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Company registration number: 6738639 Charity registration number: 1126682
Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support
(A company limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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Contents
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
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| Trustees' Report | 2 to 12 |
| Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities | 13 |
| Independent Auditors' Report | 14 to 16 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 17 to 18 |
| Balance Sheet | 19 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 20 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 21 to 37 |
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Reference and Administrative Details
| Chair | Rachel Notley |
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| Trustees | Chandni Palan |
| Hannah Pickering | |
| Aysha Tailor Whyte | |
| Jennifer Dekalb-Poyer | |
| Rosie May | |
| Rachel Notley | |
| Charlotte Chappell | |
| Rachel Johnson | |
| Senior Management / Leadership | Lorri Weaving, Chief Executive Officer |
| Team | Anita Flintoff, Head of Finance and People |
| Ruth Arnold, Head of Services | |
| Tracey Lee, Head of Income Generation and Comms | |
| Charity Registration Number | 1126682 |
| Company Registration Number | 6738639 |
| The charity is incorporated in United Kingdom. | |
| Registered Office | Royal Oak House |
| Royal Oak Avenue | |
| Bristol | |
| BS1 4GB | |
| Auditor | Hazlewoods LLP |
| Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors | |
| Staverton Court | |
| Staverton | |
| Cheltenham | |
| GL51 0UX | |
| Bankers | Unity Trust Bank |
| Nine Brindley Place | |
| Birmingham | |
| B1 2HB | |
| Investec Wealth and Investment | |
| Beech House | |
| 61 Napier Street | |
| Sheffield | |
| S11 8HA | |
| Triodos Bank | |
| Deanery Road | |
| Bristol | |
| BS1 5AS |
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Trustees' Report
The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements and auditors' report of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The ‘Reference and administration details’ set out on page 1 forms 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:
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To reduce the impact of trauma and empower positive change for people who have experienced any form of sexual violence, however long ago, through the provision of services, support and information. Services are primarily provided to people in Bristol, Somerset and surrounding areas and in recognition that women and girls are disproportionately affected by sexual violence.
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To educate the public about sexual violence and raise awareness of the impacts of rape and sexual abuse on the survivor and wider society.
Our aims fully reflect the purposes that the charity was set up to further. We work in collaboration, and we promote an empowering culture both for our organisation’s members and for anyone who uses our service.
Our Vision
A world without sexual violence.
Our Mission
We listen to, believe in, and support survivors while advocating for an end to sexual violence, so that everyone can live a future free from abuse and its impacts.
Our Values
Quality - Inclusive - Trauma-Informed - Impactful - Survivor Led
Ensuring our work delivers our aims
We have a clear strategy which is underpinned by a detailed business plan and evaluation methods.
We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review considers 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 reducing the impact of trauma and empowering positive change for people who have experienced any form of sexual violence, and to educate the public about sexual violence and raise awareness of the impacts of rape and sexual abuse.
To meet these objectives, and thus the needs of our multiple stakeholders, SARSAS did the following:
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Delivered high-quality support using evidence-based models of practice within a trauma-informed framework through one-to-one counselling, group work, community outreach, waiting well initiatives, peer support and specialist support.
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Provided helpline services including telephone helpline, e-Support and Live Chat. This is for all victim-survivors to use for enquiry, anonymous ad-hoc or ongoing support, safe disclosure, signposting and safety planning.
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Worked in partnership with agencies across Avon and Somerset for the benefit of all victim-survivors to ensure our support is joined up, holistic and safe.
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Raised awareness with the public of services available through social media, website and the Survivors Pathway resource.
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Provided training for professionals working in domestic/sexual violence, social care, education, criminal justice and related sectors and workshops in schools, colleges and communities around consent and healthy relationships. Delivered workshops on sexual harassment in the workplace to a range of employers.
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Raised awareness of the wider issues and misconceptions surrounding sexual violence, including empowering victim-survivors to join us in calling for cultural change.
How our activities deliver public benefit
SARSAS recognises that the impact of sexual violence can affect victim-survivors’ mental and physical health, emotional and psychological development, family and relationships, employment and education prospects. Sexual violence is sometimes the identifiable trigger point leading to substance use, violent relationships, sex work and homelessness. SARSAS helps victim-survivors reduce the impact of trauma, improving their wellbeing and ability to function, and reducing the risk of repeat victimisation.
Regular evaluation also enables us to assess the impact of our programmes. Our latest sample of 223 clients across all our services in 2024/25 revealed the following positive changes:
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90% showed improved well-being: reporting improved emotional and mental health and self-care
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86% showed a reduction in symptoms: fewer flashbacks, reduced self-blame, fear and trauma
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84% could function better: reporting improved functionality at home, in work and social life, and in personal and family relationships
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82% had reduced risk: improved personal safety through increased awareness and ability to better risk assess situations (this outcome can be lower as not everyone presents with risk at the outset).
Through education and campaigning, SARSAS aims to raise public awareness of the reality and impact of rape and sexual violence, and ensure victim-survivors are informed of the support services available.
SARSAS recognises the intersectional and unique factors of every victim-survivor’s experience. Our services are accessible and include specialist services targeted at, and designed for, all communities. This has included community-based and specialist services for global majority communities, trans non-binary and intersex clients, and people with Learning Disabilities and Autism. We ensure victim-survivors’ voices inform and shape our service delivery.
1 It is estimated one in 18 men and one in four women will experience sexual violence in their lifetime (ONS 2023) . 2 This equates to 798,000 women and 275,000 men who are raped or sexually assaulted every year (ONS 2023) . It is estimated that the total economic and social cost of one rape is £39,360, totalling an annual cost of £4.8 3 billion (Home Office 2018) . These figures include the impact on health services (physical and emotional support), lost employment (an average of 137.7 hours per victim) and criminal justice costs. SARSAS is the lead agency of the Avon and Somerset Sexual Violence Consortium. Additionally, and crucially, we work alongside a wide network of frontline health, social, housing and educational services providing a joined-up and holistic approach to support. It is in this way that SARSAS’s value and impact is so far-reaching and able to impact multiple stakeholders.
