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2025-03-31-accounts

Company registration number: 07693256 Charity registration number: 1144232

The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Field Sullivan Limited 9 Hare & Billet Road Blackheath SE3 0RB

The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd

Contents

Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Report 2 to 13
Independent Examiner's Report 14 to 15
Statement of Financial Activities 16 to 17
Balance Sheet 18
Notes to the Financial Statements 19 to 31

The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd

Reference and Administrative Details

Chairman K Nightingale
Trustees K Dev
A Longley
R Mckeverne
K Nightingale
N Reeves
M Topham
Senior Management / Leadership D Hubble
Team A Johnston (from 28 June 2022)
Charity Registration Number 1144232
Company Registration Number 07693256
Registered Office 20 Egerton Drive
London
SE10 8JS
Independent Examiner Field Sullivan Limited
9 Hare & Billet Road
Blackheath
SE3 0RB

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Trustees' Report

The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements and auditors' report of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

1.1. Chair’s statement

This year, both our adult and children’s services have seen high demand. Demand for our adult service has grown this year compared to last year, reflecting the ongoing challenges that we see every day - individuals from all walks of life continue to struggle due to the increased cost of living and their uncertainty about the future. We are continuing to strengthen our networks in the local community, including with local schools and youth groups, where we’ve been able to reach children in the places where they feel safest. This approach help is making a real difference in young lives.

We could not have managed this without the crucial backing of our supporters - trusts, foundations, individual donors and other funders. Their support has allowed us to maintain our high quality of service and made it possible to bring in a dedicated Fundraising Lead, which is a key step in bolstering our sustainability in a challenging landscape.

“Phil led the Trust with care and integrity for 10 years; his kindness made an impression on everyone who worked with him.”

This year, we were also deeply saddened by the passing of Phil Ubee, our former Chair and brother-in`-law of our founder, Denise Hubble. Phil led the Trust with care and integrity for 10 years; his kindness made an impression on everyone who worked with him. All of us at DUT remain grateful for his leadership and will miss him dearly.

Families across our service boroughs continue to face challenging times this year and we know that demand for mental health services will continue to rise in the coming year. The Board is committed to ensuring DUT remains able to adapt and grow while staying rooted in community needs.

2.1. About DUT

Our background

The Deborah Ubee Trust was founded in 2011 to provide accessible, high-quality counselling and emotional wellbeing support for all individuals - especially those who might otherwise go without. We work with children, young people (CYP) and adults across Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley, offering both one-to-one and group support. Our team combines local knowledge with professional expertise to help people build resilience and improve their mental health.

Purposes and aims

Our charitable objective is the preservation and protection of mental health and promoting better emotional wellbeing. Per our governing document, we achieve this through:

A) Offering a professional and effective counselling service for all, irrespective of their ability to pay B) Providing a holistic, therapeutic support service tailored to individual need, including specialist 1-2-1 trauma informed counselling, domestic and sexual violence specialist support, and engaging with neurodiverse adults and children

C) The provision and delivery of therapeutic workshops and groups, helping service users meet their own needs and to participate more fully in society

D) Working with other partners to meet the above objectives, to share and disseminate best practice, develop specialist knowledge, raise awareness of and the understanding of mental ill-health, and to reduce the stigma and taboo associated with seeking mental health support.

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Our specialist offer

DUT offers specialist care for both children with special education needs (SEN) and their parents, through our bespoke sensory room, SEN creative therapy groups and tailored support sessions for parents. We provide expert support for victims and survivors of domestic violence. All of our practitioners are trained in providing trauma-informed care.

2.2. Structure, governance and management

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 5 July 2011, and registered as a charity on 11th October 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 £10.

How we are governed: The day-to-day responsibility of running the charity rests with the Children's services director and the Director of Adult Services, Trustees engage in the recruitment process and interviewing of directors and senior managers. Trustees are responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the services specified and that performance indicators are met and for developing skills and working practices in line with good practice. Our trustees meet regularly throughout the year to agree the strategic direction and policy of the charity. On 19/11/24, we appointed a new trustee, Matthew Topham, who will contribute with financial oversight and guidance.

