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2025-03-31-accounts

Company number: 6201363 Charity number: 1120244

Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse

Unaudited Report & Financial Statements

for the year ended

31 March 2025

Wenn Townsend

Chartered Accountants

Oxford

Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse

Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Status Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered as a charity Company Number 6201363 Charity Number 1120244 Registered Office Wenn Townsend 30 St Giles Oxford OX1 3LE Trustees Paul Richards (Chair) with effect from 1 July 2024 Sally Dorrity Ruth Hosford resigned 06 July 2025 Naomi Neal resigned 08 July 2025 Sian Rodway resigned 31 December 2024 Andrew Carver resigned 18 October 2024 Khosar Khan resigned 13 November 2024 Amna Sarwar appointed 12 February 2025 Jane Harris appointed 12 February 2025 Catherine Gray appointed 17 October 2024 Sophie Garner (Vice Chair) appointed 17 October 2024 Catherine Foot appointed 29 April 2025 Chief Executive Officer Dawn Hodson Company Sectary Catherine Foot Honorary President Romy Bryant Patrons Professor Jane Monckton-Smith Frank Mullane Principal Bankers The Co-operative Bank Independent Examiner AC Rodzynski FCA Wenn Townsend 30 St Giles Oxford OX1 3LE

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Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 March 2025

The Trustees have pleasure in submitting our report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

Constitution and Organisation

Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse was incorporated as a registered company limited by guarantee (company number 6201363) on 3 April 2007 and registered as a charity on 25 July 2007 (charity number 1120244).

The charity is governed by a Board of no fewer than three directors in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Romy Briant resigned as Chair and Trustee and accepted the position of President on 1 July 2024, with Paul Richards becoming Chair. Catherine Foot was appointed Company Secretary with effect from 1 April 2024.

Objectives of the charity

The objects for which the charity is established are:

To reduce poverty by promoting the safety, choices and independence of victims of domestic abuse

To educate by fostering awareness and understanding of the nature, prevalence and impact of domestic violence and means of reducing these

To reduce the risk of domestic abuse by provision of services and supporting an integrated multi agency approach.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that we have taken due regard of the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

The work of the Charity

Reducing the Risk was established to:

Our core aim

The safety and empowerment of victims of abuse and of those who support them

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Trustees’ Report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Reducing the Risk Services

Local Oxfordshire Services

Regional and National Services

We provide court based IDVA Services regionally; facilitate the development of Domestic Abuse Champion Networks more widely – with currently over 5000 champions; and offer our training services nationally.

New initiatives. We are focussing on two areas of work:

Website: www.reducingtherisk.org.uk

For information about our services please see our impact report 2024/25

This is available among the research reports in our website library of good practice: https://reducingtherisk.org.uk/library-of-good-practice/

Competence of the Board of Trustees

Reducing the Risk seeks to recruit and retain a Board of Trustees which is inclusive and reflects the range of values and skills the charity needs. This includes having at least one trustee who is an expert by experience.

Currently the Board members collectively have expertise in domestic abuse and associated risk management, safeguarding and child protection, multi-agency partnership, charity financial management, strategic planning and governance. The Board also draws on the skills and knowledge of an Advisory Group who give their time pro bono and have respectively expertise in HR, family law, policing and criminal justice, business development, research, communications and marketing.

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Trustees’ Report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Trustees are recruited as openly as possible through our networks and e-bulletin, through promoting the opportunity with local organisations and communities, through local bodies who provide support for charities such as OCVA and the county trustee list and through resources such as REACH. Recruitment incorporates an informal exchange of information and opportunity to meet with the chair and other trustees, and formal process of interview, references and DBS check and opportunity to observe a board meeting.

The Trustees take care to update themselves in the evolving responsibilities of charity trustees, and are advised through the Lloyds Bank Charitable Foundation with its commitment to strengthening the governance of small charities.

Every Trustee guarantees to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charitable company, in the event of it being wound up, of which he or she is a member or within twelve months of he or she being a member. The total amount of such guarantees at 31 March 2025 was £8.

Governance and trustee responsibilities 2024/25

The trustees have fulfilled their responsibility for ensuring the charity fulfils its charitable objects and their duties of compliance, prudence and care by:

The current Chair Paul Richards, is stepping down from 31 October 2025. The Trustees are undertaking the recruitment of a new Chair, and in the interim the Vice Chair is taking the role of Chair. The expertise of consultants and in particular, the support of Lloyds Bank Charitable Foundation will be used.

