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2025-03-31-accounts

SAFE! SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CRIME LIMITED

ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Charity Number 1143532 Company Number 07630170

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INDEX

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General Information 3
Trustees’ Report 4
Trustees Responsibilities 16
Audit Report 17
Statement of Financial Activities 21
Balance Sheet 22
Statement of Cash Flows 23
Comparative Statement of Financial Activities 24
Notes to the Accounts 25

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Charity number 1143532 Company Number 07630170 Principal & registered office address Oxfordshire Youth Building 5000 John Smith Drive Oxford Business Park Oxford OX4 2BH Trustees Sarah Breton Charlotte Buckingham (resigned February 2025) Simon Clements (Chair) Karen Cushing Sue Davie (Treasurer) Ray Hipkin Elizabeth Jones (Vice Chair) Tracey Lawrence Jay Smith Nadia Wager (resigned June 2024) Mike Watkinson (resigned June 2024) Amar Lakhani (joined December 2024) Nikki Ross (joined December 2024) Sheena Fewell (joined September 2024) Chief Executive Chloe Purcell Auditors Caroline Webster FCA UHY Ross Brooke Windrush Court Suite I Abingdon Business Park Abingdon OX14 1SY Bankers The Co-operative Bank P.O. Box 250, Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale WN8 6WT

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Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the year ended 31 March 2025

The Trustees present their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Objectives and Activities

Vision and Strategy

SAFE! was established in 2008 from a recognition that experiencing a crime can have an enormous impact, and a concern that it can be especially devastating for children and young adults, who may struggle to cope and recover without appropriate support. Our Vision is clear – ‘ for children and young people to feel safe, thrive and achieve their potential’.

We seek to achieve our vision through the provision of quality and meaningful interventions for children and their families across the Thames Valley. SAFE! provides open access, inclusive, and free services for young people and families affected by crime, helping them overcome the effects of what has happened to them and regain their quality of life. SAFE! practitioners offer a range of pragmatic strategies based upon protective behaviours and restorative approaches that are designed to increase confidence, build resilience and improve future safety. By listening attentively and putting their needs at the heart of the process, SAFE! empowers young people, giving them a voice and helping them and those around them to build protective communities where they can feel safe.

Working proactively with a wide range of partner agencies, SAFE! promotes the rights of young people, parents and families affected by crime, and by disseminating best practice guidance and resources the charity encourages any adult to feel confident in supporting a young person they know through hard times. With the rise in sexual abuse, domestic violence and internet crime the world can be a scary place, and SAFE!’s unique, innovative and compassionate service seeks to help young people live happy and adventurous lives.

Values

All our work is underpinned by our core values. SAFE!...

SAFE! continues to review and reflect on these values to ensure that they remain a clear focus for the services offered to children and their families. Annual away days with both staff and trustees help to support this process.

Impact and Evaluation

To ensure our work is making a difference and supporting the achievement of our vision, we evaluate the impact of our work with every child and family. The people we exist for help to shape our work and their feedback helps to ensure we always strive to improve our approach and continue to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

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Achievements and Performance

Direct Services

Support After Crime and Abuse (CYP SACA)

April 2024 marked the start of a new contract with the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner for the provision of services for young victims of crime, and our service was rebranded CYP Support After Crime and Abuse (SACA). Implementing the new service involved extensive recruitment, induction, and training of both new and existing staff. We have successfully embedded new service strands and developed comprehensive processes and procedures to enhance our service delivery.

The service included some significant process changes and new service offers, including:

The new referral system and process lead to a reduction in new referrals, with just 592 new referrals received through Victim’s First (compared with 965 the year before). However, due to work continuing with children and young people referred through our legacy system prior to the start of the year, in total the service was in contact with 1027 children. A positive result of reduced referral numbers has been a reduction in waiting times for support, with all families contacted within 5 days of referral and interventions beginning within weeks, rather than months.

Within the SACA Service, SAFE! has 4 Children’s Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates (ChIDSVAs), funded through a grant from the Ministry of Justice. ChIDSVAs provide specialist support to children and families going through a criminal justice process following an experience of sexual harm or domestic abuse. Support can range from helping a young person to report or liaise with the police, through to understanding what the court process will entail, and supporting with understanding decision making and getting onward support. Across the year 369 children and young people were supported by the ChIDSVA service.

