CompaDy number. 07263026 Charity rcgistrntion number. 1137602 Cambridge Women's Aid (A cOm￿Y limiMI by guaTantee) for the YearEntsJ 31 Mar¢h 2025 Cambridge women's aid Sdppoiting ￿orne￿ & children sincc 1977 Btwdett King Accoulll8lKy L4mited 8 Th¢ HanJiltoTrs Newrnark¢l Suffolk CB8 ONF Cambridge Women's Aid Contents Reference and Ath￿]DistratIve Detsils Trllstee's Rqjort 2to12 Indepthdent Exarninerfs Report 13 SIatell￿nt of Finatjcial Activities 14 Balance She Statement of Cath Flows 16 Notes to the Fina￿181 Stst¢ments 17to26 Cambridge Women's Aid Referenee and Administrgtive Details 1137602 CompAny Regi5tr*tion Number 07263026 Registsred OffKe The Maple Ceotrc 6 Oak Drive Himtingdo¥L PE29 7HN l￿dependent Ex*mlner 8 The Hamilto Suffo]k CB8 ONF P￿1 Cambridge Women's Aid Trustee's Report Tr tn￿tee$ of Carnbridge Women's Ai(L ￿ are tlso directOTS of the charity for the purposes of the Compatties Act 2(M)6. art pleased to present their Annual Tn￿tte$. Rew>rL together wÉth the financial ststernents of the clwity for the year ending 31 Marth 2025. These are prepared ￿ meet the reqUIren￿lS of 'Accoun(tllg and Reporting by Charities". Slatement of RecomDJtndd Prnctice applicable lo charities prepatiTJg their accounts in accordance with the Finwia] Rew>rtin8 Slat)d￿d applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢land' {FRS 1021. Hlstory alld Charitabl¢ Pmrpose cambn.dge Women's Aid (CWAI offers inf0mmti0￿ advice and p￿tiCal as well as ernotioJMJ support to WOEllen affected by do￿estI¢ abwe. The Clharity ajso provides safe a￿1 secwe accoTnrnodatioJJ to W0￿en 4nd children in need of a place of saf¢ry. The charity's COT￿ltutiOn w&8 eSthbltS￿ im 1977 with the following objectives." To relieve the distress and sufftriDg of a￿1 children wbo have sufferryl or are exposed to dotne5tic violence. To ￿lIeVe the afore￿tiOne￿1 wo]rKll and children io need by lljaking ￿ of ￿oneY or pmvidiug or paying for Ite￿ services or facilities. alld by the preservation 8nd protection of their mentsl and physical health tn such FrdyS &5 sball c4)ntribute to Eelievang their need To educate the public and pornjer ageTKiCS in the cawes aThJ effects of don)esti¢ violence and the prevention thereof, and to urtdertake or conknl)ut¢ to rwr¢h into such maueTS and publish the reslllts of such restraT¢h where Co￿51dered arvrnprj￿¢ SlgnificADt gttivities Tbroughout the year, CWA provided a rduge of h1￿-qUality sw)port services to women aJMI children affected by domestic abuse. through Ets safe refuge 3￿j its C0￿￿1￿)1ty b&%ed service& We delivered.. Safe refuge accomllKJdation to 38 and 51 child￿. Ongoing outreach support to 105 womell in community, and one-off advice to an additional 348 survivor5. professionals and third-parties. Direct SUp￿rt aEKi specialist advice to lo￿] prof￿810￿al& irtluding help lo find and atcess re￿ge Retnodelled and adaptcd the Ask Me proje{% into shorter and llM)re ac¢¢ssible Don*stic Abuse Awareness Workshops for the ¢ommunity. Free trdiDing for 50 new participaiits in the E¢[￿lled tk)llKstic Abuse Aware￿SS Wotkshops Furtber trainin& suptx)rt and expertise on dot)KAi¢ abuse ty: call￿ndge Cty co￿¢]1, cambn.dge Housirt¥ Society. medical students * the University of ca￿bridge, Anglia Ruskitt Univet5ity. local political a￿1 cornmunity growJ4 the Offiee of the Police and Crime Co￿￿]15s1Oner, the national Domestic Alytse ComllJi&%ioner. the w0￿en.5 Hottkeles5ness Action Group. Page 2 CAmbridge Women's Aid Trustee's Report Social investments As a lollg-estsblishcd local clwity 8txl orgaD1satso￿ CWA is firndy rooted in our conjmurrity. The strong support and goodwtll we receive from Cambridge Community groups. busine&w, and illstitutions reflects the value we bring to IM)th the city and wtder county. We are a Living Wage empkTryer. committed to hiring lo¢ai people. develtspiug their Ski￿ and pwviding supporttve ￿hwaYS employrnent for 5evero1 cutrent alld fotllKr s¢rvi¢¢ uscrs. We also play a key role ID diwiing practscol and fmancial ￿$0￿r¢e8 inkn the ate ethel by distributing donated fU￿ts al￿ orby securing W]d central goveTllTnent fimding to iDV¢St back into th¢ toJrnnuDity. Although we benefit from the fl¢￿?￿111ty 8TMI Str￿gthS that cotlle with b¢iD8 an iudcwJd¢ttt orgaDisakn w￿th our own gtsv¢mance and decisiOTrm3king StnJctUr￿. we a]so remain an active part of the llation81 woll￿￿.& Aid Federation England network. Thi5 affiliation enablcs to draw on robust shared stADtÉards of besi practice aT¥J provides a stronger p]afforni from which to raise issues. conthThutr to re5earcl and advocate forpositive change at a tiational leyel. It is vital that sllJaIL spe¢ialist services r(￿d iu tb¢ir CODll￿¢S bave their voices heard by decision ￿ake[S. Throughout the yw. we contributed to natiODal surveys and sharing evrdence and in5i8hts with Women's Aid and with the Domestic Ab￿¢ CollllThissioner to bighlTghi th¢ challenges facing survivors and the secioi. CWA Wdlues strong re]ationships ￿7th other orpn1s2ts0￿4 and aiTTrS to skn our expertise gertem￿SlY wheDever it supports our smTr¢e We recogni% the vitsl mle of multi-3gen¢y ¢Olla￿ratiOn in tarkling domestic abuse. To help deliv¢r a fidly coordina￿1 re5poDse. we have remairned actively engag￿1 througbout the year in llUllLerous parnerships aTLd profe55iODal network& inc1￿J]ng Calnbridgeshire and Petertorough WoTn¢n's CoThs0rtiutn Cambridge Wotnen Homelessttw Actioll GTOUP The CaFDbndgcsbxre Dom&stic Abuse afyl Sexual Violth¢e Partnership Governance Board and Operations Boant Crossing Patbways. bringing toget￿d0￿￿￿IC abuse s¢rYices and health Nationa] Worklljg Grow) on Dorncstic Abuse and Cancer Cambridge City Coullcil DottL%tic AIMJse co￿fe Public Benefit ststtment The Tn￿eeS believe the activities of Canibridgc WollTh's Aid (CWA) contillue to comply with Section 4 of the Charities A¢t 2011 with ryard to pub]i¢ i*nefiL The iDfornJatioll ab£￿t th¢ pubtic IKllefit provid¢d by CWA is sei out in this report. Volullteers CWA is It￿Me￿￿e￿ gtattful for the ¢OUDtI￿$ volull*er houts ¢ontrtThuted by generous in¢Jividuals ID our commw)ity, tirele&sty gathcr and deliver cssential toiletrie& ¢lothin& household ilems. f(rf toys, vouchEr& and fitntxial donatio￿5 for our 5ervR¢e user& &s well as providing a¢tivities ￿thin the refuge. We deeply appreci*e the ¢ontyJued support of i￿J1VidUal$. church groups. bu5inesse& Golleges. students. Wornen's Emtitutes Mothers. ullio￿, &lld SoToptimig4 wknse contributions make a significant difference. Cambridge Women's Aid Trnstee's Report ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFOR￿cE Cbarlt#ble activities The main areas of charitablr activity in