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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the Period And unaudited Financial Statements

From: 1st April 2024 To: 31st March 2025 Charity name: Restored

Charity registration number: 1136774 Registered Company: 07243226 (England and Wales)

HIGHLIGHTS 2024-25

We now have a Church Guide in print for each nation in the United Kingdom

“This was thought-provoking and so important for the Church to engage with.”

We welcomed 152 new women into our Survivors Network

“Restored was the first resource I had available that clearly knew what I needed and what I was going through in a nonjudgmental and loving way.”

Seven churches have joined the Restored Beacon Network

“ The church has been a massive support both emotionally and physically.”

We launched Restored in Wales with a conference in Cardiff.

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS
Forward from the CEO 4
WHO WE ARE 6
RESTORED’S IMPACT 2024-5 9
FINANCIAL REVIEW 13
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT 15
SAFEGUARDING 17
FUNDRAISING STATEMENT 19
TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 22
BALANCE SHEET 23
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 26
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 37
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RESTORED 41

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Forward from the CEO

Against the backdrop of a challenging landscape in the charity sector, this last financial year has been one of continued steady growth for Restored. Income growth, growth in the Survivors Network, growth in the Beacon Network and growth in the reach and impact of Restored. The year hasn’t been without challenges, including a change in staff, personal bereavements within the team, and an ever-changing political and economic environment. The Restored team, however, has demonstrated extraordinary resilience and determination to achieve our mission

That resilience is borne out of a passion to change the story for survivors of domestic abuse. This year, we’ve seen the number of women in the network rise to over 750, each accessing support at their own level of need. Thirty of those women joined us on our first-ever Restored Retreat, a weekend of friendship, faith, and fun. It was a personal highlight to meet face to face with women I’ve only met online and to see friendships forged on Zoom have a chance to flourish in person.

Relationships matter to us, and this year we have taken great delight in developing and strengthening our relationships with the Salvation Army, the Church of England, and the Church of Scotland. We recognise that as a small organisation, power lies in partnership. We can achieve so much more together, leveraging the reach of major denominations to raise awareness about domestic abuse throughout the UK Church and internationally.

And we want to do more. We know that what we do transforms lives. One woman put it like this:

“ Finding Restored was the difference between me making it, or not.”

It’s hard to underestimate the impact on a survivor when they find a community of survivors who understand what they have been through. Domestic abuse isolates victims from friends or family; restoration is found in reversing that isolation and providing community. We do that online, but are passionate about equipping churches to do that in person, in their communities. We’ve welcomed seven new churches into the Beacon Network this year, each committed to walking alongside survivors and demonstrating a better way to model relationships between men and women.

It has also been a year of going back to our roots and revisiting the two questions that sparked the start of Restored. In 2008, faced with the overwhelming realities

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of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), our founders felt God asking them; “Where is the Church?” and “Where are the men?” when it comes to responding. Over the last five years we’ve been laser-focused on that first question and have created a clear strategy to equip the Church to stand against domestic abuse and support survivors. We now feel God’s call to turn our attention back to that second question, to look for ways to engage men in the conversation about VAWG.

Last year, I had the privilege of speaking to 1,000 men at a festival in a field near Swindon and talking to them about the realities of VAWG. It was a moment that inspired me to revisit the second question, as these men overwhelmingly responded with a desire to know how they could help change the story for women. Since then, we have spoken at the UN about the importance of male allies in the work to end VAWG and are assembling a team to envision what engaging men could look like.

There is, as ever, much to be done. The small but mighty Restored team achieves an astonishing amount with very little. It is time to increase the resources available further, expand the team, and broaden the scope of our work.

Restored’s influence is growing year on year both nationally and internationally. In a world where resources are being pulled away from promoting gender equality, Restored must be able to continue to equip the global Church to play its part in ending domestic abuse, modelling healthy relationships and supporting survivors on their road to recovery.

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WHO WE ARE

Our mission

To speak up about violence against women and girls, to equip the church to stand against domestic abuse and support survivors.

Our values

The values held by all who work at Restored:

We follow where Jesus leads:

Seeking justice, walking humbly and showing compassion

We have courageous hope:

Believing every story can change

We nurture safe community:

Bringing people together to learn, grow and share stories.

