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2022-03-31-accounts

Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support

Board of Trustees Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2022

Registered Charity Number: 1126682 Registered Company Number: 6738639

Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Board of Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

Contents

Reference and administration details 1 - 2
Trustees report 3 - 17
Trustees’ responsibilities 18 - 19
Independent Auditor’s Report 20 - 23
Statement of financial activities 24
Balance sheet 25
Statement of cash flows 26
Notes to the financial statements 27 - 46

Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Board of Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

Reference and administration details

Registered name: Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse
Support
Registered charity number: 1126682
Registered company number: 6738639
Registered address: Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse
Support
Royal Oak House
Royal Oak Avenue
Bristol
BS1 4GB

Trustees

Trustees, who are also directors under Company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Emily Barratt Appointed 31stMarch 2020
Resigned 15thJune 2022
Sian Blackman Appointed 2ndDecember 2021
Charlotte Chappell Appointed 2ndDecember 2021
Michele Burleigh Appointed 4thOctober 2018
Resigned 2ndDecember 2021
Rani Fernandez Appointed 21stJanuary 2022
Emma Frost Treasurer Appointed 10thApril 2019
Resigned 13thJune 2022
Catherine Graham Appointed 7thJune 2018
Caroline Green Appointed 2ndNovember 2017
Rachel Johnson Appointed 10thSeptember 2020
Amber Kibby Appointed 2ndDecember 2021

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Linda Moore Appointed 2[nd] November 2017 Resigned 2[nd] December 2021 Rachel Notley Appointed 2[nd] December 2021 Penny Walster Chair Appointed 2[nd] November 2017

Key management personnel

During the financial year to 31[st] March 2022, the key management personnel were:

Claire Bloor Chief Executive Officer Audrey Michel Head of Fundraising Emma Wallis Head of People and Finance Lorri Weaving Head of Services

Bankers

Unity Trust Bank Investec Wealth and Investment Nine Brindley Place Beech House Birmingham 61 Napier Street B1 2HB Sheffield S11 8HA

Triodos Bank Deanery Road Bristol BS1 5AS

Auditor

Hazlewoods LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Staverton Court Staverton Cheltenham GL51 0UT

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Trustees report for the year ended 31 March 2022

The Trustees present their report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The ‘Reference and administration details’ set out on page 1 and 2 form part of this report.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies 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 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

Objectives and activities

Purpose and aims

The charity’s purposes, as set out in the objects contained in the company’s memorandum of association, are:

The aims of our charity are to support women and girls who have experienced sexual violence as well as to educate the public about sexual violence. Our aims fully reflect the purposes that the charity was set up to further.

In our business plan we also state that we recognise men and boys can be victims of sexual violence and face similar stigmas. We work in collaboration and we promote an empowering culture both for our organisation’s members and for the women, girls, men and boys who use our service.

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Ensuring our work delivers our aims

We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we have achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous 12 months. The review looks at the success of each key activity and the benefits they have brought to those people that we are set up to help. The review also helps to ensure that our aims, objectives and activities remain focused on our stated purposes. We consult with service users, staff, volunteers and external partners.

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘Public Benefit: Running a Charity (PB2)’.

The focus of our work

Our main objectives for the year continued to be to relieve the trauma and distress of women and girls who have experienced sexual violence.

To meet these objectives, and thus the needs of our multiple stakeholders, SARSAS did the following:

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How our activities deliver public benefit

Survivors of sexual violence, and those that care for them, can access our high quality, accessible services in order to increase their health and wellbeing, safety, and empower them to re-enter society.

All people are aware of the reality and impact of rape and sexual violence and are informed of the support services available.

SARSAS is a sustainable and highly effective agency that always practises excellence in sexual violence support for Somerset and Avon and champions the voices of survivors.

Sexual violence is the cause of many significant problems in society including mental ill health, drug and alcohol misuse and offending. We know the impacts of sexual violence affect not only survivors but also those who care about them, and the society in which they live. The impact of sexual violence on an individual also affects the work of frontline organisations and services that support other aspects of their lives. Many survivors of sexual violence are targeted by perpetrators because of an existing vulnerability including mental health difficulties, drug and alcohol misuse, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and youth. SARSAS is delivering value to all of these groups.

83% women experienced ‘flashbacks’ of their experience of sexual abuse when service commenced.

50%+ had depression and panic attacks when services commenced.

61% also felt they did not have ‘control of their life’ when services commenced; this reduced to 31% after they had accessed rape crisis services.

Each adult rape is estimated to cost over £96,000 in its emotional and physical impact on the survivors, lost economic output due to convalescence, treatment costs to health services and costs incurred in the criminal justice system[1] .

1 Government’s response to Stern Review, 2011

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In 2015/16, the total cost of rape in England and Wales was estimated to be £4.8 billion. (Figures from The economic and social costs of crime second edition, Home Office, 2018)

SARSAS is one part of a jigsaw of organisations that serve the wellbeing of struggling members of our society. It is crucial to view SARSAS as a unique and highly effective workforce within the network of frontline social services that must work together in order to serve their users effectively. It is in this way that SARSAS’ value and impact is far-reaching and affects multiple stakeholders.

All of our charitable activities are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

2 Calculated using the Public Health England estimate of 3499 female rapes in 2012/13.

3 See violence against women and girls ready reckoner http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100104215220/http:/crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/do mesticviolence/domesticviolence072.htm

4 See violence against women and girls ready reckoner http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100104215220/http:/crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/do mesticviolence/domesticviolence072.htm

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Achievements and performance

Whilst COVID restrictions eased through the year, we continued to experience disruption and unpredictability as a result of the global pandemic. Despite this, we are proud to have continued to deliver high quality, specialised, and, at times, lifesaving support to victim-survivors of sexual violence.

