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2022-03-31-accounts

Company number: 4298930 Charity Number: 1089851

Salford Women’s Aid

t/a Salford Women’s Aid Domestic Abuse Support Services

Report and financial statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2022

Salford Women’s Aid

Reference and administrative information

for the year ended 31[st] March 2022

Charity name Salford Women’s Aid

also known as Salford Women’s Aid Domestic Abuse Support Services

Company number 4298930

Charity number 1089851 Registered office and operational address 1st Floor Unity House, Chorley Road Swinton, Manchester, M27 5FJ

Management committee The members of the management committee, who are also directors under company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Sharon O’Loughlin Chair Miriam Mintz Vice Chair (resigned 2[nd] January 2022) Christine Jackson Treasurer Iram Ahmed (appointed 16[th] April 2021) Catherine Greenwood (appointed 16[th] April 2021) Andrea Craven (appointed 23[rd] March 2022) Lauren Wolstencroft (appointed 15[th] May 2022) Company secretary Sharon O’Loughlin Company Secretary Key management Dawn Redshaw Project Co-ordinator personnel Administration Luba Velychko Finance Worker and Finance Yvonne Dronsfield Administrator Bankers Royal Bank of Scotland plc 115 Mather Way, Salford M6 5EH Solicitors Ansvar Insurance Ansvar House, St Leonards Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UR Independent Christy Lau FCCA CTA DChA, Slade & Cooper Limited Examiner Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Ancoats Manchester, M4 6JG

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Salford Women’s Aid

Management committee’s annual report

for the year ended 31[st] March 2022

The management committee presents their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022. Included within the management committee’s report is the directors’ report as required by company law.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

Objectives and activities

Our charities purposes as set out in the memorandum of articles are to;

We review our aims and activities each year. We look at what we have achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous year. The review looks at success and benefits to the people we are set up to assist and helps us ensure that we are focused on our stated purposes. We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commissions general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the objectives they have set.

Vision

All victims and their dependants are made aware of their rights and offered choices so they can live without fear of domestic abuse.

Mission statement

Salford Women's Aid meets the needs and promotes the rights of victims who have experienced domestic abuse.

Objectives

  1. To provide confidential independent accurate up to date advice and Information Services

  2. Provide services and facilitate projects that will empower and enable victims to make informed choices

  3. Ensure that service users and their dependants’ needs remain central to all the services and projects through consistent consultation, monitoring, feedback and dialogue

  4. Actively promote the work of the organisation to raise awareness of domestic abuse, its impact and associated issues

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  1. Create and participate in network and partnerships to develop a range of domestic abuse services for victims and their dependents

  2. Challenge poor practise in domestic abuse services and work to educate and raise awareness of appropriate responses

  3. Monitor and evaluate the organisations work

Achievements and performance

Our main activities and who we try and help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on the needs and requirements of all the clients referred to us.

Beneficiaries of our services

Our main activities and who we try and help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on the needs and requirements of all the clients referred to us.

We have 14 units of accommodation for women and children escaping domestic abuse. There are trained and qualified domestic abuse specialist support workers in the refuges.

Last year the refuges received the following referrals:

83 women and 51 children were referred in

53 women were declined, 35 of those were due to no space as refuges were full

We have had women in the refuges with extreme complex needs that have stayed for over 24 months, this is due to the lack of intervention from other services.

Specialist support to women with insecure immigration status and No Recourse to Public Funds, they also tend to stay in the refuge longer because of their specialist support needs.

Due to the lack of space and the issues with accessing social housing they were not able to offer space to all those referred in. The average length of stay in the refuge has increased considerably over the years.

Staff have expertise in immigration and No Recourse to Public Funds, LGBT, complex needs including drug, mental health, and alcohol issues.

Staff work with the clients on a range of support needs including healthy eating, budgeting, maintaining tenancies and health needs.

The staff are all trained specialist domestic violence advocates that work with high-risk clients referred to the weekly Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference.

Due to the loss of funding, Salford Women’s Aid are required to re-evaluate the structure of the charity to establish improved funding criteria to support the ongoing services offered to victims and their children. Within the processes of this we propose to incorporate existing staff who are embedded into the business to integrate additional responsibilities on the day to day running of the services provided

As part of the service offered to victims, we offer a 12-week accredited self-esteem and confidence building course. This course is funded by charitable donations and some income made via the charity

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shop we co-run with Salford Women’s Centre. The course is for clients that have been referred in house by our own advocates.

