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2024-03-31-accounts

Company registration number: 04823994 Charity registration number: 1103071

Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd

Contents

Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Report 2 to 7
Independent Auditors' Report 8 to 11
Statement of Financial Activities 12 to 13
Balance Sheet 14
Statement of Cash Flows 15
Notes to the Financial Statements 16 to 25

Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd

Reference and Administrative Details Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees Shane Morgan, Co-Chair
Claire Ward, Co-Chair
Ruth Tarlo, Treasurer
Kate O'Neill
Clare Fox
Leonie Mathers
Kristen Hopkins
Angela Piesold
Arya Suresh
Leah Cleghorn
Senior Management Team Novlet Holness, CEO
Yulia Penhale, HR & Finance Manger
Deborah Hooton, Operations Manager and Contracts Lead
Helen Bolam, Clinical Policy Officer
Charity Registration Number 1103071
Company Registration Number 04823994
Registered Office 30 Chaucer Street
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 5LP
Auditor Melvin Bailey
Rogers Spencer
Newstead House
Pelham Road
Nottingham
NG5 1AP
Solicitors: Wrigleys Solicitors LLP
3rd Floor
3 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AA
Bankers Barclays Bank
Nottingham
2 High Street
Nottingham
NG1 2EN

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Trustees' Report

The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements and auditors' report of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Trustees and officers

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Trustees: Shane Morgan, Co-Chair Claire Ward, Co-Chair Ruth Tarlo, Treasurer Kate O'Neill Clare Fox Leonie Mathers Kristen Hopkins Angela Piesold Arya Suresh (appointed 26 July 2023) Leah Cleghorn (appointed 17 May 2023)

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. It is operated under the rules of its memorandum and articles of association dated 7/7/2003 and most recently amended 19/12/2008. It has no share capital and the liability of each member in the event of winding-up is limited to £10.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

New members are recruited by advertising on Social Media, the NSVSS Website, on-line job boards, other local newspapers and the internet. Application packs are sent to interested candidates, all returned applications are shortlisted. Successful shortlisted applicants are invited to attend an interview. If successful all prospective new members will receive training, then they are invited to attend a Trustee meeting, where they will be co-opted on to the committee.

Arrangements for setting key management personnel remuneration

Potential trustees are required to complete an application form, all candidates are interviewed by the CEO and the Chair. Successful candidates get appointed at the trustee meeting.

Trustees are responsible for setting remuneration levels for the most senior employees based on recommendations provided by the CEO, in order to offer fair pay to attract and keep appropriately qualified staff, to lead, manage, support and deliver the charity’s aims and objectives.

All staff’s pay rates (including cost of living increase) are set in accordance with National Joint Council pay scales, budget and affordability.

Staff pay rates are benchmarked against similar positions for the other organisations in the sector.

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Objectives and activities

Objects and aims

The principal objects of the charity are to relieve the trauma, distress and/or suffering of victims of rape, indecent assault and all other forms of sexual abuse, including but without limitation sexual harassment (the ‘crisis issues’).

Objectives, strategies and activities

Objectives:

To provide the ASA Hub and Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence To provide the Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Service To provide the Survivors Support Service To provide services to East Midlands Children and Young Peoples Sexual Assault Services To provide resources and information for statutory and voluntary organisations and the public To provide talks and training sessions in a variety of settings, e.g. Hospitals, Schools and the Police To deliver quality assured, performance managed, equitable services to the population served by each contract To provide opportunities for engagement and consultation with all stakeholders to inform and shape our service delivery

To secure funding to fulfil the aims and objectives of the organisation and fund new areas of development.

Activities:

Adult Mental Health Assessments, Attending and Chairing Multi-Agency Meetings in Nottinghamshire and Nationally, Awareness Raising, Audit, Campaigns, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Counselling, Drop-in Sessions, East Midlands Children and Young People's Sexual Assault Service (Single Point of Access, Crisis Support Services, Therapeutic Support Services), Email Support, Engagement and Consultation, Eye Movement Desensitisation Regime, Group Support Services, including Beyond Survival Group, Service User Forum, Creating Safety & Mindfulness, Helpline, Hub Single Point of Access, Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Service, Partnership Development, Performance Management, Policy and Procedure, Development, Provision of Information, Quality Assurance, Risk and Needs Assessments, Resources, Safeguarding, Signposting and Referrals, Support for partners, parents, families, and carers, Survivors Support Service for survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, Training and Talks, Waiting List Service, Website, Workforce Development.