All our charitable activities are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.
1
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/sexualoffencesprevalenceandvi ctimcharacteristicsenglandandwales
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https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/sexualoffencesinenglandandwa lesoverview/march2022
3 The economic and social costs of crime (publishing.service.gov.uk)
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Achievements and performance
SARSAS has delivered high-quality, specialised, life-changing, and, at times, life-saving support to victim-survivors of sexual violence.
Service developments
SARSAS continues to provide the following core services across the Avon and Somerset area. While the majority of our services are delivered face-to-face, we have increased our remote provision to approximately 45% to better accommodate clients who find this format more accessible.
- Referrals and assessments
Demand for our services continues to be high. In the year to 31st March 2025, we received 1,504 referrals for support (2024: 1,382). This represents an increase on the previous year and reflects both growing awareness of our services and rising levels of need within the community. Alongside this increase, we continue to see greater complexity in the needs of those we support. This includes higher levels of mental and physical health concerns, such as increased suicidal ideation, C-PTSD, long-term health conditions, complex mental health diagnoses, high anxiety, and elevated levels of depression. Many clients are also facing additional external pressures, often related to the ongoing cost of living crisis and closure or reduction of support services - for example, difficulties with housing and debt.
Our Pathway Navigator Service provides comprehensive and collaborative triage, assessment, and signposting for new clients. We delivered 645 assessments this year.
- Helpline services
We provide direct access to emotional support through our telephone helpline, e-Support and Live Chat facilities that run five days per week. Additionally, we offer an Emotional Support Call Service for particularly vulnerable clients on our waiting list. We provide a callback service with interpreters for callers who do not have English as a first language.
Collectively, in the year to 31st March 2025, these services received 3,067 contacts, totalling 1,251 hours of support. This included 1,790 calls to our helpline, 667 e-Support contacts, 631 Live Chats, 438 emotional support calls and 69 translated calls.
- Specialist support work
Specialist support work provides emotional, practical and advocacy support for victim-survivors who have complex needs. This includes specialist support for clients with Learning Disabilities and Autism. In the year ended 31st March 2025, we supported 142 specialist support work clients through 877 structured one-to-one sessions.
- Counselling
Specialist one-to-one counselling is delivered by qualified and experienced trauma counsellors. In the year to 31st March 2025, we supported 331 clients through 3,542 sessions. Additionally, we supported 29 clients through group therapy.
- Groups
Group work continues to be a core and crucial service, offering clients the powerful benefit of healing alongside other victim-survivors. We have facilitated ten groups this year. Our group work focus has been peer survivor-led groups and groups based within communities that face additional barriers to support, and as such may otherwise be underrepresented. Groups incorporate psychoeducational and holistic/self-care approaches. For example, we have facilitated trauma-informed yoga groups, peer-led support groups (including a group for trans, non-binary, intersex and gender diverse clients), psychoeducational trauma focused groups and creative survivor-led sessions.
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- Waiting Well Strategy
Our service waiting times are much longer than we would like and are a reflection of the ever-increasing demand for our services. In response we have developed a comprehensive ‘waiting well’ strategy which comprises the following elements:
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‘Getting Started’ - This four-week online group is offered to all clients that refer into our services and is accessible within six weeks of initial contact. Any clients who are on a waiting list but referred before these sessions were available have also been offered a space. The course is facilitated by two specialist support workers and can accommodate up to 20 participants per group. The focus of the program is to support individuals in understanding how trauma impacts their daily lives and offers accessible tools to reduce these symptoms. Sessions take a psycho-educational and holistic approach, focusing on tangible ways to improve mental health, safety and stabilisation skills. We are in the process of recording these sessions to create a stand-alone tool that will be available via a link on our website.
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Helpline and Emotional Support Calls - Our helpline services (telephone, live chat and email) are available five days per week. In addition, we run an ‘emotional support call’ service. Clients, identified at assessment as benefiting from additional emotional support whilst waiting, are offered up to four scheduled emotional support calls from our helpline, each lasting up to 40 minutes. A large proportion of these clients have then felt confident to access our helpline services independently.
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Self-help guides and tools - We have a variety of self-help guides available via our website, including easy read and translated versions and a free online trauma and self-care course.
Projects
- Pathfinder project
This three-year project, funded by NHS England and managed by the Avon and Somerset Sexual Violence Alliance, concluded in March 2025. The project improved pathways to support and enhanced therapy provision for victim-survivors, with a particular focus on clients with complex needs. The project was led and informed by survivor co-production.
- Sibling Sexual Abuse Project
Building on the Home Office funded project that ended 31st March 2022, the Sibling Sexual Abuse Project continued to build systems change that empowers victim-survivors of sibling sexual abuse to have a voice, build communities of support, and access the specialist help they need. This year we launched our new Sibling Sexual Abuse Website which includes a victim-survivor community forum.
- UpFront Survivors project
UpFront Survivors is funded through the Support for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (SVSCSA) Fund from the Home Office and is developed and delivered in partnership with Coventry University, The Green House and Viv Gordon Company. The project concluded in March 2025.
The project supported the child sexual abuse survivor community to lead cultural change through creating visibly survivor-led community spaces.
- Website and social media
Our 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 Southwest. 297,000 users accessed our website platforms in 2024/25.
Our Pause Play Stop online consent course continues to attract a wide user audience.
Our social media platform promotes self-care, awareness, education, and campaigning. Our social media platforms have attracted 8,656 followers this year.
- Training
We have continued to develop an extended training arm. Training and workshops on a variety of topics including consent, understanding sexual violence, responding to disclosures and sexual harassment in the workplace have been delivered to a wide range of audiences such as schools, colleges and universities, counsellors and professionals, and workplaces.
