SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT (swwop) (A Company Limited by Guarantee, registered no. 05413661) (Registered Charity registered number 1109759) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2025 Contents Page Legal and administrative information Trustee's report 3-6 Examiners report Statement of financial activities Balance Sheet Notes to the accounts 10-12
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Legal and administrative inforniation Trustees Polly Foster Lotte Aweimrin Anthony Bains Louise Millington Daniel Jennison Caroline Gray Chair Treasurer Registered Charity number 1109759 Company Ltd by Guarantee number 05413661 Principal address & Registered Office WMS House 61-63A The Wicker Sheffield S3 8HT Independent examiner Craig Williamson White Rose Accounting for Charities The Ghyll Threapland Aspatria CA7 2EL Bank Royal Bank of Scotland plc Sheffield Broomhill Branch 184 Whitham Road Broomhill Sheffield S10 2SS
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Trustees. report The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are also prepared lo meet the requirements for a directors. report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial statements compy with the Charities Act 2011. the Cornpanies Act 2006. the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Ihe Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities. Structure. governance and management The charitable company is govemed by its memornadum and articles of association incorporated 5 May 2005 and was entered on the Register of Charities effective from 27 May 2005. Rosie Peers. SWWOP project manager. oversees the daY-ldaY management of SWWOP supported by a voluntary multi-agency management committee with representatives from Mental Health, Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk, Substance Misuse, Sexual Health and Organisalional Health and Safety. The trustees who served during the year are listed on page 2 on the report. New trustees are recruited to fills gaps in the management comrnittee as required. Trustees are generally recruited from people who express an interest in the work of SWWOP. Prospective candidates send a CV and expression of interest. Ihey will then be inteprfiewed by a trustee and Ihe project manager before being appointed. Objectives and activities The objectives of SWWOP as a Charity are to offer support to women inhabitants of the City of Sheffield and districts who engage in sex work, mostly on the street. by the provision of advice and support wilh subslance misuse. housing. aCsS to physical and mental health ServIS and assistance with benefits such as Universal Credit and PIP. The Charity aims to= a) break down the feelings of isolation and vulnerability of women working. b) provide street-based community work on an outreach van vthere the women work. providing information, advice and support around a broad range of issues. c) encourage take-up of health (physical, mental and sexual), social care and other local services. d) provide advice and support to women working in prostitution aboLrt substance misuse and ham reduction, including needle exchange services. e) provide dedicated housing support with close links to the council's housing teams. n develop opportunities and reSoUrS for women lo meet to give and receive support, improve selfosteem and lack of Confiden and to take part in activities. g) provide an opportunity for women to explore choices available to them e.g., employment, education and training., to encourage and support an exit from street prostitution. h) lo educate the public in the causes and effects of prostitution and the prevention thereof. and lo undertake or contribute to research into such matters andlor publish the useful results of such research., SWWOP is opposed to discrimination and oppression based on the grounds of race, gender, class, age, sexuality, disability and HIV status.
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Trustoes. report continued Publi¢ benefit ststement The Trustees of SWWOP take their responsibilities seriously and are confident that the organisation's activities meet the public benefit guidance of the Charity Commission. Review of Progress and Achievement The year 24125 has seen continued growth in the charity- The project manager and the trustee5 have been working together to explore ways of making the charity increasingly seFf-sustainable. We are very pleased to have received funding lo employ a Fundraising OffIr for a year to take a lead in this area. We have also recruited 2 new trustees who have added a wealth of expertise in different areas to the board. The office is open 5 days per week allowing the increasing number of extremely vulnerable clients, with complex difficulties, to simply drop in for help. This is particulady valuable as a way of preventing crises from escalating. The majority of clients have substance misuse issues and problems wilh addiction, many of them are homeless. and the majority live chaotic and dangerous lives. There are currently 4 part time support and advocacy workers who provide general support to the women who access the service. SWWOP has also continued additional funding to employ a specialist housing worker and a specialist drug intervention worker alongside the support and advocacy workers. Over this last year outreach has continued to be up to 5 evenings a week. Van shifts of 2 hours in length continue to work well as we have found Ihat shorter but MO frequenl outreach sessions work belter for Ihe women on the beal. The van offers hot and cold drinks, food. toiletries, basic clothes (winter items, underwear), condoms and a needle exchange. The van continues ta be a vital component of the service that SWWOP offers. Our main funder is the National Lottery through the Reaching Communities Big Lottery Fund with an amount of £123.129 per annum. In November. we secured increased funding of £140.000 for an additional three years. This funds 5 members of staff also Offi costs. van costs and dient related expenses. We are very grateful to our core funders the Sheffield City Council Safer and Sustainable Communities Partnership totalling £57,800. The funding we receive from the Sheffield City Council enables us lo continue delivering the much needed servi$ to our dients and we thank them most sincerely for always supporting us. Sheffield City Council has provided £44,160 to conlinue to fund a full time Drug Intervention worker. This post has proven to be a real asset to the team and provides a much needed link between the Sheffield drug service (Likewise) and SWWOP. Sheffield City Council have provided £36,750 to cover the full-time wage for a Housing Support Worker plus an additional £7,350 to help with housing related costs for dients. Unfortunately, the funding for this post will not continue after the end of this tax year. The post was a vital link to the council's housing department for the dients and stsff. The workerwas also able to provide infomiation and support to clients regarding their housing claims and other housing related issues. In 24125 Sheffield City Council have provided SWWOP wth £10.648 to fund a GP service for a half day on a weekly basis. The GP is able to see women on a drop-in basis for a range of medical issues. The GP can also provide STI screening and referrals to specialist NHS setvices. This funding was granted for 2 years ending in March 2025 but has been exlended for another year which is fantastic news.
