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2024-03-31-accounts

Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL)

Charity number 1139555

A company limited by guarantee number 07202588

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2024

Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL)

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

Contents Page
Trustees' report 2 to 13
Examiner's report 14
Statement of financial activities 15
Balance sheet 16
Statement of cash flows 17
Notes to the accounts 18 to 25

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

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Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL)

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2024

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Eleanor Broadbent Miriam Moss Sarah Howells Treasurer Lindsay Britton-Robertson Rosemary Carr Grace Sumner Resigned 5 December 2023 Rosalind Weaver Romina Masood Appointed 25 September 2023

Charity number 1139555 Registered in England and Wales Company number 07202588 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers Oxford House CAF Bank Shawbrook Bank Limited Oxford Row 25 Kings Hill Avenue Lutea House Leeds Kings Hill, West Malling Warley Hill Business Park, LS1 3BE Kent. ME19 4TA The Drive Great Warley, Brentwood Essex. CM13 3BE

Independent examiner

E J Beverley FCCA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

SARSVL registered with Companies House as a Company Limited by Guarantee (Company Number: 7202588) on 25 March 2010 and with the Charity Commission (Registered Charity Number: 1139555) on 29 December 2010. SARSVL’s governing document is a Memorandum & Articles of Association as amended on 11 November 2010 and 30 October 2018. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £10.

During the reporting period and up to and including the date the report was approved, the charity trustees delegated day-to-day management of the charity to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Katherine (‘Katie’) Russell.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.

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Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees (continued)

Trustees are recruited in one of two ways. The first is through proactive advertisement of Trustee vacancies through a range of networks, targeting in particular any groups of people or skills sets the existing Board has identified (e.g. through its regular skills audit) as underrepresented among them. The second is through responding to approaches from people who speculatively express interest in joining the SARSVL Board of Trustees. In both cases, we ask Trustees to complete a written application, in which they explain the skills, knowledge and experience they can bring to the Board, as well as why they are interested in the charity and the role, and how their values and aims align with the charity’s. A Trustee role description and person specification are provided to assist with this. We also request two appropriate references. After the written application has been assessed by a designated ad hoc sub-group, usually consisting of one to three existing Trustees and/or the CEO, the applicant will then be invited to an informal interview where both parties can find out more. If the applicant is deemed a useful addition to the Board and is still interested in joining after this, they will be invited to attend the next scheduled Board meeting for which they are available, initially as an observer. After this, new Trustees can be co-opted by the existing Board until the next scheduled AGM, when they can be formally elected by the membership in the usual way. As well as providing two satisfactory references, all Trustees undergo an enhanced DBS check, due to the nature of the charity’s work.

Trustee induction includes: a one-to-one meeting with the CEO covering all aspects of the charity’s governance and in-depth introduction to its finances; meetings with the three service managers for more detailed introduction to the charity’s frontline work; provision of all the organisation’s policies, procedures and business plan, with the requirement to read and familiarise themselves with these, and ask any questions that might arise from them; ad hoc meetings with other trustees and/or the CEO on request to answer any queries. All trustees are also provided with the Charity Commission’s CC3 The Essential Trustee document.

Volunteers

Volunteers have been central to SARSVL’s history and development and are still involved in many aspects of the organisation, from membership of the Board of trustees, to offering direct services to women and girls, to fundraising. SARSVL had 33 volunteers in total during this period: five volunteer counsellors, 25 helpline volunteers and three communications / social media volunteers.

Paid staff

The staffing structure at 31 March 2024 consisted of:

Senior team

Other paid staff

All rates of pay are set in accordance with the appropriate NJC payscale for the role. The Board of trustees commits to conducting an organisational pay review minimum every five years, including benchmarking against comparable charities’ salaries.

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Partnerships and memberships

SARSVL is the professionally approved Rape Crisis Centre for Leeds, accredited against the specialist Rape Crisis National Service Standards.

