Registered number: 04411425 Chority number.. 1093936 Sofe And Sound Group Trustees, Report ond Finonciol Slotements For the yeor ended 31 Morch 2024 JDAINS
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sofÈ And Sound Group (A company lirnlted by guoronteé) Contents Poge Reference and admlnlstrotlve deta51s of the Charlty, Its Trustees and odvlsers Chalr's statement Trustees, report 3-16 Independent examlner's report statement of fiiianclal actlvliles 19 Bolance sheet 20-21 Statement of cash flows 22 Notes to the flnanclal stotements 2Z_43
Sofe And Sound Group (A company Ilmlted by guarantee) Refer8nce and Admlnl&tratlvo Detalls of the Charlty. Ils Trustees and Advlsers For the year ended 31 Morch 2024 Trustees Mr Mark Rlchardson, (Cholr) Ivlr Russell Llpscombe. (Vlce Chalr) (resi¢Jned 13 August 2024) Mr Grohome Gllbert, (Treosurer) Mr Adam Buss Mrs Sonla Rafferty (reslgn.ed 31 Jvly 2024) M5 Lauro Rlchmc)nd Mrs Jogblnder Glll {resigned 31 Augvst 2024) Mr Ellls Pugn Company reglstèred nvmber 04411425 Chorlty reglstered number 1093936 Reglstered offlce Chorlotle House Stanier Way The Wyvern Buslness Park Oerby Derbysilre OE216BF Prlndpol operatlng offke Flrst Floor East Mlll t)arley Abbey Mills Oerby DE22 1DZ Chlef executlve officer Trocy Horrlson Accovntants Doins Audit L',mlted 2 Chamberlaln Squore Poi-oalse Clrcus Birmir,gham 83 3AX Bankers Bnrclaus Bonk PIC PO Box 9136 Lekester LE18 9DL Poge i
Safe And Sound Group (A company Ilmited by guarantee) Cholffs statement For the year ended 31 March 2024 The cholr presenis hls statement for the year. The 2023-24 linarclal yeor has beeri o slgnlflcant one on many fronts for Safe and'sound. We hove a great leom wlio work tlrelessly to support young people ot rlsk of explolttsllon In Derbyshlre, The need for our servlces contlnues to grow and we hove been searchlng for o new iiome Ip. th.e clty centre whicn wlll ho-,h hovse our teum and allow us lo provlde o more occesslble ronge of servlces for our young people ond :he!r fomllles. l am dellghied to be able lo report we have now Jurchosed o property Ir) the clty cer,tre whlch is unQergolng ts scheme of refJrbislment In antlclpotlon of o move there next yeor. We were able to use £225k of funds we have deslgnaled lor this purpose os detailed In these flnonciol stotemen15. whllst still retoinlng o level of unrestrlcled reserves In line with our reserves policy. In June Ihls Year we olso absorbed lie Allenton based En;huslosm Trust inlo the Safe and Sound organlsotlon. We have ioken forwaro thelr fantusllc com.mLnlly faclllly In Osmaglon, Derby. their tearp and thelr prolec-s, Both th.e n.ew home In Derby and the ocqulsltlort of Enthusiasm Trust ore Important developments both for Sofe ond Sound und ;he young people we loo1< ofter. We are very much looklr,g forword to bu'ldlng on the polentlol of these developments over the comlng years. On the bosls of ',hls yeorts financlol statements we can conlldently contlnue to plon for our future ond our plans to expand our servlces lor those Ihot need us. r Mork Rlchardson Choir of Trustees Dule: 24 October 2024 Page 2
Safo And Sound Group (A companu limlled by guorontee) Trvsteeg report Far the year ended 51 March 2024 The Trustees present Ihelr annual report logether wf(h tne flnanciol statements of the Chorlty for the yeor 1 Aprll 2023 10 31 Mor¢h 2024. The Annuol report Serves :he purposas of both a Trusfees, reporl ond o directors, repoi'l under componu ,'ow. The Trustees confirm t.4ol the Annual report and financ4 statements of the chorlloble company Comply with the current slalulory requl'em=nts. the requlremer.ls of the chorllable compony's governlng document and the provlslcrs of the Sto-ement of Recorrimended Procllce (SORP) applicable to ciorlllÈS preporing thelr accounts In uccordonce wllh I.e Flnonciol Repcrtlnc Sloidurd applicoble in Ikie UK ond Republic of Irelond ¥FRS102) (effective 1 Jonuor¥J 2019). Slnce the Charltu quallfles as smoll Jnder sectlon 382 of the Companles Act 2006, the S*rateglc report reqblrec of medlum ond lorge componles under the Companles Act 2006 <Strateglc Report and Directors, Report) Regulotlons 2013 hos been omllted. safe and SoJ.•d have hod o LJeor of growth ond mode a huge d5fferer.ce to the lives of tbose offecled by exploltation In Derbu and Derbgshlre. Ttr15 hos been ochleved by ar) outstondlng teo.m in collabororfon i1th other portner orgon15CJtlons. Thelr work embeds the contextuol sateguording ploce-bosed rlsk approoch. Ob5ectlves ond o¢tlvltles • Pollcles ond oblectlves Ourst ate ic Plon Our To always be there wbien iJcvng people need us ond lo prevent exp10i:oliDn wherever ond however. we can. Ou Mlss on To tronsform the lives of chlldrep. and young people In Derb JL shlre who ore crffected by chlld exoloitatlon. We all hove on Ideo of whot belng sale, aod sound 15 but rhe realllu io. mony Joung people is very lar from that. At Safe and Sound, we belleve that ever cPiild should ive o Ille w1110Ut exploltotlor,. bul sadlu stll,. mcny or& affected ad far from 5ofe, Thot's why we wll, work lo prewent, stspport onc he p rebuild lives lo a polnl where we ore no longer r,eeded. no motte-: how 'ong Ihot-okes, Priorltles AWARENESS Worklno iY5ih young peoole. pareits. commvnlties. professlonols and corporate orgJnisa¥lons Influenciiig and contributlng lo the learnlng. edu=ctlon ond research dola ol o local. reglorba. ond iiotlcnol level PREVENTION ErTr.goglng w11 0n9 peop',e through school ond outreoch ocllvltles ond providing Inlervenllon o+ the eorllest opportunllu. Poge 3
Safe And Sound Group (A wmpany limlied by guarantee) Trustees, report (conilnued) For the year ended 31 March 2024 Objectlves and actlvltles (contlnved) SUPPORT Worklng one to or.e and In small groups wlth fomilles, young people, vJlneroble adults ond Idenl',Iled vulneroble communlties. RECOVERY Worklng In porlner5hlp ond through, actlvl-les. tronslllop ond theropy to help young peotsle and fom',Iles move on wll thelr Ilves. Ke olves Safe Value5 We bulld oper, honest and equltoble re atlonshlps wlth chlldren. young people ond farr,Ilies. We manoge rlsrf to create o sofe space for chlldren. young people and famllies to bulld stronger re511ience and positlvely move forward wlth +heir Ilves. Sound Values We lisien ond value the vlews and oplnlon5 of children. ijoung people ond lamllles - empowerlng them to hove o volce. We ore Lrusted supporters and odvocates loi- chlldren. young people ord fatnilies. The orticles of asstsclotlon stote thol the oblects o,. the cbodtable compony Dre to advance the edJcctior. preserve ond protect the mental ond ph Jslcol health and relleve slckness ond poverty of children, young people and odults. Tkie harity's trustee¢ hove coinplied wlth thelr duty lo b,ove due regord lo Ibe gUIdan on public benefit publlshed by the Charrty Commlsslon In exercl.%lng thelr power5 or dutles. STRATEGIC ENABLERS Volulng and developlng our people.. Improvlng our envlronment. Proactlvely ottract ond retoln hlgh qvollty stoff. O Put well-belr.g ot the heorl of what we do. O To monoge tseiformoiice ond ensure tralnlng, development ond progresslon OPkX)rtL'nftles ore avoiloble lo al! O Creote un envlroympit In wh'.di Indlvlduol dIfferene$ ond the contribullor.s ol oll our employees. trustees ond volunteers ore recognlsed and volued. O To regularly revlew al:, employmenl and volvnteerlno p., octlces ond procèdures lo ensure +hol no job appliconls, sloff. Irusiees or N'olunteers ore treored less favourabiy thon others. / Effectlvely communlcote wlth staff . vclunleers ond trustees. Poge 4