Projects and service developments

SARSAS continues to provide the following core services across the Avon and Somerset area. In the year, most of our services have returned to face-to-face delivery, but we have retained some remote facility (approximately 30%) for those clients who find this more accessible.

In the year to 31[st] March 2022, we received 1,447 referrals for support (2021: 1,292). This reflects an increase of 12% on the previous year and a total increase of 37% since the year ended 31[st] March 2020.

Our Pathway Navigator Service is now fully embedded, providing comprehensive triage, assessment, and signposting for new clients. We delivered 887 assessments (2021: 502) which is a 77% increase on the previous year.

We provide direct access emotional support through our telephone helpline, e-support and live chat facilities that run five days a week.

This year we introduced an Emotional Support Call Service through which we provide additional support to particularly vulnerable clients on our waiting list.

Collectively, in the year to 31[st] March 2022, these services received 4,355 contacts (2021: 4,393), totalling 1,011 hours of support (2021: 770 hours). This included 2,671 calls to our helpline (2021: 3,542), 934 e-support contacts (2021: 734), 335 live chats (2021: 117) and 415 emotional support calls (2021: Nil).

Specialist support work provides emotional, practical and advocacy support for survivors who have complex needs. This includes specialist support for

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clients with Learning Disabilities and Autism. In the year ended 31[st] March 2022, we supported 158 specialist support work clients (2021: 106) through 1,215 structured one-to-one sessions (2021: 1,047).

Specialist one-to-one counselling is delivered by qualified and experienced trauma counsellors. In the year to 31[st] March 2022, we supported 332 clients (2021: 229) through 3,568 sessions (2021: 2,559). Our weekly capacity of counselling slots increased from 100 in April 2021 to 120 by the end of the year.

We are particularly proud of our group work delivery this year, which has previously been inhibited by COVID-19. Having successfully recruited a new programme co-ordinator, we developed and expanded our portfolio of group support incorporating both psychoeducational and holistic/self-care approaches. We have delivered 12 groups supporting 89 women.

Our self-help guides (including easy read, translated versions, support for men and boys and advice for family and friends) continue to be available through our website. This year we also launched a new, free online Trauma and Self Care Course which has been accessed by 325 people.

This year saw development of our new branding and website which was launched in June 2022.

The new website has improved access and inclusivity leading to increased engagement. It also includes our Survivor Pathway Platform which gives clients and professionals clear pathways to support across the South West.

Our social media platform promotes self-care, awareness, education, and campaigning.

We have developed an extended training arm supporting professionals to increase their confidence and understanding of consent, trauma and support available for people affected by sexual violence through talks, workshops, coaching and resources.

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Partnership working

SARSAS continues to believe in and champion partnership working. As the leading agency in the Avon and Somerset Sexual Violence Consortium, and through the Keeping Bristol Safer Partnership, we work with our partners to deliver service, share best practise, and develop innovative approaches to support.

Through the Phoenix Project we work closely with Barnardo’s providing specialist and holistic support to young people who have experienced sexual violence across Somerset. We have worked with the University of the West of England funded through the Somerset Council Safer Streets campaign, to facilitate focus groups and research on Violence Against Women and Girls.

Funding

Funding from Bristol City Council (Safer Bristol), the Ministry of Justice and NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS BNSSG CCG) continues to make up 59% (2021: 59%) of the grant funding in the year.

Several new grants started in the year, including:

Workforce development

The Senior Leadership Team comprises the CEO, Head of Fundraising, Head of People and Finance, and Head of Services.

The Management Team continues to support the Senior Leadership Team with day-to-day operations of the organisation. The team comprises the Counselling

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Manager, Support Services Manager, Communications and Training Manager and Volunteer and Helpline Services Manager.

We have bid farewell to several members of the team who have moved on to new ventures, with wish them the very best. We have also welcomed new people to the team including those coming into the new roles of Groupwork Coordinator, Senior Trainer, Trainer, Training Coordinator, and Project Coordinator (Learning Disabilities and Autism Team).

We have supported two apprentices through the government Kickstart Scheme, one of which is now a permanent SARSAS employee.

Volunteers continue to be a valuable and crucial part of SARSAS. We have engaged 28 active volunteers this year. Volunteers primarily support our helpline but have also supported our communications team. We are keen to expand our volunteer engagement across all our services.

We want to extend our thanks and gratitude to all the staff and volunteers who have shown such commitment and dedication in ensuring that we continue to provide consistent and high-quality service to our clients.

Campaigning

SARSAS continues to work to raise awareness and challenge misconceptions about sexual violence and abuse. This year we were particularly pleased to extend our specialist service supporting women with Learning Disabilities and Autism, recruiting a project co-ordinator and additional support worker.

This year saw the completion of the National Sibling Sexual Abuse Project, led by SARSAS in partnership with Rape Crisis England and Wales, West Mercia Sexual Abuse Support and the universities of the West of England and Birmingham. This ground-breaking research project concluded with a National Conference in February 2022.

SARSAS are proud 2021 winners of the prestigious GSK Award.

Financial review

Financial summary

Income in the year totalled £1,580,750 (2021: £1,520,591) of which £1,539,859 (2021: £1,447,247) came from grant funding from several different bodies (see note 4 to the financial statements). These funds were used to provide a range of services – including counselling, helpline services, support services and training – to relieve the trauma and distress of those who have experienced sexual violence.

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Expenditure in the year totalled £1,657,656 (2021: £1,277,842) of which £1,543,442 (2021: £1,198,138) related to charitable activities. Of this amount spent on charitable activities, the most sizeable is on staff costs which totalled £998,120 (2021: £670,297).