this periimj wuc: Providillg in￿lept￿ nee¢ts-led 5UPWrt to wonKts a￿j cbildren living ID the Tefuges Offering ontrt(H)lle Sup[￿ advice. throw Ihe outreach projecL to women living in tbe conllnunity Revtsing ow free Community domestic abuse aWaT¢[]￿ tsaiThinE to increase accessibility Developrnent of new services Deeded to the of survivoTS to come ¢)n11￿ Tll 2025ll6 Producing a new Effcctivv RtspoDses to tk)mestic Abuse progran]me Working wth sllrvtyors to Co-produce a new gro￿ %votk support program￿￿. Beyond Sutvival. for women living in the refjjge aDd usiag the Outreath Servffttt. Developing our use of technology in delivertng supW through platfonjb such as Ments"￿¢ter Generdting opponunities for worneD to come together for Com￿￿0￿ solidarity and opports]lltties to infiuence positive ¢hange. through events wh as our aDDual Surviwtsr's Conference Colle¢¢ing. 5tortng atMI distnbuting ¢10[￿ ite1￿ to Won￿ in llee(L &8 well as providing practical and Ite[[￿ for moving on frorn Tefuge into new F#)mes Providing training and awdreness4w wathin the ¢ommuuity atMI slJariEJg expertise otheT profe&sional organisatiolls Safe rethge for womt# CWA offers a higb 5[aDd￿ of ny)dern re￿ acco1￿￿tion to wmen th are at risk of haJTn due to d0Th￿stic abuse and need 5afr almi supw>rted ar￿mI[¥￿0￿. Thi5 service is fvnded by charges and by Cambn"dgeshire County Council. In the year to Nlarch 2025 we maintsined an 83/0 occupaticy rate acr055 tbe year, accommodating 38 woJJJ¢n and the 51 children they ljad with In addition. 28 wo]r￿n and 57 Children benefited from ongoing resettleTnent support during the year. Tbe average stay ID refvge wa5 144 days wh￿h sliglttly up from the prewous year. Tbe length of sray for those living in refuge at any point duTing the year w&s as follows: J2 montk¥ Page 4 Cambridge Women's Aid Trnstee's Report Each wom&n was a&SIgn￿ a Rethge Suppon Wokn uw)n aTivaL who helped ber settle into the refvge. COll5ider her ¢4)tions, identify her th, and develop a personalistd support plan. We assisted women a broad range of ne¢4L% includin8 acc¢ssirtg essentials Such &8 fsyml, clothing and n)onw. ellsuring they receiv the corre¢t be￿fits. providing inforn￿tion alMYJt their legal ri￿ts" arranging c]Jild¢are alld school places for th¢ir chiidrw and plantiittg for the firture. Some women wevf able to on qui¢kly into ac£ommodatioD of their choice, vthile others stsyed for IoDgerperiods as we 5UPWted them in ￿¢￿t￿g pemwjent htsusing. "To be honaFt iheysupport me in every matterttndloved ￿ lthefumily"_fornier refuge Throughout th¢ year. we continued to pllt effort into our servitts a5 a¢cessible as possible for women with mLtltip5e barriers to seeking SLWry thtougb our designated Acce&s We are one of the few re￿ge5 who can consider acceptiDg WOllKD with no recourse to wblic fiJnd& Trvhi¢h we do on a c4se-by-Gw ba815. alld we receive a relatiyely high nwnber of thi.s rype of complex refrrral. We bave Iwd this year to build our capacity to accept ￿ore refeTra]$ of women witb complex sitithtiOlJS, aTMI this bas enswed that we are maximisitig the of our availabl¢ r¢fv8e space. We were delighted to welcome back a highly skilled and expuienced fomw colleaguE who iewm¢d to CWA lo tske LW the post of Refuge Manager after several years in a managetncllt mle elsewhere. She succeeds o long-standing Re￿ge Manager. who rdtred after twenty Ye￿ of exceptiona] service. This role carries significant reynsibility, a￿1 we have i*¢tt extr¢r￿]Y fortutwe to t*nefit ftom the dedicatio￿ expettise, at genuillc care denh)nstrated by our previous manager. We are ￿￿allY reas5urd tts have apwinted a sucr¢ssor During this period of tratLsition. we also said farewell to two other bigbly val￿d memkn of staff. We were. however. able to recn]it two new Supw)rt Workers a new Cbddren's Worket. This strong and collllnttted team continued to deliver the high-qu￿lty SUPlXKt tbat re[Da]￿ celltrnl ￿ our missio Olber Cballenges Building maint¢DaDce remained difficull ￿ cha￿$ in contrxtors causing de18yS to essential repa*rs vjhich impactrd orl ouroccupall¢y r2tes for the year. Accessing wider commth)ity scrvice& P8Tti¢u]arly specialist Tncthal health suP￿rt foT women with ¢oJJJplex PTSD. rontinues to bc a significaNt ¢halteD8e. Clear refe￿1 pathwdys ate 13¢kirtg, and women are often reditected back to Tequiring sustained advocw ￿ every stage. TheK barriers ar¢ further comp0￿ded foT wothen forwhom EDg]ish is a seco￿1 language. Successe5 We malntrin￿l stroDg relationships with IoL*I s¢1￿1$, erLsuring tEll￿lY 4¢¢ess to schwl place5 for cbiidraL We expanded our group work offer. it)cludiThg launching the Bryondswvival wot*shops tn the spring to test and refine CODta]i ahead of the full prOgraE￿ plow1￿1 for the 5umll￿. We also continued to offer ereativ¢ art5 aTrJ ¢¥afts S￿101￿ that S￿1p￿rt wellbeing and CO1￿cCI10￿. We provid￿ a coMp￿h¢￿$1vt nKJve-OD SUPtK)rt servi¢e for farnilie5 re5ett]ing from the refjjge. In addition to oDgoiTag eTh)tion81 and practica] sl41po￿ we swlied carpets. fiwniture, and essential household 8¢￿-S￿rt that was warmty welcoJt*d and made a rneaDingfu] dityerence to the families, transitions. We prO￿ded a phot05hoot for all families in the * for individ1￿ family Mother's Day portrdits thanks io a vOl￿teer photO8rapb¢r. In September 2024, Women's Aid EDgiaDJ aThJ the Home Office the S￿lld Mu￿1 of their Emergency Fund for survivors fleeillg don**ic abw and once again we in applying for significallt dirtct grants for several WO[D￿ to help them rt-build theÈr lives. Page 5 c￿nbridge Women's Aid Trnstee's Report "The mosthelpfyl ihingabout the refuge been... lime tofeel like rnyse4Wagaii &poee ￿feeIfv._forner refyge reS￿ent We have kept developing a¥wJ strengthening our k￿Wledge continuing professional developmenL and building ijur rel2tioDship5 with oth¢r specialist orgaui5atio￿￿ in order to advise, support and refer women effectively according to thetr llecds ard ctrcUnL5￿QS. Throughout ￿ year, staff across the organis&tion Health and Safety Vi¢arious Trduma TtainiDg First Aid Safeguarding EcoTH)mic Abuse Child Neglect 1￿migratio]I and Hou5iDg Measuring Outcornes Non-fatal strang￿atiOn HO￿lc1d¢ Timeline Homelessness atrj 1tllJ￿rdry a(xOmn￿th0ll "Iam grairfulfor the exIrth￿dI￿(ry work thut do. Ihey ￿re hetsing0ttrernotioF￿.ffinQn¢/uth. self-esteem, prolection. kou.