Safe And St>und Group (A componu Ilmlted by guarantee) Trustees, report (contlnued) For the year ended 31 Morch 2024 Oblectlves ond octlvltles <contlnued) Improvlng oar effeCteneSs.. < Building partnerships that odd value lo our work. O Prcvldina o quollty servlce IrT all ;hot we do. Improvlng our sustems ond processes. O Moniloripg ar.d evaluatlng our performa.Ice. rf Creollng tlme for research. partlclpatlon. ond Influence. Goverrbonce and flnancljl stablllly.. O The aocrd of Trustees hovlng responslblllty for the strateglc dlrectlon ond operallonai Integrlty of Sofe and SoJnd. O Regular rev.ews of the orgofjlsotlonal rlsk reglster. To secure funding io a strong resource progromme to enable the organlsotlon lo deliver upon Its slroie9lc objectlves. To dlverslfy InC0e slreoms wlth 70Yo from orants ond contratts and the rest from other sources, To grow addltlcnol resources lo invest In our future. Improvlng obr envlronment We are commltted to continuously Improvlng our envlronmental performance throJgh.. < Our PDllcies ond processes idenl'.fylng ond cOmpl1n9 wlli enviroiimen:a' leglslatlor. ond fegulcstlons relevant lo our buslness. rf Conservlng r)atural resources ond reduclng waste os far as posslble wtth the efflclent use of rescurces. O Reduclng paper usoge by working electronlcolly. O Increaslng recycl.'ng, (Our recycllno moblle phones ond scrop vehicles Inltlatlves not oyly rolses much needed fuidi lor Sofe and Sovnd biil svpporl Ihe envlronment) -he use of second-Jser, renewable or recyclable moterlols. O Mlnlmlslng energy consL'mptiorn as for os posslble uslng addltloial hea+lng only whèn necessory to molnluln a comfortable work,ng envlronment. Switching off all electrlcol equlpment when not In use Encourag.'ng the use of less oollut'ng fcrms ot tronsport amongst Board members, Staff. and volunlee.'s, whllst en5Uflno we can malytoln on efflclent ond effecllve service for ch;"Idren and Uoling people occessing our 5ervlces. (Increused workin.g from home ond rtual meetlngs ond support thovgh Covid-19 hos supported this oblectlve). In setting oblectlves and plannlng for actirftles. the Trustees hove glvei dve conslderatlon to general gulcopce pvbllshed by the Chorlty Commisslon relotlng to publlc benefll. InclJd.ng the guidance 'PJblic benefit.. running o charitu (PB2)'. Poge S
Safe And Sound Grovp (A company limbted by guarantee) Trustees, report {contlnued) For the year ended 51 March 2024 Objectlves ond actlvltles (contlnued) Activliies undertaken to achleve obleetlves We operate across Perby and Derbushlre providing direct 5UPPOrt lo children ond young people and famllies offected or o I r5sk of being explolted and provide tralning nallonollu. We olso provide some exploltotion trolnlng nollonollu, Our work ond expertlse wlth chllo sexvol expiollollon hos Idenlifled just how much dlfferent forms of explollotlon are linked ond thot chl,'dren ond young people at ilsk of dlffere41 forTr.s of exp oitctlon share rhe same vulnerabllltles, Ch'.Idre.I who are sexually explolted ore Irafllcked across dlffereni geographical areas. Girls who are radlcalised ore often sexuolly explo'"led or subject of on orronged or Illegol marrlage. Onllne groomlng through the Interiet accounted for over 80% of sexuol exploltotlon lost yeir In Derbyshlre. IsolaEed. lono.'y. ano homeless your,g people gel involved In ganos ond are often forced to commll ocls of crlmlnollty/drvg trafflcklng. We hove Identlfled locally ond nlltlor.olly that the'e Is work o do to break down the barr1ers and misconceptlons crour.d wider exploltotlon whlch con orevent ch'ldren recelvlng sUPPOrt os victlm5. For example, young people who are vlctlms of exploltatlon. such os County Llnes. belr.g seen os and ireoted os offeider& This Is slmllor to the hlstorlc approoch to chilci 5exLial exploltatlon victlms wno were seen as 04d labelled "child prostltutes" rather 11ian vlctlms. Thls led -0 c,"Ildren nol belng taken serloLSSly, not belng rrotected and obuse contlnulno ivhen It could have been stopped. We cai only change thls culture collec:ivelu. Safe and Sound contlnued to meet Increosed demand for svpport havlng a waltlng list for all of the reportln9 perlod. Through grani funding and fundralslng we were able to provlde a Ilfellne of emotlonal and prtsrtlcol support to some of th¢ most vulneroble children. young people and thelr fomllies Ocr0 Derbyshire. Achlevements and performancè • Revlew of activlt5es Betyveen Aprll 2023 ond March 2024. Safe ond Sour,d supoorted 385 children ond uoJng people th., ough Individuol orie to one cose work, Our work wllh yodng people Is preventotlve or ossessed os low 01- medlurn rlsl< of exploltollon. We hove olso supported 50 fomilles durlng this uear. d2% of OJ, coseloao hove SEND or ore awoltlng a55essment for their oddltional need5. Of rhose who gove ethnlclty ,'nformollon, 34% of oll coses dld not Idenllfy as Whlle Brlllsk). 35% of our caseload ore boys and young men., 63Yo ore lemole. and 2% Identlfy as trans or non-blnory. 48% of the uoung people we wo'k wltl) ore affected b¥ chlld sexuol exploitolbcn, 40% ore af Jecteo primcji"il by child crlmlnol explollotlon. 12Yo ol our coses ore offected by both crimip,al and sexual explollation. Qur work with hard-lo-reuch communilles hos Increased. with 6% of our coselood ',dentlfyiDg as Romo/Slovak. We liove Increosed our work 57 the county ond 45 of our one-to-one coses ore based Ii.. Jerbyshire. Buxlon ond the Hlgh Peak. OJr approach is chlld ceitred ond enabling, allowlii(J ycung people to be li control of Iheir loJrne JL. We are not tlme bcuiid and wlll support our uoung people for os loiig as they need. We Imoort Inforyatlon. support ond guldunce uslng o vorlet of t¢cliiilqueJ. We k.elp ciildren underitand the 'isKs and what hos happened to liern through OEJr one-lo-one support. E¢ch chlld hus a des'gnaled Support Worker. Meetlnss take ploce os ofien 0$ reoulred.:yplcoily once o weerf, ond usuolly In locotions where Ihe chlld feels solest and m051 ccmfortoble. Once the rSsk8 ore lowered svf .Iclentlu. the one-',o~one support comes to on er.d ond chlldrer) con recelve further support through our Youth Work or Transltlo pr(oi"ammes. Our support for a yOUFig person overages six rnOn1S. Poge 6
Safe And Sound Group (A company limited by guarantee) Trustees, report (contlnued) For the year 8nded 31 Morch 2024 Achievements and performunce (contlnued) Our fomlly work 5 recognised the effeci of exploltotlon on the wlder Tornllu. and that clrcumstonces ot home can sometbmes rnoKe young people more VL)Ine,'oble to belng torgeted by perpetrators both onllne ond in persor,. Prior to Covld-19 we were supportlng on overage ol ':00 young people each yeor. We hove seen o slgn'.f!cant year on Jear Increose In re'erra15.-hls iJear we nave seen or. increose In referra:'s rrom Farents and self-relerruls. Our work Is evoluoted Jslng our NEAT (Needs Eva uatlon ono Assessmen Tool>, whlch osK5 young people lo rote thelr percetstlon of their sltuation ond rlsk foclors every slx weeks curlr.g thelr Sourne JL wsih Sale and Sound. Overoll, the NEAT reportlng tool showed the following outcomes. 100% had o recuced r15k of explollotton. 97Yo sold they hod reaucee contoct w'.IF. rlsky peers and hod Improved frleidshlps. 95% were more-ble lo recogn se onllne dunoers and reccgnlse the sl9iis of groomlrg and explollotlon. 94% now feel they have posillve, heo thy relallonshlps with clear. safe boundurles. 92¥0 hod a reduced rlsk of golng mlssing or ussocSating w(th rlsky peers/odull5. Young pe¢ple sold thot their diei ond general wellbelng hocl Improved ond were now more Ilkely lo exerclse or 9et Involvec wlln ', ecreational octlvltles. 81% said they were more able to toke new Situcllons In thel strlde ond see Inem5elves In o more posltlve light. "Thon4 you coiilin l appreclule uou o lot you olways help me >." "You showed me so much ond helped me get down to low rlsk In my rneel ngs ond iow I can get on wiih.my Ilfe!" "She hos been there throughout ond made a blg Impact on my life and l am very Grotefull" A5 well os one lo one ana group support. o key objecllve lor Sofe ond Sourd hos contl?uec +0 be to ro'.se oware,Je ocross DerbiJsire ol the daigers of exnloltotlon laclig young peop'.e Includsrng sexual, drLig Iipe8, mcdern 5'overy, trofflcking and roolcollsotlon. Our edueotlon and owarèness help to rolse owarepess In schools.. tiowever, we h(Jve also worked wlth corers, parents aod educators In other chorllles, buslnesses ond In the comrnunlty. Our trolnlng Is bespoke ond Is odapted to the needs of th- group. In schoolg, we have held sesslons oround belng octlve b Ji slander ono slandlng up lor yOLr peers, recognlslng he s gn5 01 grocming, or,Iine sJfe:. y, recognlslng sole adults. iexJol heolth oworeness, coqsent or.d lecl-.ky relotlonsl)Ips. For aduliE, we hove helc aworeness ses%lons oi child explolto-lon, safeguarding. ond online salety. We hove held ' 56 oworeness sesslons IYJ schools for chl.d-en ond young peop,'e of prlmary ond secondary scnool age. These se5slons rea-hed 3.007 chlldren aiid youig people. We 0150 ran 18 safeguardlig carousels at Derby College reachlng 130 young people and held 15 oworeness sesslons for ooults and professlonals on the sublect of CRE owarene55 and Safe ond Sound's servi-es. reochlng 246 people.