An investment is held with Investec Wealth and Investment with the purpose of securing funds and trying to achieve higher returns. The investment is low-tomedium risk and is spread between fixed interest, equities, property, alternative assets and cash. Investment income of £3,627 (2021: £3,268) was earned in the year and the investment value has increased by £6,063 (2021: increase by £21,402).

Total funds as at 31[st] March 2022 were £397,481 (2021: £468,324) of which £342,319 (2021: £281,476) was unrestricted and £55,162 (2021: £186,848) was restricted and unavailable for the general purposes of the charity. Of the unrestricted funds none have been designated (2021: none).

Investment policy

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the purchase, sale, assignment, transfer and management of all investments. Investments are defined to include, but are not limited to, any monetary or negotiable asset or property right held by the charity.

In the management of SARSAS’ investments, consideration will be given to the requirements of the charity for liquidity, diversification and safety of principal, yield, maturity, quality and capability of investment management, with the primary emphasis being on safety.

The overall objective of the investment policy is to invest the charity’s available funds in such a manner as to earn as high a level of return as can reasonably be achieved within the framework of the policy and consistent with the primary objective of the safety and preservation of capital.

Wherever possible, the Board of Trustees also takes social, environmental or ethical considerations into account in its investment decisions.

Reserves policy

The level of income retained in reserves is based on a realistic assessment of contractual obligations to staff (i.e., maternity, sickness and redundancy pay), running cost contingencies, winding up and dilapidation costs, risk management and any unanticipated reductions in income.

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Due to the nature of SARSAS’s work, particularly with our vulnerable clients, it is vital that counselling and support are completed for each client in a sensitive and timely manner. Therefore, the running costs contingency is significant and represents an estimate of six months of skeleton operating costs prioritising the continuation and safe ending of the counselling and support work being actively provided by the organisation. Any clients on our waiting list will be contacted and signposted to other services.

For the financial year ending 31st March 2023, it is forecast that £442,500 would be required to give six months of skeleton operating costs are described above. Due to exceptional, one-off funding uplifts in the 2022/23 financial year, this figure is inflated and, for the 2023/24 financial year is forecast to reduce to £330,500. Unrestricted reserves at 31st March 2022 stand at £342,319 and are forecast to be £402,300 by 31st March 2023.

We recognise that any reserves held as cash at bank over £85,000 are at risk and will not be guaranteed by the Government should there be a collapse of the financial system. Bank balances are reviewed by the Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis as part of the management accounts process. Where the balance of a bank account exceeds £85,000 the Board of Trustees review and, where appropriate, take action to mitigate the financial risk.

Fundraising approach

Donors to SARSAS can be assured that we comply with the regulatory standards for fundraising. We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator and are committed to the Fundraising Promise and adherence to the Code of Fundraising Practice. Our Head of Fundraising and a member of the Board of Trustees are members of the Institute of Fundraising.

Our fundraising effort mainly involves encouraging donations and gifts in individuals, campaigns such as the Big Give, supporting individuals in sponsorship events and corporate charity of the year nominations.

During the year, we did not use third-party suppliers for the purposes of raising

funds.

Our website outlines our complaints policy for the public and clearly explains how an individual can complain. We received Nil complaints relating to fundraising in the financial year (2021: Nil).

We acknowledge all complaints within five days and respond in full within 20 days. Complaints are dealt with in-line with our Ethical Fundraising Policy. The most serious complaints are escalated to CEO or Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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Our Fundraising and Vulnerable People policy is available on request. In addition to our policy, we have an operating procedure to protect vulnerable people.

Statement on going concern

After reviewing the charity’s forecasts and projections and its reserves, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

The main risk to the organisation’s ability to continue as a going concern is the loss of significant funding. To mitigate this risk, the organisation has implemented a fundraising plan which works to increase its work with a wide range of funding bodies and diversifies the portfolio of funders.

SARSAS has secured 96% of budgeted income for the 2022/23 financial year however, due to the cyclical nature of grant funding, this figure currently stands at 14% for the 2023/24 financial year.

Statutory funding is significant for the organisation and, with current grant agreements due to come to an end on 31[st] March 2023, SARSAS will be engaging in the recommissioning process. SARSAS is already preparing for the recommissioning process, has a proven track record for excellent service delivery, and has a strong relationship with funders.

Given the focus on sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing rising demand for services for people who have experienced sexual violence, there is confidence that funders will be receptive to applications made and that funding will be secured accordingly.

SARSAS’s structure was designed to accommodate the periods of expansion and contraction that many charities experience over their life cycle. Whilst the strategy is to maintain or grow the levels of service delivery in response to growing demand and waiting lists, were contraction to be required, this can be implemented in such a way that service delivery on secured grants would not be adversely affected, and unrestricted reserves are sufficient to cover any associated costs.

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

SARSAS is a private company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 29 October 2008. It is a charity registered with the Charity Commission.

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Anyone aged over 18 years of age can become a member of the Company and there are currently 39 members (2021: 39), each of whom agrees to contribute £10 in the event of the charity winding up.

Appointment of Trustees

Trustees are elected by members of the charity or co-opted and elected at General Meetings.

Where applicable, the volunteer representative is a full trustee but must declare a conflict of interest where there are disclosures that relate to her line management in her capacity as a volunteer. She is co-opted through election by her peers then elected by members at a General Meeting. Currently, there is no volunteer representative however, the Board of Trustees is looking to fill this position.

Trustee induction and training

All new Trustees receive an induction into the work of the charity as well as an introduction into the role of a trustee and its responsibilities. The induction process for new Trustees also includes training and development days.

Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their role.

Organisation

The Board of Trustees, which cannot have less than three or more than twelve members, administers the charity. The Board of Trustees normally meets quarterly. In addition, the Board operates two sub committees being the Finance, Risk and HR Sub Committee and the Strategy Sub Committee both of which meet regularly.