Senior management: The Deborah Ubee Trust is led by an experienced senior team with deep local roots and specialist knowledge of mental health support. Together they oversee the charity’s day-to-day operations and guide the development of our services:

Denise Hubble (Co-Founder; Director of Adult Services): Denise brings nearly four decades of experience in community-based mental health and wellbeing support across South East London. As a qualified therapist, youth worker, trainer and qualified teacher and clinical supervisor, she has delivered frontline services since the 1980s, including 20 years with a specialist charity supporting survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence. For over 25 years she has also taught counselling to students at a local college, Denise co-founded DUT, where she has led its adult services for over 13 years. She is highly experienced in trauma-informed practice and has supported thousands of adults to improve their mental health and wellbeing, process difficult experiences and build resilience. Denise is also trained in safeguarding and clinical governance and works to the BACP ethical framework and holds membership.

Mandy Johnston (Director of Children and Young People’s Services; Designated Safeguarding Lead) : Mandy has over a decade of frontline experience as a trauma therapist, group facilitator and Clinical Supervisor, working with children and young people affected by emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Adverse Childhood Experiences and family trauma. She specialises in engaging those with complex needs who are often excluded from mainstream services, including young people affected by domestic and sexual violence, self-harm and suicide ideation, neurodivergence, gang culture and those identifying as LGBTQIA+.

As Therapeutic Lead within both primary and secondary education, she has delivered extensive support and led whole-school approaches to wellbeing. She also designs and oversees workshops and interventions to improve mental health, resilience and educational engagement. In her role at DUT, she is responsible for clinical governance, works in accordance with the BACP ethical framework and serves as Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Team: Our team of 30 practitioners is diverse, multi-disciplinary, and trauma-informed, comprised of a mix of commissioned, sessional and voluntary therapists and trainee / Placement counsellors.

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Trustees' Report

2.3. Risk management

The trustees use a risk management model based on the Charity Commission’s CC2 guidance, assessing each risk for its potential impact, likelihood and overall risk level. We look closely at how each risk could affect the charity and plan and budget accordingly. Using this approach, the trustees have identified the following key risks for the coming year:

risks for the coming year:
Risk Likelihood Severity Mitigation
Capacity pressure High High Efficiency reviews to monitor delivery against
demand, prioritisation of urgent cases
Dependency
on
limited
number of sources		 High High Diversify income sources, develop dedicated
fundraising strategy, conduct income reviews
Government
policy
changes
impacting
on
funding
and
regulation		 Medium Medium Monitor legal and regulatory changes, engage
with authorities, adapt services as required
Loss of key staff Medium Medium Succession planning, clear handover systems,
notice periods
Financial resilience (reserves,
cashflow, budget control)		 Medium High Maintain
reserves
policy,
audited
financial
reporting, conduct budget and reserves reviews
Failure
to
meet
legal
or
regulatory obligations		 Low High Ongoing
annual
safeguarding
training,
compliance checks, regular policy reviews
  1. IMPACTS AND SERVICES

3.1. Snapshot 2025

This year, DUT supported 481 individuals overall (262 adults and 239 children and young people).

Adults

Adult Key Figures 2025:

Children and Young People

CYP Key Figures 2025:

Adult wellbeing 2025:

• 84% of adults started with self-reported low wellbeing scores (4/10 score and under), while only 4% left the service with low scores.

CYP wellbeing 2025:

• 67% of CYP started with self-reported low wellbeing scores (4/10 score and under), while only 11% left with low scores

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3.2. Adult services

3.2.1 Adult service overview: “Our Adult Service has continued to grow this year. Many of those we see would otherwise struggle to access counselling, and adult demand for our affordable, trauma-informed support remained high over the past year.

All clients begin with a confidential assessment to ensure they are matched with the right therapist. Most receive around 24 weeks of weekly counselling, with reviews every six weeks to check progress and adjust support as needed. At entry, many report feeling anxious, isolated or unable to cope when things go wrong. By the end of therapy, our evaluations show marked improvement, with clients reporting reduced anxiety, improved coping strategies and a greater sense of support around them.