SIDASS – Salford Independent Domestic Abuse Support Service

Salford Independent Domestic Abuse Support Service (SIDASS) provides independent advocacy and specialised support to victims living in Salford. The team offer advice and support on safety planning, crisis work, civil and criminal remedies, housing advice, finances, health issues and work with families to improve issues around child protection where domestic abuse is a prevalent factor. The victim is supported by a qualified Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate through a safety and support plan to improve their safety and encourage the best possible outcomes from other statutory and voluntary agencies.

The project was developed in 2006 by Salford City Council’s Community Safety Unit and Salford Women’s Aid working together in partnership. SIDASS has supported thousands of victims of domestic abuse and work over the short to medium-term, to put victims on the path to long-term safety.

SIDASS links into the council’s Sanctuary scheme which provides security equipment to homes to enable victims to feel safe and to stay in their own home.

Salford Women’s Aid Helpline provides the first response by way of telephone advice, information, signposting, and support to any victim who is experiencing Domestic abuse or has previously experienced domestic abuse. This can be within an intimate relationship or by a family member.

The Helpline forms part of our referral pathway for self-referrals and as an access point to make a referral to our refuges. We assist survivors with a wide range of issues relating to domestic abuse.

The Helpline works in partnership with an extensive network of agencies such as Women's Aid groups in Greater Manchester and throughout the UK, Refuges’ online, Family law Solicitors, Housing, Health, Criminal Justice System, Survivor Support Groups, and others.

The Helpline operates between 1-4pm Monday-Friday. Since March 2020, the helpline hours have been extended to include evenings and weekends, due to the increase in domestic abuse and the demand on our service. Messages can be left outside these hours via the answer machine. All calls are dealt with in the strictest confidence.

SIDASS offers support to all victims of domestic abuse regardless of gender and sexual orientation.

Support for male victims - Domestic abuse can affect everyone, and nobody should have to live in fear of abuse. SIDASS offers support for male victims at risk from female partners, same sex partners and family members.

We hope that male victims will find the information they need on our website. Due to the nature of domestic abuse and the risks associated with seeking support to end an abusive relationship, support services for victims, mainly refuge accommodation are often provided separately for men and for women. We do not offer male refuge accommodation currently.

In the last year the service has had 2,515 referrals for independent advocacy.

IRIS – Identification and Referral to Improve Safety

The IRIS Project was set up in partnership with the CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) in 2017

Identification and Referral to Improve Safety IRIS programme is a service which aims to promote and improve healthcare response to domestic violence. It is a training, referral and advocacy model which trains clinicians to support their patients who have been affected by domestic violence, and to increase awareness of DV within general practice.

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The training we provide is for clinical professionals and the administrative staff within the local practices. The programme provides a direct and trusted source for advocacy for patients following disclosure. The IRIS programme is an evidence-based, effective and cost-effective intervention to improve the primary care response to DVA and is nationally recognised. IRIS ensures that primary care practitioners can respond effectively to domestic violence and abuse for patients. The programme provides 2 specialist members of staff the advocate education on the clinical lead (A GP/healthcare practitioner to work together to train the practise about domestic abuse).

The IRIS steering group with an update and overview report on the work undertaken by SIDASS in delivering the service of IRIS (Identification and Referral to Improve Safety) commissioned and clinically led by NHS Salford CCG.

A review has been conducted by Salford Community Safety Partnership (Salford City Council) and Salford NHS CCG; the Domestic Abuse Services in Salford was put out to tender in August 2021 to commence 01 April 2022. The tender was won by another provider, as a result of this it has meant that Salford Women’s Aid has lost £221,355 annual income as of the 1st April 2022. From January to March 2022, the SIDASS service was part of TUPE compliance to transfer data and staff over to the new provider by 01 April 2022.

Loss of this service will include the following provision from 01 April 2022:

Quarter 4, January to March 2022 was to focus on compliance to safeguard victims through the transitional period and to keep the service operational.

Professional Training

We offer professional training to raise practitioner’s awareness of domestic abuse on those directly and indirectly affected. We also offer a one-day course for those signed up to the GMP information sharing protocol on MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) and DASH this is to enable practices to confidently complete DASH and refer into MARAC.