We have continued to deliver online support groups for parents and caregivers in the service, focusing on themes such as self-care, protective behaviours, and managing emotions. The introduction of monthly advice and guidance drop-in sessions has also been well-received. Over the year more than 65 parents/caregivers were open to distinct support either through 121 or group work approaches. Throughout the year, the coordinator has been working alongside the Volunteer lead to increase the pool of parent volunteers to become ‘champions’ and lead on creating caregiver only spaces where they can learn from one another either face-to-face or online. All the volunteers have ongoing training to help them to understand the needs of attendees and the parenting model that is used as a continuous point of reference throughout each session.

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The SACA team implemented refreshed assessment tools this year, including the WHO5 Wellbeing Index, to better capture young peoples’ experiences and outcomes across multiple interventions. Out of 121 young people completing the WHO5, 61% showed improved wellbeing, with 70% noting positive change in at least one category.

Additional outcome monitoring highlighted consistent progress:

ChIDSVA support outcomes reflected deep, relational progress:

SASH Bucks

Delivered by SAFE! and SAASS BMK, the SASH Bucks partnership supported 368 children, young people and families across Buckinghamshire impacted by sexual harm and domestic abuse from April 2024 to March 2025. The service combined therapeutic project work, counselling, clinical guidance and parent support within a trauma-informed, child-centred framework.

Support was offered across age groups and districts, with tailored interventions responding to neurodiversity, additional mental health needs and wider vulnerabilities. The team delivered 727 project work sessions, 658 counselling sessions, 62 group engagements, and over 5,000 personalised contacts via text, call and email—ensuring young people had consistent access to skilled, relational support.

Impact measures showed striking improvement:

Parents were actively involved, with 57 receiving dedicated support to understand trauma responses, navigate systems and rebuild emotional connection with their children. Post-support evaluations showed 90–100% of parents felt safer, more confident and better able to support their child’s recovery.

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SASH also prioritised professional and community outreach—collaborating across education, health and safeguarding partnerships, hosting events and contributing to multi-agency forums. The team promoted rights awareness and helped improve service pathways for survivors, families and practitioners.

Through its holistic, co-located model and emphasis on validating lived experience, SASH Bucks offered young people and families space to feel heard, regain control and reimagine safety. As a trusted partner within the county’s safeguarding landscape, the service has demonstrated its continued ability to reach minoritised communities, respond flexibly to need, and foster long-term healing

Building Respectful Families (BRF)

BRF provides trauma-informed support to families experiencing Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA), offering direct intervention, information, guidance, and professional consultation. In 2024–25, BRF received 338 new support requests—the highest volume to date—demonstrating both rising need and growing recognition of CAPVA.

207 families benefitted from tailored interventions, including 151 in-depth assessments and multi-modal support for 257 parents/caregivers (PCG) and 63 children and young people. This included short-term information sessions, individual and group-based therapeutic work, and specialist neurodiversity provision. BRF also ran six wellbeing-focused peer groups and eight PCG-led support programmes, fostering community resilience and shared understanding.

Evaluation data highlights significant outcomes. Reports of harmful behaviours—including physical, verbal, and controlling actions—decreased across all measures. PCG fear reduced from 45% to just 3%, and confidence in parenting rose from 16% to 73%. Children and young people (CYP) described improved emotional coping, stronger relationships, and renewed hope for the future—71% reported stronger social connections after support.

Beyond direct delivery, BRF influenced practice across the region and nationally. Practitioners delivered 392 professional consultations and trained 157 professionals across eight CPD sessions and sector conferences. BRF was commissioned to pilot the ‘CAPVA Champions’ training model in 2025–26 and contributed to Safe Lives research and strategic national work on CAPVA.

Schools and Early Help pathways were the primary referral sources, reflecting strong partnership working across education, health, and safeguarding. Feedback from families and professionals praised BRF’s non-blaming, restorative approach: “I feel less lonely... being with others who understand has been so good,” shared one parent.

BRF continues to respond to complex family needs with empathy, empowerment and skill—delivering change at both the individual and system level, and championing respectful relationships as the foundation for safety and hope.