Safe And Sound Group (A company Ilmited by guoruntee) Trustees, report (contlnued) For the ye(rr ended 31 March 2024 Achlevements ond performance (contlnued) Sofe ond SoLJnd nove developeo o bespoke trainlng progromme colled I Con, I Wlll, whlch olms to reduce acts of youth serlous vlolence. These awo-, eness sesslons teach chl'dyen how to be octlve bu'stonde's. what to do If they see somethsig concernlng, ond who to turn to lor help If the feel unsafe or worrled. Thls orogromme will be rolled out to Oill schools In Derby ond Derby)hlre through. 2024-2025. "I reolly enjoued the sesslon -.oday and know thal I con go liome ond tell my fomily obovL whoi l ve leornt obout today.- "The tralners lei you speok ond have your own vclce.- "The trolners were reolly clever, ond I IIKed when we had io rhout I CAN I WILLI" Prevent trclnlng 15 a proctlcal preseitotloi inot olms to prevenl ptsople from belng groomed and drawn 5710 extrem,Ism.11 ensL,res they ure glven app¥oprlole advlce and that they ore slgnp05ted io wliere lo gel help If they need It. Sofe oid Sound dellvered Preveit trainlng to 160 puplis across multlple S=ND 5pedolist schools ond PRUS. >vent Iralilng Is also Included Ir cur one-lo-op,e sbppot where oppropriote. 1 2E Prevent sesslons belng delivered to young peoole ori our coselcod. Sofe aiid Sound's rnlsslon Is OIWOUS to Increose oworeriess of chllo exploltclion in Derby ono Derbyshlre. cruclal to this Is sp,"eodlng aworeness w',IhiTr corporatlons. stalulory sevlces. chafllles and youth organlsotions to ensure 0,1 sa-.e Spaces 0ve robust saieguordlng meosures. Over ihe year 2023/24, Sofe and Sound have completed seven Independent, p',actScal sufegJordlng revSews for o number of local chcrltles ond other organlsOtiOV.s IhcIuGlng eoLcolion. houslng, orts aid kJQUth oc:Ivltu orgon sotlor,s. Revlews Include worksno will governonce. leudersylp ¢no depurlmental leods reoarding roles and work wlthin sofeguarding, reviewlng po,Icles. processes, recordlng syslems, revlewlng data collectlop. reportlr..g to dota ccliectlon response, meetlng staff, ond revlewlng recrullmenl ond irolnlng prog¥ommes ond content. P051tlve feeoback lias Deen recelved and the level ol sofeguordlng Imoroved ocross the clt and county. "Thank you so rnucli for 4oui" expertlse and support. We ore In a fai- Improved posilloii now wilh further gools set," We also ralse oworeness througk, our webslte. Social media ond newsletter. Engagemèilt has been great throuqlout 2023-2024. Our Iota number ol rollowers across oll soclol meolo Is 9,463 Our Focebock post rea-h Is 116.8L2 wlth Ju',y our best monlr). Tw.'Iler reach15 181,334, ond our best month was Aprll L023. Our L nkedln posts hove hod 69.699 Impresslois. Overoll, trafllc to our webslte Is 16,<79 wlth o lallow-on engagement rote of 48.35%. Ouireoch olms lo support yourbg people who 5peid o lorge crraount of Ilme ouislde of Ihelr homes, wblhout suppcrt Sgslems or 50fe spoces around them. We know tho,. a vulnerobllbly to exploilollon con occur wk,en young people feel Isoloted or disenfroncl)Ised from their communlty, speno c lot of tlme mlsslng or oulslde of the b.ome, or are segregated or disrrlmlnoted against. Outreoch olms Io feoch the iJoJng people ihat 4lt in-o a lot ol these cotegories.. we often see Ilie some Jouno .?eople on our routes week ofte": week. ond these l•at we see ate ot nlgi". Ip the CUE k or Lold,. ure those most at rlsk o- exploltotlon or other horm. Poge 8
Safe And SoLtnd Group (A company Ilmlt¢d by guarantee) Trustees, report (contlnued) For the yeor ended 31 March 2024 Achlevement5 and performonce (contlnued> Ouli'each 15 prImartI obout bullding re,ot1onshlps with The groups of young people we encoL'nter - olmlng to become a safe space for those who may not hove thls ongwhere e',se. By treotlng each and everd yOLJng person wlth respect ond Identitu. and continuing to show up week ofter week. we remlnd them that we are there For them In tlmes of need. Addlllcnolly, eoch week on ovlreach we wlll locvs on dif'erent drscusslon poln15 to :ru to rolse owore.iess on diff erenl areas D#1 known vulnerabllltSes In the communlly. Some examples ore.. Sexuol health Mental heolth unci wellbelng Substoice cjbuse We ore often lolned on outreach by otier orgonlsatlons to support us K¥f(h thls, sucn as Nqs sexuol heal'.h teams, or the CGL Substone mlsuse support leam. Flnally, oJ:reoch olms to amplify the volce of young people by Ilai5ing wlth those In thc commuilly wh- ore oflei least hcord. We dlscuss wl",h uoung peoJ',e what Ineu need. what tliey worry about, ono ony concems or questlons teY moy hove ihot we po5$ on to relevant councils or organlrcjllons. We conducted o total 01109 oulreock sesslons In South Derbyshlre and Derby Cl:y and hod 2,730 engogements wll.ry young people Our extÈnded youth und transl0n provlsion helps young people move from belng (Jl rlsk, lo Ihrlve In the,r new lives. We provide support bEyono' our core services to support thelr tror,s',tion. Ircluolno support IroUb court, bock Into school or to nove onto college or work, lidlviduol suppo't to attend an octlvltb.. ond groLP workshcps to develop -e, self-esleem, ond fiiie5s. Our regulor youili ocllvltles Incluoe 0%1g ond two yoiilh wellbe'ng, leomworrf. confiden- clubs on a weekly basls Whic ore attenneo on overage of elghl young people. We hove held ILnch club sessions at three difl@ren". schools In Derby, whlch Includes o bespoke progrqTrme ol wo.k reoctlng to the needs of the sludents. Se5slons Inc uded odvice on heulthy rel-tlonshlps and consent. online safety, self esteem. self core ond wellbeliig. ond understoldlng stress - partlculorly Ir, relotlon lo ey.um season Our Holida Acilvltles and Foccl Programme Is or extensS01i of our youtli work p-. ovlslori. We provlde ocllvllles and heolthy meols lo young people ond thelr fomllles throughoul every school holidoy. Over the iijst year, octivl+iès ha've Included Rollerworld. Mega20ne, fishlng, wellness sessions. ors cnd crafts, ice skotlng, and famlly l.lps to tpie thealre, Inemo and museums. Together with o leom of dedicoted volun=.eers, Sole und Sound provlded liovsonds of heolihu meal% throug4oul the scliool holldcys, Includ'pg a fL.11 C.rIStMaS dii)iier ond p., eser,Is in winter. and Eosler eggs Obrlng the Eosler noiidays. Our partlclpotlon grovp supports our work and gives vs a youth voice. Our youth poi'tlclpollcn oroJp supports oJr work ond ensures we ore lec by young people wltb Ilved experience. The groun led vlcllm blam.'r.g langijoge compaigi cpd creolod content In,ol wos sfrored acrfoss oll our plot'orms. We used Ih,;s Information to iilluence slotutory servlces wlll l)ow -hey report mlsslng Incldeices und 5oleguorelng 1SSLJe5. ThE Yothh Porllciootlon CyroJp huve given feedback on our resources, .%pecillcolly our heolthg relaiionshlps oworeiie55 workshop, and the I Ccin, I Wlll oystander trolning prog'omme. We olso hove bl-weekly sessions speclficolly for glrls etween 13 ond 18 yoars old. We ceslgn these sesslons to upllft, educote cind motlvale our young peoplè whllsl also hovlng a ILN tlme Page 9
Safe And Sound Group (A companu1Smlted by guorantee) Trustees, report (contlnued) For the year ended 3) March 2024 Achlevements ond performance (contlnued) Thls yeor we hove covered crlllcol thlnking sk,'Ils. emotlonal management. self-love. ee f-care, col;ivatlng empathy skiiis, healtP,y cornmunlcottor), health re a:lonships, boy loll soclol medlo ond mental heolth. To svuport these =oplcs, we hove held o murder mystery, they hove deslgned tfr.eir own opps, and they planned Ihelr own commL'nlly project whlch they wlll be cari'ylng out in the fulurcs For our rnentol ,e1th sesslon. we hoo o theroplsl dellver her owr sesslon, where he young oeople learnt new coplng mechonlsrns whllsl moklng Ihelr own groundlng bog. -he b'oung people olwous comment how they eiloy the sessions ond mony never mlss one. One of our yovng peop',e sold., "Glr15 group helps me get out Ihe hou'se arbd soclollse ond have i unl l olwoy5 enloy tolklng to o".her girls aboui I toplcs of each sessionl Everyone15 always klnd, ond yoli con orw05 start o conversotlon wlth sorneonel" We ore possbonale oboul and successfvl ot creatlng somethlng speclol. where young people and fomilles are valued. where rlsks are monaged Wllh the famlly. ond where young people ond fomllles are empowered and enobled to doll dlfferently. We be,'leve that -: omllles cre the experts In thelr Obvn Ilves, anc portners in sjfeguordlng ond we embroce this and crecte chanoe through ihis. By ut11islng our embedded experllse ond repulatlon 0.8 n sewlce fom!Iles trust I taking the lead In thelr p.ar)s, slgnpostlng where necèssory, and In decislon maklng. We hove on eslabllshed Parent Peer SuFport group where pcrenis meet to shore slo". les aid advice. so they con feel less Isolated and contrlbute to resources ond feedbock wllh Safe ard Sound ond statutory servlces. I hos been arnazlnfj year for the pcjrent peer group where we have welcomed some new mums. Tbe group meet every three week¢ as well as liavlng a WhatsApp g'oup and regular meet vps arranged by them. Tle Peer group hove rnet ivlth the Deroyshlre Pollce exploitotlon leud. a DlrectDr ol Soclol Care and the Hlgh Sherlff. Som- cf the porents fjave made film recording5. whlci were olreu on the BBC news ond onother parent dld a rodlo Interylew for Children In Need. Currently. ftve of lhe, ure fecordlng podcasts for our webslte. The gi-oup have helped develoo resources by parents, for porents. SOMÈ which have been sliarec wlth pariher ogencies. Therapy Sa-e ono Sound olso