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2025-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1115052

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

FOR

COVENTRY RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE

Luckmans Duckett Parker Limited Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors 1110 Elliott Court Herald Avenue Coventry Business Park Coventry West Midlands CV5 6UB

COVENTRY RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2025

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 10
Report of the Independent Auditors 11 to 14
Statement of Financial Activities 15
Balance Sheet 16
Cash Flow Statement 17
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 18
Notes to the Financial Statements 19 to 27
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 28 to 29

COVENTRY RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025

The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

CRASAC provides high quality, professional, responsive specialist services to anyone affected by sexual violence and abuse at any time in their life, within the geographical areas of Coventry.

Main Purpose

To improve the lives of people in Coventry who have been affected by rape and sexual abuse, enabling them to survive and thrive in life

The key objects are:

a) To offer face to face counselling, support and advocacy to those affected by sexual abuse and rape;

b) To support and advise those affected by sexual abuse and rape;

c) To advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to sexual abuse using the medium of workshops, seminars, group activities; and

d) To promote education, research and raise awareness on the subject of rape and sexual abuse; its effects whether physical, medical, psychological or social.

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COVENTRY RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Significant activities and achievements and performance Demand and Service Growth

Demand for our services continues to exceed our current capacity. The loss of Local Authority funding led to the reduction of 9 vital posts across our charity, including counsellors, ISVAs, our office manager, and staff in marketing & communications and outreach. This has unfortunately limited the variety of projects and services we can offer compared to previous years. In response, we are actively developing a new funding strategy to increase our income and rebuild our capacity.

We continue to actively lobby statutory services and the Government. We've contributed to numerous consultations and research projects, advocating for adequate, long-term, and ring-fenced funding for specialist sexual violence services. Our goal is to ensure sustainable support for survivors nationwide.

To address the increased demand and limited resources, we've developed a new Therapeutic Services model designed to support as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. Our new telephone assessment process is proving effective, as are our Welcome sessions. The majority of attendees at these sessions are signing up for Thrive, a 6-week psychoeducational and wellbeing program tailored specifically for survivors and victims of sexual abuse. Thrive is the final component of our new model, set to launch in May 2025. This innovative approach allows us to maximize our support while working towards increased funding.

In 2024/25

Developments and Initiatives

This year, we focused on strengthening our services, building impactful partnerships, and ensuring our work had a lasting positive effect on the community.

Innovating Service Delivery : To ensure our support reached more people and had a deeper impact, we successfully designed and began implementing an innovative new therapeutic services model.

Informing Policy with Research: Our collaboration with Coventry and Warwick Universities resulted in the comprehensive 'Mental Health Needs Assessment for Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence', a vital report commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner that will shape future support.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Fostering Community Support : We proudly partnered with the Starfish collaboration to establish and deliver a vital peer support group, creating spaces for shared healing and connection.

Acknowledged for Our Dedication : Our commitment to the community was publicly recognised when we received a 'Highly Commended' award at the prestigious Coventry and Warwickshire Business & Community Awards.

Measuring What Matters : We introduced the 'Cope and Recover Assessment' (CARA), our bespoke evaluation tool. CARA allows us to rigorously assess and demonstrate the tangible outcomes and impact of our work, ensuring we are always improving outcome for our clients.

Influencing Community Safety Strategy: Survivors insights directly contributed to the Police and Crime Plan, as we facilitated an important group discussion with some of our clients on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

Building a Network of Support for Women : Through our ongoing development of the Coventry Women's Partnership, alongside Kairos WWT, Fosehill Women's Centre, Central England Law Centre, and Coventry Haven, we are dedicated to ensuring women throughout Coventry feel supported, empowered, and believed.

Collaborating for a Safer West Midlands : We're actively engaged with West Midlands Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, supporting the crucial implementation of Operation Soteria via the West Midlands Sexual Assault and Abuse Board.

