2025-03-31-accounts - East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (Esdas)

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Working to create lives without fear and free from abuse and violence

East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services acronym ESDAS

ANNUAL REPORT 1[ST] April 2024 – 31[st] March 2025

ANNUAL REPORT OF EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES ACRONYM ESDAS 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025

VISION aN To work toward the eradication of domestic abuse and violence. ~~%"oo~~ MISSION ya To deliver domestic abuse support that serves the needs of survivors across East Se Ny Surrey through individual outreach, community engagement and partnerships.

CORE AIMS & VALUES

Focus on the holistic recovery of all survivors including women, men, the LGBTQ+ and other minoritised communities.
Understand and fulfil the individual needs of survivors taking a needs-led, traumainformed, compassionate approach.
Tirelessly raise awareness of domestic abuse and its impact on communities.
Actively challenge injustice and discrimination.
Build rewarding and meaningful partnerships with corporate, public and third sector organisations.

ANNUAL REPORT OF EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES ACRONYM ESDAS 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Dear supporters, partners and friends of ESDAS,

This year more people than ever have turned to us for help. Demand for our services has risen sharply and the needs of survivors have become more complex. In 2024/25 we received 3,217 referrals and dealt with 36,860 contacts from survivors and professionals. We supported over 1,900 survivors assessed as at high risk of serious harm, a 70% increase on last year, and continued to make homes safer through our Sanctuary Scheme and housing work, while our specialist services for children, young people and those facing multiple disadvantage provided intensive, trauma-informed support.

Financially, it has been a year of both opportunity and pressure. Our total income was £1,152,793 and expenditure £1,137,721, resulting in a modest surplus of £15,072 and reserves of £681,270 in line with our policy to ensure we are sustainable. The first year of our new 10-year contract to deliver outreach and associated services across Surrey gives important stability for survivors, even as wider uncertainty remains around local and national funding.

Due to the incredible work undertaken in 2024/25 in June 2025 we were proud to achieve the Women’s Aid National Quality Standards Accreditation, a significant external endorsement of the quality and safety of our work. On behalf of the Board, I want to pay particular tribute to our staff team, led by our Chief Executive, Michelle Blunsom. Their skill, resilience and day-to-day commitment make our services possible, and the sustained effort required to secure and maintain this accreditation deserves special recognition.

The Board remains focused on strong governance, financial resilience, workforce wellbeing and equality. Over the coming year we will refresh our strategy to ensure we continue to meet the needs of all survivors, respond to emerging risks and sustain our services for the long term.

Finally, my thanks go to our volunteers, funders, commissioners, partners and all who donate time, money and expertise. Most of all, I want to thank the survivors who place their trust in ESDAS and who use their lived experience to drive change. Together, we will continue to work for communities where no one lives in fear.

Michelle Arnold

Chair of the Board of Trustees

ANNUAL REPORT OF EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES ACRONYM ESDAS 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025

LETTER FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

This year has been one of immense challenge but also remarkable strength, resilience, and progress for East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services. As I reflect on the past twelve months, I am deeply moved by the courage of the survivors who have turned to us for support. Their determination to seek safety, rebuild their lives, and move forward with dignity continues to be the driving force behind everything we do.

We continue to see a significant rise in demand for our services. More individuals and families have reached out to us, often with increasingly complex needs. This surge highlights both the scale of domestic abuse in our communities and the critical importance of responsive, trauma-informed services.

None of this would be possible without our extraordinary staff and volunteers. Their compassion, expertise, and resilience are at the heart of our work. They show up every day with strength and empathy, providing survivors with not only practical support but also hope, respect, and the belief that a safer future is possible. I could not be prouder to be part of such an incredible team.

We are equally fortunate to work with incredible partnerships across Surrey. Our collaborations with our SDAP partners, local authorities, community organisations, and funders, has strengthened our collective response to domestic abuse and expanded what we can offer survivors. Together, we are creating a more coordinated community response, one that reflects the needs of the people we serve.

A particular source of pride this year has been the growth of our nature-based programmes. We know how transformative the natural environment can be for wellbeing, recovery, and emotional resilience. By expanding opportunities for survivors and our hardworking staff to connect with nature, we have helped promote healing in new and powerful ways. These programmes have become a vital part of our holistic approach, supporting not just safety, but long-term restoration.

As we look to the year ahead, we remain resolute in our commitment to ending domestic abuse and championing the rights and voices of survivors across East Surrey and beyond. The challenges remain significant, but so too do the opportunities to innovate, collaborate, and deepen our impact.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year. Your trust, generosity, and partnership make our work possible. Together, we will continue to stand with survivors, today, tomorrow, and for as long as we are needed.

Michelle Blunsom MBE

CEO, East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services

ANNUAL REPORT OF EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES ACRONYM ESDAS 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Company Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the 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 (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Vision

Our vision is to work towards the eradication of domestic abuse.

Mission

We offer support and empowerment to anyone experiencing domestic abuse within East Surrey and their children.

Public Benefit

In setting ESDAS’ objectives and planning for its activities the trustees have given due consideration to guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit. The aims, activities, and achievements outlined in the report show how the charity carries out its charitable purpose for the public benefit.

Core Aims and Values

Our core aims and values are to:

focus on the holistic recovery of all survivors including women, men, the LGBTQ+ community and minoritised communities
understand and fulfil the individual needs of survivors taking a needs-led, trauma-informed, compassionate approach
tirelessly raise awareness of domestic abuse and its impact on communities
actively challenge injustice and discrimination
build rewarding and meaningful partnerships with corporate, public and third sector organisations

ESDAS is an independent charity providing effective services to support survivors of domestic abuse and their children in East Surrey through individual outreach, community engagement and partnerships. Our service is open to any resident within the areas of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, Mole Valley District Council and Tandridge District Council.

We are the lead provider in the Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership, funded by Surrey County Council, Surrey Police and the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Surrey to work with other service providers in the county to provide support to those experiencing or at risk of experiencing domestic abuse. Those with lived experience of domestic abuse are central to our own service delivery and development and aid us in holding other agencies to account for their response to those experiencing abuse.

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Our strategic focus to achieve our objectives remains:

Meeting the distinct needs of all survivors including those based on sex, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, mental health challenges, drug or alcohol dependency, refugee and immigrations status
Increasing our community engagement through improved domestic abuse awareness education and at a national level, by influencing UK policy and practice
Living our commitment to race equality and we continued to actively champion this in the wider community as well as within our Board, staff and for our survivors
Building more and stronger partnerships continuing to strengthen our connections with police and statutory agencies and local healthcare providers
Strengthening the charity’s resilience through continued upskilling and development of staff and diversification of income sources for long term financial sustainability

SUMMARY OF THE YEAR

During the year ended 31 March 2025, we have seen both an increasing demand for our services and a higher level of complexity in the needs of the survivors we support. We received:

3,217 referrals
Dealt with 36,860 contacts from survivors and professionals.
Supported over 1951 survivors identified as High Risk, a 70% increase on last year
Improved the physical home security of 119 survivors and 121 children through our Sanctuary Scheme
Worked with 10 children on a one-to-one basis or through group work

FUTURE PLANS

We have been very successful in securing funding in the year to 31 March 2026, though a level of uncertainty remains over future long-term funding due to local government reorganisation and delayed central decisions regarding VAWG funding nationally. However, additional funds secured by our fundraiser alongside a generous legacy gift, has enabled us to develop our offering and support staff to continue to deliver an exceptional service to survivors. In June 2025, we achieved the Women’s Aid National Quality Standards Accreditation which remains in place until 2028 and will further support our work in the community. The charity intends to refresh its strategy to ensure it remains focussed on providing high quality services to all who may need to access them.