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Trustees’ Report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Risk assessment

The Trustees recognise and accept responsibility for ensuring that the risks to which the charitable company is exposed are reviewed and steps taken to mitigate potential damage by use of appropriate preventative controls and corrective actions. Trustees are aware of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) issued in 2019 and accept the requirement, in relation to all aspects of our work, for regular assessments of operating strengths and weaknesses. To this end the Trustees’ risk management strategy comprises an annual review of the risks which the charity may face, the establishment of systems and procedures to monitor and mitigate the risks identified; and the implementation of measures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should any of those risks materialise.

Appreciation

We would like to express our appreciation and gratitude to

Report on financial activity 2024/25

The year was the second year of a three-year strategy grounded on the secure base of a 3-year contract with Oxfordshire County Council for the provision of the high-risk IDVA service. This provided over half our income for the period and was complemented with an increase in support for Court IDVA from Henry Smith, the DA Friends outreach to local communities, and continuing work to develop Training and Champion Network sales as a social enterprise. We were also successful in getting 2-year funding to support the serving personnel and families in the Military Community,

Statutory income streams - Oxfordshire County Council and the PCC – increased to nearly 62% of our revenue. Our strategy has always been not to become overdependent on any one source of funding. This year, we’ve broadened our multi-year funding and secured support from the Henry Smith Charity, the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, and South Oxfordshire District Council’s Revenue Fund.

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Trustees’ Report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Our income:

Our unrestricted income to cover the cost of the IDVA and Training Services for the year amounted to £417k. This was a rise from our unrestricted income for the previous year. In large part this is due to the County funded core IDVA service no longer being grant funded but supplied as a service under contract to the County, the income of which is not restricted.

Our training income grew from £51k to £58k. Our total income for the year, including restricted projects, grew from £560k to £590k. Besides the increases in government and training income, there was an increase of £14k in Charitable trust funding, to £161k.

This increase in unrestricted funding was due to funding, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Northwick Trust, and the Ludlow Foundation.

Our expenditure:

Our total expenditure for the year amounted to £585,940. This is an increase of £61k from 2023/24. The larger part of this was due to the increase in employees and their related costs, such as computers and travel. There were also significant increases in expenditure on Associates and Communications and PR.

Fund balances and reserves:

Our total income exceeded expenditure by £4,383.

By the end of the year the charity held unrestricted funds amounting to £218,229, including £162,300 essential reserves at the start of 2024/25 to meet its legal and contractual obligations in case of closure. This compared to a balance of £211,443 in unrestricted funds at the end of 2023/24. Total reserves including restricted projects amounted to £243,511, about one third of our budgeted expenditure for 2025/26.

Reserves policy:

The Trustees have reviewed the level of the charity’s reserves which are freely available for financing continuing operations. The Trustees will always ensure a minimum level of reserves so as to meet the charity’s contracted commitments as above.

In addition, the trustees will use their best endeavours to ensure that unrestricted reserves are maintained at no less than 3 months' forecast total expenditure less any unspent restricted income whose expenditure is included within the forecast total expenditure. Depreciation will be ignored for this purpose. For 2025-26 the minimum reserves level thus indicated is £168,805.

As at 31 March 2025 the freely available reserves, being unrestricted net current assets less shortterm liabilities, amounted to £242,219.

This report is prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part VII of the Companies Act 1985 relating to small companies and the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective June 2002).

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Trustees’ Report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Approved by the Trustees on 10th November 2025 and signed on their behalf by

. Sophie Garner (Interim Chair)

Registered office 30 St Giles Oxford OX1 3LE

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 8 to 18.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 201 1 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 201 1 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

A Rodzynski, FCA Partner Wenn Townsend Chartered Accountants Oxford

9th December 2025

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Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating and Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ending 31 March 2025

Note
INCOME
Government grants & contracts
Charitable Trusts
Donations inc Gift Aid
Training and consultancy income
Other income
Sub total
Bank interest
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Expenditure on Charitable Activities
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
2
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
funds at 31 March 2024
Funds as at 31 March 2025
10		 Unre-
stricted
Restricted
2025
funds
funds
Total
£
£
£
305,663
45,000
350,663
32,680
128,378
161,058
17,099
-
17,099
57,704
-
57,704
579
-
579
413,725
173,378
587,103
3,220
-
3,220
416,945
173,378
590,323
410,137
175,803
585,940
410,137
175,803
585,940
6,808
(2,425)
4,383
(22)
22
6,786
(2,403)
4,383
211,443
27,685
239,128
218,229
25,282
243,511		 Unre-
stricted
Restricted
2024
funds
funds
Total
£
£
£
299,663
45,000
344,663
25,000
122,005
147,005
10,792
3,819
14,611
51,700
-
51,700
540
-
540
387,695
170,824
558,519
1,474
-
1,474
389,168
170,824
559,992
379,243
145,532
524,775
379,243
145,532
524,775
9,925
25,291
35,217
9,925
25,291
35,217
201,517
2,394
203,911
211,443
27,685
239,128