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Trustees. report continued Review of Progress and Achievement continued The University of Sheffield provide SWWOP wth £10,192 to host medical students for a variety of work placements that benefit the students by raising their awareness of health inequalities and the way services are acSSed by our dients. SWWOP was successful in their bid to the Rosa fund £21,600 for a Fundraiser Officer and the successful candidate was appointed in February. Rosa describe themselves as, "A granl-making charily Ihal funds women's and girls, organisations working to make the UK a fairer, safer pla." We are now in the second year of a three year Lloyds Bank Foundation grant which has awarded SWWOP £25,000 per year. This unrestricted funding has provided us with the opportunity to cover costs in areas such as fumiture forthe office. short temi staffing needs and supplies forthe clients. The J G Graves Charitable Trust provided £3.000 for food for the dients which enables SWWOP to provide much needed food parlS and meals in the Offi for the clients. In addition, Amold Clark have donated £1,000 for food related expenditure. The James Neil Trust Fund have provided SWWOP with £750 to pay for mobile phones to help keep our dients safe. A £1,000 donation was received from The Sheffield 1000 chanty. being unrestricted, this donation adds to our ability to make ad hoc purchases throughout the year as needed. The Freshgate Trust Foundation donaled £2,000 for toiletries which allows us lo buy much needed essential for the women we support, many ofwhom are homeless or in insecure or temporary housing. The Local Area Committee gave £737.50 to fund *inter packs for our dients. These consist of handwamiers, gloves. hats and scarves and are handed out in the office and on the outreach van. In addition, SWWOP received very kind, individual donations amounting to £2,926 through Just Giving, Giving.com and other charitable giving methods. We are very grateful for the funding we have received from all our doners. Finally, other income received was from our NIC allowance and bank interest. The Trustees would like to thank everyone who has in any way funded SWWOP during the year and thereby enabled SWWOP to deliver the very needed services they provide to a group of very vulnerable women in and around Sheffield. As well as thanking anyone who has provided financial support to SWWOP, V vnuld like to thank all the SWWOP workers and volunteers, who give their time and support to ensure we are able to provide support and seNices to our clients. Without you all. our donors. workers and volunteers. the work we want lo deliver would not be possible.
Trustees. report continued Review of Progress and Achievement continued Reserves Policy SWWOP is aiming towards maintaining 3- 6 months offunds in reserve to provide sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs in the event of emergency through lack of funding from time to time. Trustees responsibilities for the financial statements Company and charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which show the stale of affairs of the charity and of net income or expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements. the Trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently- El make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. El prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charily will continue in operation. El stale whether applicable accounting standards of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disdosed and explained in the financial slalements. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy al any lime the financial position of the charrty and enable the Trustees to prepare financial statements. The Trustees are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities. This report has been prepared in accordance wth the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 ofthe Companies Act 2006. This report was approved by the Trustees on 10 July 2025 and is signed on their behalf by.. Polly Fosler Chair of Trustees
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Independent Examinerfs report on the Accounts of SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT for the year ended 31 March 2025 I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 8 to 12. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. El examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act" El to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 {5){b) of the 2011 Act,. and El to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The prOdureS undertaken do not provide all the eviden that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention" (1 } which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordan with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006., and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practi. Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met., or (21 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed. 6 Craig Williamson White Rose Accounting for Charities The Ghyll Threapland Aspatria CA7 2EL Date. 4 September 2025
