year
20
14,387
24,288
Net assets
1,767,528
1,961,668
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
942,390
825,138
1,767,528
942,282
1,019,386
Total charity funds
23
1,961,668
These financial ststements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 11
December 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by..
erri
Mutale Merrill OBE - Chair
Trustee
Michael Murray - Treasurer
Trustee
The notes on pages 17 to 37 forni part of these financial statements.
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure)lincome
(194,140)
540,502
Adjustments for."
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Interest payable and similar charges
Accrued expenses
87,278
4,381
13,264
91,286
100
64,865
Changes in."
Trade and other debtors
Trade and other creditors
112,268
134,254
(17,0281
(92,1731
587,552
Cash generated from operations
157,305
Interest paid
14.381)
(100)
Net cash from operating activities
152,924
587,452
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tsngible assets
Proceeds from sale of tangible assets
Net cash used in investing activities
(118,737) (284,252)
21,377
(118,737)
324,577
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
Proceeds from loans from group undertakings
Net cash used in financing activities
19,901)
{9,681)
{1,142)
(10,8231
19,901)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
24,286
874,673
313,754
560,919
898,959
874,673
The notes on pages 17 to 37 forni part of these financial statements.
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in
England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the
registered Offi￿ is Unit 4 Sovereign Quay, Havannah Street, Cardiff, CF10 5SF, Wales.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland,, the 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) (Charities
SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.
Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis.
The financial ststements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity,
rounded to the nearest pound.
Going concem
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Consolidation
The charity is not required to prepare consolidated accounts in accordance with the Charities Act
2011 and has taken advantage of the option not to prepare consolidated financial statements
contsined in Section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 on the basis that the charity and its
subsidiary undertakings comprise a small group.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements,
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements
are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations
of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accounting
The charity maintains a general unrestricted fund which represents funds which are expendable
at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity- Such funds may be
held in order to finan￿ both working capital and capital investment.
Restricted funds have been provided to the charity for particular purposes, and it is the policy of
the board of trustees to carefully monitor the application of those funds in accordance with the
restrictions placed upon them.
Any proposed transfer be￿een funds would be considered on the particular circumstances.
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of f nancial activities when entitlement has
passed to the charity- it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction
will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies
are applied to particular categories of income..
Income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift,
receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
Legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
Income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical
to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the
estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when
received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of
general volunteers.
Income from contracts for the supply of seniices is recognised with the delivery of the contracted
service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to
be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as
restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any
VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of
financial activities to which it relates..
Expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable
trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
Expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking
activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support
costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
Other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity
nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resour￿. Direct costs
attributable to a single activity are allocated directty to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned
be￿een the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Tangible assets
All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual
value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows..
Freehold propety
Refuge furniture
Motor Vehicles
offi￿ furniture and computer
equipment
2 % p.a. Straight line
330/0 p.a. Straight line
250/0 p.a. Straight line
33 % p-a. Straight line
Investments
Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair
value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.
Impairnient of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable
amount being estimated where such indicators exist. INhere the carrying value exceeds the
recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for
possible reversal at each reporting date.
Income tax
As a registered charity, the charity is exempt from income tax to the extent that its income and
gains are applicable to charitable purposes only. Value added tax is not recoverable by the
charity and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
Operating leases
Lease payments are recognised as an expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The
aggregate benefit of lease incentives is recognised as a reduction to expense over the lease
term, on a straight-line basis.
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the
contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including
any related transaction costs, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where
it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of
interest for a similar debt instrumenL
Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other
consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.
Defined contribution plans
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which
the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent
that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.
Limited by guarantee
The charity is limited by guarantee, each member having undertaken to contribute such amounts
not exceeding one pound as may be required in the event of the company being wound up whilst
he or she is still a member or within one year thereafter.
There are 22 members of the company (2023: 45 members).