With Thanks to Our Incredible Supporters

We extend our deepest gratitude to our donors and fundraisers, whose extraordinary generosity and unwavering commitment this year have been absolutely vital in sustaining our critical services. Their support directly enables us to continue our work. We are equally thankful for our incredible volunteers, who have dedicated their invaluable time and expertise. Their contributions significantly enhance our capacity and reach. Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome a new cohort of placement counsellors this autumn, further strengthening our team and expanding our ability to help those in need.

Public benefit

The Trustees of CRASAC are dedicated to upholding our commitment to public benefit, always with due regard to the guidance published by the Charities Commission. This commitment is at the heart of everything we do and is demonstrated through the following key areas:

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities Outcomes and Impact

At CRASAC, our fundamental purpose is to empower individuals to heal from the trauma of sexual violence and its lasting effects on their lives and the lives of their loved ones. We know our work saves lives, and demonstrating this profound impact is essential for securing the vital funding that sustains our services

. This year, we significantly enhanced our ability to measure this impact with the development and implementation of our new Cope & Recover Assessment (CARA) tool . This bespoke, outcomes-focused monitoring tool provides a more efficient and effective way to collect and evidence the tangible changes our clients experience as a direct result of the specialist interventions they receive from us.

While CARA excels at capturing individual progress, it's important to acknowledge that the full scope of our support extends far beyond what can be quantified. The positive changes experienced by our clients often create a powerful ripple effect , leading to wider, lasting impacts on their families, children, friends, communities, and society as a whole. We frequently receive unsolicited messages from former clients, sometimes years after their support concluded, sharing heartwarming updates on their continued well-being and success - a true testament to the enduring difference we make.

The data below, gathered using our new CARA tool, illustrates the percentage of clients across all service types who reported either an improvement or stabilisation in each area of the outcome assessment at the end of their service:

How confident I feel 93%
How confident am I to make decisions that are right for me? 93%
How able am I to engage socially? 93%
How able am I to engage in my day-to-day life? 93%
How able am I to cope with my feelings in a positive way 87%
How supportive and safe are my relationships? 87%

Transitioning Our Outcome Measurement

This year marked a transition in our outcome measurement, as we began implementing the new CARA tool. Due to the nature of collecting baseline data at the start of an intervention and then again upon its completion, there's a necessary overlap in the use of our two outcome measurement tools during this period.

The following data reflects outcomes captured using our original outcome tool, showing the percentage of clients who reported either an improvement or stabilisation in key areas of the outcome assessment at the end of their service:

How confident I feel 96%
Ability to get across what happened to me 94%
How I feel about myself 94%
Ability to cope with my feelings 92%
Ability to make decisions about my future 92%
How I feel I fit in and belong 91%
Confidence in asking for help if I felt at risk 91%
Ability to cope with what happened to me without
hurting myself 91%
I feel I have a say in what happens to me 90%
How well I take care of myself 89%
How easy I find it to make friends or be close to
people 89%
I know what my rights are 89%
Ability to sleep without nightmares/panic attacks or
other disruptions to sleep 88%
I know how I feel 87%
Understanding of where to get help and support 87%
I feel I have people around me I can trust 87%

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Understanding of when I am in danger or at risk 87%

ISVA Outcomes (previous outcome tool)
How confident I feel about coping with my emotions 100%
How confident I feel 100%
How aware I am today of other support services
available to me 99%
How aware I am of my rights and what I am entitled
to 99%
How in control I feel of my life, decisions & choices 99%
How supported I feel by other people 98%
How well I am taking care of myself physically (e.g.
eating well, exercising) 98%
How safe I feel 97%

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

CRASAC Board has developed its reserves policy after reviewing the guidance provided by the Charities Commission in their 'Charities and Reserves' document. This policy was reviewed and agreed by the Board at their meeting on 2nd June 2025.

Current Policy

The trustees have set a reserves policy which requires a target level of general reserves of £558,000. This target is equivalent to:

In addition:

The Trustees have set aside funds within four designated reserves, to cover key strategic risks and key infrastructure costs. Some of the funds that were set aside in 2023/2024 have now been spent. The reasons behind the designated funds are as follows:

On the basis of the unrestricted Funds as at 31 March 2025, as set out below, there is a shortfall in target reserves and CRASAC will seek to increase the level over the next 12 months by careful management of expenditure and short-term opportunities for efficiency savings.

