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2021-03-31-accounts

Registered number: 04691516 Charity number: 1098726

Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe In Sussex (A company limited by guarantee)

Unaudited

Trustees’ report and financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe In Sussex

(A company limited by guarantee)

Contents

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Trustees’ report 1-11
Independent examiner's report 12
Statement offinancial activities 13
Balance sheet 14-15
Statement ofcash flows 16
Notestothefinancialstatements 17-37

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Worthing Women’s Aid (trading as Safe in Sussex) (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Directors’ and Trustees Report

For the Year Ended 31 March 2021

The Trustees of Safe in Sussex are pleased to present their annual report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP2015) Accounting and Reporting by Charities FRS102, the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.

Reference and Administration details of the Charity

Charity number: 1098726 Registered Number: 04691516 Principal Office A2 Yeoman Gate Yeoman Way Worthing West Sussex BN13 302

Directors/Trustees

The Directors of the company are its Trustees for the purpose of Charity Law.

The Trustees who served during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Tracie Church (Chair up to end of March 2021) Jean M Valentine (Treasurer) Jennifer King (Company Secretary and Co-Chair from April 2021) Leslie Groves-Williams (Deputy Chair up to end of March 2021, Co-Chair from April 2021) Suzanne Kropf Sam E Walker Jill Long (resigned 21.09.2020) Lorna Jane Moffatt (resigned 10.08.2020) Jan Homewood (resigned 18.01.2021) Rea Painter (resigned 01.02.2021) Katie Byrnes (appointed 06.04.2020) Germaine Faulkner (appointed 18.01.2021) Alex Woodward (appointed 18.01.2021) Jo Doswell (appointed 01.03.2021)

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Structure, governance and management

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. It has no share capital and is therefore governed by a memorandum and articles of association which is dated 10" March 2003 and has recently undergone a full review and has been submitted to the Charities Commission for updating. The liability of each member in the event of the winding up is limited to £1. The Charity is administered by the Trustee Board, which allows for up to 12 elected Trustees (Directors) who currently meet every six weeks. Others attend the meeting on invitation of the Trustees and are non-voting observers. The Trustees are elected by the members and hold office for three years and are eligible for re-election. The Trustees have the power to coopt further members to serve on the Trustee Board up to a maximum of three.

The Trustees consider that a minimum requirement of 5 Trustees is required for effective governance, with 10-12 Trustees at any one time considered to be the optimum number of Board members.

Induction for new Trustees is subject to a formal procedure, targeted at the specific needs of the organisation, using REACH volunteering and local volunteer sites to attract the right candidates with the right skills and backgrounds.

The Trustee Board has had the optimum number of Trustees for this financial year, with three new trustees joining the Board this year with excellent relevant skills and experience. This has ensured the Board has a very good spread of skills set. Some of the Trustees have now been on the Board for several years, so there has been a lot of work undertaken this year on succession planning for the future for all the officer roles, and the Board is confident that the right people are now in place to take the management of the organisation into the next chapter.

The Trustees continue to work hard and make very good progress regarding the review of their governance effectiveness against principles as set out in the Charity Governance Code. Funding was obtained to allow for the use of an experienced external consultant and facilitator to help with this review which has resulted in several meaningful changes to current practice, ensuring good governance is in place across all areas of the organisation. The charity has formally signed up to the code and will continue with an annual self-assessment. An overarching Risk Register has now been developed for all areas of the organisation, with a thorough review having taken place. A section is planned to be reviewed at each Board meeting, meaning all sections will be reviewed on an annual basis.

No conflicts of interest have arisen during this financial year.

Safe in Sussex has 38 members of staff (6 full time) and 25 volunteers.

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Objectives and activities

Established in 1977, Worthing Women’s Aid, now trading as Safe in Sussex, has the following objectives:

  1. Increase community knowledge of domestic abuse and healthy relationships (service providers, businesses, schools, general public); and increase community ability and capacity to take action to prevent and respond to domestic abuse (including schools, frontline public service professionals)

  2. Increase awareness of our services to ensure that those who need to access our services are able to.

  3. Deliver holistic, services with a whole family approach. This encompasses prevention (schools, outreach), crisis response (helpline, refuge), support, including peer support, (refuge, community groups) and recovery (groups)

  4. Improve inclusivity of Safe in Sussex services (through reducing barriers for male and female victims/survivors, including minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with complex needs as well as through engaging service users systematically in quality assurance, and, for example, in translation of core literature).