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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 Alliance and through the Keeping Bristol Safer Partnership, Somerset and BANES Domestic and Sexual Abuse Boards and community safety partnerships, we work with our partners to deliver service, share best practise, and develop innovative approaches to support.
Our community-based services this year have incorporated partnership working with Refugee Women of Bristol, Nilarri, DHI (drug and alcohol services), and the Nelson Trust (criminal justice and probation support). We are the lead facilitator of a Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex inclusion network which hosts events with other Rape Crisis centres and sexual violence charities sharing learning and best practice for providing inclusive services.
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.
Funding
Funding from Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) and NHS England South West continued, making up 80% (2024: 88%) of the grant funding in the year.
Several new grants started in the year, including:
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A three-year grant of £210,000 from The Henry Smith Charity was secured to fund our specialist support and counselling service.
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Garfield Weston Foundation awarded a two-year grant of £50,000 towards our direct delivery services.
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An extension to the Somerset Council PCC Grant of £40,000 was awarded for counselling and therapeutic group work.
Workforce development
Following the departure of the previous CEO in March 2024, Lorri Weaving was appointed as interim and then permanent CEO this year.
The following senior leadership positions have also been appointed this financial year, completing our planned Senior Leadership Team (SLT) structure.:
Ruth Arnold - Head of Services
Anita Flintoff - Head of Finance and People Tracey Lee - Head of Income Generation and Communications
The SLT has successfully navigated these significant changes in leadership, supported by the board, with minimal disruption to our staff or the people we support.
The Management Team continues to support the Senior Leadership Team with day-to-day operations of the organisation. As the year closes this comprises the Counselling Manager, Support Services Manager, Volunteer and Pathway Manager, Communications Manager, Finance Manager and Office Manager.
In the year to 31st March 2025, we have bid farewell to several members of the team who have moved on to new ventures, we wish them the absolute best for their futures. We also welcomed new people to the team.
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. Campaigns run in the last year include:
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence – raising awareness of the scale and impact of sexual violence while highlighting regional organisations who work towards ending VAWG through social media, blog posts and a vigil organised with the domestic abuse service, Next Link
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We’re Here – a joint, Bristol-wide campaign targeting students to promote sexual violence support services and counter myths around trauma support and reporting.
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Financial review
Financial summary
Income in the year totalled £2,882,335 (2024: 3,041,133) of which £2,593,252 (2024: £2,843,666) 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 group work – to relieve the trauma and distress of those who have experienced sexual violence.
Expenditure in the year totalled £3,120,324 (2024: 3,086,287) of which £3,003,186 (2024: 2,944,414) related to charitable activities. Of this amount spent on charitable activities, the most sizeable is on staff costs which totalled £1,281,749 (2024: £1,230,849).
An investment was held with Investec Wealth and Investment during the year with the purpose of securing funds and achieving reasonable returns. The investment is low-to-medium risk and is spread between fixed interest, equities, property, alternative assets and cash. Investment income of £5,066 (2024: £5,199) was earned in the year. During the year £50,000 of the £169,449 investment was sold to support cashflow. At the 31 March 2025 the investment was valued at £115,397 and was impacted by a decrease in value of £4,025 (2024: increased by £3,495). Following the year end, Investec Wealth and Investment (“Investec”) combined with Rathbones Investment Management Limited (“Rathbones”). Consent was given for the investment to transfer to Rathbones and the investment is now held for the same purpose and with the same investment management approach.
Total funds at 31st March 2025 were £194,835 (2024: £496,876) which were all attributable to unrestricted reserves (2024 unrestricted funds: £358,108) and no restricted reserves remained at year end (2024 restricted funds: £89,163). Of the unrestricted funds £23,487 has been designated (2024: £58,717).
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.
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Reserves policy
During the year, the Trustees reviewed the organisation’s reserves policy. Based on Charity Commission guidance, the Trustees have reassessed the policy and revised it taking a risk-based approach. The revised policy requires unrestricted reserves to cover closure costs as a minimum. Closure costs are the cost of payments due to staff (notice and redundancy pay) and any other legal obligations in the event of closure.
The Trustees recognise that the ideal level of reserves would cover a controlled wind down over a four-month period, where SARSAS can ensure clients are safe, leave with supported outcomes, with any clients on our waiting list contacted and signposted to other services. The ideal level of reserves should also include an amount to provide resilience to small drops in income. Reserves above the agreed ideal levels will be reinvested in the organisation.
At the 31 March 2025 unrestricted reserves are £194,834. Closure costs are currently estimated at £154,695. Year-end unrestricted reserves are therefore £40,139 higher than the minimum reserves position in line with policy.
The trustees recognise that due to the current economic climate, although reserves are above the minimum level, this is below the ideal level described above and are focused on increasing reserves to the ideal level over the next 2-3 financial years to build the resilience of the organisation.
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 fundraising effort mainly involves encouraging donations and gifts from individuals, campaigns such as the Big Give, supporting individuals in sponsorship events and corporate charity of the year nominations.
During the year, SARSAS 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 no complaints relating to fundraising in the financial year (2024: 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.
Our Fundraising and Vulnerable People policy is available on request. In addition to our policy, we have an operating procedure to protect vulnerable people.
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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 seeks to increase its work with a wider range of funding bodies and diversifies the portfolio of funders.
SARSAS has already secured 83% of forecast income for the 2025/26 financial year.