£'000 £'000
Total unrestricted funds 552.1
Less designated funds
IT Infrastructure 14.4
Redecoration 2.6
Sustainability & Development 14.4
Building Fund 8.4
Total Designated Funds 39.8
General Reserves 512.3
Deficit from target reserves of £598,300 (86.0)

This is a reasonable level of free reserves and CRASAC will be seeking to increase the level over the next 12 months by careful management of expenditure, short-term opportunities for efficiency savings and increased applications for unrestricted grants to utilise donations and fundraisers to grow our reserves.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025

FUTURE PLANS

CRASAC is very grateful to all our funders and fundraisers who have enabled us to maintain and enhance our services and provide specialist interventions and support with thousands of clients and professionals. A significant amount of our funding continues to be for a relatively short period of between one and four years which makes future planning for sustainability difficult in a challenging economic climate. The legacy of Covid-19 with the additional impact of cost-of-living crisis makes for challenging forecasting.

Current forecasts show that we have £949,222 of confirmed income for 2025-2026, leaving a shortfall of £67,820. We currently have bids in for £56,100 which we are waiting to hear back from and will be making further bids throughout 2025-26 for funding to ensure that we can continue to provide our services.

Over the past year, a loss of confidence in accessing statutory funding has prompted a strategic reassessment of our organisation's resilience and long-term sustainability. We will be reviewing our management structure and skills base to ensure we are working as effectively as possible. Alongside this, we are reviewing our earned income streams to identify opportunities for growth. As part of this strategy, we aim to increase our annual turnover by £200,000 over the next two years, reducing our reliance on grant funding and strengthening our financial independence.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, commonly known as CRASAC, is controlled by its governing document, known as a Constitution. CRASAC is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and remains a registered charity.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

When individuals volunteer or are identified as having skill sets that would enhance the Board as a Trustee, they are initially interviewed by the Chief Executive Officer, Natalie Thompson. She will then discuss the application with one or both of the Co-Chair's of the Board, who will conduct a second interview before considering putting them forward for appointment to the Board.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Organisational structure

On the 11th November 2021, the Charity became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and now governed by a new "Foundation" model Constitution whereby the only voting members are the Charity's Trustees.

The Charity is a CIO having been incorporated in England on 18th August 2004. The Charity is strategically managed by eight trustees who meet as a Board a minimum of quarterly and are supported by the Chief Executive Officer, together with other staff as appropriate to the subjects being discussed at the meeting. The Trustees continue to bring a diverse range of professional skills and experience to CRASAC. Their experience includes child protection, social care, youth services, mental health, management consultancy, clinical psychology, expertise by experience, accountancy, equalities, and fundraising.

The most senior officer of the Charity, the Chief Executive Officer, is Natalie Thompson, who is supported on the Senior Management Team by Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jenni Muskett, and Senior Management Team by Head of Finance and Operations, Julie Sperling

The services we provided are:

We are extremely grateful to all staff and volunteers for their energy, time, commitment and dedication, and their resilience and support throughout the years. Without their support CRASAC could not deliver the support to victims/survivors of sexual violence that we currently provide.

CRASAC has been an accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) for 11 years and adheres to and is guided by BACP approved Guidelines and Ethics. The accreditation is on a rolling annual basis and the last submission was August 2024. In addition CRASAC successfully achieved the Rape Crisis England and Wales National Service Standards, for which we are externally accredited in 2019. Work for reaccreditation was completed and due to be finalised in 2025.

Induction and training of new trustees

There is an induction checklist containing key documents which are issued to all new trustees. All new trustees are given an induction coordinated by the Chief Executive Officer and provided with appropriate documentation about the legal role of a trustee alongside organisational policies and other recommended documents that are relevant to their role.

Risk management

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurances against fraud and error.