Our core values are:

• To support and uphold the survivor’s voice and experiences through free, confidential and non-judgmental support and to actively encourage survivors to participate in the further development of centre as a whole;

• To empower survivors by using appropriate person-centred counselling and support, enabling survivors to explore their experiences in a safe non-judgemental environment;

• To work in non-discriminatory way, by supporting survivors, regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, education or socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, health, ability or disability and challenging discriminatory practice in other organisations and wider society;

• To acknowledge diversity and to work on a basis of inclusivity, thus drawing on a range of ethnic, social and economic backgrounds and experiences and making the centre stronger as a whole;

• To uphold one-another’s human rights;

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• To be pro-choice in our support, by enabling and empowering survivors to make their own decisions with regards to their sexual health, reproductive rights and the right to safe abortion, in a safe, non-judgemental environment.;

• To promote social change through active campaigning, raising awareness and challenging misconceptions around issues of women’s rights and empowerment, rape, sexual violence and abuse;

• To promote Substantive Equality by examining the root causes of inequality and challenging these through direct campaigning and leading by example and expectation.

Achievements and performance

Notts SVSS continued to be commissioned by The Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire to deliver Asa Sexual Violence and Abuse Hub Support and Specialist Therapy for adults in Nottinghamshire. The funding secured has enabled Notts SVSS to continue with the provision of all our hub and therapy services raising our profile.

Our Asa Hub and Counselling/Therapy Services are Lime Culture Male Quality Standards accredited, assuring male survivors on the quality of services we offer to them.

We continued to meet the needs of service users on our waiting list through the Waiting List Initiative. This includes check-ins, mindfulness and Creating Safety groups and enables them to get the most from the counselling/therapy that follows.

Notts SVSS have continued to be subcontracted by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to provide 24/7 hub and crisis support services at the East Midlands Children and Young People's Sexual Assault Service.

Notts SVSS have continued to deliver an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service and Survivors Support Service (for adult survivors of institutional Childhood Sexual Abuse) as commissioned by The Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire.

Notts SVSS have been working with a full-time Mental Health Nurse seconded to us via Nottinghamshire NHS Trust. This person has worked to embed ethical and holistic mental health care that is risk managed and signposted to the appropriate services

We contact and safeguard all referrals made into our service in a timely manner. All self-referrals for counselling/therapy services are contacted within one working day, while 93% of other referrals are contacted within 2 working days. 97% of referrals are offered a risk and needs assessment within one working week.

We have fully embedded a hybrid system of work and delivery, offering service users their choice of in-person or online face-to-face support for counselling.

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We have focussed on removing barriers to our service. This has included specific work on meeting with and working with diverse groups, trans inclusion and continuing to use the Recite Me Accessibility Tool on our website. We have met targets set to us by commissioners with respect to reaching survivors from diverse groups.

Networking with partners has resulted in improved awareness and referral pathways and has strengthened joint working activity with other agencies, including probation and prison services and organisations working with the homeless and vulnerably housed.

Notts SVSS continues to be heavily involved with the development of campaigns and messaging around consent. This year we led a Week of Activism for Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week. Our ‘Surveys and Consultations’ page empowered over 260 service users/interested members of the public to link through to the government’s Call for Evidence on so-called ‘Sex for Rent.’

We continue to work within the core group for the Consent Coalition. We took the lead on writing the Safe Space Guide which, as part of the Safe Space Pledge, was used in the bid for Nottingham’s purple flag re-accreditation

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Financial review

The economic environment remained challenging during the financial year 2023-24, with inflation falling from the previous year’s peak, but price rises and cost of living pressures continuing. Our income increased by just under 4% to £2.1m, as funders responded to these rising cost pressures.

During the previous financial year we drew on our reserves to award a flat-rate increase in staff salaries, in recognition of the unusually severe pressures on the cost of living. During 2023-24 we were able to award a 3% increase in staff salaries. Elsewhere we maintained a cautious approach to spending and we were able to bring our total expenditure down by 11% over the year, to just under £2m. As a result, we have rebuilt our reserves to a level very close to 4 months’ operating costs, which is our long term aim.

The financial environment remains challenging and uncertain and we continue to be committed to budgeting carefully to protect the financial stability of the organisation and mitigate risks. We carried out a review of our reserves policy in 2024, to reflect our business plan, financial projections and funding strategy. Given the funding environment, we are continuing to pursue opportunities to increase and diversify our funding and protect our reserves.

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Policy on reserves

The Trustees set a reserves policy which requires:

• Reserves be maintained at a level which ensures that core activities could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty.