This year saw the end of our funding term from the Henry Smith Foundation, which has helped strengthen our safeguarding and trauma-informed training across the team. We remain focused on sustaining and expanding the service so adults in our community can continue to access the help they need." - Denise Hubble

3.2.2. Who our adult service supported this year: Our adult service continues to reach people who may otherwise struggle to access support. Some key insights:

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3.2.3. Adult impacts

Adult case study: Matt

Matt (not his real name) is a man in his mid-40s who began therapy at DUT when everyday life had become overwhelming. On service entry, Matt was experiencing significant anxiety and depression and found simple tasks difficult to manage. He had previously accessed short-term therapy but felt that this had not been sufficient to explore the depth of his challenges. DUT’s support provided the time he needed to work at his own pace.

In the early sessions Matt discussed painful memories and began to recognise patterns of behaviour that had been keeping him stuck. As therapy progressed, he worked through difficult childhood experiences and was able to connect destructive behaviours to feelings he had not previously understood or managed. This surfaced emotions including guilt and regret, which, over the course of sessions, he began to process constructively. At a turning point in the work he recognised that life did not have to continue in the same way that it had been and that he had the capacity to make meaningful changes. In the weeks that followed, his physical presence became more relaxed and he reported experiencing calmer, more positive emotions.

By the end of therapy Matt described a stronger sense of identity and felt more confident in his ability to manage life’s challenges. He spoke about not wanting to live with regret and about feeling deserving of happiness. Over the course of 20 sessions, he made significant progress in processing past experiences and developing more constructive ways of coping with difficulties in the present.

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Adult Feedback 2025:

• “I received 24 weeks of counselling with my counsellor. My experience at DUT has been transformational. I had tried therapy on 3 separate occasions over 10 years, and each time lasted no longer than 3 sessions. This work completely transformed my mental landscape. I no longer feel numb or detached, and my relationships and work life have improved… The most important thing I have learned is how to forgive myself.”

• “The counselling I received at DUT combined genuine compassion with great professionalism. I was supported to explore feelings of grief and sadness that I had felt ‘locked into’ for years. This has had such a life-changing impact that I am now able to challenge negative patterns of thinking and manage everyday challenges with much greater perspective.”

• “The Trust has taken me, as an abuse victim and former drug addict, and showed me that I can deal with my problems and actually have a lot going for me. The experience has really changed everything for me for the better.”

3.3. Children and Young Person services

3.3.1. CYP service overview: “This year our CYP service has been able to provide more 1-2-1 sessions therapy sessions than last year, reaching more young people with these high-quality, neurodiversity-informed, trauma-aware services.

“100% of this year’s service users would recommend our services to their peers”

Children have been able to access support in schools and community spaces where they already feel safe. Families tell us these workshops are practical, easy to join and make a real difference to pupils’ wellbeing.

I’m proud that every child, young person and parent we worked with this year (100%) said they would recommend our services to their peers. That trust, which is often spread by word of mouth, is one of the strongest measures of our impact.” - Mandy Johnston

3.3.2. Who our CYP service supported this year: Our CYP service supported a diverse cohort of children and young people through a variety of approaches over the last year.

The below data shows both the diversity of the children we reach and the complex challenges they face. Key insights are as follows:

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3.3.3. CYP impacts 2025:

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CYP case study: Mia

Mia (not her real name) is a CYP from a refugee background. She was referred to Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) in 2025. This type of therapy uses movement and non-verbal expression to help young people explore their emotions, especially when talking is hard. Sessions took place in a calm and supportive space filled with creative and sensory tools. These included things like stress balls, musical instruments, scarves, art materials and emotion cards.

In the early sessions, the main focus was helping Mia feel comfortable and safe. She was quiet at first, but began communicating through her drawings, facial expressions and body language. As Mia became more confident, she started leading more of the sessions, creating games, dancing, asking for an audience and sharing her creative ideas. The therapist adjusted the session time at one point to better support her family’s needs. She began expressing her feelings more openly and showed she was learning to manage difficult emotions in healthier ways. She also became more independent, choosing her own materials and suggesting new activities.

In the final sessions, Mia was less interested in drawing but still loved using music, movement, crafts and quiet moments to express herself. She no longer felt the need to hide her emotions, allowing the therapist to be present with her even when she felt upset or vulnerable. During the final session, Mia reviewed her therapy journey using a timeline and a special box filled with the things she had made over the weeks. This helped her reflect on her progress and feel a sense of closure before saying goodbye.