Focused fundraising activity continues to raise funds from statutory and trusts and foundation grants. Whilst the fundraising landscape is more challenging than in the COVID-19 pandemic years, funders continue to be receptive to the applications made and therefore there is confidence 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.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
| Trustees: | Chandni Palan (appointed 5 December 2024) |
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| Hannah Pickering (appointed 5 December 2024) | |
| Aysha Tailor Whyte | |
| Jennifer Dekalb-Poyer | |
| Rosie May | |
| Rachel Notley | |
| Charlotte Chappell | |
| Rachel Johnson | |
| Rani Fernandez (resigned 31 August 2024) | |
| Sian Blackham (resigned 5 December 2024) | |
| Chair: | Rachel Notley |
| Senior Management / Leadership | Lorri Weaving, Chief Executive Officer |
| Team: | Anita Flintoff, Head of Finance and People |
| Ruth Arnold, Head of Services | |
| Tracey Lee, Head of Income Generation and Comms |
Structure, governance and management
Nature of governing document
SARSAS is a private company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a charity registered with the Charity Commission. During the year the memorandum and articles of association were amended. The purpose of the charity was extended to include all people experiencing sexual violence as our beneficiaries, and the documents reviewed to ensure gender-neutral wording throughout.
These new memorandum and articles of association were adopted by the Trustees by Special Resolution on 31st July 2024.
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Recruitment and appointment of trustees
Trustees are elected by members of the charity or co-opted and elected at General Meetings.
Hannah Pickering was appointed as a new Trustee and Treasurer on the 5th December 2024. We were also fortunate to welcome Chandni Palan as a new Trustee to the Board this year. Chandni was also appointed on 5th December 2024.
There is an ongoing process of Trustee recruitment and induction to ensure that SARSAS has a sufficient and appropriate number of Trustees for the Board to carry out its duties and responsibility effectively.
Induction and training of trustees
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.
Organisational structure
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 a subcommittee being the Finance, Risk and HR Sub Committee which meets with the same regularity a week prior to each Board meeting.
A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed by the Trustees to manage the day-to-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.
Relationships with related parties
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.
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 19 of the financial statements for further information about related party transactions.
SARSAS is the lead agency of the Avon and Somerset Sexual Violence Consortium and, throughout the year, worked closely The Green House, Womankind, Southmead Project, Kinergy and Safe Link to deliver high quality services to victim-survivors.
Arrangements for setting key management personnel remuneration
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 conducted as required or as part of the recruitment of new posts through web searches for similar posts, use of relevant sector benchmarking data 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 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:
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- (1) SARSAS is not in a sustainable financial position due to lack of grant funding, insufficient reserves, inadequate cashflow or low levels of fundraising
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.
(2) IT systems are not fit for purpose and data security is compromised
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) is in place.
- (3) The SARSAS Trans Policy may be subject to challenge.
Regular monitoring of social media, client feedback and relevant legal cases to ensure we response appropriately to any matters raised on this topic. One of our Trustees attended a manager team meeting in Nov 2024 to advise on comms crisis response. An update on the RCEW statement on women-only spaces was provided to the Board away day in February 2025. Following the Supreme Court judgement in April 2025, we have added a brief holding statement to the home page of our website: 'In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, we are assessing any legal implications on our organisation. Kindly bear with us while we do this'.
- (4) SARSAS does not work effectively with its partners
Service level agreements and contracts are in place with all partners which include clear responsibilities and deliverables. All the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are monitored closely and discussed with all partners at regular review meetings.
- (5) Staffing levels are not appropriately maintained due to a combination of loss of key staff, high staff turnover and inability to recruit in a timely and effective manner
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.
SARSAS provides a safe and secure working environment for staff. The hybrid working model allows staff to work flexibly as suitable for their role.
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 business4. 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 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.
4 https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/dedicated-helplines/
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Trustees' Report
Plans for future periods
Aims and key objectives for future periods
Long waiting lists remain our biggest challenge as demand for our service continues to exceed our service delivery capacity. We will continue to explore meaningful ways to support people whilst they are waiting, building on the strategies we have put into place this year.
Our Pathfinder work will take a wider systems approach to sexual violence across the region, ensuring pathways are simple and accessible for all, whilst retaining client choice and autonomy.
This year we are excited to launch a new drop-in and reach-out service. This will be a weekly service alternating between our office space and community reach out sessions. This service will provide a mixture of advocacy, community support and signposting. It will include surgery sessions hosted by partners with expertise in topics such as debt, housing and health.
We will continue to develop our community partnership work to ensure our services are inclusive and accessible. This will include services for the LGBTQ+ community, global majority communities and older women. Our specialist services for people with learning disabilities and autism will continue to be a priority. We are also committed to ensuring the voice of our victim-survivor continues to inform and shape our service delivery and this will be a particular focus in the coming year.
28/8/2025 The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Rachel Notley Chair and trustee
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Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland". The report and accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Disclosure of information to auditor
Each trustee has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information. The trustees confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.
28/8/2025 Approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:
fakl ......................................... A Rachel Notley Chair and trustee
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising Charities SORP - FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and applicable law (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and the provisions available for small entities, in the circumstances set out in note to the financial statements, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
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.
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Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Trustees' Report which includes the Directors' Report prepared for the purposes of company law for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Trustees' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities (set out on page 13), the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s 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.
Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
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:
We considered the nature of the company’s industry and its control environment and reviewed the company’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.
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In common with all audits conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override of controls. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgements made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:
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reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
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performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatements due to fraud;
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enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
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reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.
A further description of our responsibilities is available 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 charitable company's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
...................................... Scott Lawrence (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP, Statutory Auditor
Staverton Court Staverton Cheltenham GL51 0UX
29/8/2025 Date:.............................