Staff also sit on local and regional boards for domestic abuse, VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) and the CPS rape scrutiny panel.

We lecture every year at Salford University on the Coercion and Control Master’s course.

Charity shop

The shop is run in conjunction with Salford Women’s Centre, all profits made in the shop after overheads have been deducted are used to support clients coming into the service. To maximise income, we employ a manager for 21 hours a week to run the shop and support and recruit volunteers.

Financial review

The past year has been a difficult one for both clients and staff members, the application process for the Domestic Abuse Services in Salford started in August 2021 and was awarded to another provider in December 2021. The loss of the services and staff has and will have a major impact on Salford Women’s Aid.

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Salford City Mayor recommended that Salford Women’s Aid apply for full enhanced housing benefit for the refuges. We are hoping to negotiate with the local authority some of the funds that they have been allocated under the domestic abuse act for safe accommodation.

We saw continued reduction in referrals to the refuges as the impact of COVID on external services didn’t enable victims’ easy access in moving, also moving on from the refuges was slow due to the housing providers not being in full operation. This meant women and children remained in the refuge longer than the average length of stay. We have managed to remain stable and have received lots of help, support and funds from the Salford CVS, the Local Co-op Community Team, West Lancashire Freemason’s, and other local businesses.

Some of the achievements are listed below:

At the end of the financial year, the total reserves of the charity were £427,687, of this £1,003 were restricted funds, being grant funding for specific projects, and £426,684 were unrestricted funds.

Designated funds & Reserves policy

The Management Committee has designated funds to assist with future projects and needs of the service. Some of the funds and reserves have been used to assist with our aims and objectives. Funds have been utilised mainly to support the financial year.

The policy on reserves is that the committee will ensure that there are 6 months running costs in the event of the charity having to wind down.

Due to the charity losing a large amount of funding from 01 April 2022, the Management Committee are looking at how to best utilise the reserves at Salford Women’s Aid.

Principle funding sources

The principal funders are currently the Community Safety Partnership and the CCG, this will end due to the transfer of services at the end of March 2022. We are working on applying for full enhanced housing benefit for the refuges. We are hoping to negotiate with the local authority some of the funds that they have been allocated under the domestic abuse act for safe accommodation.

Structure, governance and management

Recruitment and appointment of management committee

The directors of the company are also charity trustees and for the purposes of charity law and under the charity’s articles are known as members of the Management Committee. The members are elected to serve for three years after which they can be eligible for re-election.

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Due to the nature of the work and the safety issues the Management Committee seeks to ensure that the needs of the client group are reflected through the committee, the committee is not able to advertise in a broad sense for members.

Induction and training

Most of the trustee are already familiar with the work of the charity, each member is offered training and induction into issues around domestic abuse and the work of the charity, potential trustees must complete an application form, provide two references and sign a declaration to say they have no vested interest or connections with the charity. This induction and application are overseen by the chair of the charity.

The main documents which set out the operation framework for the charity is the memorandum of articles.

Resourcing and the current financial plans are set out in the latest accounts.

Organisational structure

Salford Women’s Aid has a Management Committee that meets on a bi-monthly basis and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. Currently there are four members who have a wide range of professional skills and knowledge around the issues of domestic abuse and safeguarding.

There is a scheme of delegated authority for the provision of service which rests with the Chief Officer along with the team leaders from both the advocacy and residential projects. The Chief Officer is responsible for ensuring that the aims of the charity are delivered and that key performance indicators are met. The team leaders have day to day responsibility for the operation of the services, individual supervision of the staff teams, and to also ensure that the team continues to work and develop within the policies and procedures of the charity and in line with good practice.

Related parties and relationships with other organisations

The work of the charity is guided by local and national policy. At a national level work around, domestic abuse is steered by National indicators and the Home Office Violence Against Women and Girl’s strategy. Locally we are part of the MARAC. The Chief Officer and team leaders are members of many multi-agency groups where we offer guidance and support; we are also part of a multi-agency training pool who delivers training on domestic abuse, and safeguarding adults and children.

Risk management

The Management Group has conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. A Risk Register has been established and will mitigate the risks the charity faces. Significant external risks to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan which will allow for the diversification of funding and activities. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects for the future.

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Statement of responsibilities of the management committee

The members of the management committee (who are also directors of Salford Women’s Aid for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the management committee’s annual 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 management committee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the management committee is required to:

The management committee is responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company 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 charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The management committee is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime of the Companies Act 2006.