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Statement of Financial Activities incorporating Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds 2025 Total fund5 2024 Income from Incoming resources from charitable activites.. Grants and donations Activities for generating funds.. other receipts Total Income 15.869 243.188 259.057 284,742 13,684 13,684 17,417 29.553 243.188 272.741 302,159 Expenditure on Charitable activities Wages Payroll SeiCe Travel, training & conferen Premises Insurance Memberships, meelings, neOrkIng and supervision Telephone, mobile & intemet Vehicle maintenance1tax1insuran. diesel Equipment and IT Prinling, poslage and stationery Publicity Outreach Exit support Heallh items Newhall prison Accountancy and independent exarnination Total expendilure 212.696 1,271 7,100 15.000 1.135 1,834 1,136 971 4.193 4,373 2,235 10.677 10.240 11,812 519 510 285,702 212,696 1,271 7,647 15,000 1,135 1,834 1,136 4,887 4.193 4,373 2,235 10,677 11,668 11,812 519 510 291.594 175,551 1,059 5,604 15,000 1,169 1,612 983 49,098 6,857 3,128 4,730 5,021 9,387 7,285 1,054 485 288,023 547 3.916 1.428 5,891 Net {outgoingifin¢oming resources 23.662 (42,514) (18.853) 14.136 Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 105.827 101,935 207,764 193,627 129.489 59.421 188.910 207,764
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 Company number: 05413661 2025 2024 Notes Fixed assets Current Assets Balance at Bank Cash in Hand 189,271 149 189,420 208,237 10 208,247 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accruals 510 (510) 485 (485) Net Current Assets 188,910 207,762 Net Assets 188,910 207,762 Represented By FUNDS Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 129,489 59,421 188,910 101,935 105,827 207,762 For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Director's responsibilities- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476, The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The financial statements are approved by the Trustees on 10 July 2025 and signed on its behalf by= Lotte Aweimrin Treasurer
SHEFFIELD YIORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Accounting Policies (a) Basis of preparation The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102). and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS102 (effective from January 2015 and updated with effect from January 2016) - (the Charities SORP (FRS102)), as modified for smaller charities. The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined under FRS102. (b) Income Grants donations and Income from charitable trading activities are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are reived. (c) Restricted Funds Restricted funds are used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets the criteria is identified to the fund together with a fair allocation of management and support costs. (d) Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Funds are other income received or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds. (e) Resources expended Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial ktivities on an accruals basis, inclusive of V.A.T. The company is not VAT registered. Governance costs of the charity relate to the costs of running the Charity such as the costs of meetings, professional costs and statutory compliance, and includes any costs which cannot be specifically identified to another expenditure classification. In the opinion of the trustees all support costs relate to charitsble expenditure. (f) Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset over its useful life. Van.. 25Qkn on cost (g) Fund Accounting Funds held by the charity are either restricted funds or unrestricted general funds. Unrestricted funds are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds that can only be used for a particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. 2 Tangible Fixed Assets Van Total Cost Brought Forward Additions Carried Forward 21,140 21,140 21,140 21,140 Depreciation Brought Forward Charge for the year Carried Forward 21,140 21,140 21,140 21,140 Net Book Value 31 March 2025 Net Book Value 31 March 2024 10
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Notes to the accounts lor the year ended 31 March 2025 3 Grants and donations Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Freshgate Trust J G Graves Charitable Trust Lloyds Bank Foundation Reaching Communities Big Lottery Fund ROSA LAC Fund Sheffield Primary Care Trust Sheffield City Council Housing 2,000 3.000 25,000 70,000 21.600 738 19,000 36,750 2,000 3,000 25,000 70,000 21,600 738 19,000 36,750 Sheffield City Council- Safer & Sustainable Communities Partnership Sheffield City Council - GP Services Sheffield City Council - Toiletries Donations and gift aid 57,800 7,300 57,800 7,300 15,869 15,869 15,869 259,057 243,188 4 Restricted Funds Opening balance at 01104124 Closing Outgoing Balance expenditure at 31103125 (2,000) (3,000) {2,815) (120,247) Incoming resources Freshgate Trust J G Graves Charitable Trust Lloyds Bank Foundation Reaching Communities Big Lottery Fund ROSA Lack Fund Sheffield Primary Care Trust Sheffield City Council Housing Sheffield City Council- Safer & Sustainable Communities Partnership Sheffield City Council - GP Services Trussel Trust 2,000 3,000 25,000 70,000 21,600 738 19,000 36,750 22,185 2,882 21,600 53,129 {738} {39,864) (50,081) 25,160 21,789 4,296 8,458 57,800 7,300 (57,800) (10,649) (2,400} (289,594) 3,349 2.400 105,827 243,188 59,421
SHEFFIELD WORKING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 5 Accruals These are expenses that have been incurred but have not been billed or paid for during the accounting period. They are in respect of.. Independent Examination 510 510 6 Staff costs and trustees remuneration Gross salaries Employers national insurance Pension 189,255 9,827 13.614 212,696 An equivalent of 6 full-time employees were employed during the year. No remuneration was paid to any trustees during the period. 12