%ing, mowngplonforfiihwe elc.... -fornerrefvge T￿Ident We were gratrful for an oirtp)uring of g￿ill and swrt at Cbristhxs aThJ ￿1Ved tyys to give out to Child￿ll from the Stsr Radio "Giving Tree. AppeaL as well doll￿tIOns of fo(KL vouchers, panto[ni￿e tickets and money to sUp￿rt falljilies in refvge at thi8 time of year. With ow swce5sfiLi Christn)as voucher fi]ndraisiDg appeal, our generous do#ors In the COTnrnunity direcdy helped Fdmilies ill refvge to buy their cbosen food and gifts to ctlebrdle Christsna* We aJ50 Put on a su¢¢essful christm￿ paty for rtsÈdents and families who had recently left the refuge. an appefjrance from Sants WIK) brought each child a lovety gifL S*ft refwge forehimr The children's scrvice on kwing children safr #nd I￿lPing families rebuild their lives after abuse. The tearn w¢)t*s closely B7th each faTDily to mak£ th¢ tTatssiuon into refuge &5 SrnODth as tK)ssible. They welcome Childre￿ into a safe envtronmenL help Ihem acce&s be41th care. eDrol in scljool or nursery, and CON￿ect with community resowces. They a]so Crea￿ opportimities for play, en￿)tional swrL and family outings thai bling Moll￿￿￿ of joy during a difficlllt time. Childrn's Team workers advocth fiercely for f¥llll"li¢s and liaise with profes5ion&]s and statutory setvices to eusur¢ evcry child receives the eare and protrction they need. Over the y¢ar. th¢ re￿ge became a safe havcn foT 51 Ghildr￿ most ofthem under the age of10. Daily play se￿10￿ tn the art r(K)m gave children the freedom to laug￿ creale. and form friendships, as well as building ttU5t ￿1th support worker5. Friday fi]n session& led by enthusiastic student volunteer& continued to be a bigbiigbi of the week. Children eagLYly looked forwwd to fa¢e-pailltiD& dtam& and group games proTrided by 5tudellt volunteers during Friday full sessio]LS. Half4enu breaks brought bowling. citsema tiips, puD]pkit carvin& MUS￿ visits, and a¢tioJvpackaJ activity Camps fJJtMled through the Holiday Activity Fund. 8nd the team worked hard to fill the holidays with seaside adventwe& anwsemeDt parks. Tniniature train rides, al￿ water play ID the gardeL Generous doDatioDs helped us to make Chrfftstsw mwcal once agai￿ and the cbildren loved opening their presenLS, taking a tyip tts the pan￿m]Me and baving visits from SatEts and her elf. These expenences restore a se￿e of ￿)M￿lity atrj hope. ¢lJildrell that happiness and saf¢ry are )&sible. Cgnthridge Women's Aid Trustee's Report We are ￿8t¢fi￿ to severnl org8ntsatioDs alld generow (knoTS wbich belp us to the ￿ee&s of cbi]dtell living in refuge al￿ those movittg on to their llew h¢)m¢. This 5UPPDrt heltd enswe that the dLildr¢n comtng Il)mugh the refvge have essentia] ite￿$ for knMcess of developing new ideas for ￿0Up work wbieh wryll better m¢¢t women's needs aDd iwact # ￿ater nuDJber of 5Utvivtsrs. Follo￿￿n8 a review and feedback from survivors. we aTe plaullthg to offer new group WOTk sessi0Th8 in 202516 bas&1 on tbe 'Power to Challge. progranjme called Beyolld Survival. The fi]nding environment for the outsyaeh project rernaÈned ¢lNllengin8 this year. As atj llThcommissioned service. despite appr¢ciattd support from fi￿le￿5 S￿￿ a5 our 10¢2[ dtstrict counciL% we Continued to operate with a significant fiDancial shortfa]I wbich forced us to rely ott Tesetwes aDd seek extsa fjjudillg. A btd to th¢ National Lottery to meti our cost of living Increas￿ costs Ivas though we latrr se¢wed some welcome additional fiuvjing from other sowtes thich be]￿j. DeT￿￿ for our service5 reTnained high. and survivots continued to face Worseni￿ Syste￿1( barriers s￿h &$ lack of lega] al￿ high debty and IoDg waiting lists for other services. This trnislerred presS￿e onto ow seTvi¢e to ￿￿et the Welfa￿ Deeds of survivors ill tncreasingly ditTicu]t situations, and alOn￿lde rising staff costs this contnl)uted ￿ the finallcial PTtssw¢ on the rvi¢e. Despite these challeDge& the offered lifesaving emotiollaj aml praetic&l support to SWViYOts of doulestic abuse, delivered critical s8fety illtetveDtion& atyl streDgthened llwhi.agency responw. "fnotforyour email. IknowIwvuldhavegone OA Itvingmy e￿rydaY lrfe i*ctsxtel dtiln't have the he4dfpa¢e ¢0 mfjk£ lx newpL7n. Trankwuforyourcalts fjndewnence recognising abuse. andforcommtlnicating with me during tt erillt&l lime. Yot4 changed Ihe cOu￿e ofmv /￿e me clearsleps WI￿ I w&¥feeliptg cuged trappe¢L". SurvivorTefletying ¢)n ￿lS1S inter¥eDtton Cambridge Women's Aid Trustee's Report We are always keen i(p 4VOTk rn solidariry wtth survivors to eleyate their liveAJ experieJKes in a way that challenge5 injusttce and ¢oDtribuies io $y￿¢M cbange. We held our annval Survivor's Conference at St cat1￿lnE.s College in Match 2025, with women joiniDg ¢tsttVeT5ations on iopirs such &8 the family cou¢ police and health. sharing thc]r experiencts 2N1 their views on wbat lleeds to change to achieve justice atMI saftty foi suNivors. After IwKh thcre were wellbEing activities it)¢ludiDg a relaxing yoga Se￿lOn ajkl an 'allgry stitching. baDner-nwk]"ng 5e5sioD. We would like to give special thanks to au of the survivors who took part ITL the conference atMI wlMTr C¢)nlributed to thc large CWA- Stronger Together ba[￿er that now hangs proudly tll our outreach office. '1¢ mode me consider howftsr bui paradDxi&Tlly fftuchfvrther we Aitve lo go to gel safe Outcom￿ In the Cots￿, under51anding afvtd&upportfvm ihepoliceundequaltyfor ￿ agaiR￿ the ctLftsal mAy0&￿Y we encounter every day in lrying toprovtdesafelv ondsectsTityforow￿eIv£1._ s conference attendee ID December 2024, we cel¢bratcd the loDg-awaityJ orKniD8 of our new outreach offi¢e in CatDbridg¢ city. We put lots of effort into fumishittg al￿ d￿)rating to it into a bright •Jd welcoming space and developing poli¢ies for the new building. We were grateftsl for fiDallcial support from a benefattor tbat allow&1 u5 to do tbis. Being in a shared space again after njany year5 of renx)te WOTknng h&s unlocked many extitillg new pmjects aDd possibih"ties. such &8 a Plann￿ Ixgdl SuptM)rt Projeu to addr￿ the urgent need for accessible lega] advice among women experiencillg doMe￿iC abuse. aTxJ the EATrtus Garden projrt an initiative aimed at 5UPPOrtiD8 women who have nNTrved on fro¥D a dOn￿￿1C abuse ￿ge into their new homes. Through this projecL w¢ will be seeking to offer a selcction of plants to brighten beT new knme and provide a nurturing. hopefitl start in het new life. We are l¢)oktng forward to settling into OLW space and planning Dew events aTMI groups to bring it to life. We continued to spend sigrtificaTrt iitne supporting WOTnen to make setkse of the support pathways they have been offered by other local Services. We aiso provided sigDificant sw)wrt to women wkn felt let down by the lack of help they hoped statutory seryices would provtde to them. We conttnll￿ to work with other agcncics to ensure they were made awdre of the impTovenths that would significantly a difference to the women