Covid-19:

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact upon the organisation. We have had to adapt our service provision, with all community groups transferring to online, schools’ programmes stopping and the outreach service transitioning to telephone and online support. There have been many challenges for those experiencing domestic abuse during lockdown, not least the intensified danger and stress of being locked-down with their perpetrator with limited availability to reach out for support. At the beginning of the first lockdown many women in our refuges decided to leave and stay with family in safe areas and in the first instance referrals to refuge were static due to government restrictions of movement. Our refuge provision has seen women staying for longer periods of time and when a vacancy has become available referrals have far outnumbered availability.

Staff have adapted and worked in a flexible manner, working remotely from home where possible, taking on new responsibilities with the continued line management and clinical supervision.

Refuge provision has continued throughout the pandemic, ensuring that women who need to leave an abusive relationship are still able to and the organisation is actively seeking further safe accommodation in preparation for the increase in need for refuge provision as the lockdown measures continue to be eased. We have secured government funding during this financial year to open an additional 6 bed spaces to try to cope with the demand.

To facilitate these objectives, Safe in Sussex delivers a range of projects and services across West Sussex which aim to support and empower clients to live their lives free from abuse. During this financial year total of 2,749 adults accessed our services.

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Refuge Provison

Confidential Refuge Provision: During the Covid pandemic our refuge provision continued to provide a place of safety for women and children, many of whom stayed with us for longer than usually expected due to the government restrictions. Refuge workers continued to deliver dedicated practical and emotional support to each woman. The help each woman receives is client led and needs based and may include parenting skills, practical help with future plans including housing options and referral to specialist agencies to enhance recovery. Refuge staff actively engage with relevant partner agencies to ensure the best possible outcomes for the families. Occupancy across the 2 refuges was 24 women and the average length of stay was 9 months.

Amber House Project: This early intervention refuge is in addition to the confidential refuge provision. It opened in October 2017 with the aim of stopping domestic abuse from escalating, working with the whole family to end domestic abuse. The refuge is known in the community and accommodates 5 women. It provides respite and time out of a relationship for women to consider their options and explore life without abuse. Occupancy at Amber House was 20 with the average length of stay at 12 weeks.

The Amber House Project also facilitates a behavioural change programme called “Up2U Creating Healthy Relationships”. This enables support to be given to partners who want to address their unhealthy behaviours. This work was paused due to Covid-19 which restricted the ability to deliver the programme face to face as this programme was not suited to online delivery. The creator of the programme has now developed an online version and staff are being trained to deliver this.

Refuge based children’s service: With funding from Children in Need we are able to provide a comprehensive service for children within our refuge provision. The child support workers are trained and dedicated staff who focus solely on the well-being of the children. They provide key emotional support through play-led sessions and help women with practical issues such as accessing education for their child, health care and parenting skills. They also organise group activities which help re-build the bond between mother and child, as well as building confidence and self-esteem.

During this financial year 36 children have benefited from one to one support. This number was lower than previous years (54 in the previous financial year) due to the Covid pandemic which restricted families moving on from and into refuge.

Community Projects

Outreach Service: During this reporting year we transitioned the Outreach Service to a Helpline and Online support service in order to provide assistance, advocacy and help throughout the Covid pandemic. Our staff have supported 2,071 calls to the helpline.

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One client said “I spoke to the most amazing lady who listened to me and who has given me enough confidence that | now feel that reporting the person who abused me is something | now have the confidence to do thank you so much.”

Community Groups: We facilitate a range of groups across West Sussex and received 909 referrals to our community groups this year which evidences need. However, with the Covid restrictions, needing to ensure the safety of each participant and having to limit the number of people accessing online groups we were unable to accommodate every referral. The breakdown of the number of individuals who were able to complete our programmes are listed below.

“It's been life-changing to connect with other women and feel heard, understood, that I'm not alone. | look forward to each week as I'm learning so much and it's helping me heal and to know how best to support my children through all this.”

“Id like Say thank you to you and Debbie (facilitators). For both the courses freedom and recovery tool kit | feel like totally different person from near start the year when contacted you feeling lost confused thinking its all my fault | been through it all again.

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Living with ACEs can result in individuals developing coping and lifestyle strategies based on poor attachments and the effects of trauma. This often results in difficult relationships and difficulties within the family, as well as physical and mental health issues.

The aim of these groups isto support people in recognising these patterns of behaviour and the possible source, as well as looking at building personal resilience and alternative coping strategies. It is an educational programme and not therapy, therefore participants are not asked to share their personal experiences within the group. 42 adults have attended the programme.