The management committee’s annual report has been approved by the members of the management committee on 20/12/2022 and signed on their behalf by

Sharon O’Loughlin

Chair

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Independent examiner’s report

to the members of

Salford Women’s Aid

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March 2022 which are set out on pages 10 to 31.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Christy Lau FCCA CTA DChA

Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Ancoats Manchester, M4 6JG

Date 20 December 2022

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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2022

Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
10,368
Charitable activities:
4
Refuges
288,497
Aftercare & Outreach
500
5
16,868
Investments
6
44
Total income
316,277
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
10,908
Charitable activities:
8
Refuges
335,163
Aftercare & Outreach
-
Total expenditure
346,071
(29,794)
10
(29,794)
Transfer between funds
(19,760)
Net movement in funds for the year
(49,554)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
476,238
Total funds carried forward
426,684
Other trading activities
Net income/(expenditure) before
net gains/(losses) on investments
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year		 Restricted
funds
£
500
1,800
386,537
-
-
388,837
-
11,874
406,588
418,462
(29,625)
(29,625)
19,760
(9,865)
10,868
1,003		 Total funds
2022
£
10,868
290,297
387,037
16,868
44
705,114
10,908
347,037
406,588
764,533
(59,419)
(59,419)
-
(59,419)
487,106
427,687		 Total funds
2021
£
112,673
285,709
360,601
6,740
148
765,871
9,487
288,033
345,821
643,341
122,530
122,530
-
122,530
364,576
487,106

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

A full comparative SOFA is available on the last page of the financial statements.

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Salford Women's Aid Company number 4298930

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2022

Note
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
15
-
Total fixed assets
-
Current assets
Debtors
16
98,531
Cash at bank and in hand
371,057
Total current assets
469,588
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due in less than one year
18
(41,901)
Net current assets
427,687
Total assets less current liabilities
427,687
Net assets
427,687
The funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
19
1,003
Unrestricted income funds
20
426,684
Total charity funds
427,687
2022		 £
£
3,948
3,948
74,359
524,375
598,734
(115,576)
483,158
487,106
487,106
10,868
476,238
487,106
2021		 £
£
3,948
3,948
74,359
524,375
598,734
(115,576)
483,158
487,106
487,106
10,868
476,238
487,106
2021
3,948
483,158
487,106
487,106
10,868
476,238
487,106

For the year in question, the company was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.

The notes on pages 13 to 31 form part of these accounts.

Approved by the management committee on 20/12/2022 and signed on their behalf by:

Sharon O’Loughlin (Chair)

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Salford Women's Aid

Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 March 2022

Note
Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
23
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest, and rents from investments
Cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents in the year		 2022
£
(153,362)
44
44
(153,318)
524,375
371,057		 2021
£
198,266
148
148
198,414
325,961
524,375

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022

1 Accounting policies

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

a Basis of preparation

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 (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 (as updated through Update Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Salford Women's Aid meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The management committee considers that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.

No key judgments which the management committee has made which have a significant effect on the accounts.

The members of the management committee do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

c Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor’s intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Where gifts in kind have been made on trust for conversion into cash e.g. second hand goods for resale, the value of the gift is included in the period in which it is sold. The management committee considers that it is not practicable to value those items awaiting sale at the balance sheet date and believe that the value of them would not be material to the accounts.

Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

d Donated services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the management committee’s annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

e 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.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

f Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the management committee has decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

g Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

h Allocation of support costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's programmes and activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are 20% to Refuge 1, 25% to Refuge 2, 25% to SIDASS, 15% to IRIS, 10% to Mental Health and 5% to positive You.

i Operating leases

Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

j Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Leasehold improvements 25% All equipment 25%

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

k Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

l 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.

m Creditors and provisions

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.

n 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.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

o Pensions

Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution ‘money purchase’ scheme. The charity’s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 11. There were £322 outstanding contributions at the year end.