The Senior Management Team undertake regular reviews of the operational and strategic risk register, and a strategic risk register is reported to the Board at each Board meeting.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1115052

Registered office

PO Box 2464 Coventry West Midlands CV1 1ZA

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Trustees

R Hinde A Drury M Stephenson J Sullivan M Hawkins E Esangbedo (resigned 10.6.24) R Williamson H Creighton (resigned 2.6.25) C Shaw (resigned 10.6.24) L Fisher (appointed 2.6.25)

Auditors

Luckmans Duckett Parker Limited Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors 1110 Elliott Court Herald Avenue Coventry Business Park Coventry West Midlands CV5 6UB

Bankers

HSBC Cathedral Lanes 5/6 High Street Coventry CV1 5RE

Coventry Building Society Oakfield House Binley Business Park Binley Coventry CV3 2TQ

Key Management Personnel

N Thompson (Chief Executive Officer) J Sperling (Head of Finance & Operations)

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

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

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2025

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance of, and the integrity of the charity and the financial information included on the charity’s website.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:

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

M Hawkins - Trustee

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF COVENTRY RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Coventry Rape And Sexual Abuse Centre (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the 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 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.

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

Other information

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

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

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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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

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Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, 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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Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made 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 a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Enquiring of management and employees, including obtaining and reviewing supporting documentation, concerning the charity's policies and procedures relating to:-

We identified areas of law and regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial and sector experience, discussions with management (as required by auditing standards) and discussed with management the policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations.

All identified laws and regulations were communicated throughout the audit team, and they remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.

The most significant considerations for the charity were as follows:-

Auditing standards limit the audit procedures to identifying non-compliance of these laws and regulations to enquiry of management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if there is any. Therefore, if a breach of operational regulations is not disclosed to us or evident from relevant correspondence, and audit will not detect the breach.

To identify risk of material misstatement due to fraud, we carried out discussions amongst the audit team to assess areas where and how fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators. The following areas were identified :-

We did not identify any additional fraud risks.

We tested the appropriateness of accounting journals and other adjustments made in the accounts preparation based on a risk criteria.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF COVENTRY RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE

Owing to the inherent limitation of the audit , there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulation is from the events and transaction reflected in the financial statement, the less likely in the inherently limited procedure required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of fraud, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. Our audit procedures are designed to detect material misstatement. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance or fraud and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

for and on behalf of Luckmans Duckett Parker Limited Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors Eligible to act as an auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 1110 Elliott Court Herald Avenue Coventry Business Park Coventry West Midlands CV5 6UB

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

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
4
Provision of services
Investment income
3
Other income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
5
Provision of services
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 Unrestricted
funds
£
36,775
162,600
10,351
17,764
227,490
238,229
(10,739)
562,881
552,142		 Restricted
funds
£
40,501
886,550
-
-
927,051
853,172
73,879
21,329
95,208		 2025

Total
funds
£
77,276
1,049,150
10,351
17,764
1,154,541
1,091,401
63,140
584,210
647,350		 2024
Total
funds
£
24,501
1,110,398
10,203
8,976
1,154,078
1,174,924
(20,846)
605,056
584,210

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET 31 March 2025

Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
13
72,397
Cash at bank and in hand
518,432
590,829
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
14
(38,687)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
552,142
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
552,142
NET ASSETS
552,142
FUNDS
16
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 Restricted
funds
£
-
95,208
95,208
-
95,208
95,208
95,208		 2025
Total
funds
£
72,397
613,640
686,037
(38,687)
647,350
647,350
647,350
552,142
95,208
647,350		 2024
Total
funds
£
94,905
530,043
624,948
(40,738)
584,210
584,210
584,210
562,881
21,329
584,210

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:

............................................. M Hawkins - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received
Net cash provided by investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents
in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end
of the reporting period		 2025
£
73,246
73,246
10,351
10,351
83,597
530,043
613,640		 2024
£
(58,242)
(58,242)
10,203
10,203
(48,039)
578,082
530,043

The notes form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the
Statement of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
Interest received
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Decrease in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operations		 2025
£
63,140
(10,351)
22,508
(2,051)
73,246		 2024
£
(20,846)
(10,203)
(4,427)
(22,766)
(58,242)

2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.4.24 Cash flow At 31.3.25
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 530,043 83,597 613,640
530,043 83,597 613,640
Total 530,043 83,597 613,640

The notes form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, 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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

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

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Redundancy expenditure is recognised on the same basis as above once the charity demonstrably committed to terminating the employment of an employee or group of employees before the normal retirement date, or to providing termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy.