provlde ttslk theroJy. expre551ve arts therapy ono creative arts Iheraples. We L'se quallfied and tralned theroplsts from Cothoi-s's, Lovro G and Lunar Mlnas. Tney have experiEoce of worklng wllh fomllles ond vulnerable children. Young people moy be i-eleri'ed for one-to-one Iheropy or mau be refei'red for group expresslve crts sesslons. C'ectlvlt JL Is used os o tool +¥0 enoble young people on opportunity to enhance communlcallon and self- expresslon, build self-conf1dence and increase 5elf-esleem, The flrst ses51ons help to introduce some of Ihese Ideos to eoch Indlvldual young perscn. to work wllh Ihem to seè '.f they were 'eody cjnd or 5Ultoble for ort th.eropy and le-. thoin decide how IheLJ want to go fopuord. Thls h(Js been really pos1Ve for rhe yDung people referred. All sessions ore talloreo to them ond ollows them lo creote their own gcol> Artwork Is created by wosl of the young Deople, ¥hrough o Iheropeutlc relollonshlp. Fomllies are referred for Iheraoeul,'c Inteivertlon thol they partlclpole In together. Famllles are often very broken cfter hovlng explollotloy intrude on thelr fcjmlly. Sorne;Iines there ore othèr Issues wiihii the fomily for example prevlous dorne5tic abuse. We ore oble to ochieve Ile olrp b¥, rebulldino I'elatlonqhlps ago.:n. learnlng to talk to lough and somel',mes to cru. T.Ils ogoln Is done wlth octlvStles agreed with pai-enls. young people and slblings. i hey can work at tl)eir own pace ond often wlll take the work and ocllvlties home to worK on In between sessions Eleven yovng people hove recelved therapy through Sofe ond Sound this yecr. qrkd we hove supported elghl fomllles through expressve arts therapy, ond seven wltP tkieropeutlc tolk theropy. Page 10
Safe And Sound Group (A company Ilmlted by guarontee) Trustees, report (contlnued) For the year ended 31 March 2024 A¢hlevemenfS ond performance {conilnued} Achlevements 2023/24 was o great,, .ear of recognltlon for the chartly.. Safe ond Sound were the flrst charlt Ji to recelve the Nat101018rltlsh SafetiJ Cobllcll Fvndlng to support staff wellbelng, Sole an¢ Scund were chosei 05 reclpienl of donollop.5 0fKI funds ralsed ot tpie Eas Midlonds Bu51ne55 Masters Awords 2024. Our CEO Tracy Horrlson wos mode on Honorory Moster of the Unlvèrs'ty (Honmuniv) crt the Unlver5ily of Derby. We recelved two Hlgi SherlFf Awords Sn recogr,Itlon of creot ond valuable sewlces to the communlty.. one for Sale oncl Sound or,d one for Trocy's chority work. We We presentee wl;h a certlflcate of recogiiilon and appreclallon cn behalf Of the Police ond Crlme Corpmlssloner for exceptlonol performonce. Partner5hlp worklng It trLOS been unollier ycar of colloborotlorl and exce,,leil portnershlp worklng. We c?nnct achleve Whol we Oo on our own and together we hove o greoter Impccl. We nove worked closely wltl Community Aciion by supporl,'ng the clty's holldoy OctltieS ond food programme (HAF). provlding food and actlvllles, 5b'PPOrt ond slgnposllng lo chlldren ond familles on our caseload du.. lig the school holldoys. Addltlona.ly wlth Commuiity Actior., we provided cj Worm Hub from October 2025 to Morch 2024 that -Ilow forr,11les to access food ond fvel vouchers, provlded hot food ond drliik& and oflered slgnpostlrig services foi- debt odvlce ond help wlth the cor.-of-Iivlno crlsis, Ie sit on the clillcren and yOLng peoples. group uider the fjerby and Derbysiilre Sofeguard no 8tsord. We chomplon ¢Jood safecvordlng practices In the city oyd coJnty and hove compleied sofeguardlng revlew5 for severoi Stotutory, educotloA and voluntciry organlsatlons In Derby. We are stroteglc porlnery for the Oerby Youth Alllaice, worMng toge'.her with other youth grgailsotlons aid stoturory servlces ho Improve yovlh heolth ond wellbelng. sofeguardlno avd dlversionory octlv.'tles In Derby. Femllu Grovp Confei'enclng Sofe and Soupd's pllot Fomllu Grovp Conferenclng programme was exlremel¥' svccessfvl ond hos been exlendec for a further Iwo Jeors. Fotrilly GroLkP Conferenclng helps fomllles whose children ore ot rlsk of be',ng taken 1n.to local aLlthorlly core. We know chlldren in r.ore have a helghiened rlsk of exploltotlon. The lamily group coiference process Involves supporllng the child or chlicin.$ extended fomll¥ ond support netwo"k ¥0 come-ogether to put a pltsn In ploce to look after the chlld. The fallY Is glven fdll ond accurote Informotion throug0vI the prccess olop,gslde guldance and stsoport. Once the lamlly hos ogreed I.e plon, 11 can go or to be opproved by social servlces o" the courts. The plan Is consistently monltoreo lo en8ure that tkie child or chlldren ore well cared foi-. Family grcup conferenclng keeps famlllès together ond allDWS tnem to move on wllh contlnuol suuporl Into o poslllve ¢LL.tiire. We hove nod 78 FGL referral¢ th15 year. 61 of these progressed to o sucLessful conference op.d plor, agreed by lie familj. Sofe ond Souid offer the some wropcs'ound sJpport to famllles who P,ove been referred for ap, FGQ In addi:,lon :o the famlly groJp conference. we were oble lo oppliJ and be aworded o donotion of 00 lor turnlture so o father COL)Id offer respite ccjre, We were able to pi'ovlde e chlld wlth o full school uniform out of Sofe or,d Sound fundlnc.. Sevei-ol lomllles were olvep food hompers, Aldi vouchers and tolletrles. FGC children ore also glven occess to our HAF ocllvlties Ihroogh the school trolldays. ond all FGCS are signposted lo oiher approp"laLe sei"vlces and offered erriollonal support where requlred. Page11
Safe And Sound Group (A company Ilmlted by guarontee) Trvstees, report (contSnued) For the year ended 31 Morch 2024 Achievements and performance (conilnued) -we should ,ave done thls oefore,- Feedback from wrnlly. '[The conierence] was f(Jlr, well organlsed ano well structured.- Feedback from fomilu. "I hove round the v5e of FGC'S Invaluoble as it has enobled our fomllles to work loge:.hef to moke plais to help support each other. I his really bul'ds on Derbu Clty Councll's strengtheinlng family's approoch. mlnlmlsl4g Ib.e need for fomilles to be "ellonl on servlces In the long term. The FGC facllltaiors hove been greot Ip, moking oll of tne nece550 arrongement ono belng flexlDle wtth tlmes und dates," Feedback f rom soclal worker. Fundrolslng octlvltles ond Income generatlon Our fundrolslng strotegy Is to.. dlverslfy Income by ra151nq unrestricted funas from buslnesses. Indlvlduals and -.he c.ommiinltiJ', applu, to charltoble trusts for core grants to ensure we have tle rlght manogerr.ent resources In ploce to deliver cnd develop ou, servlces., opply to charltoble '.rusls and other (Jront-mokers for specific servlces.. ana work n portnership lo moxlmlse -uriding oppo-.un.tles Our most excltlng news os we move onto 2024/25 yeor Is Dur purchase of o new -.orever home, premlses at 8 Bold Lane In Oerbu In Aprll 2024 supported wlth o goverr,ment coJrmuntty Dwnershlp lup.d gronl for renovotlons. We olm lo move In January 2025 Flnonclol revlew Going concern After making opproprlote enqulries, the -rDstees have a re- -sonable expectatlo? that the Charlly has adequate resources lo conllnue In operatlonal exlstence fo¢ the foi'eseeoble iutvre. For Ihis reoson, they contlnue to adopl the aOrr,g corcern basis in preporlpo the flnanclol stalemenls, Further dettsils regarding the a¢optlon, of the golng concem basls can be found In the accountlng policies, The trJstees cont1iiue to rebLiild unrestr cted reserves lo reach ond malnlaln thelr loroel level of slx months, operollng costs. This Is being ochleved Ihrobgh Ir,c.*osed funoralsing act11e$,. odopllng o fu I cost recovew Model.. ccllve cost monagement,, oid restructuring os necesscry. Poge12
Safe And Sound Group (A compuny Ilmlted by guarantee) Trustee& report (contlnued) Forthe yeor ended 31 Morch 2024 Reserves policy Trustees are awore thot tFe Charlty .ias unprecicloble Incomlng resources dvrlng eoch year and as such needs to retaln odequoie reserves to deol with sucy fluctuatlons, In the oplnlon of the Trustees, six morbtns of operotlonal costs should Ideally ie mointolned as unrestrlcled reserves In order to meet +he Charttu's oblect'.ves of 5vpportlng those fected by child sexual exploltollon as ond when tne need orlses. The unre5tr:.cted generol funds held at 31 Marcn 2024 of £254,737 (2023 - £192,892) eqJates to approxlmotelg slx months of unrestrlcled operatlor,al costs based on a combination of trie followlng.. overoge Jnresti1thed expendlture for 2023/24, 'lunded' central SLPPOrt COSIS lor projects undertaken and the ir,creose In onnLJoI unrestrlcted expenJltJre followlng the absorptlon of Entnuslasm Trust in June 2024 . Flnonclol Revlew The Trustees have i-evlewed the I nonces ond reserves of the Charlty. Thls revlew encompassed the noture of the Income ond Expenditure Accounts, the need io molci varlable Income wlth flxed commltments and the notvre of the reserves. Sofe ond Souno have had o positlve ear finrjnclolly ond hove mode a f Jnding surplus. Structvre. governance and manogement Constitution Sofe And Sound Group was Incorporoled under the Companle5 Act 1985 on 8 Aprll 20C2 as a CompanL, Llmlted by GJarantee ond Is governed by lis Mefflorandum ond Articles of Assoclotlcn, amended oy Speclal P,eso'ullon on 25 Aprll 2013. '.t was reolstered as u Ciarity with the Charlly Comm,sslon on 26 Septeinber 2002. The '.rustee5 are the dlrector5 ond on mthwbers of Ihe chorl+u ond every member undertakes to contrlbute o moxlmurr, of £": lowords the cost of dissolution ono the Ilobi,'Itie< Incui-red by Ib,e chorlly In the event It Is wound up. • Methods of appolntment or electlon of Trustees ew Trustees are recrulted for thelr experlence afjd expert15e by the Board of Trustees and a,. e oppolnted und4r the terms of the Arllcles of Assoclollon. The appclntment of new I rustees must be apFroved by a auoruryi of current Trustees. wFlch comprlses of nat le55 than one thlrd of thelr number or two Trustees, whichever is greater. Organlsotlonal structvre cnd declslon-moklng pa15cles Sofe ond Sound Group Is governed by a Boorcl ol Trustees whlch Is recponsibie for Ihe overall management oncl perFormance of the organlsotlon. The Board meeis qua-. lerlu. The Boord .'s suppor:,eo Ir, Its corporote governonce role three subgroups which altn to mee-: quorterly. MetnberS,Ip of these commlttees conslsls of trvslees and stofl. The subgroup5 ore.. Flnonce and Governance Subgroup The key purpos- of IhSs group Is to revlew flnonclol actlvlty ond make recommell datiois to t.ie 8oord of Trustee5, rev',ew oll flnonce pollcies. or,d recorrtnend all drofts ond omendmenls to the Bourd of TrusleÈ5 ond subsequeTtIy ensui-ts the INplementotlon. undersrand'ng and appllcollon of amendec or new pollcies ni-e effec.llve and ieport back lo the Boord of Trustees accordlngly. Poge 1X