Over 20 sessions, Mia became more confident, more able to express herself, and better at managing her emotions. DMP gave her a safe and creative space to explore feelings she couldn’t easily put into words. At the start of the intervention her YP-CORE score was 24, indicating a high level of psychological distress. By the end of the intervention, this score had reduced to 10, reflecting a significant improvement in overall emotional wellbeing and a reduction in distress.

CYP Feedback 2025:

•“Thank you to the Deborah Ubee Trust team. You have been a lifeline for my daughter and myself. We came to you on recommendation from our primary school and I am so glad we did. The level of support was beyond my expectations. From the assessment I knew we would receive the help we needed.”

•“Mandy was helpful throughout and paired my child perfectly. Her therapist was gentle and warm, which was just what my child needed after fleeing a coercive family situation.”

•“How do I start this feedback? The Deborah Ubee Trust has supported both my girls at different times. How can I ever thank you? Both my girls are neurodiverse and the therapists they received understood them perfectly, supported them and their needs as individuals, and worked with compassion and care. You are life savers.”

3.4. Wellbeing services

3.4.1. Wellbeing service overview: Over the past year, we have delivered a wide range of targeted workshops and group interventions, supporting 130 children (400 hours) across themes such as emotional regulation (anger and worry), transitions, friendships and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-specific support. This included ASD social skills workshops, wellbeing workshops and girls with ASD workshop. Schools have reported significant improvements in behaviour, emotional wellbeing and peer relationships.

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3.4.2. Wellbeing service impacts:

Wellbeing Feedback 2025:

• Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) - Primary School: “The workshops have had a noticeable impact on our pupils’ emotional regulation.”

• Family Liaison Officer (FLO) - Primary School: “We’ve seen children who previously struggled with outbursts now using strategies to calm themselves and express their feelings more appropriately.”

• Pastoral Lead - Secondary School: “These sessions have been invaluable in building resilience. Pupils are more confident in facing challenges and less likely to give up when things get difficult.”

• Headteacher - Secondary School: “Friendships and peer relationships have improved noticeably. There’s a real sense of connection and inclusion among the children who took part.”

• Teacher - Primary School: “These sessions have been transformative. We’d love to have more like this across the school.”

• Parent ASD group member: “This was exactly what my child needed. Please keep running these groups, they make a real difference.”

• Pupil anger workshop attendee: “I wish we could do this every week.”

  1. PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS

4.1. Partners

To deliver effective, appropriate and joined-up services, DUT works closely with a wide network of local partners:

• The HER Centre: Specialist trauma-informed one-to-one, group and workshop support for children, young people and adult women affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. This year we also facilitated LGBTQIA+ training for HER staff and welcomed the organisation to film promotional materials in our offices.

• Lewisham Council: Referrals through the Domestic Abuse Portal to provide survivors with free trauma-informed care.

• Carers Greenwich: Therapeutic support and tailored mental health workshops for adult and young carers.

• Signal: Counselling, drama-therapy, group sessions and workshops for autistic children and young people and their parents.

• Goldsmiths, University of London: Placement partnership in art therapy, alongside delivery of our dance and movement therapies for children and adults.

• Local schools and youth organisations: Ongoing work to provide embedded support for children and young people in familiar settings.

Additionally, this year we have established a new relationship with the Refugee Council, providing them with referral pathway and general support and coordination.

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4.2. Funders

DUT is deeply grateful to the organisations whose support makes our work possible:

• The Hearn Foundation: Supported the ongoing operation of our CYP service, enabling us to maintain reduced waiting lists and provide young people with timely support before they reach crisis. Funding how allowed us to deliver workshops in local schools and offer one-to-one therapy for CYP who would otherwise face long delays. Expanded funding to enable us to provide more 1-2-1 sessions.

• The National Lottery Community Fund: Committed to fully funding our new full-time Fundraising Lead for the next five years, securing long-term sustainability for DUT. Continued funding of our specialist sensory play room for children with special educational needs. Additionally, continued to fund counselling activities for adults and CYP.

• The Henry Smith Foundation: Provided our adult service with core support such as leadership, supervision and front-of-house support so we can keep sessions affordable and accessible. It has strengthened safeguarding and trauma-informed practice across the team and enabled us to see more adults sooner, with consistent, high-quality counselling.