We challenge and change culture:

Working relentlessly to see equality

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Objectives and activities

Advancement of Religion

To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the worldwide public in accordance with the following statements of belief:

  1. that men and women are equal in the sight of God;

  2. that Violence Against Women (VAW) in all its forms is unacceptable, inexcusable and intolerable;

  3. that men and women should work together to end VAW and to transform relationships; and

  4. that the Church has a vital role in ending VAW and in transforming relationships both amongst Christians and in the community.

To advance the Christian religion in ending VAW and transforming relationships for the benefit of the worldwide public through the holding of prayer.

Promotion of Human Rights

To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) throughout the world, specifically with a view to ending VAW and transforming relationships, by all or any of the following means:

In furtherance of that Object but not otherwise, the directors shall have power to engage in political activity provided that the directors are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its Objects.

Promotion of Equality and Diversity

The promotion of equality and diversity for the worldwide public benefit with a view to ending VAW and to transforming relationships by:

Trustees' Statement regarding public benefit:

Throughout 2024/25, Restored has undertaken a range of activities and events, creating resources to fulfil its objectives and achieve its mission statement.

The priorities and plan for the charity are developed by the CEO and agreed upon, regularly monitored, and evaluated by the trustees. In agreeing to the charity's priorities and programme for the year, Trustees have paid due regard to the Public Benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission, in particular the specific guidance on charities and the advancement of religion.

The trustees are in the process of considering a revision of the charity’s Objectives and Activities, which go back to its establishment in 2010, to describe more accurately both what now ‘drives’ the charity and what it does. This proposal was put to the shareholders at the 2024 AGM and will be taken forward with the Charity Commission in 2025.

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How we change the story for survivors of domestic abuse

Speaking up

Equipping the Church

Supporting survivors

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RESTORED’S IMPACT 2024-5

Speaking up

We spoke or exhibited at 23 church services, women’s events and conferences.

We launched our Welsh Edition of the Guide for Churches to Address Domestic Abuse and held a Changing the Story Conference in Cardiff with the Diocese of Llandaff and the Welsh Mothers’ Union with over 100 leaders and laity in attendance. We also published the Scottish edition of the Church Guide, meaning that we now have a contextualised version for every nation in the UK.

We contributed to the Project Dldl Annual Conference, delivering a theological paper that examined victim blaming in Judges 19 and sharing the lessons learned from the development of the Restored Beacon Network. Restored was recognised as having a pioneering model of practice that could be replicated across other faiths.

We gave domestic abuse training in three Bible colleges as part of a strategy to reach and educate church leaders before they begin their vocation.

We spoke about Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) on 12 occasions on Christian radio and in print media, as well as being a twice-weekly contributor to a news programme.

This year, the Red Chair Campaign gained momentum, launched on the International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls, to raise awareness of gender-based violence. 210 Red Chair resource packs were downloaded in 10 different languages. These packs included sermon notes, prayer templates and posters.

We spoke to 1,000 men at CVM the Gathering, a national men’s conference about the realities of VAWG.

We co-hosted a parallel event at the UN Commission for the Status of Women Forum: Are Men Allies in the Fight Against Domestic Violence? This event explored initiatives from men and women across the world who are working to prevent domestic abuse and engage men in the conversation. A number of members of the Christian Network to End Domestic Abuse, an international network hosted by Restored, shared their stories to inspire others to stand against domestic abuse.

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Equipping the Church

We continued to run online domestic abuse training courses:

We delivered bespoke, in-person training sessions for organisational groups and denominations across the UK, including Parish Safeguarding Officers in the Diocese of Sheffield and Beginwell antenatal education. We also delivered all three levels of our training to 50 clergy trainees from the HTB Church of England Network.

A major milestone was beginning a licensing agreement with the Church of England, to include our Level 1 course to their mandatory safeguarding training for leaders. As a result, over 1,700 clergy and lay leaders received the training within the first six weeks, dramatically increasing our impact. We have agreed a similar agreement with the Church in Scotland.

We distributed 743 copies of our Guide for Churches to Address Domestic Abuse, as well as 335 posters including signposting information and the Church Domestic Abuse Charter.

“Your expertise and passion for the subject was evident throughout the training. The practical strategies and case study examples you shared significantly

enhanced our understanding. The knowledge and skills we gained from your training are crucial for our ongoing efforts to support and protect those affected by domestic abuse.”