Donations and legacies
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Donations from Bawso Training and Interpreting
servI￿s Limited (note 28)
Donations
Membership
1,794
10,557
395
1,794
10.557
395
12,746
12,746
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Donations from Bawso Training and Interpreting
servI￿s Limited (note 28)
Donations
Membership
7,081
6,827
350
7,081
6,827
350
14,258
14,258
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
Charitable activities
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board IRIS Project
Cardiff County Council Period Poverty Grant 2022-
2023
Comic Relief - Community Experiencing Racial
Inequality
Coutts Foundation
Covid - 19 Big Lottery Bridge to Safety
Covid - 19 Comic Relief - Global Majority
Cwm Taff HSG BME Project
Cwm Taff VAWDASV BME Project
Dyfed Powys PCC
Dyfed Powys VAWDASV BME Specialist INorker
Eaton fund grant
Esmee Fairbairn - VAWDASV Policy
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME Specialist project
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME Specialist project
HSG Direct Ac￿sS
HSG Floating Support
Lottery Heritage
North Wales PCC BAME Engagement
NWREN Consult 15-20 NW Group
PCC - South Wales BME Group Worker
PCC - South Wales BME Youth Worker
Rental income
Salvation Army - Diogel Project
South Vvales Police Tarian ROCU
Southhall Black Sisters- Support for migrant victims
Swansea VAVVDASV BME Specialist
Turn to Us
Welsh Government- Capital grant
Welsh Government- Children's Funding
Welsh Government- Core Funding
Welsh Government- Diogel project
Welsh Government- Inclusion Fund
Welsh Government- North Wales Outreach Servi
Welsh Government HBA Training Contract
Welsh Government NRPF
Welsh Government Wales and Africa Grant Scheme
Windrush grant income
WWA Period Dignity
72,000
72,000
37,403
37,403
60,000
60,000
10,510
{4,9581
15,881
10,000
10,510
(4,958)
15,881
10,000
34,169
8,552
34,169
8,552
698,012
317,280
43,037
21,000
698,012
317.280
43,037
21.000
27,500
39,538
27.500
39,538
544,532
1,543,368
33,497
174,560
36,832
21,000
10,566
28,175
324,806
73,819
13,661
131,098
544,532
1,543,368
33,497
174,560
36,832
21,000
10,566
28,175
324,806
73,819
13,661
131,098
110,803
110,803
2,000
2,000
2,203.069
2,235,572
4,438,641
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
Charitable activities (continue
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board IRIS Project
Cardiff County Council Period Povety Grant 2022-
2023
Comic Relief - Community Experiencing Racial
Inequality
Coutts Foundation
Covid - 19 Big Lottery Bridge to Safety
Covid - 19 Comic Relief - Global Majority
Cwm Taff HSG BME Project
Cwm Taff VAWDASV BME Project
Dyfed Powys PCC
Dyfed Powys VAWDASV BME Specialist Worker
Eaton fund grant
Esmee Fairbairn - VAVVDASV Policy
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME Specialist project
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME Specialist project
HSG Direct Access
HSG Floating Support
Lottery Heritage
North Wales PCC BAME Engagement
NVVREN Consult 15-20 NW Group
PCC - South Wales BME Group Worker
PCC - South Wales BME Youth Worker
Rental income
Salvation Army - Diogel Project
South Wales Police Tarian ROCU
Southhall Black Sisters- Support for migrant victims
Swansea VAWDASV BME Specialist
Turn to Us
Welsh Government- Capital grant
Welsh Government- Children's Funding
Welsh Government- Core Funding
Welsh Government- Diogel project
Welsh Government- Inclusion Fund
Welsh Government- North Vwdles Outreach Seprfice
Welsh Government HBA Training Contract
Welsh Government NRPF
Welsh Government Wales and Africa Grant Scheme
Windrush grant income
WWA Period Dignity
72,000
72,000
1,999
1,999
1,675
1,675
50,000
15,356
2,667
29,086