“What | liked best were the practical nature of how the tools were demonstrated. X’s [name refusedfor confidentiality purposes] refusal to allow adverse experiences to be an obstacle or to allow our experiences to define us as 'victims'- extremely potent approach. Thank you.”

e Children and Young Peoples’ Healthy Relationships Educational Programmes:

Due to schools being closed we were unable to deliver our comprehensive healthy relationships educational programmes. Once the schools opened in September, they were reluctant to have outside agencies due to the risk of spreading the coronavirus. Therefore, the facilitators filmed the lessons for the schools to utilise and to date 14 schools have shown the lessons. Year 7 Pupils from Worthing High Schoo! who were shown2 lessons; 102 pupils reported the following for the Self Esteem lesson:

“| enjoyed learning about this topic because I've never learnt much about it before” “It was helpful for the entire class and opened up conversations”

“It taught me where | can go when my self-esteem is low and might need help with it”

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“the session helped differentiate self-esteem and self-confidence and how to support either”

168 pupils reported the following for the Bullying lesson 1

“It was very interactive and interesting”

“| thought the lesson was taught respectfully as people do get bullied and everyone needs to realise how bad bullying is and what help you can get”

“4 felt like it benefitted everyone and will help cut down on bullying”

The Children and Young Peoples facilitators have undergone further training and will now be providing bespoke one to one and small groups support to cohorts of children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse in schools from April 2021.

Ending Women’s Homelessness Project

Safe in Sussex has been working in partnership with Turning Tides- a local homelessness charitable organisation- and Brighton Women’s Centre to provide support to women experiencing or at risk of homelessness, utilising our trauma and gender informed practice. 13 women have received in-depth support from our women’s worker.

Men’s service: During this financial year in response to identifying a gap in service provision in West Sussex, we secured funding to employ a male domestic abuse worker with the aim of developing a men’s community service. Statistics show that 1 in 6 men will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime. This new service aligns with our strategic plan to contribute to ensuring that all residents of West Sussex are able to engage in healthy relationships and live, safe fulfilled lives free from domestic abuse. The post commenced in early March 2021 and includes an important element of researching and surveying men to establish a service which reflects their needs.

To ensure quality and monitoring of our service provision, all beneficiaries are given the Opportunity to complete an anonymous evaluation and provide feedback. This ensures our services are developed in response to need and keep beneficiaries at the heart of our organisation.

Theory of Change and Strategy: throughout this year we have been developing our theory of change and strategic plan for the next 5 years. We have been consulting staff, service users and professional stakeholders in the development of our plans. We continue to have ambitious plans to further develop services which reflect the needs of our community, and these need to have embedded flexibility to allow for the need to evolve, especially in light of the current challenging landscape.

Our priorities for 2021-22 are as follows:

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Financial Situation:

We are extremely pleased to report that we have ended the year with another positive result, having budgeted once again for a deficit. This has been achieved through the amazing generosity of individuals and local organisations, both community based and corporate, to boost our donation and fundraising income beyond what we could ever have hoped for. This is of course in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that has made the general public much more aware of Domestic abuse. This will enable us to make sure that our reserves are in a healthy state and to help us to develop the service for the benefit of those we serve.

It is still our intention to pursue the development of providing dispersed refuge facilities in Crawley. The conversations around this were put on hold last year but we are now excited to explore opportunities to progress this further.

We continue to be grateful for the support from the Big Lottery grant that has allowed us to continue with the delivery and expansion of our group work. This funding will end in December 2021. The grant has allowed us to continue and expand the work we do within the community, including our work within schools in West Sussex. We will apply again for

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S SAFE IN SUSSEX refuge, education. freedom. continuation funding. Further to the funding received from the Ministry of HotJsin& Communities and Local Government, we have sought to provide outreach services across West Sussex. Since the start of the financial year the service has to adapt to a more helpline based operation. With the benefit of additional short term based funding released from the Ministry of Justice we have been able to further this work and also provide an online chat service. Thi5 year has seen the release of several very short term funding opportunities in response to the pandemic. We are grateful to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for their funding for additional capaclty to meet an increase in demand for our services this year. This has also meant that we have been able to seek additional confidential refuge space in West Sussex. The continuation fundingfrom Children in Need runs from 2018 to 31 December 2021 which provide5 important support for the children in our refuges, We will apply again for continuation funding. Our small fundraising team continues to seekfunding from many sources. They have been very artive, despite the difficult circumstances, to reach out to groups around the county, to promote our work, and have received generous donations as a result. The Trustee Board are always conscious of the temporary time-limited nature of our funding streams and continue to be aware of the constant need for vigilance and caution in their spending plans. Although our finances are presently relatively secure. another deficit budget has been prepared for 2022, that will absorb some of the surplus achieved this year. The Board are very aware of the continually changing situation. The Trustees are very grateful to all the organisations, groups and individuals who have raised funds and given donations, including- News Group Newspapers Wickens Family Donation The Aqueduct Charitable Trust Irwin Mitchell Solicitor5 Compufile £20,000 £10,000 £10,000 £2,500 £2,000 Concluslon: The board of Trustees would like to express their sincere gratitude to all the staff and volunteers who work so hard to ensure the delivery of a safe and high quality professional service. The enthvsiasm and commitment of both staff and volunteers is appreciated by the Board of Trustees and reflected in the overwhelmingly positive feedback received from both service users and professionals through our evaluation. Financial Review The results of the year are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 13. A surplus of £98,36012020: £103,216) was earned in the general fund. A surplus of £48,506 12020: £55,418) was earned in the restricted funds. Page 9