Restored Beacon Network

Seven new churches joined our Restored Beacon Network, and a further two began the training process. A total of 54 individuals from these new Beacon Churches have received our domestic abuse training. The Network is now made up of 16 Restored Beacon churches.

89 individuals signed up to join our webinars to explore becoming a Restored Beacon church.

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More than 116 survivors have found support through the Restored Beacon Network through 1:1 befriending, small groups and recovery courses.

“It has been so healing for me to belong. I'm accepted and loved. I'm not looked down on, or treated as less than. They don't see me as a mad woman or a troublemaker. I have a safe place where I can continue to get to know the God who sees and loves me.” - Survivor & Restored Beacon Church member

“Domestic abuse is happening in our churches; we've got to be prepared to deal with that. You can deal with that outside of Restored, but it's really hard. If you're part of Restored, you've got a lot of resources and a lot of help and guidance.” - Restored Beacon Church Leader

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Supporting survivors

The Survivors Network reached over 750 members, with 152 women joining this year.

We ran 4 recovery courses for 38 women. The majority of attendees reported that the courses had helped them feel more confident in themselves, their understanding of mental wellbeing, or that the course had helped them feel less isolated.

We delivered 375 recovery handbooks to survivors.

We hosted the first-ever Survivors Network retreat, which was attended by 42 women. The retreat included time to get to know other network members, spiritual reflections and creative activities.

“Thank you for a wonderful, joyful, healing retreat…You all gently and carefully helped me, and l’m sure others too, navigate and see the gold, the joy we have of finding more of our true selves, restoring and shifting our gaze so we can look in the mirror and see beauty not blame, splendour not shame and destiny not despair.” - Survivors Retreat attendee

“I love the writing group! It has enabled me to process thoughts, memories and feelings that I didn't even realise I remembered or needed to process. It has been hugely therapeutic and a great encouragement to hear from others about their own feelings. It makes me less alone and less weird for having these emotions!” - Survivors Network member

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

The financial position at 31st March 2025 is stronger than anticipated, mainly due to higher than expected one-off giving and major donors in the year. Regular individual giving has remained stable, but overall donation income has increased by 16%, on a like-for-like basis. The operating costs have increased overall by 17%, reflecting the growth in the number of survivors, who we have been supporting during the year.

Restored's principal sources of funding:

  1. Regular givers £65,568

  2. One-off donations £72,886

  3. Individual fundraising £5,694

  4. Restored Beacon Income £24,005

  5. Trusts and foundations £103,525

During the year the charity received donations totalling £1,282.13 (2024: £1,020) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them)

Income and Expenditure

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Reserves

The reserves policy is based on providing a basic level of unrestricted funding in the context of risks faced by Restored after taking into account the following areas of risk:

Reserves should not be too low so that financial shocks can be absorbed, nor too high. Donors give to support the purpose of the charity, not to build up funds. Restored’s reserves policy is to hold three months’ budgeted expenditure on a rolling basis. This had been met as at 31 March 2025 with reserves held totalling £210,255. Plans are in place to use part of this balance in 2025.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Restored is a charitable company limited by guarantee without a share capital registered in England on 5 May 2010, Company Number 7243226. Restored was registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales on 7 July 2010, under number 1136774. Restored is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association as adopted on 16 April 2010 and amended by special resolutions 30 June 2010 and 10 December 2021.

Trustees

The trustees are the directors of Restored for the purposes of company law and trustees for the purposes of charity law. All trustees are also Members in accordance with its Articles of Association.

The Articles of Association provide for a minimum of four trustees, but with no maximum. As at 31 March 2025 there were eight trustees. The Board of Trustees meets four times a year. Day-to-day management of Restored is delegated to and performed by the CEO.

The Articles of Association provide for the retirement of one-third of its Board of Trustees at each Annual General Meeting after the initial AGM.

The existing trustees appoint any new trustees following the provision laid out in the charity's governing instrument.

Retirement and appointment of new trustees will continue to take place each year, as recommended by the Board or Trustees and as approved by the Members in AGM, in accordance with the Articles of Association. The term of office for a trustee is three years upon which a trustee may retire or offer themselves for re-appointment.