The charity is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), The Helplines Partnership, the West Yorkshire Rape Crisis partnership and the Women & Girls Alliance – Leeds (formerly known as ‘Women’s Lives Leeds’).

SARSVL is also a Mindful Employer Plus, and signatory to the Women Friendly Leeds Employer Charter and the Violence Against Women & Girls Sector Anti-Racism Charter.

Trustees’ statement

As ever this year has been hugely eventful, with a premises move being one of the key highlights. This has provided some challenges but overall allows the organisation to grow and develop within a much more positive space for our staff, volunteers and the survivors using our services. The environment, accessibility and location have all been well received by colleagues and service users alike, and we look forward to developing the space further throughout the next year.

We have made and further developed many positive connections this year, including taking part in an exciting scoping exercise with the NHS and our sister Rape Crisis Centres in West Yorkshire around a potential new pathfinder pilot project for those sexual violence and abuse survivors with the most ‘complex’ mental health needs. We’ve also been delighted to be able to provide our specialist therapeutic services to clients of our partner organisation Together Women, many of whom would not be able to access more traditional counselling for a range of reasons. We’re really looking forward to continuing this relationship in the year ahead.

We’ve also proudly continued to work in partnership with the West Yorkshire Survivor Leaders group and are very pleased to be involved with its further development and expansion through a new National Lotteryfunded piece of work.

Our wider affiliations with the Women and Girls Alliance – Leeds (formerly Women’s Lives Leeds), Rape Crisis England & Wales and the Visible Steering Group among others have continued to give us strength, solidarity and resilience. And through the work of our CEO and other valued staff members, we’ve increased awareness of our organisation and its vital, specialist work across many other local partnerships, boards and bodies. For example, SARSVL is firmly on the radar of our West Yorkshire Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, who are listening to the concerns facing the women of Leeds particularly in relation to the criminal justice system.

Another huge highlight of our year has been the significant learning around anti-racism our staff and trustees have undertaken in partnership with the Racial Justice Network, and we’re very passionate about rolling out our new Anti-Racism, Equity & Inclusion (AREI) action plan, under the leadership of our cross-organisation AREI working group, across the coming year and beyond.

We’re pleased to have been able to provide other training and development opportunities to the team during the year too, and to have gradually grown and diversified our staffing, including adding new creative expertise to our counselling team and welcoming back a former member of staff as a job share for our Counselling Service Manager. We hope this goes some way towards our ongoing aim to meet more of the diverse and ever-increasing need and demand for our specialist services from Leeds survivors. Our team is highly skilled, cohesive and dedicated, and continues to work closely and supportively together.

We hope to continue our sustainable growth over the year ahead, and to carry on fostering an inclusive, intersectional feminist working culture as we further our charity’s important aims.

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Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

SARSVL’s objects as set out in the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association are:

Aims, objectives and outcomes

SARSVL is currently working to its five-year Business Plan for 2021-26. The year reflected in this report has been Year 3 of this Plan.

The overarching aim identified by the 2021-26 Business Plan, which supports the charity in achieving its objects, is:

“that SARSVL will enable sustainable recovery for women and girls who have experienced rape or sexual violence, through high-quality, specialist, holistic and secure services which meet the diverse needs of women and girls in Leeds.”

Beneath this aim sit three key objectives for the five-year period, the success of which are measured against the following outcomes:

Activities for the public benefit

All our charitable activities focus on supporting and helping women and girls who have been affected by rape and/or other forms of sexual violence or abuse at any time in their lives, and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

During the reporting period, the charity’s legal objects, overarching aim and objectives have been achieved predominantly through the following main activities:

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Activities for the public benefit continued

Achievements and performance

During the period, SARSVL provided its three main direct, specialist support services to 1,309 individual women and girls (not including helpline callers ringing from withheld numbers, who cannot be individually counted).