OUR APPROACH

Our approach remains holistic, intersectional, trauma-informed and focused on the needs of individual survivors. The following reports provide details of the funding received in the year to 31 March 2025, and how it has been used in furtherance of our objectives and core aims to support survivors.

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OUR SERVICES – fact, figures, results and impact

OUTREACH

Via phone calls and email we had 17,682 contacts with survivors and 14,389 liaisons with other professionals

IMPACT 90% of survivors who engaged with us felt an increase in empowerment and safety

Over 89% of survivors were at either high or medium risk of serious harm.

96% of survivors were female. 569 had children.

Meaning there were 1,295 child victims of domestic abuse.

CHILDREN’S SERVICES

We worked with IMPACT 10 children on a 1:1 Over 80% of these basis or in groups children reported delivering over 100 improved 1:1 sessions mental health

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Community Outreach

Our community outreach service provides emotional and practical support to those experiencing domestic abuse in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, and districts of Tandridge and Mole Valley. We use a needs-led and trauma-informed approach to provide a safe space for survivors to talk about their experiences and understand their options to keep themselves and their children safe.

Our clients are referred to us through a variety of agencies: the police, health professionals, children's centres and other statutory and voluntary agencies. Survivors also self-refer through our website and telephone helplines.

During 2024/2025 we received 3,217 referrals. Most of our referrals were from Surrey Police, followed by self-referrals. Support is provided face-to-face in the community, by phone, video call, text and email depending upon the clients' needs and safety.

"Thank you so much for listening to my story, the kind of person I was involved with created awful self-doubt in me, and many times I have questioned myself and my side of the story. Thank you for validating my experience."

Each of our outreach workers support an average of 50 clients at any one time . Depending upon need, clients are offered:

Risk and needs assessments
Safety planning
One to one support and group work
Emotional and practical support
Advocacy
Referral and signposting to other agencies
Support through the courts (both family and criminal)

We represented and advocated for clients at the MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) 535 times during the year. This regular meeting brings together both statutory and voluntary agencies to discuss the highest risk survivors so that a safety plan can be created for them using the knowledge and resources of all the different agencies supporting the survivor.

"Thank you as always for your help. ESDAS really gives me a burst of sunshine in times when I need them the most."

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ASSOCIATED SERVICES

Identification & Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS)

The funders from Tandridge and Reigate & Banstead Borough Councils and the Police and Crime Commissioners Office gave longstanding commitment to the IRIS programme. The Steering Group members also provided personal support and encouragement to the post holder.

This supported the increased awareness of health and the development of partnerships. The resulting connection with health providers should ensure ongoing advocacy and enhanced care for patients. The post holder has gone on to a different role within ESDAS and uses the experience and relationships built to continue to inform wider service delivery.

The IRIS role incorporated risk assessment, safety planning ongoing support and advice in a similar way to that of the wider outreach team with the addition of the provision of training.

514 patient referrals were made and 603 clinicians received IRIS domestic abuse training since ESDAS began providing the programme in 2015. This has comprised Clinical 1 & 2 and refresher training. All surgeries also completed ‘Reception and Admin’ training. The modules are IRISi designed content.

Clinicians were informed where patients had self-referred on their advice. GP referral can improve patient engagement, is valuable in accessing external services and support and provides informative medical history which may impact on the areas of domestic abuse presented and therefore the assessments of risk and support needs. Partnership with practices enabled ongoing discussion with a GP, feedback from a patient’s consultation and details of options for the patient going forward. The connection also more easily provided access to consultation rooms at practices as a safe place to meet clients.

Funding finished at the end of the financial year for the IRIS programme. During the last quarter of the IRIS provision all health referrals were allocated within the wider provision of ESDAS to ensure consistent ongoing support.

“Came into my life like an angel and was kind to me like a sister until the end. SHE will never leave my mind. SHE helped me a lot. SHE was a shoulder for my cries. And SHE was by my side, I am always owing to her. She supported me and listened to me, without judgement. I would her recommend to family and friends I am thankful’

“ She has been a big help and continues to support her. The support has been amazing. Without ESDAS as a support system I would not be where I am today ”

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Housing IDVA and Sanctuary Scheme

Local authority Safe Accommodation funding enabled us to further develop our Housing IDVA AND Sanctuary Scheme services. Our Housing IDVA worked intensively with outreach clients, adding significantly to the safety of clients by working to secure them safe accommodation and building positive relationships with our local authority housing teams and housing providers. To support domestic abuse survivors staying in their own homes but remaining safe, we run a Sanctuary Scheme. The scheme is fundamental in the prevention of homelessness and managing risk by providing property security measures free-of-charge to high-risk survivors. This year 160 survivors (with 144 children) were helped through the scheme with new locks, security alarms, sanctuary rooms, video doorbells and other security measures.

Bridge The Gap

Ten of Surrey's charities including SDAP have partnered with Surrey County Council's Changing Futures Team and together we have co-produced a solution, which is making a real difference. This solution is called the Bridge the Gap Alliance which, through specialist trauma outreach services, offers an evidence-based alternative to traditional models.

The Bridge the Gap service gives Surrey an alternative approach to traditional models by offering long-term specialised relational support to help residents with multiple needs achieve their hopes and goals. The alliance supports approximately 100 of Surrey's most vulnerable residents for up to eight hours a week.

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Police Advocate

The ESDAS Police Advocate funded by the OPCC worked alongside officers in the Neighbourhood Policing and Domestic Abuse Teams at the local police station to provide an enhanced level of support to survivors, whilst assisting with the professional development of police officers. Our Police Advocate provides feedback to officers and supported the delivery of over 90 disclosures under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS). In addition to these core roles our Police Advocate has offered survivors joint visits with police and case workers to specifically support with safety planning, survivors who are unsure about supporting prosecution, immediate outreach support required on the day if perpetrator is in custody. She also attends monthly MultiAgency meetings aimed at tackling High Harm Perpetrators.

“Thank you so much for everything. You’ve been amazing & your charity is vital in these situations. I never thought I would need to rely on charity, friends & benefits, but I really am so grateful these are in place when people need help. Thank you to everyone at Esdas. Thank you so much”

“(They)…listened closely and offered me no magic pill but they did help me enormously. (Police Advocate) helped me with resources and grocery funds and provided connections and information that were super helpful as I was coming to terms with what had happened to me and trying to make sense of it all. While putting me gently at ease she had listen so closely to my plight and using a simple weekly phone call or email. She also connected me with your counsellor, who has been a sanity seat for me once a week.”

“While I was spinning in and out of control (they) checked in with me, talked mature and responsible sense to me and really put themselves out to piece me back together again and get me to court and get justice. Their ever-present professionalism was always without drama, with kindness and empathy and light laughter xxx”

Stalking Advocate

Our specialist Stalking Advocate funded by the OPCC worked across Surrey to support those experiencing stalking from intimate current or ex-partners providing advice and safety planning. They also attend the Surrey Stalking Clinic to ensure that a multiagency response centres survivors of intimate partner stalking in risk management and safety planning.

VAWG Prevention Work

This was our last year of a Surrey wide project funded by the Home Office from 20222025 to provide personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education training and support for Surrey schools and their wider communities. The funding is specifically to help prevent violence against women and girls. Our Violence Against Women and Girls ("VAWG") worker focused on raising awareness, the development and delivery of healthy relationship presentations, training for delivery to teachers through the Surrey Healthy Schools Approach, local Safer Streets initiatives and ensuring young people's voices are central to this work across Surrey.