Induction and training of new trustees

On appointment to the Board of Trustees, trustees receive a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Charity Commission and Good Governance information alongside a copy of Restored’s Board Manual. Training is offered to those trustees without appropriate experience.

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In its approach to the recruitment of trustees, Restored aims to ensure that it has a broad range of financial, commercial, legal and operational experience.

Restored aims to have equal numbers of male and female trustees consistent with the Charity's vision of men and women working together to end violence against women. The current trustees include an associate pastor, a business owner, an army officer and several members with extensive charity, domestic abuse and international development experience. In addition, one trustee position is a designated representative of the Survivors Network. As a result, the trustees are able to ensure that the interests of those people whom the charity seeks to support are well represented by direct first-hand experience, in a variety of different fields.

Our volunteer trustees:

Tracy Wild (Chair of the Board of Trustees)[appointed chair 12th July 2024] Mike Coffin (Treasurer) Sara Hamilton (Company Secretary)[retired from Board 26th April 2024] Nathan McGuire Dionne Gravesande Elisabeth Roberts Tania Bright [retired as chair 26th April 2024] Peter King Rachel Phillips

Other leadership:

The authority to conduct the day-to-day operations of the charity is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer, who is responsible for carrying out the strategies and objectives set by the trustees in accordance with specified policies.

CEO: Bekah Legg

Agreement with Tearfund

Office accommodation and support services were provided by Tearfund throughout FY24-25. These services were terminated in March 2025.

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SAFEGUARDING

We consider the welfare of every child, young person or adult with additional care and support needs (vulnerable adult), who engages with Restored to be of paramount importance, and we are committed to ensuring that they are valued, listened to, and respected within the work that we do.

Prevention

Everyone at Restored is responsible for creating and maintaining an environment that neither tolerates nor condones the maltreatment of children or adults. Activities and efforts to promote safeguarding primarily focus on stringent preventative interventions which reduce risk factors.

These include:

responsibility for safeguarding as well as Designated and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officers within the staff team.

Reporting

Everyone at Restored is responsible for reporting any potential incident, abuse or concern they witness or are made aware of. Restored has an appropriate and accessible process for reporting safeguarding concerns available to all.

Whilst our work focus is mainly on the experience of domestic abuse, we recognise that many people experience other types of abuse and neglect. Further, we will remain mindful of the ‘think family’ approach. We will guard against not sharing concerns in the belief that we are protecting a person’s cultural or religious beliefs.

Restored has a ‘Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure’ intended to encourage and enable anyone to raise serious concerns without fear of victimisation, subsequent discrimination or disadvantage.

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Response

Restored’s greatest responsibility is to protect women and children from harm. Where we are made aware of a risk to safety, Restored takes seriously the responsibility to prioritise safety in reporting to the appropriate authorities.

Some individuals we come into contact with may have additional vulnerabilities or experience additional hurdles in their lives. This may be due to the impact of their previous experiences, their family or environmental situation or their personal characteristics. All those involved in our Survivor’s Network have experienced actual or suspected domestic abuse and possibly other types of harm as well which may impact on their physical, emotional or social well-being as well as their relationships, including parenting. We will always remain mindful of these vulnerabilities when offering our communication and services.

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FUNDRAISING STATEMENT

Restored has maintained its membership with the Fundraising Regulator and complied with the Code of Fundraising Practice and the Fundraising Promise.

Restored’s fundraising activities are conducted by staff and volunteers. This primarily involves working with local churches, speaking at Christian events, conducting fundraising campaigns and building relationships with supportive individuals.

Additionally, Restored engages the services of professional fundraisers to consult and support the CEO with trust and grant applications.

Restored has a number of supporters who undertake fundraising activities either on our behalf or through their own initiative.

We have taken reasonable steps to monitor and review fundraising activities undertaken by third-party organisations acting on our behalf, including applying robust due diligence procedures; reviewing agreements and contractual clauses in relation to compliance with the Code of Fundraising Practice; and performance reviews.

When conducting our direct marketing activities, we remain committed to:

We monitor opt-in numbers and communication channels that our supporters prefer. We are also signed up to the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS) and ensure any opt-out requests are actioned promptly. There were no FPS requests received in the last year.

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TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The trustees (who are also the directors of Restored for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).