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Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

Additional Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services

SAFE! is sub-contracted by a2Dominion to provide specialist support to children living in their Domestic Abuse refuges in Oxfordshire. The SafeSpace project provides weekly visits across two refuges and multiple dispersed ‘places of safety’ delivering therapeutic creative group sessions incorporating emotional support and protective behaviours. This year, we have supported 18 children living in refuge. Children and families accessing SafeSpace have received tailored emotional support and onward referrals, including counselling and access to the BRF programme, with efforts made to ensure continuity of care. Sessions covered a wide range of trauma-informed themes—from protective behaviours and emotional literacy to grounding techniques and dreams—and incorporated creative resources like playdough, lego, arts and crafts, and therapeutic games. Emotional support for parents was organically integrated into the process, often during session transitions. Feedback from children and their parents reflects strong engagement, emotional growth, and a sense of safety and connection, with children valuing the trust and creativity of their SAFE! workers and parents expressing gratitude for the support provided.

During the year SAFE! also worked in partnership with Slough Borough Council to provide specialist support to children living in the city who had been victims of abuse. Funding was provided by the Local Authority to employ two part-time workers for the year. Between April and March we provided 121 support to 43 children through this funded work despite finding it difficult to establish the partnership alongside and in collaboration with the council.

Education

Safer Streets

Funded through a PCC coordinated Home Office grant to enhance community safety and youth resilience, SAFE! delivered Safer Streets programmes across nine education and youth settings in High Wycombe, Oxford, and Slough, engaging 144 young people aged 11–21. The initiative focused on healthy relationships, gender empowerment, and challenging toxic behaviour—on and offline—with an emphasis on consent, emotional literacy, and social action.

Workshops incorporated learning from DAY programme delivery and supported students to co-create campaigns that raised awareness among their peers. These ranged from posters and video storylines to cultural showcases and peer-led discussions on legal rights and healthy communication.

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Safer Streets enabled vulnerable young people to feel heard, informed and equipped to challenge harmful behaviours. Whilst we no longer have funding in this area, the learning from the programme continues to inform our ambitions to run preventative and collaborative programmes in educational and youth settings.

Placements and Volunteers

Over the course of the financial year we received 5 student Social Workers and 2 Criminology students on placement from Oxford Brookes. The students are a great addition to the team, contributing to referral hubs, completing contact calls, helping to run activity and consultation days and overseeing the completion of their own caseloads.

Through the year 8 adult volunteers have been inducted into the SACA service, bringing with them a wealth of professional experience, increasing skillsets across the organisation. The adult volunteers have helped with things such as fundraising, running the Caregiver support group, producing webinars focused on providing additional help to our ND service users and more recently providing advice and guidance on how to engage young people through our text support service. We also support a group of adult volunteers to share their personal stories at our conference.

Training

SAFE! held a conference ‘From Harm to Healing: Improving Responses to Young Victims of Crime’ on 4 December at the Leonardo Hotel in Oxford which proved to be extremely successful. We had 150 delegates attend from a very varied multi-sector audience – police, social care, youth justice, third sector, health, and education from all over the Thames Valley. We had a good range of speakers and workshops, with a panel discussion at the end of the day with senior police, CPS, PCC, and our other speakers. We also launched our film and campaign on the day (further detail below). We secured one small sponsorship from a local law firm and are hoping to build on this connection. The feedback from delegates was very encouraging, with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 for the event.

SAFE! has also continued to train professionals in Protective Behaviours in both online and face to face courses. This year we have trained 60 professionals in a Protective Behaviours approach.

The BRF team continued to deliver the CPD accredited Introduction to CAPVA course. Over 83-hour online training sessions, the team trained 157 professionals. We have now been commissioned to develop a more in-depth training package by Buckinghamshire County Council to launch in late 2025/early 2026.

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Voice of the Child

SAFE! Young Champions

Nine young people made up of past service users and others looking to build a career supporting others have been working together and independently on projects such as aspects of our new website, have been creating blogs for other young people to read, as well as driving conversations on topics that impact young people to help us tailor our social media output so that it is engaging for our service users.