S SAFE IN SUSSEX refuge. educolion. freedom. Reserves Pollcy The Trustees continue to be satisfied with the pollcy of holdlng a mlnimum of 3 months operating reserves with the aim of 3-6 months operating reserves bein8 Optimal. The unrestricted fund as at the 31st March 2021 totalled £970,47112020'. £872,111) of whlch £717,710 was invested in tangible fixed assets. The charity therefore had free reseNes of £252,761 12020= £145,809> of whith £75,629 has been designoted to future projerts. Future loan repayments due after more than one year total £114,96012020'. £126,481). The charity the￿fOre has operational reserves of £367,72112020.' £272.2901. £292,092, allowin8 for the desi8nated fund. amounts to 29 % weeks operating reserves. Rlsk Management: As part of the extra governance meetings held. the Trustees have continued to identify the major risks to which the charity is exposed and constantly review the 5yStem5 which are in place to mitigate those risks. The over-riding risk management policv document and risk register has been updated to include a more comprehensive operational, governance and financial risk policy document, which is regularly reviewed. Publlc Benefit: The current activities of the charity are detailed in the Annual Report. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's guldance on public benefit when reviewingthe companvs alms and objectives and in planning future actlvities. Trustees, Flnanclal Res onsibllities The Trustees (who are also Directors of Worthing Women's aid for the purpose of company lawl are responsible for preparing the Directors, and Trustees report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards Igenerally accepted accounting practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements the Trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent", state whether UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; Page 10

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29 September 2021

Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe in Sussex

(A company limited by guarantee)

Statement of financial activities (incorporating income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2021

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |funds|funds|funds|funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |Note|£|£|£|£| |Income|from:| |Donations|and|legacies|3|139,168|526,528|665,696|530,503| |Charitable|activities|4|288,203|3,035|291,238|333,853| |Other|trading|activities|6|37,273|-|37,273|65,600| |Investments|7|2,414|-|2,414|4,283| |Total|income|467,058|529,563|996,621|934,239| |Expenditure|on:| |Raising|funds|28,286|-|28,286|34,251| |Charitable|activities|8|340,412|481,057|821,469|741,354| |Total|expenditure|368,698|481,057|849,755|775,605| |Net movement|in funds|98,360|48,506|146,866|158,634| |Reconciliation|of|funds:| |Total|funds|brought forward|872,111|192,162|1,064,273|905,639| |Net|movement|in|funds|98,360|48,506|146,866|158,634| |Total funds|carried|forward|970,471|240,668|1,211,139|1,064,273|

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included within unrestricted funds are £75,629 of designated funds, please see note 17 for more detail.

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

The notes on pages 17 to 37 form part of these financial statements.

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Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe In Sussex (A company limited by guarantee) Registered number: 04691516

Balance sheet As at 31 March 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 13 717,710 726,302
717,710 726,302
Current assets
Debtors 14 30,693 16,955
Cash at bank and in hand 682,077 616,392
712,770 633,347
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year 15 (104,381) (168,895)
Net current assets 608,389 464,452
Total assets less current liabilities 1,326,099 1,190,754
Creditors: amounts falling due after more
than one year 16 (114,960) (126,481)
Net assets excluding pension asset 1,211,139 4,064,273
Total net assets 1,211,139 4,064,273
Charity funds
Restricted funds 17 240,668 192,162
Unrestricted funds 17 970,471 872,111
Totalfunds 1,211,139 4,064,273

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Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe In Sussex (A company limited by guarantee) Registered number: 04691516

Balance sheet (continued)

As at 31 March 2021

The company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of Companies Act 2006.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.