A summary of the charity’s achievements against its business plan outcomes over the year:

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Achievements and performance

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Achievements and performance

Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service

The SARSVL ISVA service provided 1,107 pre-arranged one-to-one client sessions, and a further 7,562 direct contacts with clients, to a total of 191 individuals during the year, 24 of whom were young people aged 13 – 17. As part of the specialist advocacy support they provided to sexual violence and abuse survivors, the ISVA team also had 4,695 direct contacts with the police and 460 with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Fifteen women were supported to challenge police / CPS decisions to take no further action in their cases through the Victim Right to Review (VRR) Scheme. In three cases, the CPS overturned their original decision, and the perpetrators have been charged and are awaiting trial.

The value of the support provided by our ISVAs is reflected through the feedback we receive from our service users:

“I couldn't have gone through the CJ process without you - you have helped me massively and gave me all the information I needed. Without your support I would have been tempted to give up. Every victim of sexual violence should have this support”

“I have felt so much more confident and strong since using the service. My ISVA has been fantastic and her knowledge about the criminal justice system and understanding is fantastic. I feel better equipped to now focus on healing and starting to live normally again. Knowing that someone is always there for support and to answer questions helped me to feel safe, less isolated, and understood. The level of support has been excellent and I am so grateful for the work you do here.”

“I'm not sure I would have got through the whole experience without my ISVA’s support. From the very first meeting, everything was so professional, whilst showing empathy and understanding. A first class service with a first class advocate.”

“Your support helped me to deal with everything about the CJ process - the CPS letters, and the CJ outcome. I was better able to cope because I felt less alone, and that I was not the only woman who has gone through the same experience. You cut through the police jargon, and you used very considerate and mindful language. Your kindness and understanding, your empathy, sharing information with me, you always kept your promises, but managed my expectations, your support, your honesty, you were trustworthy and always heard me. You are very caring. SARSVL is an amazing service.”

Counselling Service

SARSVL’s specialist Counselling Service directly supported 159 individuals during the year. A number of these received a range of therapeutic interventions, including one-to-one and group-based services. 5,559 sessions and contacts were delivered by the service in total.

This service delivery included three therapeutic groups the service ran during the year – a peer support ‘Writing for Recovery’ group, an art therapy group and our new weekly therapeutic social group.

Of those who completed counselling with SARSVL during the year:

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83% of all clients who ended counselling said they had received an excellent service.

Some feedback we’ve received from counselling clients in their own words:

“The support I’ve received from SARSVL and my therapist in particular has had a huge impact on me. I’ve found I’m more open in my relationships and have become more self-aware and she has helped me to make connections between my reactions now and past trauma, which has been incredibly helpful in terms of personal understanding. I’m so grateful for the support I’ve received – the work you do as a charity is amazing and under-recognised. What you’ve done for me has been life-changing.”

“The support has been amazing, my counsellor has always been supportive and understanding and my voice is always heard … These sessions have been amazing for my self-esteem and confidence.”

“I think it was the safe space to be honest about all the things that bother me about life. The consistency of the service for such a long time. Thank you.”

“The empathy, understanding, kindness, care and welcome I received from my counsellor. The whole team were fantastic, from the very beginning when I first called.”

“I think I most value how I feel more prepared and able to cope better. I also valued how the sessions helped me to process and understand my trauma more and I felt it did this in a safe and helpful way.”

Helpline service

SARSVL’s helpline responded to 1,970 incoming contacts (1,261 calls, 601 texts and 108 emails) from 903 individuals this year, of which 813 were new.

The service also provided 73 outgoing emotional support calls for sexual violence and abuse survivors on our counselling waiting list.

Though our helpline is a confidential service, and many callers choose to remain anonymous, some choose to give their consent to share their feedback about the service they’ve received from us:

“Thank you to SARSVL for the copious links and information, and for being there in the dead of night on the other side of the phone, when things have felt too overwhelming.”