we supporL IA)cally, we are fortunate that the two rnain distti¢t Coul￿]￿ we w0￿¢d wtity Cambridge City Council and South CambTidg¢shire Di5trtct CouDctL both ]Jad their Domestic Abuse and Housillg Alliance ac¢ffth.tstIo￿ Wc appreciated the the Cou￿115 placed on eLswitig a goc4J respotL8e to thos¢ experiencing domestic abuse. Community EngageD￿nt Research shows that are often the first to know ai¥)ut abu￿, and that th¢y call ad as either gate openers or gale clos¢rs for a survivor 5Ctking help. Cauthridge Wom¢n's Aid has rolltinued to develop work This year. our Ask Me prnJ￿t caine to an and after some titne for ￿deSIgn and developmen( we re-launched OUT CODmiunity offer as the EEwWern￿1 Collective in J8nuary 2025. We have survivor ond ¢OI)IWlly feedback to Gtea¢c a sI￿tte[ and W[K)￿ accths1￿1e for￿ aDd since the lauoch have delivered awateness training to 50 participants. We plan to work Thith Cambridgeshire Deaf Association over the coming yrar to develop acc¢ssible of the training going forward. We have also developed and piloted a 12.week ejnpowemrot PT08Ixnn￿ for survivots of abwe called Beyond Survival 8nd bave begun adapting the prograTwne for COTDTnuDity-ba%d delivery. "Eycellent. impacfyl training. Yerypracticol. R&711y learneda lo¢ ézKdinCre￿edmY hwwledge and confidence In supportingpeoplegoingihrough ihi5. P2ge 8 Cwnbridge Women'$ Aid Trustee's Report Orga￿s￿lI0￿￿] Development We have given special attention to deYelopiTJg the board of trustees this year. We delighted to welcome two highly skilled and experie￿ed new mLStees onto the boart aTrJ thi.s gave ￿ a good opportunity to run refresher training foT all board members. as well as developing clear role descriptions. holdEng a ski115 audiL and updating our Inductio￿ pack to ¢￿s￿re that new trustees have all the rllfotmtion they need from tbe very start. We hav¢ abo triatled a different 5trurtuwe for Jneetiw. alteTJJating non-reportiDg rt*eiings formal reporting rne¢tings, Èo provide greater opporturbiti¢S for board trainin& Conoeciion and infOTM￿ Lylates. In November we held WJ aw4y day for sentor staff trllstees w lay the grow￿￿Ork for a stratrgic review and strategy.setting pr(K&SS. We commtssioned a facdirator to hold the spatt aod guide through att in-depth ctsnyersation arouDd thRs. We b)pe to build on this work goxng ill￿ r*xt year. We were pleased to welcolne a new FiwK¢ worker ill th¢ Autum who ha5 helped immensely with TnGr¢3sing capacity and nJ)ving our fiDancial ￿cord-keepITrg system onto QuickB(M)ks. This will save work in the long-n and increase ease and ¢￿￿tell¢y of financia] re￿￿rtin& FINANCIAL REVIEW The clwriW5 main sowces of fi]n(L8 CO￿ froTh Camb]iWire County C(rtttKiL vlhich funds th¢ support to woll)en Itying in the re￿ge. We rceeiye additional fi]ndiDg froul ca￿bridge City Council and Sollth Carnbridgesbire Dtstrici Cowi¢ii towar(ts our Outrea¢h ProjecL A COD5id¢rable proportion of incou* is received as rent from the residents ol the two refil￿ rna]niy from Housing B￿￿fiL The ebatity also receives gTant funding for specific proj&w as well as general donatiolls ittdividuals 8￿j organisotions who swrt the work of CWA. tn the past year, we receÈYed a significant dthjation frorn The TIK>w Family Tn￿ to wport the WO￿ we do with children afftticd by donKstic abuse. We are Jndcbted to them for their generosity alld support. This donation IM5 beett ffstricted to eDsure we can Tn¢¢t the needs of families on wÉth thetr lives. We are grateful to a llutnber of other groups. b￿l￿t&S¢S and llKh"vidua]s iti our WI￿ tontacted us with offers of help and dottations, which we vahKd highly. Wt wou]d also like to acknowledge the SUP￿1 we recetved from StarRadio. who rdn a campaign ￿ ensure that we could give out Christm&s presents to every cbild we 5￿porl We are always toucbed by the depth of 8¢ner05ity from so nwiy local groups and it￿lYidual5 & Christt)w, alwj 2024 was no different- we would likr to thank everyone who hel￿ to ￿thke this time of year wial ftir women aDd cljildren using our servi￿. We are also gtatefvl to those inth"viduals and organisalions who so kindly donated vitrl items to the chariry throughout the year. The clothe& toJE h)usehold i1¢n￿. toiletri&% and fiuniture we rttcTved provid&J a much appTeciat¢d source of sw)tMTrn to tbe service u5eTS. Reserves ]w)Il¢y The trustees have Te￿¢Wed the tharitys needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission a￿1 believe that reserves should bc at a level to e]tsurt the t￿lty call run efficiently and cover perceivable risk factOT5 that Tllay arise. CWA ￿r￿rt￿e$ aD awiual risk assess[T￿nI which tÈJtiuences the res¢rv¢s policy. The tswtees believe that the chatity 51K>uld hold fil￿¢181 r¢5erves to: Be able to run eff¢￿IVety aT¥J be able ￿ meet the ￿ ofthe benefiriaries Protect the organisaiion a]Ml be able to contithue opcrnting despi* daD)yg events Fuod n¢ce&sary developrnent of s￿¥1¢ Page 9 C*mbridge Women's Aid Trustee'$ Report Meet all fo]ancial ob]igatton$ S￿￿ as lease c(Kmnitsnents The 8T¢ of the i)piDion that th¢ njxnirn level of wuestri¢ted fire reservts ￿ld should be the totsl of the followiDg Staff redundancy tosts (to be reviewd am)￿lly} and other staff related fiuancial obligations Adherence to all obltgatioThs underthe Equality Act 2010 attd other statlttory reqUireM￿ts An erneTgency Ojnd (contÈllgency costs in use of #D ejllergency) This equates to £191.012 fi)r the fina￿]21 wityj t￿J]ng 31 March 2025. Thi5 atnount is withtll our p)licy of holdirtg 6 D￿DI1￿$ nunjing costs as free reservtts ai any given As at 31March 2025. CWA IM)Ids £199.427 a5 free reserves. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE [￿king io the firt￿￿. we *c: Continuing to work a bRdwriter w obtsiD mDre sustsiDthle fi￿g fot the oUtr￿h seThi¢es. the EmpowertDellt Colltaive and develOpu￿￿t ofthe otgaDisation. Developing the setviccs that we can offer fmm CO￿￿1U[lity Hub. Piloting the Legal Support Project to enswe that wo1￿1 wJx> eannot acttss 14al Aid ben¢fi¢ from free when using the Family court Delivering the Beyotxl Survival grow)$ to the Outreach setvic£ or living in Refi￿e Increasing accessibility to ollr service th￿Ugh cxtendiDg our ￿8¢ of Live chat Developing our Effedive R£sw)Dses progrdnMrK to I￿1￿je those are deaf aDd speakthy of other languages. D¢veloping the iK>atd of tru5tre5 by ca￿]ng out a skills a￿lIt and reovit]ngfllMluctillg new ttthers, to bring ill EThV skii]s and t￿PeCtiveS to benefit the chan.ty a￿1 dn.ve foThvard our vision and ]nissioL UlldertaknDg a piece of WO￿ to Ter￿¢ rqM)rtingio the FM)8rd against set targets IEnding ovr exp¢rtise to I¢￿al partners seeking