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The notes on pages 17 to 37 form part of these financial statements.

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|||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Statement|of|cash|flows| |For the year ended|31|March|2021| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Cash|flows|from|operating|activities| |Net|cash|used|in|operating|activities|79,051|40,389| |Cash|flows|from|investing|activities| |Purchase|of tangible|fixed|assets|(3,144)|-| |Net|cash|(used|in)/provided|by|investing|activities|(3,144)|-| |Cash|flows|from|financing|activities| |Repayments|of|borrowing|(10,222)|(9,632)| |Net|cash|used|in|financing|activities|(10,222)|(9,632)| |Change|in|cash|and|cash|equivalents|in|the|year|65,685|30,757| |Cash|and|cash|equivalents|at|the|beginning|of the|year|616,392|585,635| |Cash|and|cash|equivalents|at|the|end|of the|year|682,077|616,392| |The|notes|on|pages|17|to|37 form|part|of these|financial|statements|

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Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe In Sussex (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

  1. General information The charity is a private company, limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales within the United Kingdom. The Trustees of the company are the members of the company named on page 1. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

The address of the registered office is A2 Yeoman Gate, Yeoman Way, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3QZ.

  1. Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

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 and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe In Sussex meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.

2.2 Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held for 12 months from authorising these financial statements

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.

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

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

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.4 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, 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 is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the company and include project management carried out at Headquarters.

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

Charitable activities and Governance costs are costs incurred on the charity's operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the company apportioned to charitable activities.

2.5 Government grants

Government grants relating to tangible fixed assets are treated as deferred income and released to the Statement of financial activities over the expected useful lives of the assets concerned. Other grants are credited to the Statement of financial activities as the related expenditure is incurred.

2.6 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets costing £1,500 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, .

Depreciation is provided on the following bases:

Freehold property - 2% straight line
Office equipment - 25% straight line
Propertyimprovements -20%straightline

Freehold land is carried at cost and is not depreciated.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.7 interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the company; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.

2.8 Debtors

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

2.9 Cash at bank and in hand

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

2.10 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settiement can be estimated reliably.

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.

2.11 Financial instruments

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

2.12 Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the company to the fund in respect of the year.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.13 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the company and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the company for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

3. Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
2021 2021 2021
£ £ £
Donations 73,350 632 73,982
Grants 65,818 525,896 591,714
139,168 526,528 665,696
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
2020 2020 2020
£ £ £
Donations 21,212 2,465 23,677
Grants - 506,826 506,826
21,212 509,291 530,503
4. Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
2021 2021 2021
£ £ £
Refuge and Intervention project 288,203 3,035 291,238
Unrestricted Total
funds funds
2020 2020
£ £
RefugeandInterventionproject 333,853 333,853

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

5. Analysis of income from charitable activities by type of income

Unrestricted Total
funds funds
2021 2021
£ £
Refuge - Housing Benefit 198,123 198,123
Service charge 8,528 8,528
West Sussex County Council Contract 84,587 84,587
291,238 291,238
Unrestricted Total
funds funds
2020 2020
£ £
Refuge - Housing Benefit 231,579 231,579
Service charge 10,223 10,223
West Sussex County Council Contract 92,051 92,051
333,853 333,853

6. Income from other trading activities

Income from fundraising events

Unrestricted Total
funds funds
2021 2021
£ £
Fundraising income 33,110 33,110
Charityshop income 4,163 4,163
37,273 37,273

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

6. Income from other trading activities (continued)

Income from fundraising events (continued)

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  1. investment income

Interest receivable

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7. Investment income (continued)

Interest receivable

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Summary by fund type

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

9. Analysis of expenditure by activities

Activities
undertaken
directly		 Support
costs		 Total
funds
2021 2021 2021
£ £ £
Refuge and Intervention project 392,638 398,840 791,478
Children support services 225 29,766 29,991
392,863 428,606 821,469
Activities
undertaken Support Total
directly costs funds
2020 2020 2020
£ £ £
Refuge and Intervention project 402,665 305,267 707,932
Children support services 1,724 31,698 33,422
404,389 336,965 741,354

Analysis of direct costs

Children
Refugeand
Intervention		 support
services		 Total
funds
2021 2021 2021
£ £ £
Staff costs 379,453 - 379,453
Office expenses 8,436 - 8,436
Travel 539 - 539
Training 3,040 - 3,040
Supervision 1,170 225 1,395
392,638 225 392,863

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

9. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)

Analysis of direct costs (continued)