• Zurich Community Trust: Provided core support for our CYP service, contributing to key staff costs and expanding our workshop and group sessions. Zurich has also gone further through its More Than Money scheme, with volunteers providing in-kind support, including through decorating our Greenwich offices, conducting 19 capacity building exercises and distributing food packages to local families in need. Additionally, ZCT provided box tickets to Christmas events for marginalised children and recognised DUT through the Gary Shaughnessy Award.

• Jessica Mathers Foundation: Provided valuable funding to support our services.

We also extend our gratitude to the individuals who have donated to DUT this year. Our individual supporters are a critical part of our story and evidence of our deep local roots - we dearly thank these community members for continuing to believe in the importance of our services.

4.3 Acknowledgements

This year we remember with gratitude the contribution of our former Chair, Phil Ubee, who gave a decade of dedicated service to the Trust and helped shape its direction with care and integrity. His belief in Denise’s vision and his kindness left a lasting mark on everyone who knew him.

We were also deeply saddened by the passing of Alycia Marie Amber, daughter of our colleague and friend Helen Amber. We hold Helen and her family in our thoughts and send our heartfelt sympathy.

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Trustees and officers

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Trustees: A Clarke (resigned 28 October 2024) K Dev A Longley R Mckeverne K Nightingale N Reeves M Topham (appointed 8 July 2025) Chairman: K Nightingale Senior Management / Leadership D Hubble Team: A Johnston

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors of The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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Trustees' Report

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 19 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................

K Nightingale Chairman and trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees (who are also Directors for the purpose of company law) on my examination of the accounts of the The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd (‘the charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes 16 to 31.

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

An independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the financial statements. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide. Consequently I express no opinion as to whether the financial statements present a ‘true and fair’ view and my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the independent examiner’s statement.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd 's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member 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 member of ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

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

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

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

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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd ('the Company')

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.

...................................... Timothy Sullivan ICAEW

9 Hare & Billet Road Blackheath SE3 0RB

19 December 2025

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Other trading activities
5
Investment income
6
Other income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
8
Total expenditure
Net (expenditure)/income
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
18		 Unrestricted
£
102,817
89,190
2,835
9,945
-
204,787
(217,003)
(217,003)
(12,216)
-
(12,216)
892,546
880,330		 Restricted
£
203,825
-
-
-
-
203,825
(145,286)
(145,286)
58,539
-
58,539
65,565
124,104		 Total
2025
£
306,642
89,190
2,835
9,945
-
408,612
(362,289)
(362,289)
46,323
-
46,323
958,111
1,004,434		 Unrestricted
£
83,833
95,698
17,665
1,918
167
199,281
(119,055)
(119,055)
80,226
20,500
100,726
791,820
892,546		 Restricted
£
174,250
-
-
-
-
174,250
(196,536)
(196,536)
(22,286)
(20,500)
(42,786)
108,351
65,565		 Total
2024
£
258,083
95,698
17,665
1,918
167
373,531
(315,591)
(315,591)
57,940
-
57,940
900,171
958,111

The notes on pages 19 to 31 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)

The funds breakdown for 2024 is shown in note 18.

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.

The notes on pages 19 to 31 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 17

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(Registration number: 07693256) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 14 754,859 764,454
Current assets
Debtors 15 3,745 16,775
Cash at bank and in hand 16 268,295 182,469
272,040 199,244
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 17 (22,465) (5,587)
Net current assets 249,575 193,657
Net assets 1,004,434 958,111
Funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
Restricted funds 124,104 65,565
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds 880,330 892,546
Total funds 18 1,004,434 958,111

For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The financial statements on pages 16 to 31 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 19 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Kate Nightingale

.........................................

K Nightingale Chairman and trustee

The notes on pages 19 to 31 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 18

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1 Charity status

The charity is limited by guarantee, incorporated in , and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.

The address of its registered office is: 20 Egerton Drive London SE10 8JS

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the trustees on 19 December 2025.

2 Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

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

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Second edition October 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). They also comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation

The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the periods in which the estimate is revised where revisions affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revisions affects both current and future periods.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Income and endowments

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

Donations and legacies

Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

Deferred income

Deferred income represents amounts received for future periods and is released to incoming resources in the period for which, it has been received. Such income is only deferred when:

Investment income

Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Support costs

Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, for example, allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

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Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £500.00 or more are initially recorded at cost.