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“This area of client support is a major part of the work that I do - I think being reminded of how the victim feels, how this effects children, how to ask the questions sensitively to ensure we don't compound the victim's experience and then how to refer on --- this is vital and the training today addressed these issues for me ---- and I will be re-reading these slides and reflecting on what I have heard today.”

"Presentation was engaging, brought the subject to life and made me think about situations in a different way and that language is very important”.

Young Person’s Domestic Abuse Prevention and Education

ESDAS has a specific Young People's IDVA who aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse within young people's relationships through engagement with local colleges, awareness raising and delivery of group work.

New Chapter is a course for 16-24 year old females (we have allowed up to age 26) who have accessed the outreach service at ESDAS in relation to abuse from a partner or family member. The course is held online over 7 weeks for an hour and a half each session and covers topics including the signs and tactics used by an abuser. Trauma bonding, why it’s hard to leave and how trauma affects us. The cycle of abuse. My rights in a relationship, boundaries and values. What a good, healthy relationship looks like.

As always, the biggest take away for those taking part in the sessions is meeting other young women with similar experiences, and understanding that if they couldn't have done anything to warrant this type of behaviour, then neither could I.

Feedback also showed an increase in the understanding around recognising the signs of abuse, knowing how to communicate boundaries and an improvement in self-worth.

"That I am in fact a survivor and not just a victim and I now value myself a lot more"

"Being educated about domestic abuse. Knowing how I can move forward and setting myself expectations for a next relationship. Also moving forward within myself and how I can become a stronger, more independent and confident version of myself".

In January 2025 we saw our first pilot course called The Next Chapter for those who have previously completed the New Chapter Course. This course was put together by our Young Person’s IDVA together with a fantastic volunteer who is an assistant psychologist. This course was held online for one hour, once a month for 6 weeks. This course was a reminder that what our survivors have experienced is a part of their life and although it can have a deep effect that there is a whole lot more to their story with many more chapters to follow. We began by reflecting on where we are now in different areas of our lives and where we would like to be. We looked at what values are important to ME as a compass to guide our goals. Having our own values, not those of the person who had the control in our lives, recognising that we can lose ourselves but then remembering our rights and importance and how we can communicate our needs and wants and understand the stages of change that we may need to go through to achieve our goals.

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Six young women took part in this course and completed, the feedback has been great with improvements in feeling empowered to communicate boundaries, better understanding of wants and needs. They would recommend to others and have requested a further session as an accountability session before the end of the year to come back together online and check in with where they are with the goals they wanted to achieve.

Steps to Change

Steps to Change is a virtual hub working to reduce the risk of domestic abuse perpetrators reoffending. We work in partnership with Interventions Alliance, Richmond Fellowship and Surrey OPCC. ESDAS leads the SDAP work to support survivors whose partners are referred to that hub by encouraging a collaborative, trauma-informed approach to their needs and advocating for survivors during those interventions. A crucial part of this work is also piloting bespoke interventions for survivors who are identified as having used retaliatory violence. In the first year of delivery the Surrey Steps to Change Hub received.

a total of 189 referrals.
62 (32%) were allocated to SDAP.
31%(19) of referrals allocated to SDAP had been identified as a perpetrator of abuse, with further research and multi-agency collaboration they were reassessed as primary victims of abuse who were using retaliatory/resistance/reactive responses to the abuse by the primary perpetrator and were offered to do a bespoke trauma informed programme looking at trauma, abuse and violence, focusing on accountability of their own actions to prevent further manipulation of the perpetrator to criminalise the victim.
100% of referrals received where safe contact details and consent was obtained were contacted to offer support.

The retaliatory violence work has been hugely beneficial to the individuals that have chosen to take part.

“It was particularly important to me to feel supported in all of my choices not only has this had a positive impact on me but also for my children I now feel that I am in a safe space to make some life changing decisions. I feel so fortunate that this service exists I was in a dark place and desperately needed support ”

“I felt that no one understood if my husband had been believed in relation to his allegations against me this could have had serious negative consequences, it was refreshing to speak to someone that not only recognised my experiences but also challenged me about my own responses”

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Community Based Groupwork

We delivered our group work programmes to 81 adult survivors through online as well as face-to-face sessions during the daytime and evenings to provide flexibility and accessibility for our clients. These programmes included workshops and courses exploring the behaviours and beliefs of abusers and their impact on survivors in a trauma-informed way, healthy relationships and how to rebuild self-esteem and selfworth after abuse.

Programmes include: ‘Recovery Toolkit’, ‘Own My Life’, ‘Hope2Recovery’, ‘Art Therapy’, ‘well-being workshops’, ‘The Voice’, and ‘Rest and Digest’.

CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Over the past year, our Children’s Service has delivered vital support to children and families impacted by domestic abuse, with a focus on trauma-informed, child-centred interventions. The service continues to play a key role in safeguarding, emotional recovery, and advocacy for some of the most vulnerable children in our communities.

Direct Work with Children

Face-to-Face School Sessions: We delivered a total of 100 face-to-face sessions across school settings, supporting 10 children directly. These sessions provided a safe, consistent space for children to explore and process their experiences of domestic abuse.
Play Therapy: An additional 6 children received specialist play therapy, offering a developmentally appropriate therapeutic approach to support emotional healing through creative expression and relationship-based work.
Therapeutic Approaches Used:
Drawing and Talking : Used to support children in exploring feelings in a non-direct, safe manner through guided drawing.
Healing Together : A trauma-informed programme designed to help children and their safe caregivers rebuild attachment and resilience postabuse.

“I used to feel scared when I went to my dad’s but I don’t anymore.”

“Oooh I know something!……I’m happy now because of you!”

Work with Parents and Families

Through our Outreach Worker Consultations 28 families received targeted consultations with an outreach worker, focusing on practical support, emotional wellbeing, and safeguarding.

This work indirectly supported 62 children, helping non-abusive parents to strengthen protective factors and develop strategies for safe, nurturing parenting.

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Our Parental Support Focus consultations addressed challenges faced by non-abusive parents, particularly around parenting in the context of trauma, supporting children's emotional recovery, and navigating contact with the abusive parent.

Innovation and Pilot Projects

Primary School Pilot – Consultation Surgery for Mums:

A pilot initiative was delivered in partnership with a local primary school, offering a consultation "surgery" for mothers affected by domestic abuse. The pilot provided early intervention, signposting, and emotional support in a familiar, non-stigmatising setting. Initial feedback has been positive, with the model showing potential for broader rollout across other schools.

COUNSELLING SERVICE

Our Service Counsellors and Volunteer Counsellors offer survivors face-to-face, telephone or video counselling. In 2024 - 25, our Counselling Service saw 20 survivors over 230 sessions.

“I felt understood and listened about how trauma affected me on my everyday life”

“It meant I could unpack all my thoughts and feelings safely”

“Helped me to feel more confident and better equipped to deal with life challenges”

“I feel proud and validated”

“I feel I have transformed, have more courage, feeling empowered”

LEGAL SUPPORT

We help survivors navigate the complex processes and forms within the legal system, including advice on obtaining court orders, working to secure a better and more just outcome from the legal system. We also organise and facilitate legal advice surgeries with family solicitors offering pro-bono advice. This is invaluable support particularly for clients who have experienced financial abuse and control.

DIRECT CLIENT SUPPORT

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and Mole Valley District Council continued to provide Household Support Grants to us for distribution to clients in financial hardship. These grants provided clients with supermarket vouchers for food, assisted them with their fuel bills and provided essential items such as children’s winter clothing.