A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed by the Trustees to manage the dayto-day operations of the charity. To facilitate effective operations, the CEO has delegated authority, within terms of delegation approved by the Trustees, for operational matters including finance, employment and service delivery related activities.

- Related parties and co operation with other organisations

None of the Trustees receive remuneration or other benefit for their work with the charity. Any connection between a trustee or senior manager and a potential employee, supplier or service provider must be disclosed to the full Board of Trustees in the same way as any other contractual relationship with a related party.

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As part of the recruitment process all Trustees complete a Conflict-of-Interest statements. At each Board meeting, all Trustees must declare any changes to their conflicts of interest.

See note 22 of the financial statements for further information about related party transactions.

SARSAS leads a consortium of sexual violence support services and works in close partnership with Womankind, The Green House, and Barnardo’s BASE to deliver high quality services to survivors.

Pay policy for senior staff

The pay of the senior staff is reviewed annually, along with that of all employees, and normally increased in accordance with inflation and annual earnings.

Pay benchmarking is carried out as part of the recruitment of new posts through internet searching for similar posts and discussion with partner agencies delivering sexual violence services across the country in the Rape Crisis network.

Risk management

The Trustees hold a Risk Register documenting the major risks facing the charity along with mitigating actions. This is reviewed on a regular basis as part of the rolling timetable of the Finance Risk and HR Sub Committee and the Board of Trustees.

The following are considered by the Board of Trustees to be the top five risks to the organisation where there is a medium-to-high probability of them occurring and, if this were to happen, there would be a significant impact on the organisation:

SARSAS has a robust financial planning, budgeting and reporting mechanism in place. This includes detailed budgeting, review and monitoring of the reserves policy and level of reserves, cashflow forecasting and monitoring, and assessment of actual performance against the fundraising plan.

The Finance, Risk and HR Sub Committee considers and monitors the financial risk of the organisation and reports accordingly to the Board of Trustees.

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Safeguarding policies and procedures are in place along with regular supervision and training for staff and volunteers and clear channels for reporting potential safeguarding issues.

SARSAS has a comprehensive HR policy framework and development plans in place. All key management positions are currently filled. Key personnel have an extended notice period which would allow sufficient time for recruitment.

Additional office space has been secured and a refurbishment completed to provide a nice working environment for staff. In addition, a hybrid working model has been put in place to allow staff to work flexibly as suitable for their role.

Significant investment into the IT systems used by the organisation is ongoing. Appropriate disaster recovery plans and procedures are in place. External experts are contracted to review and maintain data security and system capability. An external specialist General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) consultant and Data Protection Officer (DPO) has been appointed.

Service level agreements and contracts are in place with all partners which include clear responsibilities and deliverables. All of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are monitored closely and discussed with all partners at regular review meetings.

Project appraisal procedures and performance monitoring arrangements are in place including detailed review of client feedback, outcomes and financial data. SARSAS focuses on effective partnership working with commissioners and funders.

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Safeguarding statement

SARSAS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs who use its services. The welfare of all children is paramount, and safeguarding is everyone’s business[5] . The SARSAS safeguarding policy is in line with the Children Act 1989 and 2004. Section 17 and 47 of the 1989 Act imposed a positive duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Safeguarding is a specific activity that is undertaken to protect specific children and adults with care and support needs who are suffering, or are at risk of suffering, harm. All children have the right to protection regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, or beliefs.

All agencies have a statutory responsibility to safeguard children.

Our ‘Adults at Risk Safeguarding Policy’ and ‘Child Safeguarding Policy’ document sets out Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS)’s overall approach to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse. Policies are supported by detailed procedures which explain how this policy is to be carried out by Team Members.

Everyone that SARSAS works with will be informed of our policy statements as part of an explanation of the limits of confidentiality. A copy of this policy and procedure is made available as appropriate and is also available on our website.

Plans for future periods

Long waiting lists remain our biggest challenge as demand for our service continues to exceed our service delivery capacity. We are looking at new services and innovative ways to address this. This will include the continued development of our group work programmes, incorporating a new online introduction course that we envisage will be accessible for all clients at the start of their journey with SARSAS. We also recognise that increased prevention and campaigning work is crucial if we are to have a long-term impact on the prevalence of sexual violence.

We are keen to increase our survivor voice engagement. We are developing a ‘shadow board’ made up of individuals with lived experience and we are expanding our survivor led group work programme.

SARSAS is an inclusive service that is committed to continually increasing diversity both internally and within our client reach. We are developing support programmes in partnership with communities that are currently underrepresented

5 https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/dedicated-helplines/

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in our services including BAME, refugee and LGBTQ+ organisations. We have also secured funding to develop focus groups and research around how the sexual violence sector can better support transgender people.

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The Trustees (who are also directors for the purposes of Company law) are responsible for preparing a Trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each 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 for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that 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 Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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

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Statement as to disclosure to our Independent Examiner

The Trustees confirm that, so far as they are aware at the time of approving the Trustees’ annual report, there is no relevant information of which the charity’s Independent Examiner is unaware. They have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as Trustees in order to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the charity’s Auditor is aware of that information.

By order of the Board of Trustees

Penny Walster

18[th] October 2022

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Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ending 31 March 2022

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the statement of financial activities, balance sheet, statement of cash flows and the related 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, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company 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 trustee's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

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

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

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Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ending 31 March 2022

Other information

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

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

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors Report included in the Trustees’ Report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ending 31 March 2022

Responsibilities of the trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement set out in the Trustees’ Report, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purpose of company law) 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 charitable company’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.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations.

We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

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Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ending 31 March 2022

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).

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 auditor’s report.