The young champions have been pivotal in helping us to understand how to engage with children and young people online through our social media handles and website build, as well as helping to produce content on issues a�ecting young victims of crime. We released our first youth newsletter, which highlighted upcoming events, available young champion volunteer roles, positive developments, and ways to get involved. The newsletter successfully generated new interest, with a few more young people keen to sign up. We’ve been successful in platforming young people’s perspectives on a variety of topics. These have included posting artwork, a two-part series during Children’s Mental Health Week, and Q&A with a young person for Stand Up to Bullying Day.

Film & Campaign

At the conference we launched our campaign following on from the Living in Limbo report published in 2023. The campaign includes the Living in limbo film which was funded and produced through a project with the Media Trust and Criminal Justice Alliance. We worked with Director Imogen Harrison and Brother Production Company to create a compelling 3-minute film highlighting the experiences of child victims faced with delays, postponements and cancellations in the criminal justice system. Prior to our launch the film was shown at two events in London, alongside the 9 other criminal justice themed short films.

We also created a petition calling on all agencies of the criminal justice system to prioritise cases involving child victims of sexual harm. The campaign was promoted on social media, and through a mailout to local MPs and linked organisations and professionals. To date we have over 3000 signatures, and this is slowly rising.

Alongside the film, at the conference we were also able to share direct testimony from young victims about the impact of their experiences of the criminal justice system. In the run up to the event, practitioners undertook interviews with young people who had experienced peer on peer abuse and intimate partner abuse. We sought permission to record young people talking about their experiences for the conference. We recorded interviews with 8 young people, all of whom had experienced peer on peer abuse and/or intimate partner abuse. The interviews focused on their experiences of reporting the abuse, with the criminal justice system, and in school.

Thanks to continued pressure at the Local Criminal Justice Board, and other networks, the Police are moving forward with our recommendation for better flagging of cases with child victims, having commissioned a data system to more easily track their compliance with the Child Witness Protocol. However, delays and problems persist and the campaign is very much ongoing.

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Consultations

In its first year of commissioned consultation, SAFE! has facilitated six targeted engagements with children and young people (CYP) affected by domestic abuse across Oxfordshire—ensuring their lived experience informs strategic decision-making. Through group workshops and individual interviews, CYP aged 8 to 18 shared nuanced insights into their interactions with schools, support services, and the criminal justice system.

Responses reveal mixed experiences with police and lengthy investigation delays causing profound distress. Schools, while often a gateway to therapeutic support, were described both as safe havens and sites of misunderstanding, particularly when CYP needed trauma-informed flexibility. One young person noted, “I have support—but not enough to feel better about myself or the situation.”

Peer-on-peer abuse presented additional challenges, with CYP citing disrupted education and feelings of fear and exclusion. The inadequacy of relationships and sex education (RSE) in school settings, especially for those with lived experience, emerged as a recurrent concern. Despite these barriers, CYP consistently expressed a desire to help others and find healing through connection.

The voice of CYP also articulated clear expectations for professionals: empathy without bias, active listening, and practical guidance grounded in emotional safety. Their words underscore the urgent need for services that honour complexity and offer calm, co-created spaces for recovery: “Trauma’s a bitch… it can hit you wherever, whenever.”

Our supporters

Our work is only possible because of the incredible support we get to ensure we have the funds to continue to provide our vital services. Our thanks go out to all those who have supported the work of SAFE! over the last twelve months. Special thanks go out to the following organisations and individuals who have generously funded or contributed to the work of SAFE!:

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Financial Review

Review of the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Our contract with the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for our Support After Crime & Abuse Service (previously known as Young Victims Service) accounted for 50% of the organisation’s income for the year at a value of £783,903. Our Building Respectful Families (BRF) Service was funded primarily by the National Lottery’s Reaching Communities fund, continued support from NHS and a new 3 year grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (now in its second year), in total providing £171,429 income in the year.

We received further funding from Ministry of Justice for our CHIDSVA Programme, and the continuation of the specialist domestic and sexual abuse project worker posts, of £297,549. We were delighted to receive a further year’s funding from Buckinghamshire County Council for £172,033 for the continuation of our SASH Bucks programme.