50,000
15,356
2,667
29,086
4,266
22,024
4,266
22,024
44,624
44,624
46,091
694,700
354,785
46,091
694,700
354,785
30,000
2,400
27,500
17,500
30,000
2,400
27,500
17,500
545,147
1,561,741
30,000
203,469
28,892
545,147
1,561,741
30,000
203,469
28,892
265,000
26,650
320,180
90,755
22,735
134,803
12,000
265,000
26,650
320,180
90,755
22,735
134,803
12,000
4,863
4,863
3,587
3,587
2,201,512
2,464,983
4,666,495
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
Other trading activities
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Room hire
Other income
9,370
5,527
9,370
5,527
14,897
14,897
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Room hire
Other income
9,340
14,924
9,340
14,924
24,264
24,264
Investment income
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Bank interest receivable
11,425
11,425
11,425
11,425
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Bank interest receivable
3,336
3,336
3,336
3,336
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Cardiff City Council - Period Poverty Grant
Children's project
Comic Relief MOJ Improve safety of victims of abuse
Core costs
Covid - 19 Projects
Cwm Taff VAW DASV BME Project
Dyfed Powys PCC
Dyfed Powys VAWDASV BME Specialist worker
Esmee Fairbairn Racialised communities
Esmee Fairbairn VAWDASV
Floating Support
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME Specialist
Iris project
Lottery Heritage Fund
North Wales Diogel Project
North Wales Outreach Service
North Wales PCC CF BME Engagement workers
North Wales Regional Equalities Network
PCC - South Wales BME Youth Project
PCC - South Wales RISE BME Group worker
Refuge provision
South Wales Police Tarian ROCU
Southall Black Sisters Support for migrant workers
Swansea City Council VAWDASV BME Specialist
project
The Eaton Fund Grant
Welsh Government Inclusion Fund
Welsh Government VAWDASV HBA Training
Welsh Government Wales and Africa Grant Scheme
Support costs
28,175
55,407
441,588
28,175
55,407
826,193
384,605
10,510
11,887
11,196
10,510
11,887
11,196
33.365
33,365
304,193
27,409
72,000
37,390
73,819
131,098
22,314
304,193
27,409
72,000
37,390
73,819
131,098
22,314
30,230
27,880
578,917
30,200
168,967
30,230
27,880
2,010,097
30,200
168.967
1.431,180
29,414
409
15,327
29,414
409
15,327
553.743
160,626
714,369
2,402,893
2,268,956
4,671.849
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type {ContinuedJ
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Cardiff City Council - Period Poverty Grant
Children's project
Comic Relief MOJ Improve safety of victims of abuse
Core costs
Covid - 19 Projects
Cwm Taff HSG BME Project
Cwm Taff VAW DASV BME Project
Dyfed Powys PCC
Dyfed Powys VAWDASV BME Specialist worker
Esmee Fairbairn Racialised Communities
Esmee Fairbairn VAWDASV
Floating Support
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME Specialist
Iris project
Lottery Heritage Fund
North Wales Diogel Project
North Wales Outreach Service
North Wales PCC CF BME Engagement workers
North Wales Regional Equalities Network
PCC - South Wales BME Youth Project
PCC - South Wales RISE BME Group worker
Refuge provision
South Wales Police Tarian ROCU
Southall Black Sisters Support for migrant workers
Swansea City Council VAWDASV BME Specialist
project
The Eaton Fund Grant
Welsh Government Inclusion Fund
Welsh Government VAWDASV HBA Training
Welsh Government Wales and Africa Grant Scheme
Support costs
1,999
26,650
1,675
320,257
18,023
22,608
1,999
26,650
1,675
618,027
18,023
22,608
297,770
2,840
16,923
3,587
2,840
16,923
3,587
44,024
274,148
46,092
64,421
44,024
274,148
46,092
64,421
90,754
134,803
30,000
2,400
21,378
27,500
548,405
29,223
203,468
25,892
90,754
134,803
30,000
2,400
21,378
27,500
1,869,680
29,223
203,468
25,892
1,321,275