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Investment income 6 Other income 5 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 7 Charitable activities 8 Total expenditure Net expenditure Other recognised gains and losses Other gains/losses Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 17 |
Unrestricted funds £ 36,302 - 5,066 165,414 206,782 (51,491) (314,512) (366,003) (159,221) (4,052) (163,273) 358,108 194,835 |
Restricted funds £ 22,301 2,593,252 - - 2,615,553 (65,647) (2,688,674) (2,754,321) (138,768) - (138,768) 138,768 - |
Total 2025 £ 58,603 2,593,252 5,066 165,414 |
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| 2,822,335 | |||
| (117,138) (3,003,186) |
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| (3,120,324) | |||
| (297,989) (4,052) |
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| (302,041) 496,876 |
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| 194,835 |
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
Prior year comparative
| Prior year comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Investment income 6 Other income 5 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 7 Charitable activities 8 Total expenditure Net (expenditure)/income Other recognised gains and losses Other gains/losses Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 17 |
Unrestricted funds £ 33,059 - 5,119 132,636 170,814 (52,895) (212,678) (265,573) (94,759) 3,495 (91,264) 449,372 358,108 |
Restricted funds £ 26,653 2,843,666 - - 2,870,319 (88,978) (2,731,736) (2,820,714) 49,605 - 49,605 89,163 138,768 |
Total 2024 £ 59,712 2,843,666 5,119 132,636 |
| 3,041,133 | |||
| (141,873) (2,944,414) |
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| (3,086,287) | |||
| (45,154) 3,495 |
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| (41,659) 538,535 |
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| 496,876 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2024 is shown in note 17.
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(Registration number: 6738639) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Tangible assets | 12 | 54,529 | 93,983 |
| Investments | 13 | 115,397 | 169,449 |
| 169,926 | 263,432 | ||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Debtors due in over 1 year | - | 4,950 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 14 | 203,811 | 315,039 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 133,219 | 508,308 | |
| 337,030 | 823,347 | ||
| Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 15 | (312,121) | (594,853) |
| Net current assets | 24,909 | 228,494 | |
| Net assets excluding pension liability | 194,835 | 491,926 | |
| Net assets | 194,835 | 496,876 | |
| Funds of the charity: | |||
| Restricted income funds | |||
| Restricted funds | 17 | - | 138,768 |
| Unrestricted income funds | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 194,835 | 358,108 | |
| Total funds | 17 | 194,835 | 496,876 |
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements on pages 17 to 37 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 28/8/2025 .................... and signed on their behalf by:
......................................... Rachel Notley Chair and trustee
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Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| Note Cash flows from operating activities Net movement in funds Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items Depreciation 7 Investment income 6 Revaluation of investments Working capital adjustments Decrease in debtors 14 (Decrease)/increase in creditors 15 Net cash flows from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Interest receivable and similar income 6 Purchase of tangible fixed assets 12 Sale of investments Net cash flows from investing activities Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March |
2025 £ (302,041) 42,547 (5,066) 4,052 (260,508) 116,178 (282,732) (427,062) 5,066 (3,093) 50,000 51,973 (375,089) 508,308 133,219 |
2024 £ (41,659) 29,748 (5,119) (3,495) |
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| (20,525) 54,452 76,566 |
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| 110,493 | ||
| 5,119 (23,887) - |
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| (18,768) | ||
| 91,725 416,583 |
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| 508,308 |
The charity has no debt and therefore no analysis of net debt is presented.
All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
1 Charity status
The charity is limited by guarantee, incorporated in United Kingdom, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.
The address of its registered office is: Royal Oak House Royal Oak Avenue Bristol BS1 4GB
2 Accounting policies
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Going concern
The 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
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
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.
Income and endowments
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.
Income received in advance of the provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met (see note 18).
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Donations and legacies
Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.
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.
Investment income
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.
Deferred income
Deferred income represents amounts received for future periods and is released to incoming resources in the period for which, it has been received. Such income is only deferred when:
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The donor specifies that the grant or donation must only be used in future accounting periods; or
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The donor has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement.
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
Raising funds
These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
Charitable activities
Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs associated with the provision of services to service users along with the production of materials and educational activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.
Support costs
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.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Taxation
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets costing £300.00 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation and amortisation
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:
Asset class Depreciation method and rate Fixtures and Fittings 3-6 years straight line Computers and equipment 4 years straight line
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.
Trade debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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.
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.
3 Income from donations and legacies
| Donations and legacies; Donations from companies, trusts and similar proceeds Donations from individuals Total for 2025 Total for 2024 |
Unrestricted funds General £ 29,247 7,055 36,302 33,059 |
Restricted funds £ 22,301 - 22,301 26,653 |
Total funds £ 51,548 7,055 |
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| 58,603 | |||
| 59,712 |
The Charity 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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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
4 Income from charitable activities
| Income from charitable activities | ||
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| Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation Avon & Somerset OPCC Barnardo's Garfield Weston Hodge Foundation Home Office HSBC Ministry of Justice - Bristol Ministry of Justice - RASAF Ministry of Justice - Taunton National Lottery Community Fund NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) ICB NHS England - Pathfinder NHS England South West Norman Family Charitable Trust Schroder Charity Trust Sir Halley Stewart Trust Somerset Community Foundation Somerset County Council St James Place Charitable Foundation SPARK Somerset Open Mental Health Swindon Public Health Taunton Women’s Aid The Brook Trust The Clothesworkers’ Foundation The Henry Smith Charity The Medlock Foundation The James Tudor Foundation The Rayne Foundation The Screwfix Foundation The Three Guineas Trust |
Restricted funds £ 21,645 45,794 46,872 29,167 10,000 266,969 12,559 765 716,354 765 912 31,611 105,850 916,995 94 750 20,000 43,964 60,000 12,500 16,786 6,383 (7,500) 14,708 2,368 110,000 5,000 10,000 24,744 1,364 65,833 2,593,252 |
Total 2025 £ 21,645 45,794 46,872 29,167 10,000 266,969 12,559 765 716,354 765 912 31,611 105,850 916,995 94 750 20,000 43,964 60,000 12,500 16,786 6,383 (7,500) 14,708 2,368 110,000 5,000 10,000 24,744 1,364 65,833 |
| 2,593,252 |
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| Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation Avon & Somerset OPCC Barnardo's Bath Women's Fund Developing Health & Independence Garfield Weston Home Office Merchant Venturers Ministry of Justice - Bristol Ministry of Justice - RASAF Ministry of Justice - Taunton National Lottery Community Fund NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) CCG NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) ICB NHS England - Pathfinder NHS England South West Norman Family Charitable Trust North Somerset Council Quartet Community Foundation Rape Crisis England & Wales ROSA Schroder Charity Trust Sir Halley Stewart Trust Somerset Community Foundation Somerset County Council SPARK Somerset Open Mental Health Swindon Public Health Taunton Women’s Aid The Brook Trust The Clothesworkers’ Foundation The Henry Smith Charity The Rayne Foundation The Screwfix Foundation The Three Guineas Trust |
Restricted funds £ 21,211 84,731 46,871 4,234 3,679 20,833 248,507 4,755 71,411 477,569 71,411 912 87,700 30,000 129,083 1,229,863 1,163 22,500 10,000 871 6,776 2,250 30,000 25,418 10,886 19,442 4,801 17,500 34,000 (1,435) 39,906 15,000 1,818 70,000 2,843,666 |
Total 2024 £ 21,211 84,731 46,871 4,234 3,679 20,833 248,507 4,755 71,411 477,569 71,411 912 87,700 30,000 129,083 1,229,863 1,163 22,500 10,000 871 6,776 2,250 30,000 25,418 10,886 19,442 4,801 17,500 34,000 (1,435) 39,906 15,000 1,818 70,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,843,666 |
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5 Income from other trading activities
| 5 Income from other trading activities |
||
|---|---|---|
| Provision of training courses Rental income Festivals & Events Other Income |
Total 2025 £ 94,691 2,200 50,224 18,299 165,414 |
Total 2024 £ 131,356 1,280 - - |
| 132,636 |
Income from other trading activities was all unrestricted in the current and prior year.