Unrestricted income was raised through professional training, alongside smaller grants and donations. The total Charitable Income for the year was £1,558,916, an increase on the prior year of £412,680. This was primarily due to the increase value of the PCC contract and a new one year funding contract with Slough Council for the provision of domestic abuse support. Restricted Income amounted to £1,527,029 and Unrestricted Income £31,887. It remains a commitment of the trustees to pursue fund-raising to build our unrestricted reserves.

Charitable Expenditure amounted to £1,528,308 of which Restricted Expenditure was £1,494,779 and Unrestricted £33,529. The net increase in funds reflects restricted income received in the year that will be spent in future period.

Reserves

In the Trustees view, the reserves should provide the charity with adequate financial stability and the means for it to meet its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. The Trustees propose to build and maintain the charity’s reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to six months’ operational expenditure. The Trustees review the amount of reserves that are required to ensure that they are adequate to fulfil the charity’s continuing obligations at each Trustees meeting. Full details of both Income and Expenditure can be found in the Notes accompanying the Accounts.

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Plans for Future Periods

Over the next 5 years, SAFE! will continue to drive forward in the delivery of the services it provides as it seeks to achieve its ultimate vision - for children and young people to feel safe, thrive and achieve their potential.

Priorities for 2025/26 include:

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Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 11 May 2011 and registered as a charity on 24 August 2011. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. SAFE! is currently registered with both Companies House and the Charity Commission.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

The directors of the company are also charity Trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as Trustees. At every annual general meeting, one third of the Trustees retire by rotation and, if eligible, may offer themselves for re-election.

The Board of Trustees is made up of individuals with an interest in the work of the charity and/or particular skills to offer the charity. Following the governance review, SAFE! has recruited a number of new trustees with specific skills and experience in business and charity.

Trustee Induction and Training

Trustees are recruited for their knowledge and expertise. This may relate to the criminal justice system, adolescent mental health, bullying, academic research, business, charity, finance, health and safety and law and practice. Vacancies for potential Trustees are openly advertised on the Reach Volunteering website. Interested candidates have a preliminary discussion with representative Board members and if they wish to pursue their interest there is a formal interview with a panel of Trustees and the Chief Executive. Successful candidates receive extensive induction.

The Board of Trustees currently comprises 11 members. It meets as a full Board every three to four months and is responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. Trustees are encouraged to remain informed about their duties as Trustees and have been circulated with Charity Commission communications on issues that pertain to the good governance of the Charity.

During the past year, 2 trustees resigned – Nadia Wager in June 2024 and Charlotte Buckingham in February 2025. The Board wishes to thank them for their contribution. Following a recruitment process, three new trustees were appointed – Sheena Fewell in September 2024 and Nikki Ross and Amar Lakhani in December 2024) – and have all been through the induction process. They bring with them skills and expertise which strengthen the Board.

A Finance Sub-Committee and a Governance Sub-Committee meet quarterly and report into the board meetings. A Remuneration Sub Committee meets at least once a year and reports into the board meetings.

A system of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of services and operation of the charity rests with Chief Executive, Chloe Purcell. The Chief Executive, working closely with the Chair of Trustees, is responsible for ensuring that the work of the charity is carried out in line with the strategic direction determined by the Board of Trustees.

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Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

Risk Management

The Trustees recognise and accept their responsibility for ensuring that risks to which the charitable company is exposed are reviewed and steps taken to mitigate potential damage by the use of appropriate preventative controls and corrective action. The Trustees are aware of the requirement under the Statement of Recommended Practice 2019 to regularly assess operating strengths and weaknesses. At their meetings, the Trustees ensure that they address potential areas of risk for the charity. Ray Hipkin has been appointed as the Lead Trustee for Health and Safety and as such he has conducted a review of the risk management systems within the organisation. The Risk Register is kept under review, and identified risks are brought to every Trustee meeting. This involves identifying risks and establishing systems and procedures to mitigate those risks, whilst implementing practices designed to minimise any potential impact on the Charity and its beneficiaries should any of those risks materialise.