Children
Refuge and
Intervention		 support
services		 Total
funds
2020 2020 2020
£ £ £
Staff costs 372,403 - 372,403
Advertising & Marketing 513 - 513
Office expenses 9,892 - 9,892
Travel 7,806 - 7,806
Training 10,926 - 10,926
Outings/Activities - 1,319 1,319
Supervision 1,125 405 1,530
402,665 1,724 404,389
Analysis ofsupport costs
Children
Refugeand
Intervention		 support
services		 Total
funds
2021 2021 2021
£ £ £
Staffcosts 130,188 28,995 159,183
Depreciation 11,736 - 11,736
Telephone 9,969 - 9,969
Legal fees 8,402 - 8,402
Establishment costs 64,804 426 65,230
Light and heat 13,883 - 13,883
insurance 5,071 - 5,071
Repairs and maintenance 36,154 - 36,154
Cleaning 1,329 - 1,329
Computer costs 22,453 256 22,709
Printing, postage and stationery 2,311 - 2,311
Equipment 53,027 - 53,027
Sundry 29,220 - 29,220
Travel 1,142 44 1,186
Training - 45 45
Loan interest 2,946 - 2,946
Governance cosis 6,205 - 6,205
398,840 29,766 428,606

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

9. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)

Analysis of support costs (continued)

During the year, of total costs £481,013 were restricted (2020: £453,873).

Children
Refuge and
Intervention		 support
services		 Total
funds
2020 2020 2020
£ £ £
Staffcosts 114,508 29,769 144,277
Depreciation 11,492 - 11,492
Telephone 9,162 - 9,162
Legal fees 900 - 900
Establishment costs 43,187 1,577 44,764
Light and heat 13,830 - 13,830
Insurance 5,265 - 5,265
Repairs and maintenance 47,744 ~ 47,744
Cleaning 1,076 - 1,076
Computer costs 17,338 232 17,570
Printing, postage and stationery 5,087 - 5,087
Equipment 3,658 - 3,658
Sundry 13,015 - 13,015
Travel 41,052 - 11,052
Training - 120 120
Loan interest 4,022 - 4,022
Governance costs 3,931 - 3,931
305,267 31,698 336,965

10. Independent examiner's remuneration

The independent examiner's remuneration amounts to an independent examiner fee of £1,700 (2020 - £1,625).

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

11. Staff costs

2021 2020
£ £
Wages and salaries 511,517 492,844
Social security costs 29,779 29,477
Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes 13,442 14,071
554,738 536,392

The average number of persons employed by the company during the year was as follows:

Total

2021 2020
No. No.
39 38

No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.

12. Trustees’ remuneration and expenses

During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2020 - ENIL).

During the year ended 31 March 2021, no Trustee expenses have been incurred (2020 - £NIL).

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

13. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Office Property
property equipment Improvements Total
£ £ £ £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2020 749,276 16,946 38,514 804,736
Additions - - 3,144 3,144
At 31 March 2021 749,276 16,946 41,658 807,880
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020 35,380 12,481 30,573 78,434
Charge for the year 6,294 2,694 2,748 11,736
At 31 March 2021 41,674 15,175 33,321 90,170
Net book value
At 31 March 2021 707,602 1,771 8,337 717,710
At31March2020 713,896 4,465 7,941 726,302

14. Debtors

2021 2020
£ £
Due within one year
Other debtors 26,097 10,793
Prepayments and accrued income 4,596 6,162
30,693 16,955

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

15. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2021 2020
£ £
Bank loans 11,000 9,700
Other taxation and social security 6,969 7,458
Other creditors 44,911 13,314
Accruals and deferred income 4,038 5,921
Grant income deferred 37,463 132,502
104,381 168,895

The deferred income of £37,463 (2020: £132,502) is made up of the Roddick Foundation Grant to be released in April 2021 and the second part of the grant received from the Police and Crime Commissioner which was delayed from last year for employment of an engagement worker.

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Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe In Sussex (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

16. Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

2021 2020
£ £
Bank loan 114,960 126,481
Included within the above are amounts falling due as follows:
2021 2020
£ £
Between one and two years
Bank loan 11,000 9,700
Between two and fiveyears
Bank loan 35,000 39,800
Overfive years
Bankloan 68,960 76,981

The aggregate amount of liabilities payable or repayable wholly or in part more than five years after the reporting date is:

2021 2020
£ £
Payable or repayable by instalments 68,960 76,891
68,960 76,891

A bank loan of £200,000 was taken out in December 2011 with Lloyds TSB to purchase freehold property. It is repayable in monthly instalments and is currently on the bank's standard variable rate. The loan is due to be repaid by December 2031.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