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Additionally, a grant from Surrey County Council to assist survivors fleeing to safer accommodation went towards the cost of emergency refuge in hotels, emergency travel, new beds and other essential items whilst in temporary accommodation and after fleeing abuse.

STAFF AND VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT & WELLBEING

It is central to ESDAS’ values to have a strong commitment to the personal and professional development of staff and volunteers. Therefore, we channel self-care and a trauma-informed approach into the very core of our challenging day-to-day work. The emotional pressures of dealing with trauma and abuse cannot be underestimated and all staff receive clinical therapy sessions which provide them with a safe space to reflect and offload the emotional pressures of their work.

VOLUNTEERS

During the year to 31st March 2025, we benefited from our amazing volunteer team who give their time and expertise to us supporting both staff and survivors. We now have 44 outreach volunteers including volunteer counsellors. These volunteers work with clients 1:1 providing emotional support and delivering trauma-informed programmes, such as Recovery Toolkit and the Freedom Programme, directly to clients where they are unable to access our group work sessions. We also greatly value the emotional support volunteers provide to our clients during in person group work sessions including Own My Life. We have 25 volunteers who provide regular and ad hoc support which is so valuable. We were delighted to host a social work placement student and are looking forward to two new placement students starting with us in the next few months.

Collectively, the volunteers have spent more than 1,500 hours of time supporting over 230 clients of ESDAS either directly or indirectly. Volunteers also represented ESDAS at community events including Breakfast with Santa at a local church and the Bookham and Horsley Rotary Cycle Ride.

At Christmas time, and at Easter volunteers helped us to deliver hampers to survivors to gift them donations of presents and toys from individuals and local businesses. Volunteers also helped us to deliver food from food banks and meals donated by our local “Cook” frozen food shop to clients in financial hardship.

Volunteers make a very valuable contribution by talking to the public about ESDAS services and raising awareness of domestic abuse. Their professionalism, dedication, patience and efficiency ensure that support to clients meets the complex needs of survivors.

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SURREY SURVIVORS STEERING GROUP

DA SEEN, Surrey's Expert by Experience Network for Domestic Abuse (formerly known as the Survivor Steering Group, or SSG) comprises a group of 11 women with lived experience of domestic abuse from across the county who meet regularly to keep survivor voices at the heart of decision making in agencies and organisations that survivors come into contact with across the county. Women in the group have 20 children between them who are also survivors of domestic abuse and it is only right that that the space DA SEEN facilitates amplifies not only their experiences, but also that of children and young people.

These are women for whom trauma is a lasting experience and who have faced additional barriers due to racism, culture, faith, mental health, disability and financial hardship. Despite the personal difficulties of drawing on lived trauma to support others, they have been passionate and committed to using their experience to inform services, educate statutory agencies and staff and help other women.

This year, DA SEEN has continued to successfully strive for system change within many agencies and is now informing not only on local research, projects and policy change, but also national projects and policy change. DA SEEN is embedded within the governance structure of the SDAP and have continued their work to ensure that survivors in Surrey are seen, heard and respected. They have donated more than 1,200 hours to support statutory services to centre the survivors’ voice in their policies and practices in the last 2 years alone.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING

We are committed to raising awareness within the community about domestic abuse and its far-reaching impacts. We use social media, attendance at community events and contributions to local and national debate to continue to raise the public's understanding that domestic abuse can be controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, as well as violence, is more widespread than many people realise and can happen to anyone of any gender, age, ethnicity, orientation or income.

We believe that with the right training for professionals, they can offer more appropriate support and interventions for survivors with an increased understanding of domestic abuse in all its guises. We continued to deliver the nationally recognised DA Matters training course to Surrey Police officers.

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DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING

With an increasingly difficult financial climate, we are overwhelmed by the generosity of our supporters who have given both time and money to help us continue to provide lifesaving services to survivors in need. In the year to 31 March 2025, we have been fortunate to receive numerous donations from individuals, community groups, organisations and charitable trusts as well as being beneficiaries of sponsored events such as marathons and campaigns through social media.

Details of all the grants and major donations received are included within our Financial Statements.

These contributions not only enable us to continue delivering vital services but, equally importantly, the awareness raising and community spirit essential in these efforts truly reflects the compassion and commitment shown by all involved.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL SUPPORTERS!

Surrey County Council

The Office of Police and Crime Commissioner in Surrey

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

Loisvir Counc

Mole Valley District Council Tandridge District Council Surrey Police Lloyds Bank Foundation

Nationwide Building Society NHS Surrey Heartlands Richmond Fellowship The Hobson Charity

Thanks also go to all our individual donors, local businesses and faith and community organisations who make such a wonderful contribution to our work

ANNUAL REPORT OF EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES ACRONYM ESDAS 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025

EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial Review of the Year Ended 31 March 2025

During this financial year, funds received were spent across our community and specialist outreach and children's services supporting survivors of domestic abuse and their children in East Surrey.

Total income for the year was £1,152,793 compared to £1,254,186 in 2023/24. The 1st April 2024 also marked the first year of a 10-year contract for the provision of Outreach and associated services across Surrey following a competitive tendering process led by Surrey County Council on behalf of themselves, Surrey OPCC and Surrey Police. This is fantastic news not just for SDAP as a partnership of specialist domestic abuse charities but most importantly for the survivors who seek lifesaving support from our services. Winning this contract marked the end of many months of uncertainty and entailed a huge dedicated collective effort from our amazing teams. It has been a journey, filled with moments of hope and uncertainty. This achievement marks a significant milestone not just for those in Surrey but also for the specialist domestic abuse sector which has come under increasing pressure in recent years. We are proud to be able to continue to deliver the services we created with our communities and together, we will strive to ensure that as a partnership we not only deliver the highest quality services to survivors but that we also continue to fight for a future where no one lives in fear.

This year again we received a high level of grant to support the Sanctuary Scheme that we operate both for survivors in East Surrey and for those requiring high-cost home security measures across the county.

Sadly, our Lloyds Bank Foundation grant funding towards our core costs came to an end which although we have worked hard to replace to date we have been unable to. Many funders prefer to fund project costs and therefore finding suitable core funding is challenging.

Expenditure in the year increased to £1,137,721 from £1,129,276 in 2023/24. This was partly due to a rise in staff costs with pay rates increased to adjust for the continued cost-of-living crisis and the need to attract and retain high quality staff. Furthermore, securing increased funding for both the Sanctuary Scheme and for support to survivors in financial hardship, provided the opportunity of higher expenditure in both of those areas of our services.

The overall surplus for the year was £15,072 compared to a surplus of £124,910 in 2023/24 which increased our overall reserves to £681,270 in line with the Reserves Policy set out below.

The charitable company's income and expenditure all related to continuing activities. The charitable company has no recognised gains or losses other than the net movement in funds for each year.

The financial statements comply with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), "Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006.

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Investment policy

The trustees have adopted a policy for the management of the charity's funds which limits the amount placed with any one financial institution other than with its main banker, Lloyds, and further mitigates risk by seeking to place funds on deposit in a way that they feel is prudent in the prevailing economic climate.

The charity's income is received by various payments in an uneven pattern over the financial year and careful management of the funds available ensures that whilst sufficient funds are always on hand to meet expected expenditure, further funds may always be withdrawn from deposit to cater for any unforeseen expenditure. The charity has no intention of increasing the level of risk taken with its investments to try to increase interest receipts.