27,250
12,000
4,726
145,386
27,250
12,000
4,726
547,760
402,374
2,065,443
2,102,408
4,167,851
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
10. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken
directly
Support Totsl funds
costs
2024
Total fund
2023
Cardiff City Council - Period Poverty
Grant
Children's project
Comic Relief MOJ Improve safety of
victims of abuse
Core costs
Covid - 19 Projects
Cwm Taff HSG BME Project
Cwm Taff VAW DASV BME Project
Dyfed Powys PCC
Dyfed Powys VAVVDASV BME
Specialist worker
Esmee Fairbairn VAVVDASV
Floating Support
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME
Specialist
Iris project
Lottery Heritage Fund
North Wales Diogel Project
North Wales Outreach Service
North Wales PCC CF BME
Engagement workers
North Wales Regional Equalities
Nelwork
PCC - South Wales BME Youth Project
PCC - South Wales RISE BME Group
worker
Refuge provision
South Wales Poli￿ Tarian ROCU
Southall Black Sisters Support for
migrant workers
Swansea City Council VAWDASV
BME Specialist project
The Eaton Fund Grant
Turn to Us
Welsh Government Inclusion Fund
Welsh Government Wales and Africa
Grant Scheme
1,999
26,650
1,675
28,175
55,407
28,175
57,957
2,550
826,193
278,383
1.104,576
823,848
18,023
29,008
10,510
11,887
11,196
10,510
13,765
16,596
1,878
5,400
4,266
22,024
33,365
304.193
805
5,600
34,170
309,793
34,316
72,000
43,383
73,819
131,098
23,396
44,624
316,394
46,092
71,621
27.409
72.000
37.390
73.819
131,098
22,314
6,907
5,993
90,754
134,803
30,000
1,082
2,400
21,378
30,230
5,690
35,920
27,880
2.393,452
33,497
174,560
27,880
2,010,097
30,200
168,967
27,500
2,144,732
30,000
203,468
383,355
3,297
5,593
29,414
409
7,500
36,914
409
28,892
12,000
3,587
27,250
4,863
15,327
336
15,663
3,957,480
714,369
4.671,849
4,167,851
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
12. Net {expenditurellincome
Net {expenditure)lincome is stated after chargingl(crediting).'
2024
2023
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Operating Leases
Fees paid to the auditor (Incl. VAT)=
For the audit of the financial statements
For non-audit services
87,278
333,322
91,286
288,453
12,361
5,520
11,886
5,040
13. Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
2024
2023
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Employer contributions to pension plans
2,503,493
222,392
62,205
2,260,225
201,175
55,160
2,788,090
2,516,560
The average head count of employees during the year was 113 (2023.. 109). The average number of full-time
equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows..
2024
No.
2023
No.
Service delivery staff
Administrative staff
87
12
84
12
99
96
The number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell within the following bands, were..
2024
2023
No.
No.
£60,000 to £69,999
Key Management Personnel
The key management personnel of the Charity are those persons having authority and responsibility for
planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Charity, directly or indirectly. including any Trustee of the
Charity. In addition to the Trustees, key management personnel includes the senior management team.
Aggregate remuneration and benefits paid to key management personnel during the year amounted to
£400,290 (2023. £375,549).
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
14. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were
received by the trustees.
Trustee expenses of £1,689 were reimbursed to bNO trustees during the year in respect of travel
and subsistence and accommodation (2023: £nil).
15. Transfers between funds
As at 31 March a transfer of restricted funds was made to unrestricted funds this related to
projects which were partially funded by unrestricted funds in earlier years.