  1. Statement of funds

Statement of funds ~ current year

Balance at
Balance at 1 31 March
April 2020 Income Expenditure 2021
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
Designated Funds 63,313 12,316 - 75,629
General funds
.
General Funds 808,798 454,742 (368,698) 894,842
Total Unrestricted funds 872,111 467,058 (368,698) 970,471
Restricted funds
Children's Support Service 5,175 35,898 (30,643) 10,430
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local
Government Grant(MHCLG) 45,495 133,701 (59,509) 119,687
Children in Need Covid Response - 14,775 (14,775) -
Lloyds Bank Foundation 14,810 28,837 (23,138) 20,509
Lloyds Bank Foundation Covid Response - 11,595 - 11,595
Police and Crime Commissioner - Safe Space
Funding 26,656 6,711 (24,920) 8,447
Police and Crime Commissioner -
Engagement Worker “ 17,463 (1,069) 16,394
Sussex Community Foundation (1) 7,918 - - 7,918
Sussex Community Foundation (2) 2,519 - (2,519) -
The Big Lottery Fund Grant 57,706 77,694 (99,275) 36,125
The Bridging Fund 737 - (737) -
The Tudor Trust 20,307 940 (21,247) -
Awards for All - 10,000 (3,937) 6,063
Tesco Bags of Help ~ 500 (500) -
WestSussex Ending Women’s
Homelessness 10,839 10,385 (21,224) -
Grant
1 MHCLG Covid Response		 - 51,915 (51,915) -
Grant
2 MHCLG Chichester Covid Response		 - 41,966 (41,966) -
MinistryofJustice Covid Response - 81,683 (81,683) -
RSA Community Grants - 3,500 - 3,500
John Lewis Fund with Waitrose - 2,000 (2,000) -
192,162 529,563 (481,057) 240,668

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

17. Statement of funds (continued)

Total of funds 1,064,273 996,621 (849,755) 1,211,139

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

17. Statement of funds (continued)

Statement of funds - prior year

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Balance|at| |Balance|at|Transfers|31|March| |1|April|2019|Income|Expenditure|in/out|2020| |£|£|£|£|£| |Unrestricted|funds| |Designated|funds| |Designated|Funds|-|-|-|63,313|63,313| |General|funds| |General|Funds|768,895|424,948|(321,732)|(63,313)|808,798| |Total|Unrestricted|funds|768,895|424,948|(321,732)|-|872,111| |Restricted|funds| |Children's|Support|Service|8,617|31,333|(34,774)|-|5,176| |Ministry|of|Housing,| |Communities|&|Local| |Government|Grant|(MHCLG)|-|259,027|(213,532)|-|45,495| |Lloyds|Bank|Foundation|14,404|25,000|(24,594)|-|14,810| |Police|and|Crime| |Commissioner|-|Safe|Space| |Funding|14,979|35,775|(27,992)|-|22,762| |Police|and|Crime| |Commissioner|-|Engagement| |Worker|3,893|-|-|-|3,893| |Sussex|Community|Foundation| |(1)|8,700|-|(782)|-|7,918| |Sussex|Community|Foundation| |(2)|4,365|-|(1,846)|-|2,519| |The|Big|Lottery|Fund|Grant|67,676|116,037|(126,007)|-|57,706| |The|Bridging|Fund|1,616|-|(879)|-|737| |The|Tudor|Trust|12,494|30,000|(22,187)|-|20,307| |West|Sussex|Ending|Women’s| |Homelessness|-|12,119|(1,280)|-|10,839| |136,744|509,291|(453,873)|-|192,162| |Total|of funds|905,639|934,239|(775,605)|-|4,064,273|

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

Designated Fund

The trustees have decided to set aside £50,000 for the Crawley Amber House Refuge Project. The remainder of £25,629 has been allocated towards the Crawley based outreach/helpline support service.

Restricted Funds

Children's Support Service

BBC Children in Need

This service is aimed at supporting the children at the refuges, and the grant covers in the main the salaries and other staffing costs for two child support workers as well as a contribution towards some of the outings and activities the staff carry out with the children. The current funding period has been extended and will now end on 31 December 2021.

Other Children's service

This represents donations etc given towards the running of the children's service, but in particular to fund larger activities and toys and equipment for the playroom.