Reserves policy

The trustees are mindful of their stewardship responsibilities and ESDAS’ Reserves policy reflects the guidance of the Charity Commission. Therefore, it is the policy of ESDAS that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use are maintained at a level to cover 3 – 6 months of expenditure, contractual commitments in respect of its property lease and potential staff redundancies. The trustees consider that reserves at that level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be sufficient to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised or survivors assisted in finding alternative sources of support. The trustees review the level of reserves each year.

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and registered as a charity with the Charity Commission.

Appointment of trustees

Trustees are appointed by the existing board. Before new trustees are appointed the board determines what new attributes and knowledge are needed within the board and shortlisting and interviews then take place with approval being voted on by existing trustees. New trustees have training and induction to familiarise themselves with their responsibilities and the charity itself. Trustees retire and are considered for reappointment in line with the procedures set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Organisational structure

The board of trustees is responsible for the strategic direction and policies of the charity in line with its stated mission. They also set the remuneration for the Chief Executive. A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of services rests with the Chief Executive along with the senior management team. The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring the charity delivers the services specified and follows the strategy developed by the trustees.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. To that end a risk register is maintained which is regularly reviewed by the senior management and board of trustees. Where significant risks are identified, policies, plans and procedures are established to mitigate or minimise the risk and then are regularly monitored.

In common with most charities, the loss of funding is always a significant risk. The trustees have therefore developed a strategic plan to diversify income and appointed an external fundraiser to continue this plan. The Trustees regularly review financial performance and use budgets and forecasts to support decisions affecting the charity’s future.

To ensure a high level of health and safety for staff, volunteers and clients the charity strives to achieve best practice in respect of its safeguarding responsibilities.

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered company number

3585674

Registered charity number

1092643

Principal and registered office

Redhill Chambers, 2D High Street, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1RJ

Trustees

Michelle Diane Arnold (Chair) Ian Vinall (resigned 14 October 2025) Charlotte Nicola Matier Rebecca Claire Berry (resigned 14 October 2025) Jonathan William Stanley Swain (resigned 14 October 2025) Toluwase Victoria Oladosu Joanna Marie Hynes (resigned 19 March 2025) Laura Keen (appointed 4 February 2025) Miatta Marke (appointed 23 September 2025)

Consultant to trustees

Kerry (Expert By Experience)

Chief Executive Officer

Michelle A Blunsom MBE

Auditors

Bennewith, 18 Farnham Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4XA

Principal bankers

Lloyds Bank plc, 1 London Road, Redhill, RH1 1ND

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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also directors of ESDAS for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees 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 year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to 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.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company’s auditors are unaware; and
the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

Auditors

The auditors, Bennewith 2018 Limited (Statutory Auditors), will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 25[th] November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Michelle Arnold – Chair and Trustee

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service – acronym ESDAS (“the charitable company”) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the revised financial statements 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view, seen as at the date of the original financial statements were approved, of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources including its income and expenditure for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice seen as at the date the original financial statements were approved;
have been property prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

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

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the revised financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES (cont.)

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 revised financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatement, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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

the information given in the Report of the Trustees is inconsistent in any material respect with the revised financial statements; or
the charitable company has not kept adequate accounting records; or
the financials statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purpose 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 the 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 charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relating to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made of having effect thereunder.

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

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES (cont.)

detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the entity and determined the most significant are those that relate to FRS 102 Section 1A, pension laws and regulations and tax regulations.

We assessed the risk of material misstatement in respect of fraud as follows:

Enquiries made of management and those charged with governance
Analytical procedures were used to identify if there were any unusual or unexpected relationships
Discussions with management to identify any fraud risk factors of related party relationships and transactions

Based on the results of our risk assessment we designed our audit procedures to identify noncompliance with such laws and regulations identified above. Enquiries were made of management and those charged with governance. We corroborated our enquiries through the review of Board minutes and other papers provided. There was no contradictory evidence.

We considered the risk of fraud through management override and, in response, we incorporated testing of manual journal entries into our audit approach. We tested year end journals as well as journal entries throughout the year. There were no transactions identified outside the normal course of business.

Based on the results of our risk assessment we designed our audit procedures to identify and to address material misstatements in relation to fraud. We incorporated an element of unpredictability in the selection of the nature, timing and extend of audit procedures. Where transaction meeting risk criteria were identified, we carried out further work such as additional testing.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the revised financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilites. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

Use of our report

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

Bennewith 2018 Limited (Statutory Auditors) Eligible to act as an auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 18 Farnham Road

Guildford Surrey GU1 4XA

Date: 11 December 2025

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS) Statement of Financial Activities – Year Ended 31 March 2025

	*Notes*	Unrestricted	Restricted	31.3.25	31.3.25 31.3.24
		funds	funds	Total funds	Total funds Total funds
		£	£	£	£ £
INCOME
Donations	3	26,876	26,876 350	350 27,226	27,226 51,612
Charitable activities	2	47,298	47,298 1,057,256	1,057,256 1,104,554	1,104,554 1,178,995
Investment income		19,466	19,466 -	- 19,466	19,466 20,420
Other income	2	1,547	1,547 -	- 1,547	1,547 3,159
Total income		95,187	1,057,606	1,152,793	1,152,793 1,254,186
EXPENDITURE
Costs of generating funds	4	(35,779)	(35,779) (10,036)	(10,036) (45,815)	(45,815) (3,386)
Charitable activities	4	(36,776)	(1,055,130)	(1,091,906)	(1,125,890)
Total Expenditure		(72,555)	(1,065,166)	(1,137,721)	(1,129,276)
Net income		22,632	22,632 (7,560)	(7,560) 15,072	15,072 124,910
Transfers between funds		-	- -	- -	- -
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS		22,632	22,632 (7,560)	(7,560) 15,072	15,072 124,910
Total funds brought forward	ht forward	584,193	193 82,005	005 666,198	198 541,288
FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		606,825	606,825 74,445	74,445 681,270	681,270 666,198

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Balance Sheet – As at 31 March 2025 Co registration No. 3585674

	Notes	31.3.25	31.3.24
		Total funds	Total funds
		£	£
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors	8	128,419	128,419 134,443
Cash at bank and in hand		817,310	817,310 794,033
		945,729	945,729 928,476
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year	9	(264,459)	(264,459) (262,278)
NET ASSETS		681,270	681,270 666,198
FUNDS
Restricted funds	11	74,445	74,445 82,005
Unrestricted funds:	11
-Contingency reserve		573,996	573,996 573,996
-General purpose fund		32,829	32,829 10,197
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS		681,270	666,198

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The members have not deposited notice, pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 requiring an audit of these financial statements.

The directors have acknowledged their responsibilities for:

a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records in accordance with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been audited under the requirements of Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 25[th] November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Michelle Arnold – Chair and Trustee

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Cash Flow Statement – Year Ended 31 March 2025

	31.3.25	31.3.25 31.3.24
	£	£ £
Cash flows from operating activities	3,811	3,811 110,081
Interest received	19,466	19,466 20,420
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year	23,277	23,277 130,501
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	794,033	794,033 663,532
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	817,310	794,033
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from	31.3.25	31.3.24
operating activities	£	£ £
Net income/deficit for the year	15,072	15,072 124,910
Adjustments for:
Interest received	(19,466)	(19,466) (20,420)
(Increase) / decrease in debtors	6,024	6,024 (9,922)
Increase / (decrease) in creditors and grants in advance	2,181	2,181 15,513
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,811	3,811 110,081

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Notes to the Financial Statements – Year Ended 31 March 2025

STATUTORY INFORMATION

The charitable company is registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee. Its registered office is at Redhill Chambers 2D High Street, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1RJ. The registration numbers are shown on page 18. ESDAS is a public benefit charity whose objective is to provide a service to specific members of the general public as set out in the Annual Report and not to provide a financial return to members.