- 6 Investment income
| 6 Investment income |
||
|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Other income from fixed asset investments | 5,066 | 5,119 |
Investment income is from investments held in the period and is wholly unrestricted. See note 13 to these financial statements for further details
7 Expenditure on raising funds
| Staff costs Recruitment Staff support and development Travel and subsistence Fundraising Office running costs Depreciation Professional fees AGM and governance Total for 2025 Total for 2024 |
Fundraising costs £ 29,157 327 1,142 306 1,250 4,480 923 34,502 24 72,111 109,609 |
Support Costs £ 33,137 372 1,298 348 - 5,091 1,049 3,705 27 45,027 32,264 |
2025 Total £ 62,294 699 2,440 654 1,250 9,571 1,972 38,207 51 117,138 141,873 |
2024 Total £ 80,974 2,067 3,890 2,048 5,108 12,597 1,836 33,319 34 141,873 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
In the year ended 31 March 2025, expenditure of £117,138 (2024: £141,873) was incurred on raising funds, of which £51,491 (2024: £52,895) was unrestricted and £65,647 (2024: £88,978) was restricted.
10-20% of support costs have been allocated to fundraising activities in the current year (2024: 10-20%) based on salary allocation.
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8 Expenditure on charitable activities
| Staff costs Recruitment Staff support and development Travel and subsistence Volunteer & Volunteer Counsellors costs Contractors and counsellors Other Direct Service Costs Project Work Office Running Costs Depreciation Bad debt write off Professional Fees AGM & Governance Total for 2024 |
Charitable Activities £ 1,048,543 11,758 41,079 11,013 8,743 906,158 46,856 365,601 161,107 33,192 1,500 57,524 847 2,693,921 2,706,083 |
Support costs £ 233,206 2,615 9,136 2,449 - - - - 35,834 7,382 - 18,455 188 309,265 238,331 |
2025 £ 1,281,749 14,373 50,215 13,462 8,743 906,158 46,856 365,601 196,941 40,574 1,500 75,979 1,035 3,003,186 2,944,414 |
2024 £ 1,230,849 31,424 59,123 31,134 5,707 958,111 55,328 322,085 191,492 27,912 - 30,735 514 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,944,414 | ||||
Expenditure on charitable activities was £3,003,186 (2024: £2,944,414) of which £314,512 (2024: £212,678) was unrestricted and £2,688,674 (2024: £2,731,736) was restricted.
9 Net incoming/outgoing resources
Net outgoing resources for the year include:
| Operating leases - plant and machinery Audit fees Other non-audit services Depreciation of fixed assets |
2025 £ 4,827 10,500 12,340 42,547 |
2024 £ 3,979 9,900 4,070 29,748 |
|---|---|---|
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10 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
| The aggregate payroll costs were as follows: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Staff costs during the year were: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2025 £ 1,203,774 88,927 51,342 1,344,043 |
2024 £ 1,167,516 88,802 55,505 |
| 1,311,823 |
During the year, the charity made redundancy and/or termination payments which totalled £Nil (2024 - £Nil).
One employee (2024: one employee) received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.
The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £211,605 (2024 - £217,173).