Allocation and apportionment of costs

Where costs are incurred that relate to several funds, the costs are apportioned on the basis of the expected usage between the funds involved.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant and machinery - 20% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on cost
Computer equipment - 33% on cost

From 1st April 2014, the Trustees have agreed that assets with a cost of less than £5,000 will not be capitalised but will be allocated to Funds as they are purchased.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

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

Restricted funds can only be used for 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.

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

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

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

Grants receivable and basis of deferral of incoming resources

Grants receivable are recognised when there is an entitlement to request the funds to be paid to the charity, unless the funds relate specifically to certain time periods in which case the income from grants may be deferred and recognised in the appropriate time period.

Termination Payments

Termination payments are contractual payments which are made to an employee if a service or project comes to a end and the charity has to make them redundant. The payments are only made in the event that staff cannot be redeployed to other projects or services within the charity.

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. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
3.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Deposit account interest
4.
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Activity
Service level agreements Provision of services
Grants
Provision of services
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
Coventry City Council
Ministry of Justice
West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner		 2025
£
77,276
2025
£
10,351
2025
£
24,695
1,024,455
1,049,150
2025
£
48,750
322,426
271,277
642,453		 2024
£
24,501
2024
£
10,203
2024
£
31,565
1,078,833
1,110,398
2024
£
195,000
317,550
277,926
790,476

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5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

Direct
Costs
£
Provision of services
1,041,672
6.
SUPPORT COSTS
Other
£
Provision of services
45,289
7.
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Auditors' remuneration
Other operating leases		 Support
costs (see
note 6)
£
49,729
Governance
costs
£
4,440
2025
£
4,440
151		 Totals
£
1,091,401

Totals
£
49,729
2024
£
4,273
-		 Totals
£
1,091,401

Totals
£
49,729
2024
£
4,273
-

8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Trustees' expenses
Trustees' expenses
9.
STAFF COSTS
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
Counsellors, Crisis Support workers
Management		 2025
£
-
2025
£
785,039
64,174
23,260
872,473

2025
26
3
29		 2024
£
70
2024
£
890,277
73,005
25,537
988,819
2024
34
3
37

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9. STAFF COSTS - continued

The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:

2025 2024
£60,001 - £70,000 1 1

Total Trustee and key management personnel remuneration benefits totalled £102,841 (2024: £161,441).

10. EX GRATIA PAYMENTS

Redundancy costs of £33,497 (2024: £nil) are included int he accounts. This is made up of statutory and voluntary redundancy payments, payments in lieu of notice and ex-gratia payments.

£1,500 (2024: £nil) still remains unpaid at the year end and is included in creditors.

11.

COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
funds
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
24,500
Charitable activities
Provision of services
276,565
Investment income
10,203
Other income
8,976
Total
320,244
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Provision of services
355,398
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(35,154)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
598,034
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
562,880

Restricted
funds
£
1
833,833
-
-
833,834
819,526
14,308
7,022
21,330
Total
funds
£
24,501
1,110,398
10,203
8,976
1,154,078
1,174,924
(20,846)
605,056
584,210