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and in the preceding year.

1.1 Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice’ applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK (FRS 102) ‘Financial Reporting Standard 102’ and the Companies Act 2006.

1.2 Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably except for certain income which is recognised in the period specified by the donor. Where the donor has specified that the grant is to be related to a fixed period for a specific use, these funds will be treated as deferred income and released to the Statement of Financial Activities to match the related expenditure.

1.3 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure includes costs that can be allocated directly to activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

1.4 Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives of the charity at the discretion of the trustees.

Designated funds have been set aside by the charity for a particular purpose. These funds remain unrestricted and can be used for another purpose at the trustees’ discretion. Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or when the funds are raised for a particular restricted purpose.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

Accounting policies (continued)

1.5 Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities and is not registered for VAT.

1.6 Fixed assets

The charity doesn’t capitalise assets that cost less than £2,000. Any assets over that amount would be capitalised and depreciated in accordance with their useful life.

1.7 Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity’s pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

1.8 Going Concern

The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees do not believe there are any material uncertainties that cast doubt on whether the charity is a going concern.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

2 Income from charitable operations	Unrestricted	Restricted	31.3.25	31.3.24
	funds	funds	Total	Total
	£	£	£	£
SCC SDAP contract	-	196,596	196,596	196,596
Ministry of Justice IDVA grant	-	149,163	149,163	140,745
Public Health complex needs grant	-	23,190	23,190	22,025
_Local authority funding._RBBC, MVDC and	-	67,355	67,355	42,735
TDC
RBBC Household Support Fund	-	2,486	2,486	31,540
MVDC Household Supp. Fund	-	9,628	9,628	11,315
SCC Emergency Client	-	10,000	10,000	10,000
OPCC Perpetrator Hub grant	-	85,299	85,299	85,299 66,366
Sanctuary Scheme grant	-	85,000	85,000	85,000
SCC Hospital IDVA grant	-	28,782	28,782	51,048
IRIS East Surrey	-	65,280	65,280	65,280
NHS Surrey Heartlands grant	-	20,324	20,324	20,324
OPPC police advocate grant	-	42,000	42,000	42,000
OPCC counselling grant	-	12,250	12,250	12,250
OPCC children & young person's grant	-	9,120	9,120	9,120
OPCC stalking advocate grant	-	45,558	45,558	45,958
OPCC VAWG prevention project grant	-	51,839	51,839	47,181
SCC safer accommodation grant	-	53,815	53,815	53,813
SCC Bridge the gap grant	-	1,250	1,250	1,250
Surrey police HHPU grant	-	9,568	9,568	9,568
NHS GP Event	-	-	-	2,500
CFS (NHS Charities Together) grant	-	-	-	10,417
CFS children and young person's grant	-	-	-	2,875
CFS rest and digest	-	-	-	2,000
National Lottery Community Grant	-	-	-	26,387
CHC RBBC volunteers project grant	-	-	-	4,634
Lloyds Bank Charitable Foundation grant	-	2,083	2,083	25,000
Nationwide Community HMDAW grant	-	-	-	32,418
Richmond Fellowship grant	-	7,500	7,500	3,126
Co-op Community Fund grant	-	3,001	3,001	1,634
The Hobson Charity Grant	-	-	-	9,000
Leadership Training Grant	-	-	-	1,800
RBBC Survivors Workshop	-	-	-	4,735
Women's Aid Emergency Support Grants	-	8,100	8,100	4,750
	-	18,242	18,242	1,215
Survivors Steering Group grants
RBBC – homeless prevention	-	13,750	13,750	-
RBBC – client health travel grant	-	1,000	1,000	-
Skipton Building Society	-	1,000	1,000	-
Screw Fix Foundation Grant	-	4,500	4,500	-
Masonic Charitable Trust	-	18,428	18,428	-
RBBC Decarbonisation Grant	-	1,889	1,889	-
Bryan & June Amos Foundation	-	5,000	5,000	-
Tandridge Together Community Grant	-	1,760	1,760	-
Shanley Foundation	-	2,500	2,500	-
Earned income	47,298	-	47,298	298 82,390
	47,298	1,057,256	1,104,554	1,178,995

Other income of £1,547 (2024 - £3,159) is generated from fundraising activities.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

3 Donations	Unrestricted	Restricted	31.3.25	31.3.24
	funds	funds	Total	Total
	£	£	£	£
Donations	26,656	26,656 350	27,006	27,006 51,372
Donations from related parties	220	220 -	220	220 240
	26,876	26,876 350	27,226	27,226 51,612

Donations of £220 were received from 1 trustee during the year (2024 - £240). There were no other related party transactions in the year ended 31 March 2025 (2024 - £Nil).

4 Expenditure	Charitable	Governance	31.3.25	31.3.24
	Expenditure		Total	Total
	£	£	£	£
Costs directly allocated to activities
Direct staff salaries, NI and pensions	568,324	568,324 -	568,324	550,355
Travelling and staff expenses	14,897	14,897 -	14,897	14,904
Recruitment costs	6,299	6,299 -	6,299	2,827
Consultancy	504	504 -	504	37,261
Group work and volunteer expenses	11,611	11,611 -	11,611	20,873
Counselling and survivor group costs	30,511	30,511 -	30,511	36,630
Client and family financial support	42,471	42,471 -	42,471	65,773
Sanctuary scheme	97,480	97,480 -	97,480	87,787
Children's support	5,135	5,135 -	5,135	8,303
Staff training and external supervision	30,850	30,850 -	30,850	28,663
Support costs allocated to activities
Premises costs	36,975	36,975 -	36,975	38,442
Central staff salaries, NI and pensions	156,465	156,465 -	156,465	151,393
General running costs	64,413	64,413 -	64,413	52,992
Office equipment	7,771	7,771 -	7,771	17,349
Project costs	9,200	9,200 -	9,200	6,838
Auditors' remuneration	-	- 6,500	6,500	5,500
Professional fees	-	- 2,500	2,500	-
Expenditure on charitable activities	1,082,906	1,082,906 9,000	264,459	1,125,890
Costs ofgeneratingfunds			45,815	3,386
Total expenditure			1,137,721	1,129,276

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

5 Employees	31.3.25	31.3.24
	Total	Total
	£	£
Employee costs
Wages and salaries	647,615	647,615 629,263
Social security costs	57,941	57,941 53,496
Pension costs	19,234	19,234 18,993
	718,790	718,790 701,752
Number of employees
The average monthly number of employees during the year	No.	No.
was:
Charitable activities	25	20
Support staff	3	4
	28	24
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding	0	0
pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000
£70,001 - £80,000	1	1
ESDAS contributes to a defined contribution pension scheme
for all employees unless they choose to opt out.

6 Trustee Remuneration and Related Party Transactions

None of the trustees received remuneration, benefits, or expense reimbursements from the charity during the year (2024 - nil).

Donations of £220 were received from trustees by the charity in the year (2024 - £240).

There were no related party transactions during the year (2024 - nil).

The total remuneration paid to Key Management Personnel was £70,500 (2024 - £75,064). The charity is also making contributions to a defined contribution pension scheme for one member of Key Management Personnel (2024 - one).

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

7 Taxation

As a charity, ESDAS is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 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 arose for the charity during the year (2024 – nil).