Key management personnel:
-
Trustees
-
Chief Executive Officer - Head of Finance and People - Head of Income Generation and Comms - Head of Services
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management / leadership team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:
| Average headcount | 2025 No 50 |
2024 No 55 |
|---|---|---|
11 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
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12 Tangible fixed assets
| Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions Disposals At 31 March 2025 Depreciation At 1 April 2024 Charge for the year Eliminated on disposals At 31 March 2025 Net book value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 13 Fixed asset investments Other investments |
Fixtures and fittings £ 95,714 1,552 (48,203) 49,063 37,519 28,465 (48,203) 17,781 31,282 58,195 |
Computer equipment £ 68,532 1,541 (19,290) 50,783 32,744 14,082 (19,290) 27,536 23,247 35,788 2025 £ 115,397 |
Total £ 164,246 3,093 (67,493) 99,846 70,263 42,547 (67,493) 45,317 54,529 93,983 2024 £ 169,449 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other investments
| Valuation At 1 April 2024 Revaluation Disposals At 31 March 2025 Net book value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 |
Listed investments £ 169,449 (4,052) (50,000) |
|---|---|
| 115,397 | |
| 115,397 | |
| 169,449 |
The charity has a portfolio investment of £100,000 (2024: £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 Accrued interest |
2025 £ 2024 £ 44,034 52,918 4,722 16,050 7,056 19,597 36,636 41,038 2,149 10,926 17,289 25,661 3,511 3,101 |
|---|---|
| 115,397 169,291 |
|
| 293 158 |
|
| 115,690 169,449 |
14 Debtors
| Trade debtors Prepayments Accrued income Other debtors Other debtors |
2025 £ 38,084 21,075 143,736 916 203,811 2025 £ - |
2024 £ 108,317 59,156 144,988 2,578 |
|---|---|---|
| 315,039 | ||
| 2024 £ 4,950 |
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15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals Deferred income |
2025 £ 49,520 27,962 144,399 90,240 312,121 |
2024 £ 306,548 32,400 123,449 132,456 |
| 594,853 |
| Deferred income at 1 April 2024 Resources deferred in the period Amounts released from previous periods Deferred income at year end |
2025 £ (132,456) (90,240) 132,456 (90,240) |
2024 £ (267,178) (132,456) 267,178 |
|---|---|---|
| (132,456) |
16 Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts
The total value of future minimum lease payments was as follows:
| Within one year In two to five years |
2025 £ 21,854 4,709 26,563 |
2024 £ 45,631 20,577 |
|---|---|---|
| 66,208 |
17 Funds
| 17 Funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Balance at | ||||
| Balance at 1 | Incoming | Resources | recognised | 31 March | |
| April 2024 | resources | expended | gains/(losses) | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | 358,108 | 206,782 | (366,003) | (4,052) | 194,835 |
| Restricted funds | |||||
| Donations - Big Give | 26,653 | 22,301 | (48,954) | - | - |
| Albert Gubay Charitable | |||||
| Foundation | 17,566 | 21,645 | (39,211) | - | - |
| Avon & Somerset OPCC | - | 45,794 | (45,794) | - | - |
| Barnardo's | - | 46,872 | (46,872) | - | - |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | - | 29,167 | (29,167) | - | - |
| Hodge Foundation | - | 10,000 | (10,000) | - | - |
| Home office | - | 266,969 | (266,969) | - | - |
| HSBC Capital Grant | - | 12,559 | (12,559) | - | - |
| Ministry of Justice - Bristol | - | 765 | (765) | - | - |
| Ministry of Justice - Taunton | - | 765 | (765) | - | - |
| Ministry of Justice - RASAF | - | 716,354 | (716,354) | - | - |
| National Lottery | - | 912 | (912) | - | - |
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| NHS BNSSG ICB NHS England South West NHS - Pathfinder Norman Family Charitable Trust Schroder Charity Trust Sir Halley Stewart Somerset Community Foundation Somerset County Council St James Place Charitable Foundation SPARK Somerset Open Mental Health Swindon Public Health Taunton Women's Aid The Brook Trust The Clothworkers Foundation The Henry Smith Charity The James Tudor Foundation The Medlock Trust The Rayne Foundation The Screwfix Foundation The Three Guineas Trust Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2024 £ - 26,879 67,670 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 138,768 496,876 |
Incoming resources £ 31,611 916,995 105,850 94 750 20,000 43,964 60,000 12,500 16,786 6,383 (7,500) 14,708 2,368 110,000 10,000 5,000 24,744 1,364 65,833 2,615,553 2,822,335 |
Resources expended £ Other recognised gains/(losses) £ (31,611) - (943,874) - (173,520) - (94) - (750) - (20,000) - (43,964) - (60,000) - (12,500) - (16,786) - (6,383) - 7,500 - (14,708) - (2,368) - (110,000) - (10,000) - (5,000) - (24,744) - (1,364) - (65,833) - (2,754,321) - (3,120,324) (4,052) |
Balance at 31 March 2025 £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ||||
| 194,835 |
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The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation
Funding for a community groupwork project, working in partnership with social care agencies and community groups, to engage people who have been subject to sexual violence or coercion in specialist trauma-informed group support.
Avon and Somerset OPCC
Funding for the extension of support to people in Avon and Somerset who have experienced rape or 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.
Bath Women’s Fund
Funding to support the survivor voice work through the delivery of survivor-led groups for women who have experienced rape or sexual abuse.
Developing Health & Independence (DHI)
Funding to be used for the provision of counselling services for victim-survivors of recent rape and sexual abuse.
Garfield Weston Foundation
Funding for a support for people who have been subject to sexual violence in specialist trauma-informed group setting.
Home Office
Funding towards the UpFront Survivors Project which has been created to enhance survivor leadership, create visible survivor communities and provide creative support and outlets to survivors of child sexual abuse.
Merchant Venturers
Funding towards the provision of the Getting Started online course for victim-survivors of rape and sexual violence.
Ministry of Justice (Bristol)
Funding towards the provision of direct and front-line support to female victims of rape and sexual violence in Bristol.
Ministry of Justice (Taunton)
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.
National Lottery Community Fund
Funding towards the refurbishment of the Bristol office and provision of group work for victim-survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
NHS England
Funding towards the provision of direct and front-line support to victim-survivors of rape and sexual violence.
NHS England
Funding a project, managed by the Avon and Somerset Sexual Violence Alliance, aiming to transform the health and community service for adult victim-survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
Norman Family Charitable Trus t
Funding to provide a preventative educational programme for college students in Somerset, focused on sexual violence, consent and healthy relationships, explore through participatory workshops.
North Somerset Council
Funding for the development and provision of online workshops as part of the Safer Streets Violence Against Women and Girls project.
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Quartet Community Foundation
Funding towards a specialist support service for women with learning disabilities and autism who have experienced rape and sexual abuse.