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12.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Plant and
and
machinery
fittings
£
£
COST
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025
11,192
16,087
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025
11,192
16,087
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
-
-
At 31 March 2024
-
-
13.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors
14.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Deferred income
Deferred income
Deferred income at 1st April 2024
Released from previous years
Income deferred in the year
Deferred income at 31st March 2025
Computer
equipment
£
50,007
50,007
-
-
2025
£
72,397
2025
£
12,944
14,184
4,288
7,271
38,687
2025
£
6,924
(6,924)
7,271
7,271
Computer
equipment
£
50,007
50,007
-
-
2025
£
72,397
2025
£
12,944
14,184
4,288
7,271
38,687
2025
£
6,924
(6,924)
7,271
7,271		 Totals
£
77,286
77,286
-
-
2024
£
94,905
2024
£
10,217
18,359
5,238
6,924
40,738
2024
£
24,425
(24,425)
6,926
6,924

Deferred income relates to grant income deferred to future periods as the income received relates specifically to the 2025/26 accounting period.

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15. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

Within one year
Between one and five years
16.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS		 2025
£
14,000
38,500
52,500		 2024
£
5,625
-
5,625
Unrestricted funds
General fund
IT Infrastructure Fund
Redecoration Fund
Sustainability and Development Fund
Building Fund
Restricted funds
The National Lottery Community Fund
Other restricted funds
Garfield Weston Foundation
Heart Of England
Jaguar Land Rover
Cadbury
Clothworkers Foundation
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.24
£
522,979
14,442
2,600
14,460
8,400
562,881
-
21,329
-
-
-
-
-
21,329
584,210		 Net
movement
in funds
£
(10,739)
-
-
-
-
(10,739)
14,989
445
25,000
5,477
3,668
20,000
4,300
73,879
63,140		 At
31.3.25
£
512,240
14,442
2,600
14,460
8,400
552,142
14,989
21,774
25,000
5,477
3,668
20,000
4,300
95,208
647,350

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16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Victim's Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund
Other restricted funds
PCC ISVA, Sexual Violence and
Abuse Services
PCC Sexual Violence/Domestic
Violence
Ministry of Justice Rape and Sexual
Abuse Support Fund
Home Office - RSVP Partnership
Alan Higgs
Garfield Weston Foundation
Heart Of England
Jaguar Land Rover
Cadbury
Clothworkers Foundation
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
227,490
105,842
113,004
95,044
121,695
43,740
298,810
23,616
15,000
30,000
10,000
20,500
20,000
29,800
927,051
1,154,541
Resources

expended
£
(238,229)
(105,842)
(98,015)
(94,599)
(121,695)
(43,740)
(298,810)
(23,616)
(15,000)
(5,000)
(4,523)
(16,832)
-
(25,500)
(853,172)
(1,091,401)
Movement

in funds
£
(10,739)
-
14,989
445
-
-
-
-
-
25,000
5,477
3,668
20,000
4,300
73,879
63,140

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
IT Infrastructure Fund
Redecoration Fund
Sustainability and Development Fund
Building Fund
Restricted funds
Other restricted funds
Innovation Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.23
£
532,734
18,500
3,600
34,800
8,400
598,034
6,619
403
7,022
605,056		 Net
movement
in funds
£
(9,755)
(4,058)
(1,000)
(20,340)
-
(35,153)
14,710
(403)
14,307
(20,846)		 At
31.3.24
£
522,979
14,442
2,600
14,460
8,400
562,881
21,329
-
21,329
584,210

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16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
IT Infrastructure Fund
Redecoration Fund
Sustainability and Development Fund
Restricted funds
Children In Need Fund
Ministry of Justice Rape Support Fund
Victim's Fund
Male Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund
Other restricted funds
PCC ISVA, Sexual Violence and
Abuse Services
PCC Sexual Violence/Domestic
Violence
Innovation Fund
Social Prescribing
Ministry of Justice Rape and Sexual
Abuse Support Fund
PCC Cost of Living
Home Office - RSVP Partnership
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
320,244
-
-
-
320,244
39,916
82,825
100,805
7,322
85,183
66,061
115,902
41,709
16,478
30,720
198,874
19,510
28,529
833,834
1,154,078
Resources

expended
£
(329,999)
(4,058)
(1,000)
(20,340)
(355,397)
(39,916)
(82,825)
(100,805)
(7,322)
(85,183)
(51,351)
(115,902)
(41,709)
(16,881)
(30,720)
(198,874)
(19,510)
(28,529)
(819,527)
(1,174,924)
Movement

in funds
£
(9,755)
(4,058)
(1,000)
(20,340)
(35,153)
-
-
-
-
-
14,710
-
-
(403)
-
-
-
-
14,307
(20,846)

IT Infrastructure fund has been set aside for the further development of the database and upgrade of necessary hardware.