8 Debtors: amounts falling due within one year	31.3.25	31.3.24
	Total	Total
	£	£
Trade debtors	87,240	116,707
Prepayments and accrued income	38,679	17,736
Other debtors	2,500	-
	128,419	134,443
9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	31.3.25	31.3.24
	Total	Total
	£	£
Trade creditors	134,133	176,075
Accruals	14,500	11,491
Deferred income – grants received in advance	115,826	74,712
	264,459	262,278

During the year ESDAS acted as intermediary agent for three other Surrey domestic abuse outreach providers (Your Sanctuary, North Surrey Domestic Abuse Services and South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Services) and as an agent we have funds pass through us. As ESDAS are the lead provide in the partnership, with overall responsibility and management of the contracts ESDAS charge a small lead provider fee.

The deferred income all relates to grants received where the giver allocated the funds to a future period. Movement in deferred income: B/F £74,712, released £74,712, deferred in year £115,826.

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

10 Operating lease commitments	31.3.25	31.3.24
	Total	Total
	£	£
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases
relating to premises rent up to expiry date fall due as follows:
Within one year	40,974	40,974 40,974
Between two and five years	7,981	7,981 48,955
	48,955	48,955 89,929
During the year, £41,914 of expenses related to operating lease
payments.

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

11 Movement of funds	Balance at	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	Balance of
	1 April				31 March
	2024				2025
	£				£
RESTRICTED FUNDS
SCC SDAP partnership contract	18,286	196,596	196,596 210,880	-	- 4,002
Ministry of Justice IDVA grant	-	149,163	149,163 149,163	-	- -
Public Health complex needs	-	23,190	23,190 23,190	-	- -
_Local auth._RBBC, MVDC and TDC	-	67,355	67,355 67,355	-	- -
RBBC Household Support Fund	-	2,486	2,486 2,486	-	- -
MVDC Household Supp. Fund	-	9,628	9,628 9,628	-	- -
SCC Emergency Client	-	10,000	10,000 10,000	-	- -
OPCC Perpetrator Hub Grant	-	85,299	85,299 85,299	-	- -
Sanctuary Scheme	41,059	85,000	85,000 97,401	-	- 28,658
SCC Hospital IDVA	-	28,782	28,782 28,782	-	- -
IRIS East Surrey	-	65,280	65,280 65,280	-	- -
NHS Surrey Heartlands grant	-	20,324	20,324 20,324	-	- -
OPPC police advocate	-	42,000	42,000 42,000	-	- -
OPCC counselling grant	-	12,250	12,250 12,250	-	- -
OPCC children & young person's grant	-	9,120	9,120 9,120	-	- -
OPCC stalking advocate grant	-	45,558	45,558 45,558	-	- -
OPCC VAWG prevention project grant	-	51,839	51,839 51,839	-	- -
SCC safer accommodation grant	19,941	53,815	53,815 73,756	-	- -
SCC Bridge the gap grant	50	1,250	1,250 1,300	-	- -
Surrey police HHPU grant	-	9,568	9,568 9,568	-	- -
CFS for Mental Health	-	-	-
Lloyds Charitable Foundation	-	2,083	2,083 2,083	-	- -
Richmond Fellowship grant	-	7,500	7,500 7,500	-	- -
The Hobson Charity Grant	1,369	-	- 1,369	-	- -
Shanley Foundation	-	2,500	2,500 2,500	-	- -
Co-op Community Fund grant	-	3,001	3,001 -	-	- 3,001
Women's Aid Emergency Support	-	8,100	8,100 8,100	-	- -
Survivors Steering Group	-	18,242	18,242 8,049	-	- 10,193
RBBC homeless prevention	-	13,750	13,750 10,593	-	- 3,157
RBBC client health travel grant	-	1,000	1,000 795	-	- 205
Skipton Building Society	-	1,000	1,000 1,000	-	- -
ScrewFix Foundation Event	-	4,500	4,500 4,500	-	- -
Masonic Charitable Trust	-	18,428	18,428 -	-	- 18,428
RBBC decarbonisation grant	-	1,889	1,889 1,874	-	- 15
Bryan & June Amos Foundation	-	5,000	5,000 1,064	-	- 3,936
Tandridge Together Community grant	-	1,760	1,760 560	-	- 1,200
Donations	1,300	350	350 -	-	- 1,650
Total Restricted Funds	82,005	1,057,606	1,057,606 1,065,166	-	- 74,445

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

11 Movement of funds	General	Designated	Restricted	Total
(continued)	funds	funds	funds
	£	£	£	£
Summary of movement in funds in
the year
Balances at 1 April 2024	10,197	573,996	82,005	666,198
Movement in the year
-Income	95,187	-	1,057,604	1,152,791
-Expenses	(72,555)	-	(1,065,164) (1,137,719)	(1,065,164) (1,137,719)
-Transfers	-	-	-	-
Balances at 31 March 2025	32,829	573,996	74,445	681,270
12 The funds of the charity	General	Designated	Restricted	Total	Total
	funds	funds	funds
	£	£	£	£	£
Debtors	16,160	-	- 112,259	128,419	128,419
Cash at bank	146,785	573,996	573,996 96,529	817,310	817,310
Creditors	(148,633)	-	- (115,826)	(264,459)	(264,459)
	14,312	573,996	573,996 92,962	681,270	681,270
12 Comparatives for analysis of	General	Designated	Restricted £	Total	Total
funds	£	£		£	£
Debtors	30,592	30,592 -	- 103,851	134,443	134,443
Cash at bank	-	- 741,167	741,167 52,866	794,033	794,033
Creditors	(20,395)	(20,395) (167,171)	(167,171) (74,712)	(262,278)	(262,278)
	10,197	10,197 573,996	573,996 82,005	666,198	666,198

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

13 Purpose of funds

Restricted funds

Surrey County Council

Funding from Surrey County Council supported the provision of outreach support services for adults and children through the SDAP partnership Contract.

The SCC funded a specialist outreach for managing referrals from Hospital staff as the Hospital IDVA funding had come to an end.

A grant was also provided from SCC's Household Support Fund for us to distribute to survivors in financial hardship to assist with fuel, food and other essential items.

Sanctuary Scheme

The Sanctuary Scheme finances changes to properties (e.g. new locks, doors and sanctuary rooms) to improve security if a survivor elects to remain in their home. SCC provides us with funding for the Sanctuary Scheme within East Surrey and we also hold a contingency pot for the whole of Surrey to cover works that exceed £5,000 or when an SDAP runs out of their own area funds.

Safer Accommodation

To provide safer accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse. In addition to the Sanctuary Scheme, RBBC, TDC, and MVDC funded a specialist Housing IDVA and Sanctuary Scheme Coordinator to assist survivors facing housing challenges.

Ministry of Justice

Grants were provided by the MOJ to provide additional support for adult and children's IDVA services

Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey

Funding from the OPCC supported specialist IDVA staff including a Police Advocate, a Stalking Advocate and a Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention worker. The OPCC also contributed to a Children and Young People's worker supporting survivors aged 16- 24. The OPCC also provided grants to support other projects such as the Partner Link Project and a counselling programme.

Public Health

Public Health provided a grant to extend outreach work with survivors with complex needs.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

RBBC continued to fund outreach services in their area. They also supported the salary costs of the IRIS Advocator across that Borough.

They also provided a significant grant from their Household Support Fund for survivors living in the borough and requiring financial support with fuel, food and other essential items during the current cost-of-living crisis.

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Mole Valley District Council

MVDC supported outreach services in their area and provided Household Support Fund grants for us to distribute to survivors in financial hardship in the Mole Valley district.

Tandridge District Council

Funding for outreach services was provided by Tandridge District Council for survivors living in that area. They also supported the salary costs of the IRIS Advocator working with General Practitioners in Tandridge.