lo improve their rwnse to thTrn*Ji¢ abuse through Improved policae& procdures a￿1 trailling. Page 10 Cambridge Women's Aid STRUCTUR￿ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing doclltnent CWA is a chantabl¢ ¢on)pany limited by guar3llttt h8viDg slwe capitsl. The COTnpany wds Created under a Metnorandum of Association which established the objects aTvJ of ￿ cltaritable company, and is governed un(kr its Articl¢s of Awciatio St•t¢m¢nt of Trustees, RespoDsibilities CWA 15 governed by a tM)ard of trLLStees. pr1r￿￿paj re5w)Dsibilities are the setting monitOrill8 of the strdtegic directioD of the organIsati￿ and the of policy. The tr￿ are also the directors of Calltsridge WoTnen's Aid for the pu[p0s￿of cottwy law. The Trustees are re5P)Dsible for preparing the Rw of the TnL8teu and the fina]Kial stateDMits in accorda]x¢e with appli¢able law and Unikd Kingdo￿ A¢touniin8 STr￿d￿ IUni*d Kin8doEn Gffl]¢ra]ly Acceptrd Accounting Practice). Company law requires the tntstees to prepare financial ststemellts for each filla￿la1 year which give a true alld hir view of the state of the chan"table Company's fiDaucial activities durin8 the yeaT and f its fman¢ial posilion at the end of the year. In prepartDg fin￿￿la1 sthtrments the tr￿slee5 sboLad.' 5elert suitabl¢ a¢¢(￿l￿tIllg ￿li¢l¢S aDd theD apply them coThsistellt]y" obseThre the metlKth and prtDciples in the Charity SORP. make judgemertts alld estimats that are reag)Trable ard pnMIcDL prepare the finallcial state[[￿ts oll the going CODCCrn basis unlw it is iDapprowiate to pr¢sw))e that th¢ charitsble con1p￿Y will continu¢ in ixL8in The trustees are re5Tx)llsible for keepitsg yoper accow￿ng ¥rtords which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tin￿ the financial EK)5ition of the charitable company a￿d to enable them to ￿u￿¢ that the financial 51alements comply with the C4)nJpaDi¢s Act 2(￿￿. Th¢y are a]so resy)usible for gfeguarding the assets of the charitable coThpatty and hettce for tskiD8 reasollable skps for the prevent¥¢)n aThJ de￿tion of fraud #nd other irre8ularitie5. The chayity acco￿￿ts for 2023124 were filcd l* wrth th¢ Clwity Cl>m￿lS5¥0￿ Companies House during 2024125. These dela￿ were a result of a change in accounts stsfE accounts sy5teuJ aDd 2¢t04]ntant. With fidl Board iDpuL CWA ha5 addres*d these issues ar￿ have hwj a Tkw IKM)kkeeper in in place sin¢e auiwDn 2024, implemented a llew accounting systenK attd have replaced the awiuntant with a clwity 5pccialist with significant expcrience. Accounts will be filed on tirr* for 2024125 and in yeaT& Insofar as the trustees are aware.. There ts no relevant audÉt infornjation of 7*thich the cljaritable companrf5 attountsnts are unaware" aTMI The tnts￿$ have tsken 311 steps that they ought to have tsken io make tben]5elves awdre of any relevant audit iDfomJation and to esthblish that the audIts￿5 are aware of th&t informatioD. Management of the organi5aliD The trustees of Cambridge wo￿*￿,$ Aid ate reS[M)￿S1blc for the clwiry. They delegate the day to day njnning of the charity to paid workers. The 55ry)rkers work col]8trx>rativety a￿j all ThOTkers work at a high level. takittg T¢5ponsibtlity for their area of worL Tr ￿lef Executive Officer is respoD5ibl¢ for the overall Manage￿ellt tsf the ¢harity. particularly the strategic atMI resowce aspecw The senior Refuge WoTker is responsible for the refiige. All senior workers and oNC￿ce the Outreach aml collu￿]ty work. Thc other workets are all resPo￿lbIt to tht setiiorwthker& Pageil Cambridge Wojnen's Aid Trustee's Report of thcir wotK particularly any challcngcs OT concern& Worken Tegularly for fornwl case reviews and to discuss CWA business. Workers Off￿ ¢ach other a high level of swiport atxl OppOrn￿1tte5 to reflect and shatc good practice. Workers also have aCC￿S to an extemal COu￿¢110r for in-depth ¢liT]ical supervision. are selected for theit skill experience thai b)th EEpre5ent aEMI benefii the service users. CWA ha5 developed trustee recrnitment pack and a pnjcess setttng applicatiofy interview and selectiorL Women Can be Co-opted on to the Board by a tGajority vote of thE currtnt tr￿Stee5. All give their time on a voluntary basis 2nd do rtteivc any reMu￿rdtiOD &om CWA. The CWA Trust¢¢ InfOrn￿tioll and Re¢wi¢ment Pack s¢ts ou( the tTU5te¢'5 job descriptio￿ &uthority. res￿￿5]bIlItieS a￿1 ]nd￿lI0n. The charity com1llenc￿ activities ¢)n the l Or￿ber 2010 following the trattster of activities and llet a&sets fron) Cambridge Women's Aid (registered ¢Fwity 273867) on the 30 Sq)ternkr 2010. Alr￿141101￿ and Rehted Parties Callthridge Wornen's Aid 1$ an i[th￿ clJaTity a[￿ a TwDber of w0n￿'S Aid Fede￿10￿ Ell81•￿. The aDDual wort was approved by the r£ttther of the charity on 24 Decctllkn2025 and signed OD its behalf by.. R Rogan TnL%tee Page 12 C*mbridge Wojnen's Aid Independent ￿*m￿Der'S Report ts the trustee ol C8mbridge Wom¢n'8 Aid ('the Company.) I report to the ¢lwtty ttwtee ott my exatDinthOll of the accounts of th¢ Conw foT the year eDded 31 Marcb 2025. Responsibilities and bags of report the charity's tn]sÈee of the Company (and also its ditttlors for the purw)w of company law) you are respoll5ible fi)r the preparation of the accoullts in accordan￿ with the wuirernents of the Ci)mpaDies Act 2006 ('the 21X)6 Act.). Havtng satisfied Etry5elf that the accoutts of the Company 2Te not requited to be audited under Part 16 of the 21X)6 Act atxl are cli￿￿1¢ for Kndependent exaUEtnatiO￿ I report in rcspect of my eXaMi￿tion of your ¢harity's a¢¢ounts &s t￿rIed out under section 145 of the Charitie5 Aci 2011 I'the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my exarnIn￿l0t) I have followed the Ditccti"ow given by thE clwi.ty Commission under section 145{5)0)) of the 2011 Act. Ind¢pend¢nt examiner's $tstetWDt Since the Companys gro&s incollK exceeded £250.0(M) yow cxamirter rn￿$t be a metnber of a Wy listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirni that l am qualified to utmkrtake the exarniDation because l atn a member I have CQTtwlti¢d my examination. I confiFrn tha¢ ￿ matte[5 have Cl￿ ￿ my attcntion in c4)nnrLtion with the ex8nJinatioll giviDg ￿U$¢ to b¢lieve.' . aecountiDg r￿ordS wthe kept in rcsrttt of Ca￿bridge Women% Aid a5 required by se¢ti¢)n 386 of the 2006 Act,. or 2. the acco￿ts do not accord with those rccords" or 3. the a¢¢ounts do not cowly with the a¢couDtiD8 requireTneDts of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requtretn¢th thai the accounts gtve a'¢n* atyl fair view whicb is Njt a matter CODsideTtd as part of an indepetjdent exarninati0￿ or 4. tbe a¢ctsut*ts hav¢ twt been prepared in with meth(th a￿j PTiDCtpl¢s of the StatellTht of ReCornn￿llde￿ Practice for attounting and rqx*rtiDg by cha[iti￿ [applicable to clwi.ties preparing their a¢counts in accordaTLce Trith thc Financ￿1 Re￿rtIng sta￿ applieable Én the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS I￿1)]. I have no concerns have come 8¢mss no th matter5 coDDethion with the examintholl to whi¢h attention should be thawA ill this re￿t in order to enable a prO￿￿thr￿1￿g of the accounts to ￿ reached. 