16. Tangible fixed assets
Land and Fixtures and
buildings
fittings
Equipment
Total
Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
892,435
900
42,282
19,768
(1,511)
60,539
252,137
98,069
(20,264)
329,942
1,186,854
118,737
(21.775)
1,283,816
893,335
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
141,469
15.982
28,814
16.163
(1,511)
43,466
191,468
55,133
(20,2641
226,337
361,751
87,278
(21,775
427,254
157,451
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
735,884
17,073
103,605
856,562
825,103
At 31 March 2023
750.966
13.468
60,669
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
17. Investments
Shares in
group
undertaking
Cost
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
Impairnient
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
All investments shown above are held at valuation.
Investment entities
Subsidiaries and other investments
Investments represent the shares held in the trading subsidiary Bawso Training and Interpreting
Services Limited. The company was incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies
Act 2006 on 4th June 2008. The surpluses of that company have been transferred to Bawso
Limited.
The company owns 100 % of the issued ordinary share capital of Bawso Training and Interpreting
SeNices Limited a company registered in England & Wales company number'.06611138
Registered office address" Unit 4 Sovereign Quay. Havannah Street, Cardiff, CF10 5SF, Wales
2024
2023
Aggregate and Reserves
2024
2023
Profit for the financial year
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
18. Debtors
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Prepayments and accrued income
615,695
2,918
76,018
694,631
749,098
1,797
56,004
806,899
19. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Social security and other taxes
9,810
102,791
509,638
45,999
9,810
142,561
327,100
41,249
668,238
520,720
20. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Bank loans and overdrafts
14,387
24,288
21. Deferred income
2024
2023
Amount deferred in year
169,274
221,679
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
22. Pensions and other post-retirement benefrts
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined
contribution plans was £62.205 (2023: £55.160).
23. Anatysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At
1 April 2023
At 31 March
2024
Income Expenditure
Transfers
General funds
1,019,386
2,242,137 (2.402,893)
(33,492}
825.138
1,019,386
2,242,137 (2,402,893)
(33,492)
825,138
At
1 April 2022
At 31 March
2023
Income Expenditure
Transfers
General funds
797,590
2,243,370 (2,065,443)
2,243,370 (2,065,443)
43,869
1,019,386
797,590
43,869
1,019,386
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
23. Anatysis of charitable funds (continued)
Restricted funds
At
1 April 2023
At 31 March
2024
Income Expenditure
Transfers
Cardiff City Council - Period Poverty
Grant
Comic Relief- Community Experiencing
Racial Inequality
Covid - 19 Big Lottery A bridge to Safety
for Black and Ethnic Minority Women
Covid 19 Comic Relief Global Majority
Cwm Taff HSG BME project
Cwm Taff VAWDASV BME Project
Dyfed PCC
Dyfedd Powys VAWDASV BME
Specialist Worker
Esmee Fairbairn Racialised
communities
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME
Specialist
Housing Support Grant
I RIS Project
Lottery Heritage Funds
North Wales Freehold Propety
North Wales PCC CF BME Engagement
workers
NVVREN Consult 15-20 NW groups OR
PCC- South Wales BME Youth Worker
PCC - South Wales Rise BME Group
Worker
Rocu Tarian MARAC Co ordinator
Southall Black Sisters - Support for
Migrant Victim
Swansea City Council VAWDASV BME
Specialist project
The Eaton Fund Grant
Turn to Us
Welsh Capital Grant
Welsh Government- Children's Funding
Welsh Government- Diogel Project
Welsh Government- North Wales
Outreach Service
Welsh Government Core Funding
Welsh Government Inclusion fund