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 charity and the income and expenditure of the charity for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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This report, which has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

T Wild

Tracy Wild (Chair)

05/12/2025

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RESTORED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025

2025 2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted
Funds		 Designated
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds		 Total
Funds
Income and
Endowments from
Donations and
legacies		 £ 265,664.00 £ 8,919.00 £ 274,583.00 £ 236,793.00
Other trading
activities		 £ 17,415.00 £ - £ 17,415.00 £ 4,263.00
Investment income £ 3,599.00 £ - £ 3,599.00 £ 3,232.00
Prior year income £ - £ - £ - £ -
Total Incoming
Resources		 £ 286,678.00 £ 8,919.00 £ 295,597.00 £ 244,288.00
Expenditure on
Raising funds £ 15,884.00 £ 15,884.00 £ 19,345.00
Charitable Activities
Working towards
ending violence
against women		 £ 237,816.00 £ 15,928.00 £ 253,744.00 £ 211,602.00
£ 253,700.00 £ 15,928.00 £ 269,628.00 £ 230,947.00
Other – prior year
expenditure £ (384.00) £ - £ (384.00)
£ (384.00) £ - £ (384.00)
Total Resources £ 253,316.00 £ 15,928.00 £ 269,244.00 £ 230,947.00

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Expended
Surplus / (Deficit) for
the year		 £ 33,362.00 £ (7,009.00) £ 26,353.00 £ 13,341.00
Fund balance
brought forward		 £ 124,763.00 £ 48,000.00 £ 11,139.00 £ 183,902.00 £ 170,561.00
Fund balance
carried forward		 £ 158,125.00 £ 48,000.00 £ 4,130.00 £ 210,255.00 £ 183,902.00

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

All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account required by the Companies Act 2006.

The notes on page 26-36 form part of these accounts.

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RESTORED BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31ST MARCH 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 9
£ 1,759.00		 £ 3,575.00
£ 1,759.00 £ 3,575.00
Current assets
Debtors 10
£ 29,276.00		 £ 27,577.00
Cash at bank and in hand £ 196,232.00 £ 163,782.00
£ 225,508.00 £ 191,359.00
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year		 11
£ (17,012.00)		 £ (11,032.00)
Net current assets £ 208,496.00 £ 180,327.00
Total assets less current
liabilities		 £ 210,255.00 £ 183,902.00
Funds employed
Unrestricted funds £ 158,125.00 £ 124,763.00
Designated funds £ 48,000.00 £ 48,000.00
Restricted funds £ 4,130.00 £ 11,139.00
£ 210,255.00 £ 183,902.00

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. However, in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the accounts have been examined by an independent examiner and their report has been included in these financial statements.

The directors (who are the charitable company’s trustees for the purposes of charity law) acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006; and

(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors for approval on 5th December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

M R Coffin

M R Coffin Finance Director

Company No. 07243226, Charity No. 1136774

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025

1. General information

Restored is a charity limited by guarantee and incorporated in England and Wales. The charity's registered office is Unit 3 Burnt Oak Business Park, Heathfield TN21 0NL (previously 100 Church Road, TW11 8QE) . The registered company number is 07243226. The registered charity number is 1136774.

Restored works to speak up about violence against women, equip the Church to stand against domestic abuse and support survivors.

The presentation currency of these financial statements is Sterling (£), being the currency of the primary economic market in which the entity operates (its functional currency). All amounts in these financial statements have been rounded to the nearest pound unless stated otherwise.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

2. Accounting policies

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

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

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the

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amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Computer equipment - 33% on cost

Taxation

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

Fund accounting

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

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

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

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

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

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

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

Financial instruments

The company has applied the provisions of Section 11 "Basic Financial Instruments" and Section 12 "Other Financial Instrument Issues" of FRS 102 (effective September 2015) to its financial statements.

Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangements, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contact that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

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3. Donations and legacies

31-3-2025 31-3-2024
£ £
Donations £ 60,216.00 £ 42,714.00
Beacon Set-up £ 16,880.00 £ 6,800.00
Legacies £ - £ -
Grants £ 103,525.00 £ 99,668.00
Major donors £ 10,000.00 £ 15,000.00
Licencing agreements £ 7,000.00
Survivors Handbook £ - £ 333.00
Donated services and facilities £ 1,600.00 £ 1,600.00
Regular giving £ 65,568.00 £ 61,464.00
Training/speaking donations £ 9,794.00 £ 9,214.00
£ 274,583.00 £ 236,793.00

Gifts in kind

The office facilities provided are valued by Tearfund, and this information is passed to Restored for recognition in these accounts. The amount recognised in relation to the provision of office space and facilities provided by Tearfund for the year ended 31 March 2025 amounted to £1,600 (2024: £1,600). This provision is in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding, which was in place between the Charities up until 31 March 2025. This arrangement with Tearfund ended in March 2025.

Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:

31-3-2025 31-3-2024
£ £
Allen Lane £ 8,000.00
Anonymous £ 10,000.00
Anonymous £ 2,000.00 £ 2,000.00
Anonymous £ 4,000.00 £ 3,000.00
Benefact Trust £ 40,000.00 £ 40,000.00
Bishop Radford £ 2,000.00
Childs Charitable Trust £ 4,000.00
Garfield Weston £ 25,000.00
Harvest Charitable Trust £ 2,950.00 £ 1,700.00
Maclellan £ 21,368.00
Marsh Charitable Trust £ 700.00 £ 600.00

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Matthew 25:35 £ 2,000.00
Souter Charitable Trust £ 3,000.00
The Cinnamon Network £ 9,375.00 £ 12,500.00
The Grant Foundation £ 1,000.00
The Rank Foundation £ 3,000.00
Westhill Foundation £ 2,500.00 £ 2,500.00
£ 103,525.00 £ 99,668.00

4. Other trading activities

2025 2024
Fundraising £ 5,915.00 £ 1,861.00
Event ticket sales £ 4,040.00 £ 1,153.00
Resource sales £ 7,460.00 £ 1,249.00
£ 17,415.00 £ 4,263.00

5. Investment income

2025 2024
£ £
Deposit account interest £ 3,599.00 £ 3,232.00
£ 3,599.00 £ 3,232.00

6. Net income /(expenditure)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting)

2025 2024
£ £
Depreciation – owned assets £ 2,048.00 £ 1,809.00
Other operating leases £ 1,600.00 £ 1,600.00

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Independent Examiners fee £ 1,920.00 £ 2,600.00

7. Trustees’ remuneration and benefits

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

Key Management Disclosure

The total amount of remuneration received by key management personnel is gross pay of £53,151.48 (2024: £52,897.68), and employer's NI of £6,079.68 (2024: £6,044.64) and employer’s pension of £8,39.56 (2024: £8,352.36).

Trustees' expenses

No trustee expenses for subsistence were reimbursed during the year (2024: £0).

8. Staff costs

8. Staff costs
2025 2024
£ £
Wages and Salaries £ 151,850.00 £ 137,291.00
Social security costs £ 7,660.00 £ 6,611.00
Other pension costs £ 12,783.00 £ 12,141.00
£ 172,293.00 £ 156,043.00
2025 2024
£ £
Full-time equivalent of
employees		 4 4
No employees received
emoluments in excess
of £60,000.		 0 0

9. Tangible fixed assets

COST
At 1st April 2024 £ 13,733.00
Purchases in the year £ 232.00

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At 31st March 2025 £ 13,965.00
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2024 £ 10,158.00
Charge for the year £ 2,048.00
At 31st March 2025 £ 12,206.00
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 £ 3,575.00
At 1st April 2024 £ 1,759.00

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10. Debtors: falling due within one year

2025 2024
£ £
Trade Debtors £ -
£ -
Other Debtors £ 17,153.00 £ 19,309.00
Prepayments £ 12,123.00 £ 8,268.00
£ 29,276.00 £ 27,577.00

11. Creditors: falling due within one year

2025 2024
£ £
Trade Creditors £ - £ -
Social Security
and other taxes		 £ 3,338.00 £ 4,895.00
Other creditors £ 10,751.00 £ 2,912.00
Accrued expenses £ 2,923.00 £ 3,225.00
£ 17,012.00 £ 11,032.00