4SI Lisa King FCCA 8 The Hamiltons Newllwket Suffolk CB8 ONF 22 December 2025 Page 13 CAmbridge Women's Aid Statement of FRnaneial Adivities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 luding Income and Eipellditure Account and StatemeDt of Total Recognised Gains and Losses) Total 2025 fwids fund5 Note Incorne *nd EDdowJDents from: Don8tioDs aTEd legacies Charitsble activities Investment in¢ome I382￿> I￿),063 2.079 50.5 224.450 188.790 414,513 2.079 Total incorne 330.432 274.950 605,382 Expendithre OD: Chatitsble activiti¢s (351,628) (288.705) {fAO,333) Total expenditure 1351.628) (288.705} (640,333) Net expenditure (21.196} (13.755} (34,951) Net movemeni in fimds (21.1961 (13.7551 (34.9511 Re£otteili*tiDn of funds Total fiwds brought forward 381.3Y2 306,356 687,748 Total funds carried fonvard 17 360.196 292.601 Restricted funds 652,797 Total 2024 Unrestricted Note Ineomt aDd EndowmeDts from: Donation5 aTLd legacies Charitable activities Investment incojne 119.080 181,013 74,IMM) 2042IK 193,080 385.213 Total incorne 302.(XH 278.2 580204 E4yendithre on". Charitable adivtti& {329.563) (291,7361 621,299} Total expeDdibJre {329563) (291.7361 1621,299} Net expenditure (27,559} (13.5361 (41.095) Net nK)YenKni iti fimds (27.5591 (13,5361 141,0951 Re¢onclliation of funds Total fimds brought forward 408.951 319,892 728.843 Total fijnds ￿atried fonydrd 17 381,3W2 306J56 687.748 All of the chan"ty's activities derive fiDm Continuing oivatiow duriDg the above tw) pericd The fi]Dds breakdo￿ for 2024 is showll in llotc 17. The ￿TrteS onpages 17 to 26 for[￿ an inte￿￿ part of these financial Page 14 Cambrldge Women's Aid (Registratlon number: 07263026) Balanee Sheet as gt 31 Marcb 2025 21J25 2024 Fixed assets Tangible assets 396 Currettt #ssets Stocks Debtors Cash at bank and in hattd 12 13 14 18,797 657,9( 11,087 704.879 677.757 716.966 Credltors: Atnounts d¥e vllthln one year 15 {25.356 29,218) Net current 652.401 687,748 Net assets 652.797 687,748 Fund5 of tbe ¢barity: Restrtcted income fHnd5 Restricted fund5 292.601 306.356 Unre5trieted incojve funds UnresttiGted fiu)(ts 360.196 381.392 Total fund5 17 652.797 687.748 For the fjnancial year ending 31 MaTth 2025 the charity entitled to exeTnption from audit urmler section 477 of the Companies Act 2W relating to small comwies. Dire¢toVs restM)nsibiliti¢s: The membe[5 have not required the charity to obtstn an audit of its acC￿mts for the year ill q￿tIOn in accordance with se¢tioo 476; alld The responsibilities for ¢ouwlyiD8 with the wutrer£nts of ￿ Ad with rewt to accounting rerA)rds and the preparation of accounts. The financiat statements p8ges 14 to 26 were apprtrv￿ by the . atwj ajjttyxasol for issue on 24 Dece 2025 #lld signed on behalf by: R RogaD TnLStec The not&s on pages 17 to 26 fom] aD inteyal part of these fit￿￿la1 statements. Page 15 Cambridge Women's Aid Statenknt of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 21124 Note Cash operating activities Net cash expthlitu (34.951) {41,0951 Adjustments to t&sh Ilows from iten Depreciation Investment income 246 {2.079) {37.030) (42,760) Worklllg capitsi adjustments Incrvd5e in St￿kS Increase tn debtors {DeCreaSeyinere￿ in creditors 12 {I,000) 111.0871 29.218 13 15 (7.710) (3.862} Net Cash from operating a¢tiviti¢5 148,602) {25,629) C*sh flow5 from inv￿lIng a¢tivilles Illtere5t received Acquisitiow of t8￿￿TrIe assets 2.079 396 Net e&sh flows from investing activitits 1.683 Net decrease Rn c&sh and (xth equivalents (46.919) (23,718) 728,5 Cash and ¢ath equivalents * l April 704.879 Cash and e&sb equivalents at 31 March 657.96U 704,879 All of the c&5h flows aTe d¢rived from continwng operntiolls duting the above Iwo peri￿* The ntstss on pages 17 to 26 form an part of these financial ststenKlll& Pase 16 CAmbridge Women's Aid Notes to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2025 I Cbarity status The clmrity is ]inJited by 8uaraTrtee. ]worp￿ated in Engknj. and cowuently does not have 5bare capttal. Each of the tn]stee is liable io contribute anwutst not exceedi￿ £Nil towards the assets of the claarity ill tbe eveTht of liquid￿]011. The addr¢ss of its registered office The Maple Centy¢ 6 Oak Drive Huntingdon PE29 71r 2 Aecountkng poli¢1 Sumnmry of signifi£aDt aetDwiting po15cle5 and key *ecomntlDg estimates The principal accounting policies applied in the prepaTation of these fitWLCM] ststem¢nts are set out below. These tx)lici¢$ bave been consistently appliedto all the )￿￿5 ulliess otherwise St•tement of cowllalle¢ The financial sraiem¢nts have IMI prEpar￿ in accordazKe with Accounting alld by Charities". Statement of Reeommended Prdctice {appli¢able to cbaritie5 prqwing their aCCOUDts in a￿ordance v/ith the Financial Reporttng Standard applicable in ￿ UK aTMI Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) {issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP IFRS 102)). tbe Fin￿Kial Reporting sta￿ applicable in the UK a￿] Republi¢ of Ireland (FRS 102) and th¢ Conwatiies Act 2(K>6. Blsis of preparativ ca￿bridge Women's Aid tIK definition of a public benefii entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recogllised at historica] or tratt4ctioll Val￿ uThle&s Othe￿Se stated in tb¢ relevant accountillg policy llote& Golng concern The tN5tee coDsider that th¢r¢ are no Djaterial Wlcerthiniies almytt the clwiW5 ability to conlinue &s a going toncern I￿r any sig¥Jificant areas of Un¢¢r￿llty that aff￿t the caTrying value of &￿ts beld by th¢ clwity. Income ¥nd endowments Ail income ss reCo￿l￿d OTJ¢e th¢ ¢lwity has entitlets*￿t to the IDcOll￿. it is probabl¢ that the inColl￿ will br re¢¢tv¢d and the amouth of the it￿0￿e rettivable caD be reliably. DonatiO]]s are recognised kn the cbarity bas been ￿tifIed in ￿TIting of iK)th the amount and sett1c￿￿￿t d8te. In ibe event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of ￿fO￿na￿e by the cbarity before th¢ charity 15 entitled to the fiulds, the Incon￿ is deferred a￿] ￿)1 Te¢ogtiised until either those roDditions are fully m¢4 or tbc fulfiiment of thosc c4jlldatio￿ is wholly withio thc control of th¢ chatity a[￿ it is probable that these ¢ondiiions will be fulfilled in the rqM)rting p¢rt(ML