Use of our report

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

Scott Lawrence FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

For and on behalf of: Hazlewoods LLP

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Staverton Court Staverton Cheltenham GL51 0UX

Date: 18/10/2022

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Statement of financial activities (Income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2022

Notes

Income &
endowments from:
Donations & legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Other trading
activities
5
Investments
6
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
Charitable activities
8
Net gains/(losses) on
investments
14
Net income
Transfers between
funds
19
Net movement in
funds
Reconciliation in
funds
Total funds brought
forward
Total funds carried
forward
19		 Unrestricted
Funds
£

34,759

30,000

2,505

3,627
70,891

-

(16,111)
(16,111)
6,063
60,843

-
60,843
281,476


342,319		 Restricted
Funds

£

-

1,509,859

-
-

1,509,859

(114,214)
(1,527,331)
(1,641,545)
-

(131,686)

-

(131,686)

186,848

55,162		 Total
2022
£
34,759
1,539,859
2,505
3,627
1,580,750
(114,214)
(1,543,442)

(1,657,656)

6,063
(70,843)
-
(70,843)
468,324
397,481		 Total
2021
£
52,640
1,447,247
17,436
3,268
1,520,591
(79,703)
(1,198,138)
(1,277,841)
21,402
264,152
-
264,152
204,173
468,325

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.

The notes on pages 27 to 46 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance sheet as at 31 March 2022

Notes
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets
13
Investments
14
Total fixed assets
Current Assets
Debtors
15

Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
16

Net current assets
Net assets
The Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds
19
Restricted income funds
19
Total charity funds		 2022
£
62,540
181,291
243,831
150,002
582,967
732,969
(579,319)
153,650
397,481
342,319
55,162
397,481		 2021
£
29,810
175,228
205,038
172,483
333,289
505,772
(242,486)
263,286
468,324
281,476
186,848
468,324

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

Approved by the Trustees on 18[th] October 2022 and signed on their behalf by:

Penny Walster, Chair of Trustees

Registered Company Number: 6738639

The notes on pages 27 to 46 form part of these financial statements.

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Statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2022

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating
activities
21
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends and interest from
investments
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
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
the reporting period		 2022
£
289,169
3,627
(43,118)
-
(39,491)
249,678
333,289
582,967		 2021
£
271,566
3,269
(9,454)
917
(5,268)
266,298
66,991
333,289

The charity has no debt and therefore no analysis of net debt is presented.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support meet the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

b) Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The charity reported a cash inflow of £249,678 (2021: £266,298) for the year. Closing reserves as at 31 March 2022 were £397,481 (2021: £468,324), of which £342,319 (2021: £281,476) were unrestricted.

The Trustees have reviewed the circumstances of the charity and consider that adequate resources continue to be available to fund the activities of the organisation for the foreseeable future. The Trustees are therefore of the view that the charity is a going concern.

c) Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

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1. Accounting policies (continued)

c) Income (continued)

Income received in advance of the provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met (see note 19).

d) Donated services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably.

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

In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) the general volunteer time is not recognised in the financial statements. Refer to the Trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

e) Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

f) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Restricted funds are amounts which the funder has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

g) Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

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1. Accounting policies (continued)

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charitable activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities as appropriate.

The charity classifies the lease of printing equipment as operating leases; the title to the equipment remains with the lessor and the equipment is replaced every 3 years whilst the economic life of such equipment is normally 4 years. Rental charges are charged on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

Individual fixed assets costing £300 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight-line basis as follows:

Asset Category

Asset Category Method Fixtures and Fittings 6-3 years straight line Computers and equipment 4 years straight line

No depreciation is charged in the year of purchase.

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1. Accounting policies (continued)

k) Debtors

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

I) Cash at bank and in hand

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

m) Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

n) Investments

Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange are stated at mid-market value in the Balance Sheet. All movements in value arising from changes and revaluations are included in the Statement of Financial Activities.

o) Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

p) Pensions

As part of an employee’s benefit package, the charity makes an employer contribution into a personal pension scheme of each employee’s choosing. Employees are automatically enrolled into the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) unless they choose to opt into a different pension scheme of their choosing.

q) Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Preparation of the financial statement requires management to make judgements and estimates. The Trustees consider that there are no material judgements in applying accounting policies or key sources of estimation uncertainty.

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2. Legal status of the Charity

The charity is a private company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charity.

The total number of members at 31 March 2022 was 39 (2021: 39). Any Trustees who are members of the charity are only entitled to voting rights; those Trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

3. Income from donations and legacies

Donations 2022
2021
£
£
34,759
52,640

The income from donations and legacies was £34,759 (2021: £52,640) of which £34,759 (2021: £52,640) was unrestricted and £Nil (2021: £ Nil) was restricted.

The Charity also benefits greatly from the involvement and enthusiastic support of its many volunteers, details of which are given in our annual report. In accordance with FRS102 and the Charities SORP (FRS102), the economic contribution of general volunteers is not recognised in the accounts.