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditures derive from continuing activities. The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Company number: 6201363

Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2025

Note 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets 6 1,292 592
Current assets
Debtors - prepayments 7 28,266 48,671
Bank current accounts 103,785 108,688
Savings accounts 168,832 145,494
Total current assets 300,883 302,853
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year 8 (58,664) (64,317)
Net current assets 242,219 238,536
Net assets 243,511 239,128
Funds
Unrestricted Funds 218,229 211,443
Restricted funds 25,282 27,685
243,511 239,128

The Trustees are satisfied that the charitable company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and that members have not required an audit in accordance with section 476.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

The financial statements were approved by the Board on 10/11/25 and signed on its behalf by

Interim Chair - Sophie Garner

The notes on pages 10 to 18 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

a) Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011, 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 1st January 2019) (Charity SORP FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Practice.

Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse 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 policies note.

b) Income

Income is included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable, receipt is probable, and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

All of the income generated in the period has been derived from activities wholly undertaken in the UK

No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP (FRS 102). Volunteers provide practical support and a range of professional advice and support.

c) Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs 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 those resources.

Governance costs are those incurred in connection with the administration of the charity regarding compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

Staff costs and overhead expenses are allocated to activities on the basis of staff time spent on those activities.

Expenditure is recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to the expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

d) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are built up from income received or generated for the charitable purpose. They are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (contd.) for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. Accounting Policies (contd.)

Restricted funds are funds used for specified purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure meeting the criteria is charged against the fund, together with a fair allocation of overheads and support costs.

e) Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write-off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected life, as follows:

Office equipment 10%, straight line

f) Debtors/creditors receivable/payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and recoverable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

g) Going concern

The accounts have been prepared with the view the charity is a going concern. The Trustees consider that adequate funding will be received to allow the charity to continue operating for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the accounts and that there are no material uncertainties in this regard.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (contd.) for the year ended 31 March 2025

2. Charitable expenditure

Associates' service
Audit & Accountancy fees
Bank Fees
Clinical consultancy
Communications & PR
Conferences, Professional development
Depreciation Expense
Direct Expense
Events
Insurance
IT Software and Consumables
Legal Expenses
Miscellaneous Expenses
Office costs
Printing and related
Rent
Room hire
Salaries, NI, Pension
Service user expense
Staff Training
Subscriptions for charity
Subscriptions for Advice service
Telephone & Internet
Training materials
Travel - National
Web Services
Hub Services		 Unrestricted
Restricted
2025 Total
£
£
£
14,953
4,392
19,345
5,609
1,072
6,681
4
63
67
308
-
308
34
4,179
4,213
771
452
1,223
384
-
384
-
139
139
73
4,011
4,084
965
1,939
2,904
1,428
1,205
2,633
356
358
714
397
424
821
2,140
586
2,726
-
224
224
7,980
3,220
11,200
922
1,096
2,018
351,442
124,780
476,222
4,079
2,522
6,601
401
549
950
748
72
820
248
900
1,148
3,256
697
3,953
-
8,624
8,624
13,639
5,838
19,477
-
250
250
-
8,211
8,211
410,137
175,803
585,940

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Notes to the Financial Statements (contd.) for the year ended 31 March 2025

2. Charitable expenditure (contd.)

Associates' service Unrestricted
Restricted
2024 total
£
13,824
612
14,436
6,609
-
6,609
3,102
4,079
7,181
698
240
938
298
-
298
2,805
-
2,805
4,956
1,310
6,266
165
-
165
694
436
1,130
2,050
254
2,304
1,287
-
1,287
11,070
130
11,200
4,917
168
5,085
288,380
112,498
400,878
2,064
3,100
5,164
1,946
492
2,438
622
-
622
4,090
256
4,346
1,173
3,998
5,171
12,372
5,787
18,159
3,774
2,374
6,148
3,165
5,799
8,964
9,173
-
9,173
9
4,000
4,0009
Audit & Accountancyfees(Governance)
Communications & PR
Cost of Goods Sold
Depreciation Expense
Insurance
IT Software and Consumables
Materials for Advice service
Miscellaneous Expenses
Office costs
Recruitment costs
Rent
Room hire
Salaries, NI, Pension
Service user expense
Staff Training
Subscriptions for charity
Telephone & Internet
Trainingmaterials
Travel – National
Web Services
Hub Services
Conferences, Professional development
Research
379,243
145,532
524,775

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Notes to the Financial Statements (contd.) for the year ended 31 March 2025

3. Net movement in funds

This is stated after charging:
Independent examiner's fees
Depreciation
4. Staff costs and numbers
Salaries and wages - gross
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2025
2024
£
£
4,000
1,800
384
298
2025
2024
£
£
420,303
363,290
38,348
31,640
17,571
5,948
476,222
400,878

4. Staff costs and numbers

The average weekly number of employees (full-time equivalent) during the year was as follows:

Direct charitable activities 12 13

No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 p.a. for the current or preceding year. The Trustees received no remuneration in the current or preceding year. There was no reimbursement of Trustee expenses in the current year (2024: also £nil).