Public Benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. In preparing this report, the Trustees have taken advantage of the small companies’ exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

Fundraising Standards

Less than 1% of income in 2023/24 is from donations or individuals being sponsored to take part in events such as Oxford Half Marathon. More than 99% of income is from statutory bodies, and trusts and grant making bodies.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees' report is approved has confirmed that:

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/director on 24 September 2025 by

Simon Clements - Chair of Trustees

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Statement of Trustee Responsibilities

The trustees (who are also directors of Safe! Support For Young People Affected by Crime Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report was approved by the Board on 24 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by

Simon Clements – Chair of Trustees

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Safe! Support for Young People Affected by Crime Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Safe! Support for Young People Affected by Crime Limited (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

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

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

Other information

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The other information comprises the information included in the trustee’s annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Report included within the Trustees’ Annual Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 13, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of a trustees’ annual report and financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and

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for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the areas in which management is required to exercise significant judgement, such as the disclosure of adjusting items. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.

We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the charity operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Companies Act, Charities Act and tax legislation.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

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

Caroline Webster (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of UHY Ross Brooke, Statutory Auditor

Suite I Windrush Court Abingdon Business Park Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1SY

Date 21/10/2025

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SAFE! SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CRIME LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Notes
Income
Donations
2
Income from charitable
activities
Contracts and grants
3
Training courses
Income from other trading
activities
Fundraising events
Book sales and royalties
Investment income
Bank interest
Total income
Expenditure on:
Generating funds
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Net income before
transfers
Transfers between funds
Net movement of funds in
year
13
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
13		 Unrestricted
Funds
2025
£
14,517
-
15,423
-
57
1,890
31,887
5,445
28,084
33,529
(1,642)
2,557
915
123,154
124,069		 Restricted
Funds
2025
£
-
1,527,029
-
-
-
-
1,527,029
-
1,494,779
1,494,779
32,250
(2,557)
29,693
39,309
69,002		 Total
Funds
2025
£
14,517
1,527,029
15,423
-
57
1,890
1,558,916
5,445
1,522,863
1,528,308
30,608
-
30,608
162,463
193,071		 Total
Funds
2024
£
10,637
1,126,101
9,068
-
159
271
1,146,236
757
1,313,840
1,314,597
(168,361)
-
(168,361)
330,824
162,463

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Notes
Current Assets
Debtors
9
Cash at bank
Creditors
Amounts due within one year
10
Net Current Assets
Total Net Assets
12/13
The Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted income funds
Restricted income funds
12/13		 2025)
£)
16,510
207,095
223,605
30,534
193,071
193,071		 2024
£)
33,455
232,766
266,221
103,758
162,463
162,463
124,069
69,002
193,071		 123,154
39,309
162,463

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

These accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 24 September 2025 and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Simon Clements

Director and Chair of Trustees

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SAFE! SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CRIME LIMITED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net movement in funds for the reporting period (as per the statement
of financial activities)
Adjustments for:
Decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by (used in) operating 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		 2025
2024
£)
£)
30,608
(168,361)
16,945
8,801
(73,224)
(119,699)
(25,671)
(279,259)
(25,671)
(279,259)
232,766
512,025
207,095
232,766

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SAFE! SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CRIME LIMITED COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Income
Donations
Income from charitable activities
Contracts and grants
Training courses
Income from other trading
activities
Fundraising events
Book sales and royalties
Investment income
Bank interest
Total income
Expenditure on:
Generating funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net income before transfers
Transfers between funds
Net movement of funds in year
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
2024
£
10,637
-
9,068
-
159
271
20,135
757
33,667
34,424
(14,289)
-
(14,289)
137,443
123,154		 Restricted
Funds
2024
£
-
1,126,101
-
-
-
-
1,126,101
-
1,280,173
1,280,173
(154,072)
-
(154,072)
193,381
39,309		 Total
Funds
2024
£
10,637
1,126,101
9,068
-
159
271
1,146,236
757
1,313,840
1,314,597
(168,361)
-
(168,361)
330,824
162,463

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SAFE! SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CRIME LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. Accounting Policies

The following accounting policies have been used consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the charity’s accounts.

(a) Basis of Accounting

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

The charity is a public benefit entity.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis. The trustees consider that the charity holds sufficient reserves to achieve an orderly closure in the unlikely event of a loss of funding.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.