• A proportion of reserves be maintained in a readily reliable form.

Notts SVSS aims to have reserves amounting to four months’ running costs with the minimum reserve amounting to three months running costs for the organisation as a whole. In the event of reserves dipping below this figure Notts SVSS will aim to restore the reserves at the first possible opportunity via increased fund raising, increasing earned income or reducing expenditure. If the reserves exceed four months’ running costs Notts SVSS will consider proposals to use the excess to improve existing services or to support new or expanded services or activities.

The Trustees will consider the Business Plan, budget, financial projections and funding strategy each year and will review the reserves policy in light of their findings.

Aims and key objectives for future periods

• To continue to meet all outcomes of all contracts including SVA Hub and ISVA and SSS, Police & Crime Commissioner funding and NUH sub-contract EMCYPSAS.

• To continue developing a Funding Strategy to enhance delivery and resources of all services. This includes looking for additional sources of funding.

• To continue with campaigns to raise awareness of sexual violence issues such as low conviction rate and consent. This is an ongoing commitment. A significant amount of our awareness raising is via social media and is inclusive of all genders, races, religions, and abilities. We will continue our involvement with the Consent Coalition and hosting their website. We will continue to use campaigns such as Men’s Health Week to raise awareness and link people to our services.

• To improve access by promoting all services. We have already improved access in a number of ways, and this is a continuing piece of work. We have written a draft Engagement Strategy to further this plan and intend to run our own professionals’ advisory group and to join advisory groups in communities we are not currently reaching. This is intended to help answer any questions about our services, build relationships between services and help us to better understand how we can improve accessibility and perceived relevance.

• To continue creating the Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Strategy in conjunction with the statutory and third sector agencies and partner agencies.

• To continue working with Nottingham Women Centre, JUNO and Equation to research accommodation/rent options that would enable all members of staff to be located in the same space.

• To prioritise employee engagement and retention. An anonymous satisfaction survey has been sent to all employees to help us focus on what they feel is going well, where the challenges are and where we might consider making changes. Staff are being provided with regular updates on where changes can be or have been made. This will be an annual exercise.

• To respond to staff requests for a more visible Board of Trustees by continuing to contribute to the staff newsletter, inviting all members of staff to attend the AGM and attending staff engagement events where appropriate

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Principal risks and uncertainties

Uncertainty of future income

The charity operates in an environment that is financially uncertain, the main risk is securing funding to continue with the level of activities we currently offer.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each trustee has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information. The trustees confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.

Statement of Responsibilities

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

The trustees (who are also the directors of Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland". The report and accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small companies provision statement

This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... Shane Morgan Trustee

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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2024, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising Charities SORP - FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and applicable law (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

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

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Responsibilities (set out on page 7), the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

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

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

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To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/ auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

......................................

Melvin Bailey FCCA DChA (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Rogers Spencer, Statutory Auditor

Newstead House Pelham Road Nottingham NG5 1AP

Date:.............................

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
5
Total Income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Total Expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
13		 Unrestricted
£
386,932
1,138
4,761
392,831
(254,568)
(254,568)
138,263
138,263
508,420
646,683		 Restricted
£
-
1,725,309
-
1,725,309
(1,737,791)
(1,737,791)
(12,482)
(12,482)
12,482
-		 Total
2024
£
386,932
1,726,447
4,761
2,118,140
(1,992,359)
(1,992,359)
125,781
125,781
520,902
646,683		 Total
2023
£
332,240
1,706,531
332
2,039,103
(2,239,718)
(2,239,718)
(200,615)
(200,615)
721,517
520,902

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for the period is shown in note 13.

The notes on pages 16 to 25 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 12

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)

These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
5
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Total expenditure
Net expenditure
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
13		 Unrestricted
funds
£
332,240
-
332
332,572
(364,365)
(364,365)
(31,793)
(122,684)
(154,477)
662,897
508,420		 Restricted
funds
£
-
1,706,531
-
1,706,531
(1,875,353)
(1,875,353)
(168,822)
122,684
(46,138)
58,620
12,482		 Total
2023
£
332,240
1,706,531
332
2,039,103
(2,239,718)
(2,239,718)
(200,615)
-
(200,615)
721,517
520,902

The notes on pages 16 to 25 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 13

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(Registration number: 04823994) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
10
Current assets
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
12
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
Restricted funds
13
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
13		 2024
£
13,479
302,729
424,175
726,904
(93,700)
633,204
646,683
-
646,683
646,683		 2023
£
600
148,583
415,833
564,416
(44,114)
520,302
520,902
12,482
508,420
520,902