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4. Income from Charitable activities

1625 Independent People
Avon & Somerset OPCC
Avon & Somerset Police Community Action
Awards for All
Bailey Thomas Charitable Trust
Barnardo’s
Bluestar Project
Bristol City Council
Comic Relief
David Family Foundation
Garfield Weston Foundation
GSK
Home Office
Kickstart Sceme
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Ministry of Justice – Bristol
Ministry of Justice – Taunton
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South
Gloucestershire (BNSSG) CCG
North Somerset Council
Quartet Community Foundation
Rape Crisis England & Wales
Somerset County Council
St John’s Foundation
Taunton Women’s Aid
The Brook Trust
The Clothesworkers’ Foundation
The Edward Gostling Foundation
The Henry Smith Charity
The National Lottery Community Fund
The Nelson’s Trust
The Nisbet Trust
The Three Guineas Trust
Total income from charitable activities		 2022
£
2,704
61,509
4,960
-
1,500
68,141
5,000
128,000
-
3,694
25,000
30,000
136,878
11,781
24,600
176,245
176,245
423,000
5,893
1,250
871
13,744
30,000
10,000
33,000
5,909
2,667
55,000
-
40,601
15,000
46,667
1,539,859		 2021
£
3,117
96,442
1,736
10,000
-
71,177
-
128,000
76,668
-
8,333
-
90,868
-
42,340
157,886
164,819
400,078
-
3,750
871
-
30,000
2,500
18,750
5,000
-
55,000
9,994
-
15,000
54,919
1,447,247

The income from charitable activities was £1,539,859 (2021: 1,447,247) of which £30,000 (2021: £ Nil) was unrestricted and £1,509,859 (2021: £1,447,247) was restricted. Details of restricted funds are set out in Note 21 to these financial statements.

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5. Income from other trading activities

Provision of training courses
Sale of materials
Other		 2022
£
725
-
1,780

2,505
 2021
£
1,000
4,986
11,950
17,936

Income from other trading activities was £2,505 (2021: £17,936), all of which was unrestricted.

6. Investment income

Investment income 2022
£
2021
£
3,627
3,269

Investment income of £3,627 (2021: £3,269) is from investments held in the period and is wholly unrestricted. See note 16 to these financial statements for further details.

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7. Expenditure on raising funds

Staff costs
Recruitment
Support and Development
(staff and volunteers)
Travel and subsistence (staff
and volunteers)
Fundraising
Rent, rates and service
charges
Printing, postage and
stationery
Telephone and computer
charges
Equipment and maintenance
General expenses
Professional fees
Governance costs
Annual General Meeting
Bad debt write off
Depreciation and loss on
disposal of assets		 Fundraising
costs

£
70,231
709
2,333
567
19,740
4,134
100
2,479
605
760
3,635
58
-
125
898
106,374		 Support
Costs
£
6,413
65
142
52
-
378
10
226
55
69
332
5
-
11
82
7,840
 2022
Total
£
76,644
773
2,475
619
19,740
4,512
112
2,706
660
830
3,967
63
-
136
979
114,214		 2021
Total
£
63,630
712
1,296
140
1,770
4,773
469
1,716
644
499
2,884
62
37
-
1,073
79,705

In the year ended 31 March 2022, expenditure of £114,214 (2021: £79,704) was incurred on raising funds, of which £nil (2021: £nil) was unrestricted.

10% of support costs have been allocated to fundraising activities in the current year (2021: 10%) based on salary allocation.

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8. Expenditure on charitable activities

Staff costs
Recruitment
Support and Development
(staff and volunteers)
Travel and subsistence (staff
and volunteers)
Contractors and counsellors
Projects and other direct
service costs
Resource development and
knowledge distribution
Rent, rates and service
charges
Printing, postage and
stationery
Telephone and computer
charges
Equipment and maintenance
General expenses
Professional fees
Governance costs
Annual General Meeting
Bad debt write off
Depreciation and loss on
disposal of assets
Bank charges		 Charitable
Activities

£
863,756
8,716
43,720
7,074
241,505
123,309
27,019
50,847
1,259
30,492
7,437
9,352
44,704
708
-
1,532
11,038
-
1,472,468		 Support
Costs
£
57,719
582
1,276
466
-
-
-
3,398
84
2,038
497
625
2,987
47
-
102
738
415
70,974
 2022
Total
£
921,475
9,298
44,997
7,540
241,505
123,309
27,019
54,245
1,341
32,530
7,934
9,977
47,691
756
-
1,634
11,776
415

1,543,442		 2021
Total
£
670,297
7,499
36,641
1,609
245,354
105,267
3,009
50,284
4,940
18,084
6,780
5,242
30,379
657
384
-
11,303
409
1,198,138

Expenditure on charitable activities was £1,543,442 (2021: £1,198,138) of which £16,111 (2021: £nil) was unrestricted and £1,527,331 (2021: £1,198,138) was restricted.

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9. Net income for the year

Net income for the year is stated after charging:

Operating leases – equipment
Depreciation (note 15)
Auditor / Independent Examiner’s remuneration:
Auditors remuneration
Independent Examination fees
Accountancy services		 2022
£
2021
£
3,632
3,652
12,755
11,460
6,600
6,600
-
1,200
1,200		 2022
£
2021
£
3,632
3,652
12,755
11,460
6,600
6,600
-
1,200
1,200
10. Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses, and the

cost of key management personnel
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2022
£
898,794
55,058
44,267

998,119		 2021
£
670,020
30,764
33,143
733,927

Staff costs for the year ended 31 March 2022 include £2,390 (2021: £nil) of redundancy payments relating to one redundant role.

No employees (2021: no employees) had employee benefits in excess of £60,000. Pension costs are allocated to funds in proportion to the related staffing costs incurred.

Key management personnel:

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £162,722 (2021: £177,800).

The Trustees were not paid and did not receive any other benefits from employment in the year (2021: £Nil). No trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2021: £Nil).

11. Staff numbers

The average headcount for the reporting period was 45 staff (2021: 39). The average number of full-time equivalent employees (including casual and part-time staff) during the year was 29 (2021: 22). The average number of full-time staff was 7 (2021: 5) and the average number of part-time staff was 38 (2021: 33) in the reporting period.

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12. Corporation tax

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or Section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objectives.