Sofe And Sound Group (A company limited by guorantèe) Tru5teeg report (contlnued) For the year endèd 31 March 2024 Structvre, governonce ond management (eontinued) In respect of Governonee, the group's purpose Is to gulde ond advlse the Board of Trustees on all osDects of corporote governonce. Performance and People Sub9roup The keu purpose of Ihls group Is to develop, evaluate ond monltor perlormonce rr,e':rics to moxlmlse the OLrtCDmes for agreed objectives. The Performonce Sub-Group focuses on ensurlng performance 's related to the overall strotegu ond Is Identllied ond monllored In ossoclaled documents In portlculor.. Operotlonal Plon. Communlcatlon strotegu and Budget documentt The SL,b-Group wlll also have o role In assesng and ogreelng orocesses to oltract, retoln and motlvole the executlve manogement of the hlghest collbre who hove th.e skills needed to ochleve lie Sofe & Sound oblec.lves year on yeor and whl-h balonceo the Interests ol the stokeholders. tle Chortly. and Ils employees. Fundraislng. Murketlng and Communlcatlons Sub-group The key purpase of tfrils group is to revlew fundrclslng, cornmunications and mqrkelliig octlvilles wl+hln the chariry and advise and moke recommendatlons lo the Bour¢ on all aspec;s pertolnlng tc So'le & Sound's fundralslng. ccmmunlcullorns ood morketlng programmes, thelr development ond ony aspects o,, governonce relatlng lo fundralslng. marketing and commun',calions adlvity. Leadersh5p The I rvstees give execullve mor,cgemenl ond leadershlp responslbl,'Illes. day to day control ond the ru,•nlng and operollon of the Chorlty to O SUitoDSy experlenced Clief Executlve. who Is supported bu a senlor monogemenl learv.. I racy HarrlsorTr has been +he CEO for flve years iow supported wlth o Project monager, firance officer and buslness support ofllcer. Some communicallor.s and finonclol management OCllv'.ty Is hondled on c cor,su tancy Dosls. Other buslness SUPPDrt Is provlded Pro bonc by local cow,pon'.es. he SJLStem of Ir.ternol contro15 Is deslgned to provlde reasonoble, but not absolute ossurance agolnst malerlc+l mlsstalement or loss. Tkey Include.. Aq annual budget approved by the Trustees., Regular conslderailon by the Trustees of linanclal re5vlts. non.flnancia! pe"formonce indlcators and benchmurklng revlews., Delegailon of ou'thorllu ond segrego".lon of dulles: and Identlflcatlon and monogemenl o- '1sk threugh an orgonlsatlonol rlsk reglsler vii".h quoi"terly revlews. The charity's offices ore bo5ed In Derby in rented occommodollon. Poge 14
Safe And Sound Group IA compuny Ilmhed bu guarantee) Trvstees, report (contlnued) For the yeor ended 31 March 2024 Structure, governance and rnonagement (continued) Policies adopted for the Indv¢tlon and tralnlng of Trustees New Trustees ore rec'ulled for Ihelr experlenc- and expertlse by the Boord of Trustees and are appolnted under -,h& terms of the Articles o! Assoclatlon. The oppolTrlmenl cf new Trustees mJ5t be approved by a quoi'um of cui'reyl Trustees, which comprlses of iio: less than one tblrd of Iheli. number or two Trustees. whichever Is greate,. Mark Richorason conllnues as ciolr. oloiig51de his buSIne role os a comme.clal property agent. other board wembers are buslress onalyst Russell Upscombe vlce Choir., Louro Rl-hriond W.0 has expertlse In crlmlnol ond wider explollatlon., sol'.citor E1115 Pugh who sp- -clallses In Ciiarlty law Qii d .ou Gill who works In eaucatlon with a lead In svpportlng under performlng schools and cnildren wlth speclol edJcotional needs ond dlsobllllj. Lonostandlng trustees ore commlssloning and partnership expert Sonlo Rafferl J., chorlered occounlant Grchame Gilbert, ofjd Treasurei-: former chlef executive ol QUAD A(Jom 8uss. There Is a HR gop on the board. but thls rlsk Is mltlgoteA bu o HR compony supporllgg us wlth pro bono HR worK. Flnanclol rlsk rnonagement The Trbslees have o rlsk monogemenl process ond quorterly ossess bdslness rlsk ond lThplemenl rlsk managemonl strotegles. Thls Invdves Identlflcotlon of the tupes of risks Ihe Chorlty foces, prlorlllslng therr, in terms ol potÈntlol impuct cJnd Ilkellhood of occurrence ord Identifying meons to mitloate the rlsks. The Trustees hove assessed the molor *lsks to whSch th.e Chorlty Is exDosed. .'n parllcJlar those related to the operullons ond f nonces of the Chorftu ond ore sollsfled tliat SyS¢ems and procedui-e5 ore In place to mltlgote our Èxposure to the molor risK& Fvnds held 05 CV5todlon I here ore no funds held os custodian. Members, Iloblllty The Members of the Chorlty guaranlpe tc contrlbute an amount not exceedln¢3 £1 to the ossets or the Chai'lly In th.e event of vthndlng up. Page li
Sofe And Sound Group (A conipany Ilmited by guarantee) Trustees. report (contlnved) For the year ended 31 Morch 2024 Statement of Trustees, respon5iblltties The Trustees (wyo are also the dlrectors of the for the purposes of company law) ore responslble for reparlng the Trustees, report ond the linonclol statements In accordonce wlth oppllcable low and Un.Ited Klngdom Accountlng Standards (Unlled Klngdom Generol y" Accepted AccoJntlng Proctlce), Compaiiy low requlres the Truutees lo prepore Iinaiclal statements for eocn linDntilol . Under compony low, tle TrJslees rr.ust not opprave the flnonclal statements unless they are sotlsfled thot they give o krue and falr vlew ol the Stole o,, af'airs of the Chcrlty ond of ILS Incomlr,g resources and oppllcotloii of resources, Including Its Income ond expenditure, for thal Derlod. In preparing these flnanclal (rteMefttS. the Trusrees ore requlred to., select siiiiable occountlng pollcles ond therL opply them conslsteiitly.. observe the methods o4d prlnclples of the Chorllles SORP (FRS 102). ake Judgements ond acccuntlng estSmales thot are reosonable ond prudent. state wlielher app!Icoble UK AccoJnt5p.g Slandords (FRS 102) liove been followed, subject to any moterlol deportures dieclosea ond explalned In the finonclal slalemenls., prepare the flnonclal statements on IP,e golng concem basls Jnle5s It Is Inopproprlate to presume Ihol the Cyorlty will contlnuÈ In busSne55 Tlie Trustees ore respon>lble for keep"'ng odequotè accountlng records that are sufAcient to show ond explolr. the ChoritLJ'S Ironsactlons ond disclose w',th reosonoble occuracy 01 onu Ilme the flioTrcla positlon of the Charlty ond enoble them to ènsu,'e Ihot the Ilnondol slotements comply wllh the Componles Act 2006. They are 0150 responslble for sofegvording the assets ol t.. e Cho,, ItLJ op.d hence lor toking reosonoble s':eps for the prevenllon ond detectlon of f"aDd ond other Irreoulorllles Approved by order of the members ol Ihe boai'd of Trustees on 24 0c-.ober 2024 ond slgned on Ihèlr beholf by.. r Mark Rlchardson Cholr of TrJslees Poge 16
Sofe And Sound Group (A companu limited by guarantee) Indep•ndÈnt Exominer's Report For the year ended 31 Moreh 2024 Independent Extsmlner's Report to thè Tru5toe5 of Safe And Sound Group cthe Chorltu,) I report to the charllu Tru'stees on my exarnlrotlon of the accounts of the Charlly for the yeor ended 31 March 2024. Respon5ibilltie5 ond Basls of Report As the Trustees of the Chorlty (ar,d Ils d"',reclors for the purposes of compony law) you ore responsible for the preporotlon of the occounts In occordance wltli the requlrements of the Companles Act 2006 ('Ihe 2006 Act,). Hovlng sotlsfied myself thol ihe accounts of the Churlry ore rot requlred to be csuoited under Part 16 of the 2006 A-t and are ellgible for .'ndependent 0InatIOn. I report In respect of my examlnatlo.i of the Chorltu's occounts currled out under section 145 0+ the Chofltles Act 2011 ('tkie 2011 Acl,). In c(Jrry'lng oul my exa,1nalIOn I hove followed the Dlrectlons glven by the CliarSty Commlsslon under sectlon 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act, Independent Examiner's Statement Slnce the Chorlty's gross Income exceeded £250,000 your examlner must be o member ol o body Ilsted ,'n sedon 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirT that l arr quolifled to undeftoke the exarnlnation because l om a member ol the InstitL:e of Chorlered Accountants Ir. England and WoSes, which Is one of the listed bodles. I have completed my exomlnolloy. I conllrm ihot no motters hove come lo tny attenlian In connecllon wlth the examlnollon glvlng me cause to belleve.. accouTrling record5 were not kept In respect of the cha1 os requlred bu sectlon 386 of the 2006 Art., or Ihe accounts do not ac-ord with liose recoros,. or the accounts do nol comDly with the accounllng reqvlremenls of sectloii 396 of the 2006 Ac": cther thor, ony requlrement hOt the occounts glve o 'true ond falr, view whlch Is not o rnalter considered as parl of an Indepep,dent exomSiollon'. or the occounts iave njt been prepared In occordance wlth the ,Trethods ond prlnciples of Ihe Slotemenl of llecommended Practlce Tor accountlng ori feportlng by chcrltles appllcable to chol,',les preporlncJ ihelr occounts In accoi-dance w,;th the Fbnoiclal Reportlng Standorc appllcoble in ttye UK und Repvbllc of Ireland (FRS 102) I hove no con.cerns and liove come ocross no othe,, matte's ir. connectlo• with tlie exaTrlnollon to wliich ollentlon should he drown li this report in ordei" lo cnob'.e a prcper understonding of the accoJnts lo De reached. Page 17