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements on pages 12 to 25 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on .................... and signed on their behalf by:

......................................... Ruth Tarlo Trustee

The notes on pages 16 to 25 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 14

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Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash income/(expenditure)
Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items
Depreciation
Investment income
5
Working capital adjustments
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
11
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
12
Net cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable and similar income
5
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
10
Net cash flows from investing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds
Increase/(decrease) in cash
Net funds at 1 April 2023
Net funds at 31 March 2024		 2024
£
125,781
7,339
(4,761)
128,359
(154,146)
49,586
23,799
4,761
(20,218)
(15,457)
8,342
415,833
424,175
8,342
415,833
424,175		 2023
£
(200,615)
12,334
(332)
(188,613)
103,832
(32,983)
(117,764)
332
-
332
(117,432)
533,265
415,833
(117,432)
533,265
415,833

All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.

The notes on pages 16 to 25 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 15

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd 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 notes.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.

Income and endowments

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Donations and legacies

Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class Computer equipment

Depreciation method and rate 33.3% straight line

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Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted income funds are those grants for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

Pensions and other post retirement obligations

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the charity has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

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Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd

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2 Income from donations and legacies

Donations and legacies;
Donations from companies, trusts and similar
proceeds
Grants, including capital grants;
Government grants
3
Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
Grants & donations
-
Sundry income
1,138
1,138
4
Grants & donations
Unrestricted
funds
£
Police & Crime Commissioner
-
Nottingham University Hospital
380,404
Sundry
6,528
386,932
5
Investment income
Interest receivable and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
6,528
380,404
386,932
Restricted
funds
£
1,725,309
-
1,725,309
Restricted
funds
£
1,725,309
-
-
1,725,309
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
4,761		 Total
2024
£
6,528
380,404
386,932
Total
2024
£
1,725,309
1,138
1,726,447
Total
£
1,725,309
380,404
6,528
2,112,241
Total
2024
£
4,761		 Total
2023
£
1,454
330,786
332,240
Total
2023
£
1,706,319
212
1,706,531
2023
£
1,619,569
330,786
4,669
1,955,024
Total
2023
£
332

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Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services Ltd

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6 Expenditure on charitable activities

The following table presents expenditure using a natural classification.

Staff costs
Contract staff
Depreciation & impairment.
Advertising & website
Equipment, repairs & renewals
Legal, professional &
insurance
Printing & office supplies
Rent & services
Hospitality
Publicity & fundraising
Recruitment
Staff expenses
Staff training
Supervision
Bank charges
Repairs & maintenance
Subscriptions
Communications
Volunteer expenses		 Unrestricted funds
Designated
£
General
£
201,362
-
-
(1,300)
7,339
-
2,400
-
2,577
(15)
11,876
200
1,824
-
59
(358)
228
-
-
-
-
-
969
-
1,411
2,769
3,221
-
24
-
5,024
-
1,342
1,715
11,901
-
-
-
251,557
3,011		 Restricted
funds
£
1,445,769
80,566
-
29,032
-
17,308
4,959
41,308
1,605
-
600
2,862
18,280
26,957
108
111
9,550
58,776
-
1,737,791		 Total
2024
£
1,647,131
79,266
7,339
31,432
2,562
29,384
6,783
41,009
1,833
-
600
3,831
22,460
30,178
132
5,135
12,607
70,677
-
1,992,359		 Total
2023
£
1,673,105
281,464
12,334
40,100
4,109
40,736
4,670
53,748
6,022
216
4,893
2,707
23,038
24,560
-
494
1,405
66,014
103
2,239,718

7 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year or in the prior period.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year or in the prior period.

8 Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

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Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2024
£
1,428,559
132,498
86,074
1,647,131		 2023
£
1,451,716
136,238
85,151
1,673,105

The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:

Average number of employees 2024
No
48		 2023
No
50

48 (2023 - 50) of the above employees participated in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes.

Contributions to the employee pension schemes for the year totalled £86,074 (2023 - £85,151).

The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was:

£70,001 - £80,000
£80,001 - £90,000		 2024
No
1
1		 2023
No
2
-

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £223,362 (2023 - £225,334).

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9 Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.