(b) Going Concern

The need for our services continues to grow significantly and the impact of our work with children and young people is clear. We have worked to ensure the organisation is in a good financial position to continue its work, with commitment from key funders including:

The current Ministry of Justice funding for our specialist Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence service is due for renewal at the end of March 2026. The Trustees have considered both renewal and nonrenewal scenarios and are satisfied that the charity remains a going concern under either outcome.

During the year, our unrestricted reserves increased slightly. Our Business Plan for 2024-2026 has clear priorities of raising additional unrestricted funds and this will be supported with our new website and appointment of a part time fundraiser.

(c) Fund Accounting

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

Restricted funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

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(d) Income

Income from donations, grants and contracts is recognised where there is entitlement, probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Investment income, trading income and other income are recognised on a receivable basis.

(e) Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any Value Added Tax which is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

(f) Taxation

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

(g) Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable under the scheme by the charity to the fund. The charity has not liability under the scheme other than for the payment of these contributions.

(h) Cash at bank

Cash at bank includes a current account and instant access savings account.

(i) Creditors

Creditors are recognised where the charity has an obligation that will result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.

(j) Debtors

Debtors are recognised where there is an obligation that will result in the transfer of funds to the charity and the amount owing can be measured,

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2 Income from Donations

Donations
Trusts & Grants		 Unrestricted
£
9,517
5,000
14,517		 Restricted
£
-
-		 2025
£
9,517
5,000
14,517		 2024
£
9,637
1,000
10,637

3 Income from Charitable Activities

Unrestricted
£
Support After Crime & Abuse - Police &
Crime Commissioners Fund
-
Building Respectful Families
-
National Lottery Reaching
Communities Fund
-
-
NHS
-
-
Masonic Charitable Foundation
-
CHIDSVA Programme – Ministry of Justice
-
SASH Buckinghamshire – Bucks CC
-
Parent Support – W F Southall Trust
-
Safer Streets - Home Office via OPCC
-
SafeSpace Refuge – Oxfordshire CC
Slough Domestic Abuse – Slough Council
-
Parents/Groups – Bicester Village/Value
Retail
-
Activity/Residentials – Shanly Foundation
-
-		 Restricted
£
783,903
116,270
33,781
21,378
297,549
172,033
-
20,000
15,000
60,115
4,000
3,000
1,527,029		 2025
£
783,903
116,270
33,781
21,378
297,549
172,033
-
20,000
15,000
60,115
4,000
3,000
1,527,029		 2024
£
571,292
111,685
30,000
15,792
258,819
97,564
3,000
30,096
7,853
-
-
-
1,126,101

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4 Expenditure on charitable activities

Salaries
Project worker fees
Office and venue costs
Conference, Training fees and
accreditation
Travel and expenses
Recruitment
Website, IT, Case Mgt System, Phones
Other project costs
Professional fees incl insurance and HR
Governance - Audit		 Unrestricted
£
13,937
-
3,521
7,422
47
316
912
472
584
873
28,084		 Restricted
£
1,208,453
80,251
32,021
43,514
56,020
3,495
43,840
13,753
8,605
4,827
1,494,779		 2025
£
1,222,390
80,251
35,542
50,936
56,067
3,811
44,752
14,225
9,189
5,700
1,522,863		 2024
£
1,026,588
87,296
34,611
32,901
52,780
3,839
41,162
17,479
11,484
5,700
1,313,840

5 Auditors Remuneration

Auditors Remuneration
2025 2024
£ £
Audit Fees 5,700 5,700

6 Staff Numbers

The average number of persons employed, analysed by activity, was:

2025 2024
No No
Charitable activities 40 35

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7 Staff Costs

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Admin assistance – outsourced costs
Pensions		 2025
£
1,074,760
102,076
-
45,554
1,222,390		 2024
£
908,957
78,647
-
38,984
1,026,588

No employee earned £60,000 p.a. or more.

No trustee received any remuneration or expenses.

Remuneration paid to key management personnel amounted to £172,715 (2024: £166,772). Pension costs for key management personnel amounted to £8,634 (2024: £8,339).