13.
Tangible fixed assets
Cost:
As at 1 April 2021
Additions
Disposals
As at 31 March 2022
Depreciation:
As at 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 March 2022
Net book value:
As at 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2022		 Fixtures
and
Fittings
£
26,828
21,320
-
48,148
14,006
7,566
-
21,572
12,822
26,576		 Computer
and
Office
£
27,703
24,165
-
51,868

10,715
5,189
-
15,904
16,988
35,964		 Total
£
54,531
45,486
-
100,015
24,721
12,755
-
37,476
29,810
62,540

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14. Investments

Value as at 1 April 2021
Revaluation
Value as at 31 March 2022		 £
175,228
6,063
181,291

The charity has a portfolio investment of £150,000 with Investec Wealth & Investment. The investment was set up with a low-to-medium risk profile.

UK government and corporate bonds
Overseas Government and Corporate Bonds
UK equities
International equities
UK property
Other investments
Cash or cash equivalents
15. Debtors
Debtors due in more than one year
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 2022
£
40,700
13,543
19,511
46,035
14,537
41,705
5,260
181,291
2022
£
-
129,046
6,635
14,321
150,002		 2021
£
56,670
-
24,961
45,046
13,291
31,878
3,382
175,228
2021
£
4,950
121,949
2,195
43,389
172,483

As at 31 March 2022, a tenancy deposit was held valued £4,950 (2021: £4,950) relating to the lease taken on the new Taunton office building. This is now due within one year (2021: due after one year) and is considered to be fully recoverable.

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16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Short term compensated absences (holiday pay)
Accruals
Other creditors
Credit cards
Deferred income (see note 17)		 2022
£
68,391
13,666
62,612
9,348
1,420
423,882
579,319		 2021
£
57,673
14,433
17,380
8,310
1,086
143,604
242,486

17. Deferred Income

Deferred income comprises income from charitable activities relating to future periods.

Balance as at 1 April 2021
Amount released to income earned from charitable activities
Amount deferred in year
Balance as at 31 March 2022 (see note 16)		 £
143,604
(143,604)
423,882
423,882

18. Financial commitments

As at 31 March 2022, the charity had annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows:

Within one year
Between one and five years
After five years		 2022
£
18,344
6,406
-
24,750		 2021
£
35,922
24,750
-
60,672

19. Analysis of charitable funds

Balance
Balance Transfers / at
at Net 31
1 April Incoming Resources investment March
2021 resources expended gains/(loses) 2022
Unrestricted £ £ £ £ £
funds
Unrestricted funds 281,476
70,891		 (16,111) 6,063
342,319

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19. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Balance Transfers / Balance
at Net at
1 April Incoming Resources investment 31 March
Restricted funds 2021 resources expended gains/(loses) 2022
1625 Independent
people - 2,704 (2,704) - -
Avon & Somerset
OPCC - 61,509 (61,509) - -
Avon & Somerset
Police Community
Action - 4,960 (4,960) - -
Awards for All - -
Bailey Thomas
Charitable Trust - 1,500 (1,500) - -
Barnardo’s -
68,141		 68,141 - -
Bluestar Project -
5,000		 (5,000) - -
Bristol City Council -
128,000		 (128,000) - -
Comic Relief 8,108
-		 (8,108) - -
David Family
Foundation - 3,694 (3,694) - -
Garfield Weston
Foundation - 25,000 (25,000) - -
Home office -
136,878		 (136,878) - -
Kickstart Scheme -
11,781		 (11,781) - -
Lloyds Bank
Foundation 16,833 24,600 (41,433) - -
Ministry of Justice –
Bristol - 176,245 (176,245) - -
Ministry of Justice –
Taunton - 176,245 (176,245) - -
NHS BNSSG CCG 128,921
423,000		 (531,278) - 20,643
North Somerset
Council - 5,893 (5,893) - -
Quartet Community
Foundation - 1,250 (1,250) - -
Rape Crisis England
& Wales - 871 (871) - -
Somerset County
Council - 13,744 (9,689) - 4,055
St John’s Foundation 32,984
30,000		 (62,984) - -
Taunton Women’s
Aid - 10,000 (10,000) - -
The Brook Trust -
33,000		 (33,000) - -
The Clothworkers
Foundation - 5,909 (5,909) - -
The Edward Gostling
Foundation - 2,667 (2,667) - -
The Henry Smith -
Charity 55,000 (55,000) - -
The Nelson’s Trust -
40,601		 (40,601) - -

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19. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds
The Nisbet Trust
The Three Guineas
Trust
Total charity funds		 Balance
at
1 April
2021
-
2
186,848

468,324		 Incoming
resources
15,000
46,667
1,509,859
1,580,750		 Resources
expended
(15,000)
(16,205)
(1,641,545)
(1,657,656)		 Transfers /
Net
investment
gains/(loses)
-
-
-
6,063		 Balance
at
31 March
2022
-
30,464
55,162
397,481

Name of restricted funds Description, nature and purpose of fund

Independent People Funding for the provision of support, training and 1625 counselling as part of the wider Ending Women’s Homelessness project.

Avon and Somerset OPCC

Avon and Somerset Funding for counselling sessions for women who have Police Community Action experienced rape or sexual abuse. Bailey Thomas Charitable Funding towards a specialist support service for Trust women with learning disabilities and autism who have experienced rape and sexual abuse.

Barnardo’s

Funding the Somerset Phoenix Project which is a specialist support service for children and young people aged 5-18 and their families in Somerset, who have been affected by childhood sexual abuse.

Bluestar project Funding for SARSAS's involvement in the Bluestar Project.

Garfield Weston Fund for the charity to spend on core costs such as the Foundation provision of counselling services.

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19. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Home Office

Funding for SARSAS’s involvement in the Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) National Sibling Sexual Abuse Project. The project focuses on working on how best to support adult victim-survivors of sibling sexual abuse, and children and families affected by this abuse. It is funded by the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice for two years, concluding in March 2022.