“The calls made an impact to me as finally there was someone to talk to, they knew how to reply, what to say and made me feel good calling me a survivor.”

“The calls have made me feel a lot more positive about the counselling to come. They helped immensely, all callers were empathetic and reassuring. Without them I really don't think I could have coped whilst on the waiting list. It's a valuable service and I would like to thank you all very much.”

“…it has definitely made me feel more positive about the counselling in the future especially because I have never had any type of therapy before. The first support call was the first time I had done anything. I didn’t know what to expect and how I would feel during and after so it definitely has made me feel more positive about counselling and just more positive in general in life.”

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Monitoring and evaluation

We use two main specialist tools to record and report on monitoring data:

We use these in conjunction with the Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) Monitoring & Evaluation Framework assessment tool, which enables us to track data on the ‘cope and recover’ outcomes set out in the Victims’ Funding Strategy. Data is gathered through:

Plans for future periods

Some of our planned activities for the next period, to further the outcomes identified in our Business Plan for 2021-26, include:

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Plans for future periods

Financial review

SARSVL made a deficit of £21,521 in 2023-24 (2022-23: a surplus of £29,907 ). Total income increased by £32,700 over 2022-23. Expenditure increased by £84,000 in line with budgets to spend the brought forward surplus in restricted funds. A number of new funding sources came on stream in 2023-24 and are listed below.

In 2023-24 SARSVL’s total unrestricted funds increased by £24,436 to £239,189. Our plans for these are detailed in the reserves section of this report. Restricted funds decreased by £45,957 to £68,199 and any balances will be spent on services in 2024-25.

Funding sources

In 2023-24 SARSVL’s main sources of funding and the areas they supported were:

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Funding sources

New funding sources include:

Future plans

2023-24 is the third year of SARSVL’s new five-year business plan.

We continue to operate in a difficult and challenging environment, especially in terms of funding, along with other voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. There have been changes across the violence against women and girls’ sector, and we are noticing increased competition for funding amongst nonspecialist and specialist sexual violence organisations, which may have an impact on services. However, we have proven ability to raise funds in these challenging times. With the recent government changes following the general election and the uncertainty of long-term funding, Trustees prioritise long-term sustainability in their planning processes. SARSVL was able to expand its work in 2023-24 and since year-end we have been awarded a grant totalling £210,000 from the Henry Smith Charity for core support for three years starting on 31 July 2024. Further applications are in progress for 2024-25 and beyond and the trustees remain optimistic about the charity’s future.

The trustees have reassessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved and conclude that even with funding uncertainty they are confident of the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Reserves policy

In considering the reserve requirements for SARSVL the trustees have taken into account the needs of the women we work with, our legal obligations and identified risk to our income and expenditure.

As an organisation that provides services to vulnerable women the Trustees believe that a level of reserves should be maintained to ensure a stability and continuity of service provision and ultimately if required, a managed service closure, with time to enable alternative support provision to be arranged and all legal obligations and cash flow considerations covered. Trustees have reviewed the required level of reserves and in early in 2024-25 updated their reserves policy as a result taking account of recent financial history, the currently financial situation of the charity and the broader current financial climate. Taking the above in to account Trustees feel the right level of unrestricted reserves is between £200,000 and £250,000.

Unrestricted free reserves at 31 March 2024 were £203,572; this represents four months of 2024-25 budgeted expenditure. Some of these reserves will be spent in 2024-25 but the majority will ease the transition of central government funding in 2025-26 and support any consequential cash flow issues.

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Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. 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.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

approved by the board of trustees on 29/08/2024

Sarah Howells (Trustee)

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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 15 to 25.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the charitable 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 charitable 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 ('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

Since the charitable company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act.

I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a fellow of ACCA which is one of the listed bodies.

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

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.