2 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The registered office address is disclosed on page 1.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Donations
HMRC Job Retention Scheme
Total
Previous reporting period
Donations
Procter & Gamble UK
HMRC Job Retention Scheme
COVID 19 Grant (Charity Shop)
Total
Current reporting period		 Unrestricted
£
9,713
655
10,368
Unrestricted
£
27,032
20,000
17,857
44,850
109,739		 Restricted
£
500
-
500
Restricted
£
2,934
-
-
-
2,934		 Total 2022
£
10,213
655
10,868
Total 2021
£
29,966
20,000
17,857
44,850
112,673

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

4 Income from charitable activities

Refuges
Rents
Rents Receivable
Voids
Trafford DAS Funding
Safety 4 Sisters
Subtotal for Refuges
Aftercare & Outreach
Salford City Council
Community Safety Unit
Talk Listen Change
Salford CVS
NHS Salford CCG
Subtotal for Aftercare & Outreach
Total
Refuges
Rents
Rents Receivable
Voids
UK Visas and Immigration
Trafford DAS Funding
Subtotal for Refuges
Aftercare & Outreach
Salford City Council
Community Safety Unit
GMCA
Salford CVS
NHS Salford CCG
Subtotal for Aftercare & Outreach
Total
Current reporting period
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local
Government
Previous reporting period		 Unrestricted
£
264,951
(6,637)
-
30,183
288,497
-
-
500
-
500
288,997
Unrestricted
£
214,333
(18,251)
-
196,082
-
-
6,500
-
6,500
202,582		 Restricted
£
-
-
1,800
-
1,800
233,319
38,377
50,000
64,841
386,537
388,337
Restricted
£
-
-
27,958
5,336
56,333
89,627
185,324
56,195
50,000
62,582
354,101
443,728		 Total 2022
£
264,951
(6,637)
1,800
30,183
290,297
233,319
38,377
50,500
64,841
387,037
677,334
Total 2021
£
214,333
(18,251)
27,958
5,336
56,333
285,709
185,324
56,195
56,500
62,582
360,601
646,310

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

5 Income from other trading activities

Charity Shop and Fundraising income
Other
All income from other trading activities is unrestricted.
6
Investment income
Income from bank deposits
7
Cost of raising funds
Staff costs
Charity shop costs
Other fundraising expenses
All investment income is unrestricted.		 2022
£
16,868
-
16,868
2022
£
44
44
2022
£
7,944
2,716
248
10,908		 2021
£
5,692
1,048
6,740
2021
£
148
148
2021
£
8,324
1,163
-
9,487

All expenditure on cost of raising funds is unrestricted.

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

8 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Current reporting period
Staff costs
Bad debts & rents assistance
Office service costs
Refuge Service Costs
Housing association & rent
Travel and motor
Sundries
Telephone
Stationery & Postage
Training
Consultancy fees
Insurance
Depreciation
Project and other activities
Governance costs (see note 9)
Support costs (see note 9)		 Refuge
£
58,847
-
658
20,441
23,376
82
224
2,353
294
-
115
661
1,708
152
737
18,546
128,194		 Refuge 2
£
75,058
-
658
19,193
28,820
154
148
1,953
425
-
-
827
2,240
50
922
23,182
153,630		 Refuge 3
-
-
-
3,530
12,063
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
49,620
-
-
65,213		 Aftercare &
Outreach
£
247,132
3,577
166
1,261
68
3,094
89
827
178
922
23,182
280,496		 IRIS
£
59,847
-
-
-
-
13
-
779
-
94
-
347
-
-
553
13,909
75,542		 Mental
Health
£
28,251
-
-
-
-
-
-
228
-
-
44
149
-
-
369
9,273
38,314		 Positive
You
£
7,126
-
-
-
-
25
-
-
-
-
-
165
-
100
183
4,637
12,236		 Total
2022
£
476,261
-
4,893
43,164
64,259
440
372
6,574
787
3,188
248
2,976
3,948
50,100
3,686
92,729
753,625

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

8 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Previous reporting period
Staff costs
Recruitment
Bad debts & rents assistance
Office service costs
Refuge Service Costs
Housing association & rent
Travel and motor
Sundries
Telephone
Stationery & Postage
Training
Legal fees
Insurance
Depreciation
Project and other activities
Governance costs (see note 9)
Support costs (see note 9)
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure		 Refuge 1
£
71,827
-
(9,891)
1,515
18,491
22,314
218
323
2,699
343
57
-
618
1,709
204
302
19,842
130,571		 Refuge 2
£
76,595
-
(1,875)
1,263
20,082
30,116
147
27
2,161
424
57
-
773
2,240
271
378
24,803
157,462		 Aftercare
&
Outreach
£
184,897
255
-
4,723
-
-
33
-
1,325
124
220
560
1,082
-
-
378
24,803
218,400		 IRIS
£
59,790
-
-
480
-
-
-
-
747
-
187
59
309
-
-
227
14,882
76,681		 Mental
Health
£
26,559
42
-
152
-
-
-
-
238
-
-
60
155
-
-
151
9,921
37,278		 Positive
You
£
8,041
-
-
-
-
-
8
-
-
-
-
-
155
-
223
74
4,961
13,462
2022
£
418,462
335,163
753,625		 Total
2021
£
427,709
297
(11,766)
8,133
38,573
52,430
406
350
7,170
891
521
679
3,092
3,949
698
1,510
99,212
633,854
2021
£
440,224
193,630
633,854