Pgg¢ 17 Cambridge Women's Aid Notes to the ￿ancIal stateD￿nts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Dtvidend5 are recO￿lSed once the divider￿ has been declared a￿1 ￿tificatIOn h&$ been receiv￿ of the divide￿1 ExpeDdRtllre All expetml1n￿t is recogDised ol￿e there is a legal or conSti￿ve obligatioll to that expendin￿¢. it is probable settlenMIt is required and the atlloullt GqD be reliably. All costs are all¢Kaied to the applicable expendTture hegding that aggregate similar costs to that category. Whetf Costs (xnnot be directly attrtbuied to partscu12r hvdding5 they have been allo¢atcd a b&sis consislcnt with the use of resource4 With central staff costs a]lo¢ated on the b&sis of tin]e spellL and depre¢iaiioll cbarges allrutrd on the portioll of the asset's use. Other support costs are a]lo¢ated based on the spread of staff costs. Charitabl¢ expenditwe con¥rises UM)se costs by the charity ID tht delivery of actsvities and services for its bcneficiaries. It inclth Ix)th costs tknt can be allwated d]r￿tlY to such activities and those costs of an ityjitect nalure necessary io suprrfTrrt theDL Covernance costs These include the costs atttibutable to the cbarity's ¢ollyiiaTLce Trith t4)nstitittional and st8thtOry FequireInents, includang audit, strategit TNaDagement and trustee's uKetings and reimbursed exp￿¢5. T•i*tlo The ¢harity 15 considered to Poss the tssts 5Ct out in Paragraph I Schedule 6 of the FinaDce Act 2010 and therefore tt n￿ets the dtfillition of a ch￿l￿b]e ¢OT¥Wy for UK COEporatiott thx purposes. Accordingly. the chan.ty is potethially exempi from laxation in rw of income or capitsl gain5 received within ¢a*gories covered by Chapter 3 Part I l of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 OT Section 256 of the T&xatioll of Cbargeable Gaitss Act 1992, to the ￿ent that sucb income or gaiThs are applied exCI￿1¥clY ￿ charitable pwses. T#ngible rued assets tndividual fixed assets costiDg £0.￿ or r(￿[¢ are initially recordd at c￿ less alry subsequent accuDJutst¢d depreciation and subsequent a¢Cum￿ated impalrn￿t losses. Depreelarfon Attd anh)rtlsatlon Depreciation i5 provtded on tallgrble fixcd ￿ets so as to ThTite off the cost or Valuatio￿ less any estsmated residual value, overtheir expected ￿ e£onomTC ]ife &5 follow5: A￿et ela&g Fixtures and fittings Moior vekn.cles Depreci*tiDn n*th4NI and rate Stiaight Line 12.5I/J47 Straight Line Stock Stock 15 valued at th¢ lower of cost aml ¢￿ir￿ated selltng pric¢ I￿ costs to complete and sell. after due regard for obsolete and slow tTK>ving stocks. C05t i5 determined ￿lThg the first-]￿ first-out (FIFO). Page 18 Cambridge Women's Ald Notes to the Flnaneial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Tr*de debtors Trade debtors are arnunts du¢ frorn ¢￿$t0￿￿[S for n￿Ch&th sold or service5 perfornyd in the ordinary ourse of business. T￿de debtors are recognised iJJitially at tk t[￿a¢Clo￿ price. Thry arE ￿b$eqUen￿Y Meas￿ at ar￿)rtISed cost using the effective interest ￿eth0( Iw prowsion for ]M￿lrn￿nt. A prnvi$Jon for the ÈThpairnJent of trade debtors is estsblished whell there is objective evidaKe tttht the charity will ￿tbe able to collcct all due accordillg to th¢ original of tbe receivabl& Cash and tash eqUi￿lents Cash aTKI ¢ash eqlliyalents cornpttse ¢ash on ha￿] and (all deposits. and other short-temi highly liquid inves(meTts that are readily convertible to a Imown of casb and are subject to an insignificaDt risk tsf ¢baoge kn value. Trade eredltrfvrs Trade creditors are Obli￿tt(￿kS to pay for 80(th or servicts that have been xquired in the ordw course of business from suppliers. Atcounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the cljarity does not have 8n un¢ondittonai righL at the eNI of the r¢￿tting pericML to defer settlemettt of the credilor for * I￿t twelve llK)nths after the re￿)rt￿ng ￿te. If thcre is aD utLCOtKlitiOt)21 rtght to defrr settleme￿ for at I￿L nvelve months after rhe reporting dat4 presewed as non-cunrnt ljabilities. Trade creditots are re¢ognised initsalty at the IraE]sthn wice and suiwu¢ntly M￿SU[Cd at anb)rtised Cost using the effective interest [neth(￿. Borrowingg Inter¢st-bearin8 borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, oet of transattiot) Costs. Interest-beaTing bom)witigs are subsequetrtly (￿rIed at attM)rtised cos¢ with the difference between the proceeds. net of trnisaction costs. and the a]￿U￿1 due on rtdellwtion rwwed as to the Stst¢￿￿t of Financial Aeiivities over the period ofthc relevant knTrowing_ tnt¢r¢st expense is reco￿￿￿ed on the basis of the cffective inter¢st m¢thrMI and is Incl￿ in iDt¢rest payable alld similat charges. Borrowings are ciassTfied &s currettt liabiltties uDle&4 the clwity has an wKonthonal right to def¢r settlement of the liability forat le&st twelve EtKynths after the wortiDg date. Fund structsre iJnrestrickd it￿0￿￿ fiumls are geneTal funds that are availabk foruse * the tnL*e¥ discretio￿ in fl￿h￿ of the objertives of the charity. Desiwted fuTth are unYestri¢l¢d funds set &side for spe¢ifi¢ purposes at the discretion of the (n]stees. Restricted illcome fimds are th¢)se donated for itt a panicujar area or for spec]fi¢ p￿￿Se& the use of which l5 restricted to that area or putFK>5e. PagE 19 CAmbridge Women's Aid Notes to the Tr]naDeial Ststements for tbe Year Ended 31 Mareh 2025 P¢DsloTrs and other post r¢ttrett￿llt obligations The chariry operate5 a defined contribwion peDsion scheme ￿th7¢h is a peTtsion plan ￿￿ler wbich fixed cotttributiolls are paid into a pension fulld a￿1 the cb8riry bas no legaE or COLSIn￿lIVe obligatioll to pay further contributions evel) if the fund does not hold stsffi¢i¢llt y&%cts to Pay 811 enwloyee5 the benefits T¢laliDg to ¢￿￿10Ye¢ Service in the cutreDt a￿1 prior peri(Mts. Contributions to defined contrtsution plaL% are r¢cognised the Sts*men¢ of Finalteial Activities when they are due. If Contribution pa￿1￿5 exceed tbe contribution due for S¢TViK the eAce&s is Iecogtsised as a prepaymcnt. F￿*￿¢1￿1 instruD*nts Finan¢]al a&8tts and financi81 liabilities are re£ognised kn the charity b￿neS a paty to thc contra¢tt*l prov15l0￿ of the instn Fillallctal liabilities at)d equTty iT]StrunThts are c1￿￿fied according to the sllbst￿ of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity Instr￿ is any contrn¢t that evideTKes a residual interest ill the assets of e charity 2fter deductittg all of its liabilities. All financial ass¢ts atyj ]iab]Eitie5 are initially t[uSur￿ ￿ trattWti0￿ PTice (iDcludRn8 Irdnsattion ¢05ts), except for those financial assets cla￿lfIed &s at fair Vdlue through profit or Ioss. Twhich are initially measured