E J Beverley FCCA

17/09/2024

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

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Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL) Statement of Financial Activities

(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
(2)
17,791
Charitable activities
(3)
72,336
Bank Interest
776
Total income
90,903
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
(4)
135
Charitable activities
(5)
66,332
Total expenditure
66,467
Net income / (expenditure)
24,436
Fund balances brought forward
214,753
Fund balances carried forward
(6)
239,189		 2024
Restricted
funds
£
-
440,004
-
440,004
275
485,686
485,961
(45,957)
114,156
68,199		 2024
Total
funds
£
17,791
512,340
776
530,907
410
552,018
552,428
(21,521)
328,909
307,388		 2023
Total
funds
£
49,640
448,156
417
498,213
2,478
465,828
468,306
29,907
299,002
328,909

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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Balance sheet

as at 31 March 2024
2024
Unrestricted
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
(7)
35,617
Total fixed assets
35,617
Current assets
Debtors and prepayments
(8)
26,826
Cash at bank and in hand
(9)
206,835
Total current assets
233,661
Current liabilities:
amounts falling due within one year
Creditors and accruals
(10)
30,089
Total current liabilities
30,089
Net current assets / (liabilities)
203,572
Net assets
239,189
Funds
Unrestricted funds
239,189
Restricted funds
-
Total funds
239,189		 2024
Restricted
£
2,105
2,105
2,469
64,723
67,192
1,098
1,098
66,094
68,199
-
68,199
68,199		 2024
Total
£
37,722
37,722
29,295
271,558
300,853
31,187
31,187
269,666
307,388
239,189
68,199
307,388		 2023
Total
£
-
-
38,712
309,219
347,931
19,022
19,022
328,909
328,909
214,753
114,156
328,909

For the year ending 31 March 2024 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 29/08/2024

Sarah Howells (Trustee)

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Statement of cash flows

for the year ended 31 March 2024

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Bank interest
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (excluding donated assets)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on borrowing
Cash inflows from new borrowing
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Bank interest
(Increase) / decrease in debtors
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Notice deposits (less than 3 months)
Total cash and cash equivalents
Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow
from operating activities
Net movement in funds for the reporting period (as per the
statement of financial activities)
Cash in hand		 2024
£
7,180
776
(45,617)
(44,841)
-
-
-
(37,661)
309,219
271,558
2024
£
(21,521)
7,895
(776)
9,417
12,165
7,180
2024
£
28
271,530
271,558		 2023
£
47,883
417
-
417
-
-
-
48,300
260,919
309,219
2023
£
29,907
-
(417)
10,151
8,242
47,883
2023
£
69
309,150
309,219

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Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL) Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by 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) and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

Expenditure and liabilities

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Leasehold improvements: over 5 years Fixtures and fittings: over 5 years Computer equipment: over 3 years

Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies continued

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

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

Leases

Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.

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Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL) Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2024

2 Donations and legacies
Donations
Gift aid
3 Charitable activities income
Grants for charitable activities
Ministry of Justice
The Brook Trust
The Henry Smith Charity
The Pilgrim Trust
W. Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Hollick Family Foundation
Charles Hayward Foundation
The Clothworkers Foundation
The Leathersellers' Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation
WY Safer Communities
Forum Central
Sales and fees
4 Raising funds
Fundraising costs
5 Charitable activities expenditure
Charitable activities		 2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
15,980
1,811
17,791
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
25,000
10,000
-
-
25,000
-
-
-
12,338
72,338
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
135
135
Activities
undertaken
directly
£
356,751
356,751		 2024
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
2024
Restricted
funds
£
208,437
40,000
126,843
-
-
25,000
10,000
-
15,000
9,724
5,000
-
440,004
2024
Restricted
funds
£
275
275
Support
costs
£
195,267
195,267		 2024
Total
funds
£
15,980
1,811
17,791
2024
Total
funds
£
208,437
40,000
126,843
25,000
10,000
25,000
10,000
25,000
15,000
9,724
5,000
12,338
512,342
2024
Total
funds
£
410
410
2024
Total
cost
£
552,018
552,018		 2023
Total
funds
£
47,935
1,705
49,640
2023
Total
funds
£
167,276
15,000
80,000
15,000
138,259
2,250
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,371
448,156
2023
Total
funds
£
2,478
2,478
2023
Total
cost
£
465,828
465,828