Children in Need Covid Response

This is a fund of money given to support children in the community who are effected by domestic abuse and a result of the pandemic . The funding is received in blocks and the whole grant runs for a period of 18 months ending on 31 March 2022. Awards for All

This grant was to provide computer equipment and office furniture for a new office space. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Grant We were awarded this grant with the help and support of our local council. This was originally to provide an Outreach Service in West Sussex with an element of refuge support. As a result of the pandemic, this naturally progressed into a helpline service.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Grant - Covid Response Grant 1 We were successfully able to apply for funding for increased staffing, hygiene costs, and to cope with additional capacity to meet an increased demand for our services during the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding was short term and had to used by 31 March 2021. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Grant - Covid Response Grant 2 We were successfully able to apply for funding to cope with additional capacity to meet an increased demand for our services during the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding enabled us to open a further confidential refuge in West Sussex. This funding was short term and had to be used by 31 March 2021. Ministry of Justice Covid Response Grant

We were successfully able to apply for funding released from central government and distributed through our local Police and Crime Commissioners. This funding enabled our staff to be equiped to work from home and also to provide staff to assist in helpline support and also the set up of an online chat service. This funding was short term and had to be used by 31 March 2021. Lloyds Bank Foundation This grant enables us to continue employing a Refuges manager. The grant gives a significant contribution towards her salary costs. Lloyds Bank Foundation Covid Response We were able to obtain a grant to ensure there was additional support to operate the helpline. This grant has been completed by 31 May 2021. Police and Crime Commissioner - Safe Space Funding This grant is to train facilitators to deliver the ACEs ( Adverse Childhood Experiences) Recovery Toolkit. Thanks to the support from our grant funder we have been able to extend our grant period. We have also been given approval for an additional amount to extend our work up to 31 December 2021. Police and Crime Commissioner (1) This fund has been transferred over to the Safe Space Project in 2020, to ensure the ACEs Recovery Toolkit is able to be delivered for a longer period of time. Police and Crime Commissioner (2) This funding is to provide a male domestic abuse engagement worker for a period of a year The funding will end in March 22. RSA Community Grants This grant was to provide welcome packs for a venture in the north of the county. That project did not come to fruition, but the grant will be used to assist women and children coming into our services.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021 Sussex Community Foundation (1)

The grant will be used by Safe in Sussex to help deliver other recovery work in 2021/22. Sussex Community Foundation (2)

This grant is to provide group and one to one support for childern living in abusive households to build their self esteem and talk about their expeiences and to provide healthy relationship education. This grant is now completed.

The Big Lottery Fund - Early Intervention domestic abuse awareness, education and support project

This funding enabled us to continue and extend our group work in the community. We now deliver children and young persons group work as well as adult groups. The funding also covers some general running expenses of those groups, training, travel and overheads. The funding was due to come to an end in February 2021, but with thanks to The Big Lottery extending the grant period and granting us a further topup’ amount in April 2021, we are able to continue to run our groups until 31 December 20271. Tesco Bags of Help This grant enabled us to buy some mobile phones for our staff working from home. The Bridging Fund

This was a one-off grant to assisst ladies in crisis. It has been used to help those leaving the refuge to purchase a necessary item for their new accommodation. This grant has now been fully utilised. The Tudor Trust

This grant is towards the costs of the Amber House project in Littlehampton, which also includes the salary of a Refuge family support worker. This grant is now complete. West Sussex Ending Women’s Homelessness

This funding is a one year collaboration project with Turning Tides and Brighton Womens Centre, to provide a Women's Specialist Worker on domestic abuse , to work with homeless women suffering form domestic abuse. The project finished in March 2021. John Lewis Fund with Waitrose

This funding was to enable us train facilitators to deliver ‘Escape the Trap' training.

18. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds - current year

Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
2021 2021 2021
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 717,710 - 717,710
Current assets 472,102 240,668 712,770
Creditors due within one year (104,381) - (104,381)
Creditors due in more than one year (114,960) - (114,960)
Total 970,471 240,668 1,211,139

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Worthing Women's Aid Trading as Safe In Sussex (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

18. Analysis of net assets between funds (continued)

Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year

Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
2020 2020 2020
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 726,302 - 726,302
Current assets 441,185 192,162 633,347
Creditors due within one year (168,895) - (168,895)
Creditors due in more than one year (126,481) - (126,481)
Total 872,111 192,162 1,064,273

19. Pension commitments

The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £13,442 (2020 - £14,071). Contributions totalling £nil (2020 - £nil) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in creditors.

20. Operating lease commitments

At 31 March 2021 the company had commitments to make future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases as follows:

2021 2020
£ £
Not later than 1 year 9,000 5,750
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years 19,200 9,000
Later than 5 years 29,810 29,004
58,010 43,754

21. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year that require disclosure under SORP 2019 (FRS 102).

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