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12. Comparatives for the statement of

financial activity

financial activity
2024 2024 2024
£ £ £
Unrestricted
Funds		 Designated
Funds		 Restricted
Funds
Income and Endowments
from
Donations and legacies £ 226,648.00 £ 10,145.00
Other trading activities £ 4,263.00
Investment income £ 3,232.00
Prior year income
Total Incoming Resources £ 234,143.00 £ 10,145.00
Expenditure on
Raising funds £ 19,345.00 £ -
Charitable Activities
Working towards ending
violence against women		 £ 196,307.00 £ 15,295.00
£ 215,652.00 £ 15,295.00
Other – prior year expenditure
£ - £ -
Total Resources Expended £ 215,652.00 £ 15,295.00
Surplus / (Deficit) for the year £ 18,491.00 £ (5,150.00)
Transfers £ (48,000.00) £ 48,000.00
Fund balance brought
forward		 £ 154,272.00 £ 16,289.00
Fund balance carried forward £ 124,763.00 £ 48,000.00 £ 11,139.00

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13. Movement in funds

At 01-04-2024 Net movement in funds At 31-03-2025
Unrestricted funds
General fund £ 124,763.00 £ 33,362.00 £ 158,125.00
Designated funds
Scottish and Welsh
office		 £ 48,000.00 £ 48,000.00
Restricted funds
Souter £ 3,454
£ (3,454)
£ -
Translation fund £ 12,835
£ (8,720)
£ 4,115
Beacon Set up £ -
£ 24
£ 24
Survivors Network £ -
£ 4,000
£ 4,000
Survivors Retreat £ -
£ 3,000
£ 3,000
Total Restricted
Funds		 £ 16,289
£ (5,150)
£ 11,139
Total Funds £ 183,902.00 £ 26,353.00 £ 210,255.00
Incoming
Resources		 Outgoing
Resources		 Transfers Movement in
Funds
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General Funds £ 286,678.00 £ (253,316.00) £ 33,362.00 £ 286,678.00
Designated Funds
Scottish and Welsh
office		 £ - £ - £ - £ -
Restricted Funds
Translation fund £ - £ - £ - £ -
Beacon Set up £ 6,605.00 £ (6,614.00) £ - £ (9.00)
Survivors Network £ 1,814.00 £ (5,814.00) £ - £ (4,000.00)
Survivors Retreat £ 500.00 £ (3,500.00) £ - £ (3,000.00)
Total Restricted
Funds		 £ 8,919.00 £ (15,928.00) £ - £ (7,009.00)

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£ 295,597.00 £ (269,244.00)

£ - £ 26,353.00

Two year Movement in funds

At 01-04-2023 Net movement in
funds		 At 31-03-2025
Unrestricted funds
General fund £ 154,272.00 £ 3,853.00 £ 158,125.00
Designated Funds
Scottish and Welsh
office		 £ 48,000 £ 48,000
Restricted funds
Souter fund £ 3,454.00 £ (3,454.00) £ -
Translation fund £ 12,835.00 £ (8,720.00) £ 4,115.00
Beacon Set up £ - £ 15.00 £ 15.00
Survivors Network £ - £ - £ -
Survivors Retreat £ - £ - £ -
Total Restricted Funds £ 16,289.00 £ (12,159.00) £ 4,130.00
Total Funds £ 170,561.00 £ 39,694.00 £ 210,255.00
Incoming
Resources		 Outgoing
Resources		 Transfers Movement in
Funds
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted
Funds
General Funds £ 520,821.00 £ (468,968.00) £ (48,000.00) £ 3,853.00
Designated funds
Scottish and Welsh
office
Restricted Funds £ 48,000.00 £ 48,000.00
Souter £ - £ (3,454.00) £ (3,454.00)
Translation fund £ - £ (8,720.00) £ (8,720.00)
Beacon Set up £ 9,750.00 £ (9,735.00) £ 15.00
Survivors Network £ 5,814.00 £ (5,814.00) £ -

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Survivors Retreat £ 3,500.00 £ (3,500.00) £ -
Total Restricted
Funds		 £ 19,064.00 £ (31,223.00) £ (12,159.00)
£ 539,885.00 £ (500,191.00) £ - £ 39,694.00

Notes:

The Survivors Network is a UK Christian network for women survivors of domestic violence.

The Survivors Retreat is to subsidise a residential weekend for members of the Survivors’ Network.

Souter Charitable Fund is to subsidise the set up of new Restored Beacon Churches so that they can support survivors in their church and community.

Beacon Set Up Fund is to subsidise the set up of new Restored Beacon Churches so that they can support survivors in their church and community.