Rape Crisis England & Wales
Funding towards a specialist support service for women with learning disabilities and autism who have experienced rape and sexual abuse.
ROSA
Funding towards communications and campaign activities around rape and sexual violence.
Schroder Charity Trust
Funding for the provision of helpline services for victim-survivors of sexual violence.
Sir Halley Stewart Trust
Funding to support a project with the aim of creating systems change that will empower victim-survivors of sibling sexual abuse to have a voice, build communities of support and access the specialist help they need.
Somerset Community Foundation
Funding a variety of projects with the aim of supporting victim-survivors of rape and sexual abuse in Somerset.
Somerset County Council Funding for the development and provision of training courses on a variety of sexual violence related topics in educational settings.
SPARK Somerset Open Mental Health
Funding for the extension of support to victim-survivors in Somerset who have experienced rape or sexual abuse.
Swindon Public Health
Funding for the development and maintenance of the Pause Play Stop website.
Taunton Women’s Aid
Funding a variety of projects with the aim of supporting victim-survivors of rape and sexual abuse in Somerset.
The Brook Trust
Funding for the counselling service for victim-survivors who have experienced rape and sexual abuse.
The Clothworkers Foundation
Funding for the refurbishment of the new Taunton premises secured in January 2020
The Henry Smith Charity
Funding for a specialist support and counselling service for women who have experienced rape and sexual abuse.
The Rayne Foundation
Funding to support a project with the aim of creating systems change that will empower victim-survivors of sibling sexual abuse to have a voice, build communities of support and access the specialist help they need.
The Screwfix Foundation
Funding for building and refurbishment works at the Taunton office.
The Three Guineas Trust
Funding towards a specialist support service for women with learning disabilities and autism who have experienced rape and sexual abuse.
| Other | Balance at | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 | Incoming | Resources | recognised | 31 March | |
| April 2023 | resources | expended | gains/(losses) | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | 449,372 | 170,814 | (265,573) | 3,495 | 358,108 |
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| Restricted Donations - Big Give Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation Avon & Somerset OPCC Barnardo's Bath Women's Fund Developing Health & Independence (DHI)NewRow_5 Garfield Weston Foundation Home office Merchant Ventures Ministry of Justice - Bristol Ministry of Justice - Taunton Ministry of Justice - RASAF National Lottery NHS BNSSG CCG NHS BNSSG ICB NHS England South West NHS - Pathfinder NHS - SV Therapies Mobilisation Norman Family Charitable Trust North Somerset Council Quartet Community Foundation Rape Crisis England - & Wales ROSA Schroder Charity Trust Sir Halley Stewart Somerset Community Foundation Somerset County Council SPARK Somerset Open Mental Health Swindon Public Health Taunton Women's Aid The Brook Trust The Clothworkers Foundation The Henry Smith Charity The Rayne Foundation The Screwfix Foundation The Three Guineas Trust Total restricted funds |
Balance at 1 April 2023 £ 30,000 17,567 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49,096 (7,500) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 89,163 |
Incoming resources £ 26,653 21,211 84,732 46,871 4,234 3,679 20,833 248,506 4,755 71,411 71,411 477,569 912 87,700 30,000 1,229,863 129,083 - 1,163 22,500 10,000 871 6,776 2,250 30,000 25,418 10,886 19,442 4,801 17,500 34,000 (1,435) 39,906 15,000 1,818 70,000 2,870,319 |
Resources expended £ Other recognised gains/(losses) £ (30,000) - (21,212) - (84,732) - (46,871) - (4,234) - (3,679) - (20,833) - (248,506) - (4,755) - (71,411) - (71,411) - (477,569) - (912) - (87,700) - (30,000) - (1,202,984) - (110,509) - 7,500 - (1,163) - (22,500) - (10,000) - (871) - (6,776) - (2,250) - (30,000) - (25,418) - (10,886) - (19,442) - (4,801) - (17,500) - (34,000) - 1,435 - (39,906) - (15,000) - (1,818) - (70,000) - (2,820,714) - |
Balance at 31 March 2024 £ 26,653 17,566 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26,879 67,670 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138,768 |
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| Balance at 1 April 2023 £ Total funds 538,535 18 Analysis of net assets between funds Tangible fixed assets Fixed asset investments Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets Tangible fixed assets Fixed asset investments Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets |
Incoming resources £ Resources expended £ Other recognised gains/(losses) £ Balance at 31 March 2024 £ 3,041,133 (3,086,287) 3,495 496,876 Unrestricted funds Restricted Total funds at 31 March General £ funds £ 2025 £ - 54,529 54,529 115,397 - 115,397 79,438 257,592 337,030 - (312,121) (312,121) 194,835 - 194,835 Unrestricted funds Restricted Total funds at 31 March General £ funds £ 2024 £ - 93,983 93,983 169,449 - 169,449 188,659 639,638 828,297 - (594,853) (594,853) 358,108 138,768 496,876 |
Incoming resources £ Resources expended £ Other recognised gains/(losses) £ Balance at 31 March 2024 £ 3,041,133 (3,086,287) 3,495 496,876 Unrestricted funds Restricted Total funds at 31 March General £ funds £ 2025 £ - 54,529 54,529 115,397 - 115,397 79,438 257,592 337,030 - (312,121) (312,121) 194,835 - 194,835 Unrestricted funds Restricted Total funds at 31 March General £ funds £ 2024 £ - 93,983 93,983 169,449 - 169,449 188,659 639,638 828,297 - (594,853) (594,853) 358,108 138,768 496,876 |
Balance at 31 March 2024 £ 496,876 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 194,835 | |||
| Total funds at 31 March 2024 £ 93,983 169,449 828,297 (594,853) |
|||
| 496,876 |
19 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in the year (2024: none). There were no outstanding balances with related parties as at 31 March 2025 (2024: £Nil)
Capital commitments
The total amount contracted for but not provided in the financial statements was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).
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