The key management personnel of the charity are considered by the Trustees to be the Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. The key management personnel received remuneration in the current year totalling £56,572 (2024: £56,572).

5. Taxation

The charity is not in receipt of income chargeable to taxation. All of its income is applied for charitable purposes.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (contd.) for the year ended 31 March 2025

6. Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost
At 1 April 2024
Additions in the year
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge for year
At 31 March 2025
Net book values:
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2025
7. Debtors
Grant, Service contract debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
8. Creditors
Trade creditors
Tax & social security
Accruals & deferred income		 Office
Equipment
£
3,847
1,084
4,931
3,255
384
3,639
592
1,292
2025
2024
£
£
11,862
36,827
2,751
2,005
13,653
9,839
28,266
48,671
2025
2024
£
£
6,499
7,632
9,982
9,162
42,183
47,523
58,664
64,317

7. Debtors

8. Creditors

Deferred income comprises grants received for projects taking place in the next financial year.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (contd.) for the year ended 31 March 2024

9. Operating lease commitments

Total future minimum lease payments under
operating leases were 2025 2024
£ £
Land and buildings:
11,200 5,600

(Lease terminated 30 Sept 2024; New lease in same premises restores the commitment as from 1 October 2024 to £11,200.)

10. Movement in Restricted Funds

2025
National Lottery
Community Fund
Henry Smith
PCC Court IDVA
Service User Funding
Military Covenant
Total		 Opening
Closing
Balance Income
Transfers Expenditure
Balance
£
£
£
£
£
8,020
79,203
(87,223)
-
19,665
35,000
(29,383)
25,282
-
45,000
(45,000)
-
-
2,175
22
(2,197)
-
-
12,000
(12,000)
-
27,685
173,378
22
(175,803)
25,282

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Notes to the Financial Statements (contd.) for the year ended 31 March 2025

10. Movement in Restricted Funds (contd.)

2024
Translation
National
Lottery
Community
Fund
Henry Smith
PCC Court
IDVA
Step Change
Fund
Service User
Funding
Diversity &
Inclusion
Total		 Opening
Closing
Balance
Income
Expenditure
Balance
£
£
£
£
725
- (725)
-
-
38,725
(30,704)
18,020
-
38,300
(18,635) 19,665
-
45,000
45,000
-
1,669
41,880
(43,549)
-
-
3,100
(3,100)
-
-
3,819
(3,819)
-
2,394
170,824
(145,532)
27,685

11. Related Party Transactions

Donations received from Trustees and related parties in the year totalled £250 (2024: £6,853).

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Notes to the Financial Statements (contd.) for the year ended 31 March 2025

12. Breakdown of Charitable Activity

INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming Resources from generated funds
Government grants and contracts
Charitable trusts and donations
Charitable Trusts
Donations inc Gift Aid
Training and consultancy income
Other income
Investment income
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Direct costs
Overhead costs
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Net income/(expenditure)		 IDVA
£
350,663
37,175
-
-
-
387,838		 Training
Other
2025
£
£
£
-
-
350,663
79,203
44,680
161,058
-
17,099
17,099
41,188
16,516
57,704
-
579
579
120,391
78,874
587,103
3,220
3,220
120,391
82,094
590,323
96,597
37,596
440,038
65,405
-
145,902
162,002
37,596
585,940
(41,611)
44,498
4,383		 IDVA
Training
Other
2024
£
£
£
£
344,663
-
-
344,663
41,400
43,043
62,562
147,005
-
3,819
10,792
14,611
-
51,700
-
51,700
-
-
540
540
386,063
98,562
73,894
558,519
1,474
1,474
387,838
305,845
80,497		 386,063
98,562
75,367
559,992
259,344
76,028
39,231
374,603
80,162
70,010
-
150,172
386,342 339,506
146,039
39,231
524,775
1,496 46,557
(47,476)
36,137
35,217

The breakdown of charitable activities is to show the activities performed across the classes of activity. Training and IDVA are the two main classes of activities that the charity partakes in.

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