Welsh Government VAWDASV HBA
Training
Welsh Government Wales and Africa
grant
WG Capital Grant 3 - Newport,
Swansea, Flintshire
Windrush Event
22.895
37,403
(57,958)
2.340
10.510
{4.958)
(10,510)
(13,765)
22,024
3,301
15.881
(16,596)
715
8,552
{34,316)
1,015,292 (1,002,684)
72,000
(72,000)
43,037
(43,383)
25,764
105,587
118,195
{346)
735.884
750.966
(15,082}
2,400
21,000
(23,396)
(4)
39,538
(35,920)
(3,618)
27,500
33,497
{27,880)
(33,497)
380
174,560
(174,560)
36.832
10.000
(36,914)
(409)
82
9,591
50.470
10.565
28.175
73,820
5.416
{28,175)
(73,820)
66,451
131,098
435,609
13,661
(131,098)
(441,830)
(13,661)
6,221
9,964
{2,990)
6,974
2,000
(2,000)
2,235,572 (2,268,956)
942,282
33,492
942,390
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
23. Anatysis of charitable funds (continued)
At
1 April 2022
At 31 March
2023
Income Expenditure
Transfers
Cardiff City Council- Period Poverty Grant
Comic Relief- Community Experiencing
Racial Inequality
Covid - 19 Big Lottery A bridge to Safety
for Black and Ethnic Minority Vvomen
Covid 19 Comic Relief Global Majority
Cwm Taff HSG BME project
Cwm Taff VAWDASV BME Project
Dyfed PCC
Dyfed Powys VAWDASV BME Specialist
worker
Esmee Fairbairn Racialised communities
Gwent Regional VAWDASV BME
Specialist
Housing Support Grant
I RIS Project
Lottery Heritage Funds
North Vvales Freehold Property
North Vvales PCC CF BME Engagement
workers
NWREN Consult 15-20 NW groups OR
PCC - South Wales BME Youth Project
PCC - South Wales RISE BME Youth
Worker
Rocu Tarian MARAC Co ordinator
Southall Black Sisters- Support for
migrant workers
Swansea City Council VAWDASV BME
Specialist project
The Eaton Fund Grant
Turn to Us
Welsh Capital Grant
Welsh Government- Children's Funding
Welsh Government- Diogel Project
Welsh Government- North Wales
Outreach Service
Welsh Government Core Funding
Welsh Government Inclusion fund
Welsh Government VAWDASV H BA
Training
Welsh Government Wales and Africa
grant
WG Capital Grant 3 - Newport, Swansea,
Flintshire
Windrush Event
1,999
(1,999)
34,172
1,675
(1,675)
(11,277)
22,895
15,356
2,667
29.086
(15,356)
(2,667)
(29,086)
4.266
(4.266)
22.024
(22,024)
46,091
1,049,486
72,000
(46,091)
(943,899)
(71,620)
105,587
(380)
488.793
265,000
{2,827)
750,966
2,400
30,000
2,400
17,500
(30,000)
(2,400)
(21,378)
2,400
3.878
27,500
30,000
{27,500)
(30,000)
203,468
(203,468)
28,892
{28,892)
3.587
(3,587)
75.328
(24,858}
50,470
26.650
90.755
(26,650)
{90,755)
134,803
320,180
22,735
(134,803)
(320,180)
(27,249)
4,514
12,000
(12,000)
4,863
(4,863)
14.871
{4,907)
9,964
623,576
2,464,983 (2,102,408)
(43,869)
942,282

Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
23. Anatysis of charitable funds (continued)
Identification and Referral to Improve Safety Project (IRIS)
The IRIS project is in partnership with Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board and Cardiff
Women Aid. IRIS provides domestic abuse training, support and referral programme for GP
surgeries. The training is delivered by Advocatorsl Educators (AE) and Clinical Leads. Bawso is
responsible for managing and overseeing AE'S work and deliver IRIS Programme across
surgeries in selected cluster in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan. This project was recommissioned
in March arch 2024 and Bawso won the tender for another 3 years. We are now responsible for
the whole of Cardiff and the Vale Health Board area.
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery MARAC Coordinator
South Wales Police, Gwent Police and Dyfed Powys Police in partnership funded the project -
Tarian ROCU. The project funded a full-time coordinator. The aim of the Human Trafficking &
Modern Slavery MARAC is to provide a structure where professionals can refer known or
suspected victims of human traffickinglmodern slavery and share information where there may
be suspicious activity- This project is renewed annually.