Sofe And Sound Group (A company Ilmlted by guorantee} Ind&pendent Exominer's Report (contlnued) For the uear ended 31 March 2024 -, hls reporl Is mode solely to the C,arEtu,s Trustee5. 05 o body. In accordance wlth PLTr-. 4 of the Chorltles (Accoun:s ond Fteporls) Regulatlons 200B. My work has oeen undc.rtoken so liol ', might sto:e lo tke Charl'.LJ'S Trustees those molters I ori requlred to state to them In an Indeoendent exominerfs reporr and for no other purpose. To tne fLJllesl exleni pemlt.ed by low. I do not accept or assume responsibllltLJ to anyone other thon Ik.e Charlty arid Ihe Chorlty's Twsiees as o bodLJ, for my work or for thls report, Slgned.. Doted: 24 October 2024 Yark Gurney FCCA Dolns Audlt Llmlted Blrmlngham Page 18
Safe And Sound Group (A company Ilmlted by guarantee) Statement of flnancial actlvitles (Incorporating Income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 Moreh 2024 Unrestricted funds 2024 Restrlcted f unds 2024 Totol funds 2024 Torol f unos 2023 Note Income from.. Donations crTd legacles Inveslment5 292.183 507.463 799,646 79D,203 10.151 10.151 1,770 Totol Income 302.334 507.463 809.797 791.973 Expenditure on: Ralsino fb'nos Charltable odvitles 29,706 29.706 33,776 163,432 540.569 704,001 649.064 Totol èxpenditure 195,138 540.569 733.707 682,840 Net IncOme/(eènditUrÈ} Tror)sferE betweer, funds 109.196 (33.1061 17.351 76.090 109,133 14 7.351) Net movement In funds 14 91.845 (15.755) 76.090 109.133 Reconclliotlon of funds: T¢tol fuids brought forward Nel movement in':unds 502.892 25,865 528.757 419,624 91.845 (15.755> 76.090 109.133 Total funds carried forward 14 594,737 10.110 604.847 528.757 The notes oll pages 23 10 45 forin port of these InOn(la[ slotements. Page19
Safe And Sound Group (A conipany Ilmlted by guarantee) Reglstered number: 04411425 Balance sh&et As at 51 March 2024 2024 2023 Note Flxed assets Tangible aetS Cvrrent assets 11 17,211 19,996 Debtors 12 39.285 19,575 Cash ot bank and In hano 726.031 677.994 765.316 697.569 Creditors.. otnounts falllng due within one yeor 13 077.680) (188.808) Net cvrrent assets 587.656 508,761 Totol net assets 604.847 528.757 Charlty funds Restricted lunds 14 10.110 25,865 Unrestrlcled FJnds- Deslgnoted funds General funds 14 340,000 310,000 192.892 14 254.757 Tot(Jl uni eslrlcted fur.ds 14 594.737 502,&92 Total funds 604,847 528,7)7 Page 20
Safe And Sound Group (A company limlted by guorantee) Regislered number: 04411425 Bulunee sheet (contli)ued) As at 31 March 2024 The Chari":y was entltled to ex2mptlon from audlt under secllon 077 of the Compcjnles Act 2006. The membe¢ hove not requlred the compony ".0 obialn on aJdl- for the yeor In questlon In accordonce w5th sectlon 476 of Componles Act 2006. The Trustee5 ockiow edge Tb,elr responslbl,.Ilies for comolylng wlth the requlrements of the Act wlth respect to accounting recods and preporallon of flnoncial Siotements. -e with the provlslons opplicable lo entllles subject to ihe Tkie financlol s:otemenls hav- been prepored In accordon- smoll componies reglme. The f'ranciol stotements were opproved ond oulhorised for Issue by the Trustees ond slgned on thelr belial¥ by.. Mrm rk Richardson Cliclr of Trustees Dole.. 24 October ?.024 The notes on poges 23 10 43 form part of these'.Inanclol stotements. Page 21
Safe And Sound Group (A ccmpany Ilmlted bu gvoronteè) Statement cf cash flovis For the Year ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Note Cash flow5 from operatlng octlvltles Net cash vsed In operatlng ocllvllles 17 40.809 225.263 Cash flows from Investlng activltles Inturest from investments 10,151 1,770 Purchase of ionglble flxed assets (2,923) (4,186) Net cosh providèd by/(used In) Investlng octivftles 7,228 (2.416) Change In cash ond cosh equlvalents In the uear 48.037 .222.847 Cosh ond cosh equlvolents at rlie beg'nnlTrg of th- yeor 677.994 455.147 Cash ond ¢o5h equlvalents at the end of Ihe yeor 18 726.031 677.994 I'he notes on poges 23 to 45 form port DT these finaiiclol slotemer>ts Page 22
Sofe And Sovnd Group (A company Ilmited by guarantee) Notes to the financlal statements Fer the year ended 31 Marth 2024 General Snformotlon Safe ono Sovnd Grovp Is o prlvole compon¥, Ilnlted by guorontee. reglstered In England and Wale5 and reglslered os a Chorllu w'.th the chorIt Commlsslon for Enland cnd Woles. It5 Compan. and Charltu reglstered numbers ond registered olflce oddre55 ore slown on poge 1 of these finonclcl statements. The prlnclpal octivity of the Componu In tkie year under revlew Is glven In tlie Trustees, Report. Accountlng policles 2.1 Basls of preparatlon of flnancial statements Tle fiiianclol statements hove been prepored In accordance wlth Ihe Charities SORP (FRS 102) Accountlng ond ReporllnG by Charltles= Stotemenl of Recommeiided Procllce opplicoble lo charltle p"eporlng lelr accounts Ip accordonce wlt.1 the Flnanclal Reporting Standord appllcoble In the UK ond epJbllc of Irelard (FRS 102) (effeclive1 Januory 2019), the Flnanclal Reporllng Standard applicoole In the UK ond Republlc of Ireland IFRS 702) and the Coirpanles Act 2006. The Iinonclol slotements ore pre3eiited In the Charlty's functlonal currencu of GBP (Steding). They ore prepared to the neores": £1 Sole And Sound Grovp meets tP,e definlllon of o public benefll e11tY Lrnder FRS 102. Assets oid Ilablllties are Inltlally recognlsed ot hlslorlcol ccst or transoctlon va'ue vn'.ess otherwlse stated in the re',evant accountlng policy, The followlng prlnclpal accountlng pollcles hove been opplied,. 2.2 Golng concern After mokino opproprlote enqulrles. the Trusrees hove a reosoiable exDeclatlon thol the Company has odeouote resources t¢ conllnue .'n operotloriol existence for Ihe foreseeoble futur& For this reasoT, they coiillnue lo odopt the golng concern basls In preparlng the flnonclal stotemenls. 2.3 Income All ir..come Is recognlsed once the Cho,"Ily has entltlement lo the Income. ,'t Is probcjble tliat the Income wlll be recelv-d onc I.e omount of Income recelvable can be measured rellobl . Gror>ls ttre Incluced In the Stotement of fiionclal ocrlvltles on a recelvabie basls. The bolance of Income received for speclflc purposes bdt not expended durlng he perlod Is sh.own Iri the relevant fb'r,ds on the Baloiice sheet, Where 'r,come Is recelved In advance of en:Itlemenl of recelpl, Its recognltlon Is deferyed ono InclLJded Ip. credltors os deferred income. Where eritltlerrient occurs beFore Income Is recelved. tlie Incoine Is accrued, C-lfts In klnd donJ:ed for dlsldbution are inclJded ol voluolion and recognlsed as Incume when they ore dlstrlbuted to the projects. Glfts donated fo," resale are Included as Income when ihey are sold. Income tox recoveroble In rèlatlon to Investment Income Is recognlsed at the tlme the Investment Income Is recelvoble. Poge 23
Sofe And Sound Group (A company Ilmited by guomntee) Note5 to the finunclal statements For the uear ended 51 March 2024 Accountlng pollcles (contlnued) 2.4 Expendlture Expendllure l< recogi,'sed once tbere Is a legal or construcllve obligo-.lon to transfer economlc beneflt ta o th'rd pcrly,1115 Droiuble th04 0 tronsler of economlc beneflts wl,I be requlrec In settlement ond the omovnt of the obllgatlon con oe measured rellably. Expendlture 15 closslfleo by uctlvltu, Tie costs of eoch acllvll ure made up of Ihe total of dlrecl costs and shared costs, Incluclng SUPPDrt costs Involved In unde". toking eacli actlvity. Dlrecl cost5 ottrlbulable to o sln9le octlvtty ore oliocated dlrecily to that actlvlty. Shared costs whlch contr'bute to more thon one actlvlty and support cost5 whlch are not allributable to o s5ngle octivlly Cfre apportloned between In05e acllvl":les on o bosls conslstenl wlth the use of resources. Central sloff costs ole ollocoled on the basls of ilme spent. and depreclotlotb chorges ollocated on the port,'op. of the asseY5 use. Expenditure ol ,'cislng funds includes all expendlture Incurred the Charlty to rolse funds for Its tharllable purpose5 ald i.nclkndes co<iS of oll fundrals11g cctjvltles evenls or)d non-chorltoole trcolng. Expendlture on chorltable ottivitles Is Incurred on directly underlak.'ng tlie ocllvltles whlch further the Chorlty's objectives. as well 05 0550cloted support cost& 2.5 Interest recelvable In4eresl on fndS held on a'eposlt Is Included when receSvoble and the amount cai be measured re',lably by the Chorlty,, Ihls Is normolly upor, notlflcation of ihe Interest pald or payoble by the In5tllution wlth whom the funds ore depodled. 2.6 Tanglble flxed assets and dépreciation Tunglole flxed osse15 Costlng £500 or more ore ccpblollsed ond reognIsed wl)en future economlc beneflts are proboble and ihe cosl or volue of tle osset can be mèosured reliably. Tangible flxed ossels o". e Inltloll J recognlsed ot cost. Aftor recognltlon, Under The cost model. tanglble Ilxed assets ore mecsured at cost less occumuloied depreclollon und ony o"cumulated Impalrment losses. All cosls Incurred to brtng a toiiglble Iixed ossel Into its intenoed worklng coryditlon should be Included In the meusure,meril of cost. At eacli "eporllng dole ",he Cholly asses¢es whethei- there 's onLJ indlco1101 of Impalrment If such Ino'icotlori exlsls, the -. ecoverable amount of Ihe asset Is determlp.ed to be :. he hlgher ot Its foir volue less costs to sell oiid Its volue in Se. An Impolrment loss Is recognlsed whe.'e the corr¥'lno amount exceeds the recoveroDle amount. DepEclatlon Is chorged $0 0$ to al'ocate the cost of ttsnglble flxed aetS less te1r reslduol valve over Ihe'.r esllmoted vseful lives, L5iiig the slralihl-llne method. DePClOt10n Is prov'.ded on tl)e following bases.. oior vehlcles Ofllce equlpment 25/0 Stralght-llne 150A stroight-line Page 24