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

9 Analysis of governance and support costs

Current reporting period
Staff Cost
Travel Costs
Sundry Expenses
Telephone
Stationery
Book-keeping & payroll
Project and Other activities
Legal and professional
Accountancy & Independent Examination fees
Previous reporting period
Staff Cost
Travel Costs
Sundry Expenses
Telephone
Stationery
Book-keeping & payroll
Project and Other activities
Legal and professional
Independent Examination fees
10
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
This is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation
Operating lease rentals:
Property
Independent examiner's remuneration - accountancy fees
Independent examiner's fee		 Support
£
80,321
364
1,296
663
120
270
329
9,366
-
92,729
Support
£
89,458
332
388
630
129
395
7,608
271
-
99,211
2022
£
3,948
1
1,800
1,200		 Governance
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
86
-
3,600
3,686
Governance
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
70
-
1,440
1,510
2021
£
3,948
1
-
1,200		 Total 2022
£
80,321
364
1,296
663
120
270
415
9,366
3,600
96,415
Total 2021
£
89,458
332
388
630
129
395
7,678
271
1,440
100,721

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

11 Staff costs

Staff costs during the year were as follows:

ff costs during the year were as follows:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
Sessional Workers
Other
Allocated as follows:
Cost of raising funds
Charitable activities
Support costs		 2022
£
497,961
41,075
21,159
2,742
1,589
564,526
7,944
476,261
80,321
564,526		 2021
£
471,237
37,679
14,922
1,653
-
525,491
8,324
427,709
89,458
525,491

One employee has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2021: Nil).

The average number of staff employed during the period was 18 (2021: 18). The average full time equivalent number of staff employed during the period was 13 (2021: 13).

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the management committee and the Project coordinator. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £63,065 (2021: £58,586).

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

12 Management committee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions

Neither the management committee nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2021: Nil).

No members of the management committee received travel and subsistence expenses during the year of £nil (2021: £nil).

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.

No members of the management committee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2021: nil).

13 Government grants

The government grants recognised in the accounts were as follows:

Salford City Council
NHS Salford CCG
GMCA
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government		 2022
£
233,319
64,841
-
-
298,160		 2021
£
185,324
62,582
56,195
27,958
332,059

There were no unfulfilled conditions and contingencies attaching to the grants.

14 Corporation tax

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

15 Fixed assets: tangible assets

Leasehold
improvements
Cost
£
22,362
Additions
-
22,362
Depreciation
18,414
Charge for the year
3,948
22,362
Net book value
-
3,948
16
Debtors
Rent arrears
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
17
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and on hand
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2022
At 1 April 2021
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2022
At 1 April 2021		 Office
equipment
£
4,890
-
4,890
4,890
-
4,890
-
-
2022
£
27,666
100
70,765
98,531
2022
£
371,057
371,057		 Computer
equipment
£
4,503
-
4,503
4,503
-
4,503
-
-
2021
£
16,866
-
57,493
74,359
2021
£
524,375
524,375		 £
31,755
-
Total
31,755
27,807
3,948
31,755
-
3,948

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

18 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Rent Receivable in advance
Other creditors and accruals
Taxation and social security costs		 2022
£
21,478
15,393
5,030
41,901		 2021
£
15,917
84,552
15,107
115,576