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for the year ended 31 March 2024

5a Support costs
Support cost type
Management and admin salaries
Financial management support
Payroll fees and recruitment
IT support
Memberships and subscriptions
Independent examination
Trustee and governance costs
5b Charitable activities expenditure detail
Staffing costs
(5c)
Payroll and recruitment
Staff travel and training
Volunteers expenses
Rent, rates and utilities
Repairs, renewals and cleaning
Telephones, mobiles and internet
Website and IT
Equipment
Printing and publicity
Stationery, postage and books
Insurance
Freelance support
Professional fees, memberships and donations
Interpretation services
Refreshments
Miscellaneous expenses
Trustee and governance costs
Independent examination
Monitoring and evaluation
Service user direct costs
IT support
Depreciation		 Charitable
activity
£
136,959
6,675
2,927
2,520
2,003
-
-
151,084
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
44,143
-
657
2,179
8,307
4,571
-
714
14
501
276
840
2,494
357
-
53
20
35
407
-
-
764
-
66,332		 Governance
activity
£
42,104
-
-
-
-
1,919
160
44,183
2024
Restricted
funds
£
369,146
2,927
5,143
1,490
40,182
1,635
13,389
1,252
1,161
1,232
191
2,246
17,939
1,646
5,233
111
433
125
1,512
3,982
5,060
1,756
7,895
485,686		 2024
Total
cost
£
179,063
6,675
2,927
2,520
2,003
1,919
160
195,267
2024
Total
cost
£
413,289
2,927
5,800
3,669
48,489
6,206
13,389
1,966
1,175
1,733
467
3,086
20,433
2,003
5,233
164
453
160
1,919
3,982
5,060
2,520
7,895
552,018		 2023
Total
cost
£
175,206
5,515
3,414
2,520
1,753
1,512
520
190,440
2023
Total
cost
£
366,548
3,414
3,940
1,972
40,141
3,898
12,811
1,523
55
1,619
824
2,292
15,283
1,753
1,498
92
-
520
1,512
3,381
232
2,520
-
465,828

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2024

5c Staff costs and numbers
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions		 2024
£
366,741
34,064
(5,000)
17,484
413,289		 2023
£
324,514
31,497
(5,000)
15,537
366,548

The average number of employees during the year was 13.5, being an average of 10 full time equivalent (2023: 12.2, 9.4 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.

Defined contribution pension scheme
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year
6 Restricted funds
Balance b/f
£
The Big Give Christmas Appeal
27,825
The Brook Trust
7,500
Charles Hayward Foundation
-
The Clothworkers Foundation
-
The Henry Smith Charity
13,754
The Henry Smith Charity (LTS)
7,086
LCF - Resilience Fund
-
WY Safer Communities
-
The Ministry of Justice
-
Forum Central - HSF
-
The Big Give
57,991
WYCA
-
114,156		 Incoming
£
-
-
25,000
10,000
-
40,000
15,000
9,724
208,437
5,000
-
126,843
440,004		 Outgoing
£
27,825
7,500
25,000
7,895
13,754
47,086
15,000
1,621
208,437
5,000
-
126,843
485,961		 2024
£
17,484
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 2023
£
15,537
Balance c/f
£
-
-
-
2,105
-
-
-
8,103
-
-
57,991
-
68,199

Fund name Purpose of restriction

The Big Give Christmas Appeal Towards the provision of specialist support services for adult female victims of rape and sexual abuse.