Sofe And Sound Grovp (A company limlted by gvarantee) Notes to the f Inan¢lal otements For thè yegr ended 31 March 2024 Accountlng pollcles (contlnued) 2.7 Dèbtors Trade ond other debtors ore recoonlsed at the settlement amount after any trode dlscount Offed. Prepayments are valued ol the amount prepoid net of onu trade discounts dve. 2.8 Cqsh at bank and In hand Casp: ot bonk and In hand ,'nclvdes cosh oiid short-term highly I',quld Investments with o short moturlly of three months or less from the date OF o-qJlsitlon or openlng of the oeposlt or sl.Trllar occount. 2.9 Llabllltles aiid provlsions Llabllliles ore recognlsed when there Is on obllgotlon ot the 8olonce sheet dote os o re5vII of a past eveni. 11 Is proboble that o tronsfer of economlc benellt wlll be reqvlred In settlement. o.ld the omount of the settlement con be esllmoted reilobl Llabll1rfes ore recognlsed ot tne amount thot the Chority anllcipales it will poy to settle the debt 01 the omoiint It has re:elved 05 odvonced pcyments for the goodt or servlces It must provlde. Provlslons ore meosured al the best estlmole of -. he omounts reoJlred to Settle the obilgotlon. Where the eflect of 11)È Ilme value of moneLJ is moterlal. the provis',on Is bosed on the present value ol l.iose amouilt dlscountec ot the pre-tax clscount i-ale tliot reflects the rlsks specifir to the ilobllity. The unwlndlng of the dlsCOUnt ,'s recognlsed in ;he Slolemèit of flnanciol activlties as a flnance c051. 2.10 Flnancial Instruments The Cl)orlty only 10s finonclal assets and flnanclol Ilobl Illes of a klnd thcrt qualify os boslc finoncial InsrMentS. Basic financial instrumer)ts are Inltlolly recognised al Ironsacllon vtslue ond subsequeiitly measJi red ut thelr selllemep.t value wllh ..he exceptloA of aonk loons whScl) ore subsequently ,eaSred al arrorllsed COSI usSr,g the effectlve Interest method. 2,11 Pen51ons The Churly operotes a del'ned contributlon Denslon scheme for Its emplobees. A deflqed contributlon plon Is o penslon pltsn under whlch the Charitu pays Ilxed conlrlbu'llons Into o seporole enllty. Once the contrloJtlons hove beer. pold, the Chorl-,¥ nos no luril)er paumenl oblloallons. The penslon charge rep'esenls the omounts payoble by the Charity to the fund 'n respect of the year. Arriounts not pulc ure shown in accruols 05 o Ilab lily In the golance sheet. The assets of ihè plan are lield separately frorr. the Chorily In Independently.cidm',nlsiered funds. Page 25
Safe And Sovnd Grovp (A company1Smited by guarontee) Notes to the f Inonclul statements For the year ended 31 Morch 2024 Accountlng poll¢les (contlnued) 2.12 Fund rJccoun*ing Generol funds ore uirestrlcled funds whlch ore cva loble for use ot the dlSCfellon 04 the Trustees In furtherance of the genera.. objectlves of Ihe ChorlLiJ ond which have not been deslgnated for other purposes. Deslgnoted fund5 comprlse unreslrlcted fundo thot hove beeii sel oslde biJ ".he Trvs:ees for purllculcr purooses. The alm clnd use of eoch deslgnated fJnd Is sel out In tne notes to the finonclol slotements, Restrtcted funds ore funds whlch are to be used In accordaice vii-lh speclfic restrlc-lons Imposec by donors or whlch hove been roiseci by the Ciarlty for portlcular pJrpose& The costs of ro.'slng ond odmlnlsterlig 5Jch funds ore chorged agalnst the specl-lc fuiid. The ulm cnd use o. eoch restrlcted fund Is set out in the notes to the f nonclal slolements. Income f rom donations ond legacies Unrestrlctad fvnds 2024 RÈstrl¢ted funds 2024 Total funds 2024 .aonottons 130.026 130,026 G'anls 157.922 507,463 665.385 ong".ed Independent Excrnlnutlon Fec 4.235 4,235 292,183 507.463 799,646 Ul1 rest:"Icled unds 2023 Restricted fund) 2023 Total 2023 Donal.lons 102,469 102,469 Gron15 569.914 513,970 683.884 Dona4ed Independent Excmlnotlon t-ee 5,850 3,850 476.233 313,970 790,20S Poge 26
Safe And Sound Grovp (A company limlted bu guarantee) Notes to the finan¢iol stotements For the year ended 31 March 2024 Investment Income Vnrestrlcted fund5 2024 Total funds 2024 In;eresl recelvoble 10,151 10,151 Unrestrtcted ',unds 2023 Total fvnd5 2023 literest recelvoble 1,770 Poge 27
Sofe And Sound Group (A compang Ilmltèd by guorontee) Notes to the flnanclol statements For the year ended 51 March 2024 Expend5ture on ralsing funds Costs of ralslng voluntary Income Unrestrlcted funds 2024 Total funds 2024 Dlrect fundrolslng costs Fundrolslng wages and Sttiorles 4,715 4,715 24,991 24.991 29.706 29,706 Unrestricted Totol fur.ds 2025 2023 Dlrect lundrolslng costs Fundrals.'ng woges and solorles 5.494 5,494 28,282 33.776 33.776 Page 28
Sofe And Sound Group (A company limlted by guorontee) Notes to the f Inonclal stotements For the year ended 31 March 2024 Analysls of expendltvre on charitable activltles Summory by fund type Unrestrlcted funds 2024 Restrlcted funds 2024 Total 2024 Leornlng and-ralnlng Provlslon of servlce 5,708 5,708 157.724 540,569 698,293 163.432 540,569 704.001 Lnrestrlcted funds 2023 Restrlcted FLnds TDtol 2023 2023 Learr,Ino ap,d Tro'ning P..ovlslon u,. servlce 5,229 5,229 317,939 325.896 643.835 323.168 525.896 649.064 Page 29
Safe And Sound Group (A componu Ilmlted by guarantee) Notes to the financlol stotements For the year ended 31 Morch 2024 Analysls of expendlture by actlvlties Actlvltles undertaken dlreetly 2024 Svpport costs Totol f unds 2024 2024 Learning on rolnlng Provlslon of servlce 5.708 5,708 687,646 10.647 698,293 693,354 10,647 704.001 Actlvltles undertaken dlrec.ly Support costs 2023 2023 Total 2023 -earnlng ono T-, alnlng Jrovision ol servlce 5,229 5,229 633,368 10,467 643.835 638,597 10,467 649,064 Page 30
Safe And Sound Group (A cempany limlted by guarantee) Note5 to the financlol statements For thÈ yeur ended 31 March 2024 AnolysSs of expendlture bu o¢tlvltSes {contSnvod) Analysis of dlrect costs Tota5 funds 2024 Tatol funds 2023 Staf,, costs 563.422 497.020 DepreciaTlon Dlrecl trolnlng ono runilng Costs Servlce user trove. and consumagles 5.708 123,277 136,266 947 82 693.554 638.597 Analysis of support costs Total funds 2024 fund5 2025 Legal aria professloqtsl governonce Insurance 4.235 3.850 6,412 6,617 10.647 10,467 Inéependent examiner's remvneratlon 2024 2023 Fees poyable to the Charlty's independent exCler for the Independent examliotlon of Ihe Chorlly <. o.Inual f'inap.dal slateiments 4,235 Pogo 31
Safe And Sound Group (A cornpciny Ilmlted bu guorantee) Noles to the f Inonclal statements For the year ended 31 Murch 2024 Staff costs 2024 2023 Woges ond solarles Soclal secur.ity CDSts Penslon costs 529.821 461.059 41,168 48.140 17.424 16.103 588.415 525.302 The averoge rumber of persons employed by the Charlty durlng the year was as follows.. 2024 2023 No. Costs of Geiieroting FJnds/GovernoTrce Choritoble Aclivltles 17 16 20 19 No employee recelved remupera.lon orrountlng to more than £60,000 In eltDer yeor. The toial remunerotlon received by k-y management personnel Is £10",057 (2021 £91.361)- 10. Trustees, remunerotion ond expenses DLJrlng tlie yeor. no Trus',ees recelved any rembneralloi or Dther beneflts (2023 £NII). Durlng the year, expenscs lotolllng £NII were relmbui-sed lo Trustees (2023- £NII). Page 32
Safe And Sound Group (A company Ilmited by guarantee) Notes to the f Inanclol $t£rtements For the yeor ended 31 March 2024 Tanglble flxed Gssets Motor vehlcles OffSce equlpment Total Cost At 1 Aprll 2023 Addttlons 8,950 55.643 64.593 2,923 2.925 At 31 Marcli 2024 8.950 58,566 67.516 Depr8clatlon At l April 2025 Charge for the yeor 5,406 J9.191 44.597 2.257 3,471 5,708 At 31 Morch 202L 7,645 42.662 50.305 Net book value Al 31 March 2024 1.307 15.904 17,211 Al 31 March 2023 3.544 16.452 19.996 12. Debtors 2024 2025 Trade debtor5 32,645 15.671 Other debioi-s 538 Prepoymeils and occwed Incorre 6.640 5366 39,2B5 19,575 Page 35
Safe And Sound Group (A tompany Ilmlted by guarantee) Notes to the flnancial Statements For the year ended 31 Mareh 2024 13. Credltors.. Amounls folllng due wkhln onè ygar 2024 2023 Trode creditors 16.434 7,881 Other ltsxadon and socicl securky Other credllors 9,453 10,868 2.896 2,735 Acci'uols und deferred Income 148,897 167,324 177.680 188.808 Deferred Incorr4e Included Iq credltorg was os follows.. 2024 2025 Delerred Income 011 Aprll Resources deferred dbring the LJeor Amounts released frorr, prevlous peryods 165,401 145.289 83,971 ',65.401 (165,401) (83,971) 145.289 Y65,40', Deferred Income Is held In respect of multl-perfod gronts where cono.'t:'ons of delivery hove not yèt been met. Poge 34
Safe And Sound Grovp
(A company limited by guarontee)
Notes to the f inancial stal¢ments
For the year ended 31 March 2024
14.