at fair va]ue (wlsieh is norn*lly the transartion price excluding traThsaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a rinan¢Èng transaction. If all arrangement constirntes a fJn8n¢ing tsansathoTL. the financial asset or fillancial liability is measured at the PTesellt value of the paym¢Dts discouDted at a market rdle of inttr¢st for a Similar debt instrwnent. exists a legally enforteable right to Set the rEcogNised aT￿unts and tbe clwity intends either to settle on a net basis. or kn realise the a&set and settle the liabality simultaneously. Finallcial ass¢rs ar¢ d¢rwogois¢J wh¢n ard only WIMI al the contractual rights to the cash flows fro￿ the ftnantia] assei expile or are settte4 b) the thariiy transFm to aTh)ther party substalltialEy all of the risks and rewards of owryjership of the financial &sse¢ or c) the charity. despite ha￿n8 retsined some, but not alL sigmficani rtsk% and rewards of owners￿"p. l1&8 traLsfetred Control of the a&%et to atK)ther party. Financial liabilitic5 arr drtecognised only when the obligation specified in the cothttact is discharged, cancelled or expire& 3 Income from doD8tions #Dd Iyies funds General Totsl 2025 Total d5 2024 Donations and l¢gacies: Donatio￿ from individuals 138,290 50,51K 188.790 193,080 13829) 50.5Th1 188.790 193,080 P￿20 Cambridge Women'5 Afid Notes to the Flnanci81 Statements for the Year Ettded 31 March 2025 4 lu¢oJDe frDJll eh*rhabie #Ctsvities fwids Totsl 2025 Tfr 2024 fmwd5 190.063 224.450 414.513 385213 Restricted funds g1￿[$ receive(L. 2025 Carnbridgtrhir¢ CouDty Council Catllbridge City Council South Cambridgeshire District CowKil Hopestead 165,IMKJ 30.0 14,450 15,0 224.450 5 lttvestmeD¢ Unrestri¢ted nd$ Ge￿e Total 2025 Totsl 2024 Interest receivable and simiJ¥ incor£. Interest receivable on bank d￿￿sits 2.079 2.079 6 ExpeNdltsre ¢harltAble *ctivi¢ies Total 2025 General fuAds Note Charitable expenditure stsff costs 19.991 116238 160,989 56,910 (2,500) 57,043 231.662 238,023 404,810 {2.500) Cknitable activities 136229 215,399 288.705 640,333 Total 2024 Note Cbaritable expendt Stsff Costs 225348 385,146 10.805 Charitabl¢ a¢tivtties 621,299 Page21 Cambridge Women's Aid Notrs to the Flllancial StateD￿nts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 addition to the CApe￿Ill￿re analy5ed alxjve, there ar a150 governance o)sts of £(2.51KII {2024 _ £10.805) whi¢h relate directly to charitable activities. See t￿te 7 for further details. 7 ￿￿y5]S of govern*nee *ttd support costs Governxnet tosts funds General Total 2025 Totsl 2024 Independent examiner fee5 Examination of the finallcial statements (2,5(K>l (2.S(Kl) 10.805 2.5 12,500) 10,805 8 Stsff costs The aggregate payoll costs were &$ follo￿". 2025 2024 Stsff ewts during the yearrywere: Wagts alld salarie5 Social security e05ts Pension Costs 328.793 31,436 44.581 324,841 25.851 34,454 404.810 385,146 ContnThuttons to the employee pension schenxs for the yMtotsIl¢d £44.581 (2024- £34.454). 9 1ndepeDdent eiamiDer s remuner•tb)n 2025 2024 10.805 Page 22 Cambridge Women's Aid Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 10 Taxation 11 T*ngibl¢ fixed asxts Furnltyre aud equipnwnt vehides Total Coxt At l April 2024 Additions 1238 396 16.759 17,997 396 At 31 March 2025 1,634 16,759 18.393 Deprecl8tioD At l April 2024 1.238 16.759 17.997 At 31 h(arch 2025 1238 16,759 17.997 Net book v*llle Al 31 March 2025 396 396 At 3 1 March 2024 12 Stock 2025 21124 Stock5 I,o(K) 13 Debtors 2025 21124 Trad¢ debtOE5 Prepaymel Other debtors 17.129 890 778 (689) 898 10.878 18.797 11.087 14 Cash #Dd equ]v￿rnts 2D25 2024 Cash on ha￿1 Casb at bank 1.247 703.632 657.059 657.960 704,879 Pagc 23 Cambridge Women's Aid Notes to the ￿nanCiAl Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 15 credItts￿ f*UiDg witkbj ffle yur 2025 21124 Trdde Creditors Other tsxation and social secwity Other credito Ac¢rua]s 9.720 6,943 3,693 2,932 7,303 3.716 15,267 25.356 29.218 16 PensloD and other YheD Defined contrlbutS0tt pell5￿￿ xhen The charity ¢)perate5 a defined contrib1￿0￿ Pe￿510￿ scheme. IbE peDsion cost rharge for tbe year ryesents contributions payable by the charity to the Sche￿ and amounted to £31.436 (2024_ £34.454). Page 24 Cambridge Women's Aid Not￿ to the Financi81 Statements for the Y￿r Ended 31 Mareh 2025 17 Funds Balsllee #t 31 March 2025 BalaBce at I ID¢omimg April 2024 Resources e4￿nded TrxDsfer5 UDr¢stricled funds GeTrernl General F￿)d Donations and InteresL 96.863 123,866 197.863 132.569 1180.322) (33,412) (20.0￿) (118.0(X>) (138.000) 94,41H 105,023 220.729 330.432 213,734) 199,427 HR Funé Outreach Projeci Women's Activities Platform Costs Ikvelopnxent FutMI Interp￿tillg Access Fund Ask Me Refilge RefÉubi5hTneut 819 98,024 10,395 5.634 27,241 8286 10263 (1.058) (77,361) {1.667) (7.060) {29.585) {610) {20,552) 2,761 45.663 8,728 8.574 47.656 7,676 19.711 20,000 25.1 io,IKx) 50.IKK) 30.0 20,0(X) 138,OIKJ 160.662 {137,8931 160,769 Tot*1 u4r¢stEleÉed funds 381,391 330.432 35E,6271 360,196 Restritted Children's Move th FutKI Cottsu]tittg Service Users Outreach Proje Refuge Supwrt Fund LiDney Full Fund 290,702 5.780 so.0￿> 5¢KJ 59.450 165.( (59.4561 (6.280) {51,950) (169,7(M)) 11,320) 281,246 7,51MI 4.7(Mb 5,175 3,855 Totsl restrkted fwids 306J57 274.950 (288,7￿) 292,601 Total fy•d8 687.748 605J82 (640,333) 652,797 Page 25 Cambridge Women's Aid Notes kn the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 B￿￿¢¢ at 31 Mar¢b 2024 Balxts¢e *t I IDtomiBg AprA12023 resources Re50urees e4*Dded TrnD5fers Unrestricted fi￿dI GLftÉr41 Generdl Fund DonatioDs and Interest 107,515 52.819 185.663 116,340 (191.815) (10,3 19) 14,5tK>) (34.974) (39.474 96.863 123,866 160J34 302.003 1202,134) 220.729 HR Futjd Outrea¢h Project Wolljell's AettVAti¢s Platforni COSLS DevelopllKth Fund Interpr¢ting Ac¢es5 Fu￿] Ask Me 865 91,623 10.217 4.588 130,678 8.6TI 1.968 (46) (83.790) (4.822) (5.204) (19,646) {3911 (13.529) 127,428) 819 98,024 10,395 5,634 27,241 8286 10.263 90,191 6250 (83,7911 21.824 248,616 39,474 160.662 Tot*1 ullrestrieted funds 408.950 302.¢X)3 (329562 381,391 Restricted Chitdren's Move Oll Fund Consulting Service Us￿5 Outreach Projrft Ask Me Refuge Support Fulld Linney FU￿ Fund Flextble Funding Therdpy Fund 2￿.637 11.654 50.1 {49.935) {9,874) (44.500) (20,(K)O) (163,554) (1,620) (586) (1.667) 290,702 5.780 44.5(K) 20.IKM) 159,7(M) 8.554 6.795 586 1,667 4,700 5,175 Total wtrkted 319.893 278,2W 291.736 306?57 Total fuDd$ 728.843 580203 (621298 687,748 18 Anatysis of net funds At l Aprll 21124 F5nxTh¢iJbg ¢*sh flow$ At31 March 21125 Cash at baok and in haNI 704.879 146,919) 657,960 Net debt 704,879 {46,919 657,960 Page 26