8 Related Party Transactions

Donations were made by 1 Trustee (2023/24 : 1) totalling £2,120 (2023/24 £120)

9 Debtors

Grants and contracts
Prepayments
Other debtors
10 Creditors – Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
Taxation and social security
Accruals and other creditors
Deferred Income
Trade creditors		 2025
£
-
11,160
5,350
16,510
2025
£
22,579
5,700
-
2,255
30,534		 2024
£
13,938
17,040
2,477
33,455
2024
£
21,711
5,700
74,387
1,960
103,758

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11 Operating leases - lessee

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

Not later than one year
Later than one and not later than five years
Later than five years
12 Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
Current year
Unrestricted
£
Fixed Assets
-
Cash
138,093
Other Current Assets/Liabilities
(14,024)
Creditors more than 1 year
-
Provisions/Pensions
-
124,069
Previous year
Unrestricted
£
Fixed Assets
-
Cash
193,457
Other Current Assets/Liabilities
(70,303)
Creditors more than 1 year
-
Provisions/Pensions
-
123,154		 2025
£
5,190
-
-
-
5,190
Restricted
£
-
69,002
-
-
-
69,002
Restricted
£
-
39,309
-
-
-
39,309		 2025
£
5,190
-
-
-		 2024
£
20,760
5,190
-
-
5,190 25,950
2025
£
-
207,095
(14,024)
-
-
193,071
2024
£
-
232,766
(70,303)
-
-
162,463

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13 Movements on Funds

Current year
Restricted Funds
Building Respectful
Families (Lottery)
Building Respectful
Families (NHS)
Building Respectful
Families (Masonic
Foundation)
Support after Crime &
Abuse Service (Police and
Crime Commissioner)
Parent Support
SASH Bucks
SafeSpace Refuge
Specialist domestic abuse
/ sexual violence support -
MoJ
Slough Domestic Abuse
Parents / Groups –
Bicester Village
Activities/Residential -
Shanly Foundation
Safer Streets
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds		 Balance
1 Apr 2024
£
31,118
702
6,580
49
175
273
(60)
-
-
-
-
472
39,309
123,154
162,463		 Income
£
116,270
33,781
21,378
783,903
-
172,033
15,000
297,549
60,115
4,000
3,000
20,000
1,527,029
31,887
1,558,916		 Expenditure
£
(116,510)
(34,483)
(15,908)
(783,952)
(175)
(157,310)
(13,850)
(295,059)
(57,558)
-
-
(19,974)
(1,494,779)
(33,529)
(1,528,308)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(2,557)
-
-
-
(2,557)
2,557
-		 Balance
31 Mar
2025
£
30,878
-
12,050
-
-
14,996
1,090
2,490
-
4,000
3,000
498
69,002
124,069
193,071

Fund Descriptions

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Previous year
Restricted Funds
Building Respectful
Families (Children in Need)
Building Respectful
Families (Lottery)
Building Respectful
Families (NHS)
Building Respectful
Families (Masonic
Foundation)
Building Respectful
Families (Quilter
Foundation)
Young Victims Service
(Police and Crime
Commissioners)
Parent Support
Blue Print Project
SASH MK
SASH Bucks
SafeSpace Refuge
MoJ
Safer Streets
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds		 Balance
1 Apr 2023
£
1,388
31,248
2,236
-
10,000
58,532
383
1,214
-
78,174
-
-
10,206
193,381
137,443
330,824		 Income
£
-
111,685
30,000
15,792
-
571,292
3,000
-
-
97,564
7,853
258,819
30,096
1,126,101
20,135
1,146,236		 Expenditure
£
(1,388)
(111,815)
(31,534)
(9,212)
(10,000)
(629,775)
(3,208)
(1,214)
-
(175,465)
(7,913)
(258,819)
(39,830)
(1,280,173)
(34,424)
(1,314,597)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Balance
31 Mar
2024
£
-
31,118
702
6,580
-
49
175
-
-
273
(60)
-
472
39,309
123,154
162,463

14 General information

SAFE! is a private company limited by guarantee (incorporated in England and Wales) and has no share capital. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the company. The company’s registered office and principal place of business is Oxfordshire Youth Building, 5000 John Smith Drive, Oxford Business Park, Oxford OX4 2BH

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