The Translation Project is to develop a church pack in Amharic and Arabic for the benefit of the Christian community in Ethiopia and Egypt.

A Designated Fund has been set up to fund the two new offices, one in Wales and one in Scotland. We are planning for them to become self-funding, when they have been established for a couple of years. The offices are expected to be set up in 2025/26.

14. Related party disclosures

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

15. Ultimate controlling party

The Charity was controlled throughout the year by the Board of Trustees.

16. Office accommodation and support services

Restored received support from Tearfund, with which it had a Memorandum of Understanding that ran up to March 2025. This Memorandum set out the basis on which Tearfund would support Restored. As part of the memorandum, Tearfund provided office space and facilities to Restored. During the year ended 31 March

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2025, Restored incurred a cross charge to Tearfund for printing and postage amounting to £12.60 (2024: £21).

At the balance sheet date, the amount owed by Restored to Tearfund was £12.60 (2024: £21).

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RESTORED

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025

2025 2024
£ £
INCOME
Donations and Legacies £ 60,216.00 £ 42,714.00
Beacon set up £ 16,880.00 £ 6,800.00
Legacies £ - £ -
Grants £ 103,525.00 £ 99,668.00
Major donors £ 10,000.00 £ 15,000.00
Licences £ 7,000.00 £ -
Survivors Handbook £ - £ 333.00
Donated services and facilities £ 1,600.00 £ 1,600.00
Regular giving £ 65,568.00 £ 61,464.00
Training/speaking donations £ 9,794.00 £ 9,214.00
£ 274,583.00 £ 236,793.00
Other Trading Activities
Fundraising £ 5,915.00 £ 1,861.00
Resource/Event sales £ 11,500.00 £ 2,402.00
£ 17,415.00 £ 4,263.00
Investment Income
Deposit account interest £ 3,599.00 £ 3,232.00
Total Incoming Resources £ 295,597.00 £ 244,288.00
EXPENDITURE
Other Trading Activities
Other operating leases £ 1,600.00 £ 1,600.00
Fundraising cost £ 14,284.00 £ 17,745.00
£ 15,884.00 £ 19,345.00

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Charitable activities
Wages £ 151,850.00 £ 137,291.00
Social security £ 7,660.00 £ 6,611.00
Pensions £ 12,783.00 £ 12,141.00
Insurance £ 1,364.00 £ 1,135.00
Postage and stationery £ 988.00 £ 813.00
Advertising £ 2,079.00 £ 520.00
Website costs £ 9,216.00 £ 2,286.00
Publications £ 126.00 £ 174.00
Consultancy £ 669.00 £ 126.00
Events and Exhibitions £ 5,944.00 £ 3,381.00
Pastoral support £ 258.00 £ 75.00
International Management £ - £ 11,648.00
Annual Conference £ 4,010.00 £ 360.00
Beacon set-up £ 9,385.00 £ 5,652.00
Survivors Network £ 13,965.00 £ 1,983.00
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets £ 2,048.00 £ 1,809.00
£ 222,345.00 £ 205,350.00
Support costs
Finance
Bank charges £ 99.00 £ 82.00
Other
Printing £ 5,127.00 £ 123.00
Sundries £ 1,841.00 £ 1,637.00
Travel costs £ 4,768.00 £ 6,996.00
Training £ 4,841.00 £ 3,270.00
Volunteer costs £ 80.00 £ 198.00
Subscriptions £ 3,223.00 £ 3,540.00
Payroll bureau £ 1,175.00 £ 1,078.00
£ 21,055.00 £ 16,842.00
Governance costs
Accountancy and Legal £ 10,245.00 £ 8,673.00
Net income £ 25,969.00 £ 13,341.00

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Prior year adjustment (refunds) £ (384.00)
Adjusted Net income £ 26,353.00 £ 13,341.00

The wage costs have not been split out across the different parts of the work that are listed above.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RESTORED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025 on pages 22 to 40 preceding, which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out on pages 20 to 21.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

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

Independent examiner’s statement

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

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

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

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

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

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

Archie McDowall

Archie McDowall (Dec 16, 2025 15:22:42 GMT)

Archie McDowall BA, CA

Stewardship, 1 Lamb’s Passage, London EC1Y 8AB

Dec 16, 2025

Date:________

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