The Brook Trust For provision of a specialist counselling service. Charles Hayward Foundation To develop and expand SARSVL’s specialist counselling service . The Clothworkers Foundation Capital support for lease improvements to new premises. The Henry Smith Charity For provision of a specialist counselling service. The Henry Smith Charity (LTS) To support counselling helpline and non-service delivery staff and running costs for organisation to thrive post-Covid pandemic.

LCF - Resilience Fund To support collaboration and organisational change in challenging times. WY Safer Communities To support SARSVL's counselling and ISVA services. The Ministry of Justice Towards the provision of specialist support services for adult female victims of rape and sexual abuse. Forum Central - HSF To support 45 households over the cost of living crisis. The Big Give Outreach and support work to extend delivery to women underserved by SARSVL services, specifically street homeless women and sex workers. WYCA To provide emotional and practical support to victims of sexual violence. To provide additional support to SARSVL’s ISVA service by covering the cost of two additional posts, one ISVA and one YPISVA.

To support collaboration and organisational change in challenging times. To support SARSVL's counselling and ISVA services. Towards the provision of specialist support services for adult female victims of rape and sexual abuse.

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7
8
9
10
**11 **		 Tangible assets
Cost
£
£
At 1 April 2023
-
7,083
Additions
45,617
-
At 31 March 2024
45,617
7,083
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
-
7,083
Charge for year
7,895
-
At 31 March 2024
7,895
7,083
Net book value
At 31 March 2024
37,722
-
At 31 March 2023
-
-
Debtors and prepayments
Debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank
Cash in hand
Creditors and accruals
Creditors
Accruals
Deferred income (see note below for analysis)
Deferred income
Delivered services income
Item name
Reason for deferral
Delivered services income
IT
equipment
Lease
improvements
Services to be delivered after the year end		 £
8,234
-
8,234
8,234
-
8,234
-
-
2024
£
14,110
15,185
-
29,295
2024
£
271,530
28
271,558
2024
£
4,112
7,295
19,780
31,187
Deferred to
next year
£
19,780
19,780
Fixtures &
Fittings		 Total
£
15,317
45,617
60,934
15,317
7,895
23,212
37,722
-
2023
£
14,820
16,513
7,379
38,712
2023
£
309,150
69
309,219
2023
£
4,529
1,613
12,880
19,022
Released
from last
year
£
6,440
6,440

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12 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

During the year 1 trustee was paid a total of £32 in respect of travel (previous year: 2 trustees and £253).

Trustee remuneration and benefits

Grace Sumner
Trustee
Description of transaction
Contract for outreach
Name of trustee
or related party
Relationship to
charity		 2024
£
-
-		 2023
£
1,125
1,125

Legal authority for the payment

The legal authority for the payment is via a provision within the charity's governing document.

Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel

The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £191,379 (previous year: £175,821).

13 Operating leases

Within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive
Over five years from the balance sheet date
Expected future minimum lease payments over the remaining life of the
lease, analysed into the period in which the commitment falls due:		 2024
£
48,321
11,554
-
59,875		 2023
£
45,816
67,251
-
113,067

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Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL)

Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024

2024
2023
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
Income
Donations and legacies
17,791
21,242
Charitable activities
72,336
32,621
Bank Interest
776
417
Total income
90,903
54,280
Expenditure
Raising funds
135
260
Charitable activities
66,332
62,218
Total expenditure
66,467
62,478
Net income / (expenditure)
24,436
(8,198)
Fund balances brought forward
214,753
222,951
Fund balances carried forward
239,189
214,753		 2024
Restricted
funds
£
-
440,004
-
440,004
275
485,686
485,961
(45,957)
114,156
68,199		 2023
Restricted
funds
£
28,398
415,535
443,933
2,218
403,610
405,828
38,105
76,051
114,156		 2024
Total
funds
£
17,791
512,340
776
530,907
410
552,018
552,428
(21,521)
328,909
307,388		 2023
Total
funds
£
49,640
448,156
417
498,213
2,478
465,828
468,306
29,907
299,002
328,909

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