Kickstart Scheme

Funding, via the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions' Kickstart Scheme, for the recruitment and employment of apprentices with the aim to create jobs for young people at risk of long-term unemployment. provision of counselling services.

Funding towards the provision of direct and front-line support to female victims of rape and sexual violence in Bristol.

Funding towards the provision of direct and frontline support to female victims of rape and sexual violence within the Somerset and Avon region but outside of Bristol.

Funding to be used for the provision of counselling services for victim-survivors of recent rape and sexual abuse.

Funding to run art therapy workshops in Bristol for women who have experienced rape or sexual abuse.

Rape Crisis England & Wales

Funding for SARSAS’s involvement in the Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) National Sibling Sexual Abuse Project. The project focuses on working on how best to support adult survivors of sibling sexual abuse, and children and families affected by this abuse. It is funded by the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice for two years, concluding in March 2022.

Funding to extend the counselling service for victimsurvivors of rape and sexual abuse in Somerset.

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19. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

St John’s Foundation Funding for the charity to extend its service for women and girls in Bath and North East Somerset.

Taunton Women’s Aid Funding for counselling sessions those who have experienced sexual violence in the Somerset area.

The Brook Trust Funding for the charity to extend its service for women and girls in North Somerset with complex needs.

The Clothworkers Funding for the refurbishment of the new Taunton Foundation premises secured in January 2020.

The Edward Gostling Funding towards a specialist support service for Foundation women with learning disabilities and autism who have experienced rape and sexual abuse.

The Nelson’s Trust Funding to provide training on sexual violence. The Nisbet Trust Funding towards specialist support work provided to service users in Bristol.

The Three Guineas Trust Funding towards a specialist support service for women with learning disabilities and autism.

During the year £ Nil was transferred from restricted to unrestricted funds.

Analysis of charitable funds – year ended 31 March 2021

Balance
Balance Transfers / at
at Net 31
1 April Incoming Resources investment March
2020 resources expended gains/(loses) 2021
Unrestricted £ £ £ £ £
funds
Unrestricted funds 139,984
73,344		 - 68,148
281,476

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19. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds
1625 Independent
people
Avon & Somerset
OPCC
Avon & Somerset
Police Community
Action
Awards for All
Barnardo’s
Bristol City Council
Comic Relief
Garfield Weston
Foundation
Lloyds Bank
Foundation
Ministry of Justice –
Bristol
Ministry of Justice –
Taunton
NHS BNSSG CCG
Quartet Community
Foundation
Rape Crisis England
& Wales (Digital)
Rape Crisis England
& Wales (SVSCSA)
St John’s Foundation
Taunton Women’s
Aid
The Brook Trust
The Clothworkers
Foundation
The Henry Smith
Charity
The National Lottery
Community Fund
The Nelson’s Trust
The Nisbet Trust
The Three Guineas
Trust
Total charity funds		 Balance
at
1 April
2020
1,554
-
-
-
-
3
(373)
(513)
10,000
-
-
5,835
-
4,685
-
9,230
8,626
-
-
-
5,000
-
20,142
64,189

204,173		 Incoming
resources
3,117
96,442
1,735
10,000
71,177
128,000
76,668
8,333
42,340
157,886
164,819
400,078
3,750
871
90,868
30,000
2,500
18,750
5,000
55,000
9,994
-
15,000
54,919
1,447,247
1,520,591		 Resources
expended
(4,671)
(92,592)
(1,735)
(10,000)
(71,177)
(128,003)
(57,237)
(7,820)
(35,507)
(152,886)
(159,819)
(276,992)
(3,750)
(5,556)
(90,868)
(6,246)
(2,500)
(5,430)
(5,000)
(55,000)
(9,994)
(5,000)
(15,000)
(75,059)
(1,277,842)
(1,277,842)		 Transfers /
Net
investment
gains/(loses)
-
(3,850)
-
-
-
-
(10,950)
-
-
(5,000)
(5,000)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(21,946)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(46,746)
21,402		 Balance
at
31 March
2021
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,108
-
16,833
-
-
128,921
-
-
-
32,948
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
186,848
468,324

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20. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund funds
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets - 62,540 62,540
Investments 181,291 - 181,291
Cash and bank and in hand 161,028 421,939 582,967
Current assets - 150,002 150,002
Current liabilities - (579,319)
 (579,319)
342,319 55,162 397,481
Prior year comparative Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund funds
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets -
29,810		 29,810
Investments 175,228 - 175,228
Cash and bank and in hand 106,248 227,041 333,289
Current assets - 172,483 172,483
Current liabilities - (242,486)
 (242,486)
281,476 186,848 468,324
21. Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities
2022 2021
£ £
Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting (70,843)
 264,151
period
Adjustment for:
Depreciation charges 12,755 11,460
Gains/(losses) on investments (6,063)
 (21,402)
Dividends and interest from investments (3,627) (3,268)
(Increase) in debtors 22,481
 (74,363)
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 334,466 94,988
Net cash used in operating activities 289,169
 271,566

22. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the financial year ended 31 March 2022 (2021: None).

There were no outstanding balances with related parties as at 31 March 2022 (2021: £Nil).

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23. Capital commitments

At 31 March 2022, the organisation had £15,683 (2021: £Nil) capital commitments.

24. Financial instruments

4. Financial instruments
Financial assets
Cash
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Debtors over 1 year
Total financial assets
Financial liabilities
Credit cards
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Total financial liabilities		 2022
£
582,967

129,046

6,635
-
718,648

2022
£
1,420
68,391
9,348
79,159		 2021
£
333,289
121,949
2,195
4,950
462,383
2021
£
1,086
57,673
8,310
67,069

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