NHS Surrey Heartlands

This funding continued to support outreach work throughout East Surrey.

Company of Actuaries Charitable Trust

This charitable trust provided a grant to support ESDAS' volunteer programme.

Surrey Police High Harm Perpetrator Unit

This fund is to support survivors during the work of the Surrey Police's perpetrator work.

Community Foundation for Surrey

Grants from CFS funded increased levels of support for children and young people and, through a CFS (NHS Charities Together) Grant also supported the mental health and wellbeing of adult survivors.

Creating Healthy Communities Reigate & Banstead Borough Council

This fund from RBBC was for the development of a training programme, in partnership with Against Violence & Abuse, to support and train survivors of domestic abuse who want to provide peer support to others in similar situations.

Lloyds Bank Foundation

This grant was for three-year funding towards ESDAS' core costs operating its charitable activities. The Lloyds Bank Foundation also facilitated specialist consultancy to support the development of the charity's Risk Register, Policies and Procedures and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion practices. Purpose of funds (cont.)

Richmond Fellowship

This funding was used to improve partnership working for those survivors experiencing mental ill health.

Co-op Community Fund

This fund supported therapeutic play therapy for child survivors of domestic abuse to assist with their recovery.

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted funds

Donations made by members of the public or organisations which are not restricted are held for use in assisting survivors and their families directly.

A Contingency Reserve has been established as a Designated Fund to provide a resource so that, in the event of grants to the charity ending, the charity could administer its affairs in an orderly manner and continue to support existing clients for a period of 3 -4 months in line with the recommendations of the Charity Commission. This reserve includes an allowance for the potential cost of staff

redundancies and the charity's contractual commitment in respect of its property lease. The Contingency Reserve is deemed necessary due to the financial uncertainly caused by ESDAS having to re-apply for the majority of funding with the decisions of that process only being known shortly before the beginning of each new financial year. It is essential not only for the security of employees but also for our vulnerable client group, whose lives and welfare could be endangered by a sudden curtailment of our support.

Fund Transfers - During the year, funds were transferred from General Funds to the Contingency Reserve Designated Fund to ensure there are sufficient funds to support staff and vulnerable clients if significant grant funding is withdrawn.

14 Comparatives for the Statement of Financial Activities

	Unrestricted	Restricted	31.3.24
	funds	funds	Total funds
	£	£	£
INCOME
Donations	50,312	1,300	51,612
Charitable activities	82,390	1,096,605	1,178,995
Investment income	20,420	-	20,420
Other income	3,159	-	3,159
Total Income	156,281	1,097,905	1,254,186
EXPENDITURE
Costs of generating funds	(3,386)	-	(3,386)
Charitable activities	-	(1,125,890)	(1,125,890)
Total Expenditure	(3,386)	(1,125,890)	(1,129,276)
Net income	152,895	(27,985)	124,910
Transfers between funds	-	-	-
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS	152,895	(27,895)	124,910
Total funds brought forward	431,298	109,990	541,288
FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	584,193	82,005	666,198

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EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS)

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

15 Comparatives for	Balance at	Income Expenditure	Income Expenditure	Transfers	Balance at
movement of funds	1 April				31 March
	2023				2024
	£				£
RESTRICTED FUNDS
SCC SDAP partnership contract	37,487	196,596	(215,797)	-	18,286
Ministry of Justice IDVA grant	-	140,745	(140,745)	-	-
Public Health complex needs	-	22,025	(22,025)	-	-
_Local authority funding:_Reigate and
Banstead, Mole Valley and Tandridge	-	42,735	(42,735)	-	-
RBBC household support fund	-	31,540	(31,540)	-	-
MVDC household support fund	-	11,315	(11,315)	-	-
SSC emergency client	-	10,000	(10,000)	-	-
Perpetrator Hub Grant	-	66,366	(66,366)	-	-
Sanctuary Scheme	43,846	85,000	(87,787)	-	41,059
SCC Hospital IDVA	-	51,048	(51,048)	-	-
IRIS East Surrey	-	65,280	(65,280)	-	-
NHS Surrey Heartlands grant	-	20,324	(20,324)	-	-
OPCC police advocate	-	42,000	(42,000)	-	-
OPCC counselling grant	-	12,250	(12,250)	-	-
OPCC children and young person’s grant	-	9,120	(9,120)	-	-
OPCC VAWG prevention project grant	-	47,181	(47,181)	-	-
OPCC stalking advocate	-	45,958	(45,958)	-	-
SCC safer accommodation grant	25,348	53,813	(59,220)	-	19,941
SCC bridge the gap grant	1,136	1,250	(2,336)	-	50
Surrey police HHPU grant	-	9,568	(9,568)	-	-
NHS GP event	-	2,500	(2,500)	-	-
CFS children and young people’s grant	-	2,875	(2,875)	-	-
CFS rest and digest	-	2,000	(2,000)	-	-
Lloyds Bank Charitable Foundation trust	-	25,000	(25,000)	-	-
Nationwide Community HMDAW grant	-	32,418	(32,418)	-	-
Richmond Fellowship grant	-	3,126	(3,126)	-	-
The Hobson Charity	-	9,000	(7,631)	-	1,369
Vinci Charitable Trust grant	1,545	-	(1,545)	-	-
Co-op Community Fund grant	-	1,634	(1,634)	-	-
CFS for Mental Health	-	10,417	(10,417)	-	-
National Lottery Community	-	26,387	(26,387)	-	-
RBBC Volunteers’ Project	-	4,634	(4,634)	-	-
Leadership Training grant	-	1,800	(1,800)	-	-
RBBC Survivors Workshops	-	4,735	(4,735)	-	-
Women’s Aid Emergency	-	4,750	(4,750)	-	-
Survivors’ Steering Group	628	1,215	(1,843)	-	-
Donations	-	1,300	-	-	1,300
Total Restricted Funds Movement	109,990	1,097,905	(1,125,890)	-	82,005

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) – Year Ended 31 March 2025

15 Comparatives for movement of	General	Designated	Restricted	Total
funds (continued)	funds	funds	funds
	£	£	£	£
Summary of movements in funds in
the comparative year
Balances at 1 April 2023	8,302	8,302 422,996	422,996 109,990	109,990 541,288
Movement in the year
• Income	156,281	156,281 - 1,097,905 1,254,186	- 1,097,905 1,254,186	- 1,097,905 1,254,186
• Expenditure	(3,386)	(3,386) - (1,125,890) (1,129,276)	- (1,125,890) (1,129,276)	- (1,125,890) (1,129,276)
• Transfers	(151,000)	(151,000) 151,000	151,000 -	- -
Balances at 31 March 2024	10,197	573,996	82,005	666,198

16 Charity Status

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered as a company in the UK (company number: 3585674) and as a charity with The Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number: 1092643).

The registered office address of the organisation is: Redhill Chambers, 2D High Street, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1RJ

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GLOSSARY

ANNUAL REPORT GLOSSARY

CAMHS	Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services
CFS	Community Foundation for Surrey
DA	Domestic Abuse
ESDAS	East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services
IDVA	Independent Domestic Violence Advisor
IRIS	Identification & Referral to Improve Safety
MARAC	Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference
MOJ	Ministry of Justice
MVDC	Mole Valley District Council
OPCC	Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner
RBBC	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
SaSH	Sussex and Surrey Hospital
SCC	Surrey County Council
SDAP	Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership
SORP	Statement of Recommended Practice
TDCTandridge District Council	Tandridge District Council
VAWG	Violence Against Women and Girls