Statement of funds
Statement of funds- current yeor
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1 April
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Safe And Sound Group (A componu Ilmlted bu guarantee) Notes to the f Inonelal statements For the uear ended 51 March 2024 14. Statement of funds {contlnued) Balance at 1 Apr51 2023 Balance at 37 Mareh 2024 Transfers In/(out) Income Expendtture Restrlcted funds klenr¥ Srrlth Chorlty CIN Youth Worker 40.000 (40,000) (29.485) 1,985 27.500 30.000 (30,000) (20.000) 9.260) (160.75n (47.552) CoTrmvp,Ily Acllon PCC Vvlneraolllty Gront Blg Loiiery Fund - TYL ISVA 20.000 39,260 9,939 143.071 14.535 6.588 7.977 39.575 FGC 894 44.880 (45.375) 3.016 3,415 County Cose worker Henry Smlth SEND Outreoch 2.550 13.519 (15.869) 9,357) 64 39.400 107 2.456 {2.456) (40.458) (30.000) CIN DA 40,456 OCC I con I wlll 30.000 Totol r&stri¢ted funds 25.865 507.463 (540.569) 17.351 10.110 Total of funds 528,757 809,797 (733,707) 604,847 Poge 36
Safe And Sound Group (A company Ilmltéd bu guarontee) Notes to the flnanciol statements For the yèar ended 51 March 2024 14. Stotement of funds (contlnu8d) Flestricted funds were set up for the followlng purpose5'. BBC Children In Need Full-tlme worker. 0550clcbted resDurces ond travel expenses '.0 support young people affected by chlld sexual exploltotlon. Henry Smllh Churlty Fundii)g toword¢ three ueors, solory of a SENID case worker provldlr.g specla'.Isl svpport for vulleroble SEND chlldi-en, young people and lam'.Iles. affected by chlid explottation and the Impoc; of the Covid-19 panoemic. In Derbyshlre. Blg Lottery Fund Y¢ui* work pllol for six months Includlng yodth worker and project cost5. DCC New & Emgrging Communltles Full-tlme worker, 0550clated resources anc travel expenses to STJPgorl young people In Derby Cll affected by chlld sexual exploltollon for slx moD:h5. Tom Corey Fund To sDppport preven;IDn. aworeness ond intervention In Abbey Word. Derby, CIN Youth Worker The project funds You~. h actlvlties, earlb. dlver51on0, actlvllles cnd oul.eoch for young people wlth experlence Oi abuse, Isoloted o¢Je to Covld-19. Thl) wlll Ir,creose pliyslcol sofety, emotlonal wellbelng ond self-bellef. Gront fundlng '.0 cover stoFfing, troinlng, actlvilles, technorogy. organisolion and other costs for sl% month& PCC/DCC Fomlly Work The prolevl '.unos o Fonlly Vlorker fow sl¥ months to p,"ovlde speciallst support for the wlole famlly (cl)ild, slblln95, old porents) where any form of chlld exploltollon Is the prlmary Icsue. The Fomily Workei. o"-Ifer Independent. conslstent support to engoge. advocote and support fomllles lo work wlli agerycies more effevtively. Pottlcus £ducot"on and suppori for children or rlsk of expioltotlon. Focused work on speciol educatlonoi needs ond disubiliiy Derbyshlre County Coun¢ll - Erewash Ovtreach ruiidlng recelved to expond weekly outrecch progromme Into parts of Erewogh ln a bld lo ra15e awareness of the support ovolloble to protect more young people from cnlld exploitallon, The chorlty's expanded youth wurk team moke weekly vlslt5 wlth IDe oim of golherlng Informatlon ond intelllgeiice oboul suspected ci'imintsl oc',ivlly, talk to young people about thelr experiences cnd provi¢e support or slgnposi them to cther 01-ganlsallois. Toyota cliaritable Trust grant Our new cl:y oulreoch servlce hos focused on oworeness and preventloii through engogemer.I wllh b'oung people, support wliere necessory and 51gnposllng to other organlsotlons. Poge 57
Safe And Sound Group (A company Ilmited by guarantee) Notes to the flnancial statements For the ye¢Jr ended 31 March 2024 14. statemenl of funds (contlnved) Derbushlre CammL)nlty Heglth City ond County Provlslon of sexuo heolth owareness aid support In Derby On Derb,Jshlre. Actlve Partners Trust Provlslon of youth artlvltles and workshops for young people offe-ted by child exololtatlon. PCC Vvlnerablllty Grant Fundlng lo svpport Ihe sale places Inillallve In Derby clty. Blg Lotteru Fvnd TYL The Transfo¢mlng Young11ves pruleci is oeslgned 10 ralse oworeness tc prevent and support those oflecled by child explollatloi at the earlIt opoortunlty enobling chlldren, young people. aid fomllies to move on to new chapters In Ihelr Ilves. The prolecl seeks lo.. provide speciclsst support fo- the whole fomlly where e chilA hcs been ollected b JL explollotlon. provlde speclollst svpport for OUng people and fan151es each year Ihrob'gi wo.'k In new commLiillles. provlde rpeciallst SUPPOit for Joung peopl8 affected b J wldÈr expioltotlon eoch ueor. provide oworeness sesslons each yeo", provlde extra hours of sesslonol case worK (yecr 1). and provlde volvnteer coord.'nalloD and 5UPPOrt each year. SVA The project funds a depender", S-xval Vlolence Adv15cr (ISVA) lo support yourg people wlio are the viciims Oi sexuol vlolence. An ISV A of-ers support In o non-judgemenlol woy ond arrs as on odvoccle to ensvre lye needs of vlctlms are met. The emollonal wellbeing of VkCtlr15 Is supportecl and proctlcol odvlce offered sf vlctlms decide to report Incldeiils lo the pollce. FGC Th- Fomily Croup Conferences (FGC) serv'.ce seeKS lo dellver a process throuoh whlch Ilie child's extended famil J create thelr own plon of how they wll,, [511 co*e toge er to ',ook ofter the chlld. A FGC Is o meeting of the extended famlly network apd Irleno -ogelber wlth those working professlonolly onts ollrecl',y wllh the fafftlly. Includ ng o quoblfled coordinjtcr w'io focllitoies the entlre procoss. It is esselilolly o devlslon Ino'rflng ond i)lannli)g meetlng whirh iokes place to address a portlculor concern about one or Tore lidlvldJols. Slkh TV Th15 prolpLts seeks to ralse oworene55 of vorlous areus through wor<lng wlth the Si<h coii)munlty. Cornmvnltu Actlon Commiinlly Ac-ion De.by ICA Derbg), In Ihelr ro.e os the vongJard member of the Derb Youth Alilance. will ove'-5ee tqe acverncnce ond trye Issulpg ol funds lor tlie Derb¥ Youti Alliance prolecl from Aprl 2023 unili Norch 20£4. -his pi'cle=I seeks to provlde approprlo-.e Lespoke support, menforirg ond ac1.vll progromrnes lor young peop,e who ore referred lo the Yovth Alliance by the referrol orgonlsatlons. Poge 25
Safe And Sound Group
(A company limlted bu guarantee)
Notes to the flnanclal statements
For the year ended 51 March 2024
14.
Stotement of f und$
Sofe And Sound Group (A conipony Ilmlted bu guarantee) Notes to the flnoncSal statements For thè year ended 51 Morch 2024 14. Statement ot f unds (contlnued) Bolonce ct 1 AF)ril 2022 Transfers Bolance al In/(oJt) 31 Morch 2025 Income ExpendiLure Flestrlctèd fvnds Henry Smith Chorl ly Tom Corey Fuid -IN YoJth Worker 20,000 (20.000) (10.000) (33,359) (24.499) (114.318) (33,377) (37,724) (20.089) [24.986 10.000 35,544 1,985 Portlcus 24,499 Big Lotter J Fund . TYL ISVA 12.935 111.324 9.959 779 40.575 7.977 FGC (420) 39.Q38 894 Coun:y Cose worker HenrLJ Srr,Itl SEND Oulreoch 22.639 2,<50 25.050 64 10.000 (7.544) 2,456 37,791 313,970 (325,896) 25,865 Total of f unds 419.624 791,973 (682,840) 528,757 Poge40
Safe And Sound Group (A ccmpanu Ilmlted by guarantee) Notes to the financlol statements For the year ended 51 March 2024 15. Summary of funds Summary of fvnds- current year Bolance at 31 March 2024 Bolance at 1 Aprll 2023 Transfers In/(out) Income Expendlture Deslgnoteo lund5 Generol lur,ds 310.000 30,000 540,000 192.892 302,334 (193.138) (540.569> (47,551) 17.351 254.757 Restrlcled funds 25,865 507,463 10.710 528,757 809,797 (733.707) 604,847 Svmmary of funds- prlor yÈor Baloncp al 31 Morci 2023 Bolance ol 1 Aprll 2022 Tronsfers In/(out) Income Expendllure Deslgn(Jled fu.nds Genero, tunds 130,OCO 180.000 310,000 25'.,833 478,003 (356,944) (325.896) (180,000) 192,892 Restricled 4unds 37,7 313,970 419.624 791.973 {682,840) 528.757 16. Analysls of net ossets between funds Analysfs of net asseis beiweer) funds - current year Unrestrlcted funds 2024 Restrlcted funds 2024 Total funds 2024 Tonglble fixed assets Cvrrenl assets 17,211 17,211 609.917 155.399 765.316 Cre¢ltors due wllhln ole ueor (32,391) (145,289) (177.680) Total 10.110 604.847 Page 41
Safe And SoLsnd Group (A company limited by guarantee) Notes to the finonclol statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 16. Anolusls of net assets between funds (contlnuèd) Anolgsls of nèt assets between funds - prlor year Ufjreslrlcled fuiids 2023 qeslrlcled funds 2023 To".cl fu.Ids 2023 Tanglbie flxed ossets Current assers 19.996 19,996 526.303 171.266 697,569 Credi:.ors due Wilhli one yeor (43.407) (145.401) 088,808) Total 502.892 25.865 528,757 17, Reconclliation of net movement In funds to net cash flow from operatlng adivities 2024 Net Incorre for the perlod (05 lle., StO¥ement of Fsnanclol Actlvllles) 76,090 109.135 Adjustments for: Depreclatlon charge5 Interest from Investments 5,708 5.229 (10,151) (1.770) (Iricreose)/oe=rease In debtors (Decrease)/lncreose In credllors (19,710) 37,599 01,128) Net cash provlded by operating a¢tivftles 40.B09 225.263 18. Anolysis of cosh and cash eqvSvolents 2024 2023 Cosn IP. hond 726.031 677,994 Total cash and cash equlvalents 726.031 677.994 Poge 42
Safe And Sound Group (A compar)u limited by guorontee) Notes to thè flnanclal statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 19. Analysls of changes In net debt At l Aprll 2023 Ai 31 Morch 2024 Cash flows Cash (J- bonk and In hond 677.994 48.037 726,031 20. Pension commilments T41e compony ope'ales o deflnDd coilributlon penslon scheme. Tkie assets of the scheme are held seporolely from those of the group In ar, Independently admlnlstei-eo fund. The penslon cost chorge represents ontrtbutlons poyoble by the group lo the furid ond amounted to £17,424 (2023 £16.103). £2,501 (2023 - £2,203) wos poyoble lo the funo ol ihe balonce sheel dole and Is Included In other credltors 21. Members, Ilablllty F.ach me.yber of the chorltoble compon J undertakes to cor)tribute to the ossets of the coinponiJ Iii the event of It belng wouno, whlle he/she Is a nember. or wlthln one year after he/she ceoses to be a mem&e,' such omovnl os moy be requlred, not exceedlng £1 for the debts ond Ilabllitles cor,tracted before I,. /she ceastss-o be a member. 22. Reloted party tran5QCtlons rhe Charfly has not entered iiilo oiiy related party Iransuclion dvrlng Ine yeor, n.or are there ony ourslandlng bolonceE owlng be.tween reloted partle5 and the Chorlty ol 31 Mai-ch 2024. The lolai remunerotlon of key rnanagement personr..el Is provlded In note 9. Page 43