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds

Current reporting period
Refuges
Minibus appeal
Other projects
Salford CVS
Trafford DAS Funding
Aftercare & Outreach
SIDASS
Total
Refuges
Minibus appeal
Other projects
Salford CVS
Trafford DAS Funding
Aftercare & Outreach
SIDASS
Total
Previous reporting period
Ministry of Housing,
Communities & Local
Government		 Balance at
1 April
2021
£
1,003
-
9,574
-
10,577
291
291
10,868
Balance at
1 April
2019
£
1,003
291
11,125
-
-
12,419
-
-
12,419		 Income
£
-
500
-
1,800
2,300
386,537
386,537
388,837
Income
£
-
8,270
-
27,958
56,333
92,561
354,101
354,101
446,662		 Expenditure
£
-
(500)
(9,574)
(1,800)
(11,874)
(406,588)
(406,588)
(418,462)
Expenditure
£
-
(8,561)
(1,551)
(27,958)
(56,333)
(94,403)
(345,821)
(345,821)
(440,224)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
19,760
19,760
19,760
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
(7,989)
(7,989)
(7,989)		 Balance at
31 March
2022
£
1,003
-
-
-
1,003
-
-
1,003
Balance at
31 March
2021
£
1,003
-
9,574
-
-
10,577
291
291
10,868

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds (cont.)

Name of Description, nature and purposes of the fund restricted fund

Minibus appeal

Funding for a minibus or other transport costs

Funding from Salford CVS for MH IDVA and emergency grants for COVID

Salford CVS

Trafford DAS Funding Funding for refuges

SIDASS Includes:

Funding from Supporting People and the Community Safety Unit for the SIDASS services

Funding from Talk Listen Change for the DRIVE pilot Funding from Salford CVS for MH IDVA and emergency grants for COVID Funding from NHS Salford CCG funding for IRIS project

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

20 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds

Current reporting period
Temporary staff
General fund
Designated fund
IT Equipment
IT Equipment
General fund
Designated fund
Temporary staff
Previous reporting period		 Balance at
1 April
2021
£
466,049
5,801
4,388
476,238
Balance
at 1 April
2019
£
341,968
5,801
4,388
352,157		 Income
£
316,277
-
-
316,277
Income
£
319,209
-
-
319,209		 Expenditure
£
(335,882)
(5,801)
(4,388)
(346,071)
Expenditure
£
(203,117)
(203,117)		 Transfers
£
(19,760)
-
-
(19,760)
Transfers
£
7,989
-
-
7,989		 As at 31
March 2022
£
426,684
-
-
426,684
As at 31
March 2021
£
466,049
5,801
4,388
476,238

Name of Description, nature and purposes of the fund unrestricted fund

General fund Designated fund

The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds

IT equipment - for a new database and website. The fund will likely to be spent in the next 2 years.

Temporary staff - to cover absences.

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Salford Women's Aid

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)

21 Analysis of net assets between funds

Current reporting period
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total
Previous reporting period		 General
fund
£
-
426,684
426,684
General
fund
£
3,948
462,101
466,049		 Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
Designated
funds
£
-
10,189
10,189		 Restricted
funds
£
-
1,003
1,003
Restricted
funds
£
-
10,868
10,868		 Total
£
-
427,687
427,687
Total
£
3,948
483,158
487,106

22 Operating lease commitments

The charity's total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases is as follows for each of the following periods:

One to five years 2022
2021
£
£
1
1
1
1
Property		 2022
2021
£
£
1
1
1
1
Property
1

23 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charge
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities		 2022
£
(59,419)
3,948
(44)
(24,172)
(73,675)
(153,362)		 2021
£
122,530
3,948
(148)
(9,081)
81,017
198,266

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Statement of Financial Activities

(including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2021

Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
109,739
Charitable activities:
4
Refuges
196,082
Aftercare & Outreach
6,500
5
6,740
Investments
6
148
Total income
319,209
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
9,487
Charitable activities:
8
Refuges
193,630
Aftercare & Outreach
-
Total expenditure
203,117
10
116,092
Transfer between funds
7,989
Net movement in funds for the year
124,081
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
352,157
Total funds carried forward
476,238
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year
Other trading activities		 Restricted
funds
£
2,934
89,627
354,101
-
-
446,662
-
94,403
345,821
440,224
6,438
(7,989)
(1,551)
12,419
10,868		 Total funds
2021
£
112,673
285,709
360,601
6,740
148
765,871
9,487
288,033
345,821
643,341
122,530
-
122,530
364,576
487,106		 Total funds
2020
£
11,247
286,652
271,355
20,037
551
589,842
9,986
274,177
282,168
566,331
23,511
-
23,511
341,065
364,576

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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