Redecoration fund has been set aside to improve areas of the accommodation that are no longer fit for purpose.

Building Fund is to allow us to set aside funds for one-off costs associated with a move in the coming few years.

Sustainability and Development fund is to enable the charity to develop income streams, including external training and connections that will enhance the sustainability of the charity.

Ministry of Justice Rape Support Fund has been provided to enable the charity to provide support for victims of rape and sexual abuse, including child sexual abuse. This includes individual therapy for survivors, including practical, emotional, and advocacy support to victims through the Criminal Justice System via the ISVA service.

The PCC Victim's Fund has been provided to enable the charity to provide a referral service and individual therapy for survivors. This fund includes the Child Sexual Abuse Fund.

The PCC ISVA Fund was provided to enable the charity to provide practical, emotional, and advocacy support to victims through the Criminal Justice System via the ISVA service.

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16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

The PCC SV Fund was provided to the charity towards additional individual therapy to survivors via the Counselling service.

The National Lottery Community Fund has been provided to enable the charity to deliver prevention work to young people and provide age appropriate support, pre-therapy group work, to provide counselling support to women and girls and increase our community engagement through communications.

City Council's Containment Outbreak allocation has been provided to support the charity in delivering additional counselling services, helping to reduce the waiting list during periods of high demand.

Other restricted funds include several smaller grants allocated for specific projects. These include the Home Office Project, delivered in partnership with RSVP and BCWA, which provides pre-therapy group work; and the Smallwood Trust, in partnership with FWT, supporting the delivery of the Coventry Women's Partnership.

Additionally, grants from the Alan Edward Higgs Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, and the Wesleyan Foundation (Heart of England Community Foundation) have contributed towards staff salaries and core running costs. Support from Motorvate - Jaguar Land Rover and the Clothworkers Foundation has enabled the renewal of IT equipment, implementation of a new database, and physical improvements to the charity's workspaces.

17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the year ended 31 March 2025
2025
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations
77,276
Investment income
Deposit account interest
10,351
Charitable activities
Service level agreements
24,695
Grants
1,024,455
1,049,150
Other income
Other income
17,764
Total incoming resources
1,154,541
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Wages
785,039
Social security
64,174
Pensions
23,260
Rates and water
2,504
Light and heat
21,813
Telephone
12,311
Postage and stationery
1,107
Rent & Room Hire
24,000
Recruitment
576
Supervision
17,461
Training
8,126
Travel
1,794
Equipment
17,932
IT Consumables
58,052
Accessibility
3,523
1,041,672
Support costs
Other
Other operating leases
151
Insurance
5,086
Telephone
58
Sundries
9,771
Cleaning Materials
17,194
Payroll Administration
5,225
Publicity
-
Carried forward
37,485		 2024
£
24,501
10,203
31,565
1,078,833
1,110,398
8,976
1,154,078
890,277
73,005
25,537
2,419
23,028
10,855
1,187
24,000
1,481
18,825
11,653
3,388
8,716
33,210
3,341
1,130,922
-
4,535
67
4,216
17,362
3,725
3,933
33,838

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 March 2025

Other
Brought forward
Subscriptions & Affiliation
Consultancy
Maintenance
Hospitality
Governance costs
Trustees' expenses
Auditors' remuneration
Total resources expended
Net income/(expenditure)		 2025
£
37,485
811
1,040
3,566
2,387
45,289
-
4,440
4,440
1,091,401
63,140		 2024
£
33,838
495
625
2,057
2,644
39,659
70
4,273
4,343
1,174,924
(20,846)

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