10 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additions
At 31 March 2024
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2024
Net book value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
11 Debtors
Accrued income
Other debtors
12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals		 Computer
equipment
£
37,459
20,218		 Total
£
37,459
20,218
57,677
36,859
7,339
44,198
13,479
600
2023
£
-
148,583
57,677
36,859
7,339
44,198
13,479
600
2024
£
56,754
245,975
302,729
2024
£
-
10,464
83,236
93,700
148,583
2023
£
28,272
8,922
6,920
44,114

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13 Funds

Unrestricted funds
General
General
Designated
PSARC
Building
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Consent Coalition
SSS & ISVA (PCC)
SVA Hub
Waiting List (PCC)
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 Balance at 1
April 2023
£
146,987
258,396
103,037
361,433
508,420
12,482
-
-
-
12,482
520,902		 Incoming
resources
£
12,427
380,404
-
380,404
392,831
5,000
567,647
973,862
178,800
1,725,309
2,118,140		 Resources
expended
£
(3,011)
(246,557)
(5,000)
(251,557)
(254,568)
(17,482)
(567,647)
(973,862)
(178,800)
(1,737,791)
(1,992,359)		 Balance at 31
March 2024
£
156,403
392,243
98,037
490,280
646,683
-
-
-
-
-
646,683

The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:

Designated

PSARC – Funding for the service delivery of East Midlands Children and Young People’s Sexual Assault Service.

Building - To be used for future relocation costs.

Restricted

Consent Coalition - Services for City and County clients. SSS & ISVA (PCC) - Services for City and County clients. Waiting List (PCC) - Support for those awaiting services. SVA Hub - Hub and specialist therapy for adults in Nottinghamshire.

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Balance at 1
April 2022
£
Unrestricted funds
General
General
273,329
Designated
PSARC
286,531
Building
103,037
389,568
Total unrestricted funds
662,897
Restricted
Consent Coalition
5,394
SSS & ISVA (PCC)
130
SVA Hub
53,096
Waiting List (PCC)
-
Total restricted funds
58,620
Total funds
721,517
14 Analysis of net assets between funds
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 Incoming
resources
£
Resources
expended
£
Transfers
£
Balance at
31 March
2023
£
1,786
(5,444)
(122,684)
146,987
330,786
(358,921)
-
258,396
-
-
-
103,037
330,786
(358,921)
-
361,433
332,572
(364,365)
(122,684)
508,420
42,310
(35,222)
-
12,482
567,192
(632,644)
65,322
-
969,605
(1,080,057)
57,356
-
127,424
(127,430)
6
-
1,706,531
(1,875,353)
122,684
12,482
2,039,103
(2,239,718)
-
520,902
Unrestricted
General
£
Restricted
£
2024
Total funds
£
13,479
-
13,479
726,904
-
726,904
(93,700)
-
(93,700)
646,683
-
646,683
Unrestricted
General
£
Restricted
£
2023
Total funds
£
600
-
600
507,820
56,596
564,416
-
(44,114)
(44,114)
508,420
12,482
520,902		 Incoming
resources
£
Resources
expended
£
Transfers
£
Balance at
31 March
2023
£
1,786
(5,444)
(122,684)
146,987
330,786
(358,921)
-
258,396
-
-
-
103,037
330,786
(358,921)
-
361,433
332,572
(364,365)
(122,684)
508,420
42,310
(35,222)
-
12,482
567,192
(632,644)
65,322
-
969,605
(1,080,057)
57,356
-
127,424
(127,430)
6
-
1,706,531
(1,875,353)
122,684
12,482
2,039,103
(2,239,718)
-
520,902
Unrestricted
General
£
Restricted
£
2024
Total funds
£
13,479
-
13,479
726,904
-
726,904
(93,700)
-
(93,700)
646,683
-
646,683
Unrestricted
General
£
Restricted
£
2023
Total funds
£
600
-
600
507,820
56,596
564,416
-
(44,114)
(44,114)
508,420
12,482
520,902		 Balance at
31 March
2023
£
146,987
258,396
103,037
361,433
508,420
12,482
-
-
-
12,482
520,902
646,683
2023
Total funds
£
600
564,416
(44,114)
520,902

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15 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year, or the prior period.

16 Analysis of governance and support costs

Support Costs

Support costs have not been separately allocated and disclosed as the Trustees believe they are immaterial to the financial statements.

Governance costs

Audit fees
Audit of the financial statements
Other governance costs
17 Auditors' remuneration
Audit of the financial statements		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
6,300
2,124
8,424		 Total
2024
£
6,300
2,124
8,424
2024
£
6,300		 Total
2023
£
5,000
1,920
6,920
2023
£
5,000

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