Wales Sanctuary Service
The Welsh Governments Inclusion Fund has granted funding via Welsh Refugee Council to
provide community-based raise awareness about all forms of Violence Against Women to
Asylum Seekers and Refugees across Wales. The project funds a part time support worker and
is currently renewed annually.
No recourse to public fund Project
Southall Black Sisters and partners across the UK were awarded funds to operate the Support
for Migrant Victims Scheme (SMV)), to provide temporary support migrant survivors of abuse and
to build a better understanding of their needs. Bawso is a partner in this project, supporting
victims of Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse Sexual Violence IVAWDASV) with No
recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) in Wales. Bawso expected to support 75 victims in Wales a
year.
During 2023124 the Welsh Government awarded Bawso top up funding for this project to meet
the ever increasing demand for the project.
BME Specialist Project
6South Wales PCC, North Wales PCC. Dyfed Powys PCC and the Regional VAWDASV
Teams(Gwent. Swansea INeath Port Talbot and Mid and West Wales) funded the BME
Specialist Projects in their regions. The funding enabled us to reach out to some of the most
vulnerable and isolated victims in the rural areas of Wales. The project focused on BME victims
of FGM, Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse.
Windrush Event
Race Council Cymru awarded Bawso a grant to host an event to ￿lebrate the contribution of the
Windrush generation in Wales. We brought together the Windrush communities to hear their
struggles, celebrate their achievements and acknowledge their contribution.
Core to the celebration was the screening of a film on Wndrush. Three Elders who appeared in
the film attended the event and shared their stories. A hearty lunch of Caribbean, Asian and
vegetarian food was served. Activities included three different young singers, followed by a
poetry recital, all of which continued the key theme of Windrush resilience, perseveran￿ and
overcoming struggle in the face of adversity.
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
23. Anatysis of charitable funds (continued)
BME Oral Stories National Heritage Lottery Fund supported this project to capture the stories of
our victims of Violence Against women. The project enabled the victims to visit the heritage sites
of Wales i.e. the Museum across Wales. The aim was for them to recollect a memory from their
past after coming across an artefact that they can relate to. Their stories have now been
captured on video. This is a wellbeing project to improve the mental health of the victims of
abuse.
24. Anatysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Tangible fixed assets
Net Current assets
47,254
777,884
809,309
133,081
856,563
910,965
Net assets
825,138
942,390
1,767,528
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Tangible fixed assets
Net Current Assets
782
1,018,604
824,321
117,961
825,103
1,136,565
Net assets
1,019,386
942,282
1,961,668
25. Analysis of changes in net debt
At
At 1 Apr 2023 Cash flows 31 Mar 2024
Cash at bank and in hand
Debt due within one year
Debt due after one year
874,673
(9,810)
(24,288)
840.575
24,286
898,959
19,810)
(14,387
874,762
9,901
34,187
26. Operating lease commitments
The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows=
2024
2023
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
Later than 5 years
3,687
329,635
3,687
329,635
333.322
333,322
27. Limitation of auditors liability
By way of a members, resolution dated 12th December 2023, the company has agreed to enter
into a limited liability agreement with its auditors whereby their exposure to legal claims is limited
to £50,000 per claim.
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Bawso Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conlinuedj
Year ended 31 March 2024
28. Related parties
The company was under the control of the trustees throughout the current and previous year.
During the year the trustee Mrs C Sinha was also a director of Bawso Training and Interpreting
Services Limited. As at 31st March 2024 £2,918 {2023: £1,797) was owed from Bawso Training
and Interpreting servI￿s Limited. As at 31st March 2024 Bawso Training and Interpreting
Services Limited made a donation of £1,794 (2023.. £7,081) to Bawso Limited by guarantee.
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