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class Depreciation method and rate
Leasehold Property 1% Straight line
Property Improvements 1% Straight line
Computer Equipment 25% Straight line

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Fund structure

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

Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees.

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

Pensions and other post retirement obligations

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the charity has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Financial instruments

Classification

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the charity after deducting all of its liabilities.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Recognition and measurement

All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the charity intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Financial assets are derecognised when and only when a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, b) the charity transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or c) the charity, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.

Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Donations and legacies;
Donations from individuals
Grants, including capital grants;
The National Lottery Community Fund
Zurich Community Trust
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust
The Henry Smith Charity
Her Centre
The Hearn Foundation
The Sensory Award		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
102,817
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
102,817		 Restricted
funds
£
-
52,825
36,000
-
60,000
-
55,000
-
203,825		 Total
2025
£
102,817
52,825
36,000
-
60,000
-
55,000
-
306,642		 Total
2024
£
83,833
30,200
40,000
5,000
60,000
10,500
12,500
16,050
258,083

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The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

4 Income from charitable activities

Fee and service agreement income
Rental income
5
Income from other trading activities
Fundraising
6
Investment income
Interest receivable and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits
7
Other income
Fees and supplies		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
61,287
27,903
89,190
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
2,835
2,835
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
9,945		 Total
2025
£
61,287
27,903
89,190
Total
funds
£
2,835
2,835
Total
2025
£
9,945
Total
2025
£
-		 Total
2024
£
70,357
25,341
95,698
Total
2024
£
17,665
17,665
Total
2024
£
1,918
Total
2024
£
167

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The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

8 Expenditure on charitable activities

Note
Supervision and running costs
Insurance
Fundraising
Purchases
Staff training
Premises
Service charges
Printing, postage and stationery
Trade subscriptions
Sundries
Accountancy fees
Staff costs
11
Support costs
9		 Total
2025
£
24,504
1,392
279
331
5,902
21,423
10,494
1,181
603
4,405
323
262,670
28,782
362,289		 Total
2024
£
28,415
1,493
1,400
-
2,884
20,756
6,376
3,486
499
3,309
-
231,790
15,183
315,591

In addition to the expenditure analysed above, there are also governance costs of £28,782 (2024 - £15,183) which relate directly to charitable activities. See note 9 for further details.

9 Analysis of support costs

Support costs

Support costs
Professional
Depreciation
Computer software and maintenance
Independent examination
Bad debts written off		 Total
2025
£
2,959
10,123
3,252
2,448
10,000
28,782		 Total
2024
£
216
9,991
2,624
2,352
-
15,183

10 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

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The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

11 Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2025
£
244,502
10,607
7,561
262,670		 2024
£
216,324
8,544
6,922
231,790

Included within staff costs are £208,588 (2024: £62,970) of sessional staff costs.

The average number of persons (including senior management / leadership team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:

Employees 2025
No
3		 2024
No
3

Contributions to the employee pension schemes for the year totalled £7,561 (2024 - £6,922).

The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was:

£60,001 - £70,000 2025
No
1

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £74,560 (2024 - £58,103).

12 Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.

13 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

14 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2024
Additions
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2025
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024		 Land and
buildings
£
545,042
-
545,042
65,400
5,450
70,850
474,192
479,642		 Furniture and
equipment
£
13,882
528
14,410
11,557
1,484
13,041
1,369
2,325		 Computer
equipment
£
318,904
-
318,904
36,417
3,189
39,606
279,298
282,487		 Total
£
877,828
528
878,356
113,374
10,123
123,497
754,859
764,454

The Leasehold Property is held on a 999 year lease from 2005.

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £Nil (2024 - £Nil) in respect of freehold land and buildings and £474,192 (2024 - £479,642) in respect of leaseholds.

15 Debtors

Trade debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
16 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank		 2025
£
1,082
-
2,663
3,745
2025
£
268,295		 2024
£
11,716
2,596
2,463
16,775
2024
£
182,469

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

17 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Accruals
Deferred income
18 Funds
Unrestricted funds
General
General Funds
Designated
Fixed Asset Fund
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Her Centre
National Lottery
National Lottery - Sustainability
The Henry Smith Charity
Zurich Community Trust
The Hearn Foundation
Sensory Room
Total funds		 Balance at 1
April 2024
£
132,606
759,940
892,546
10,000
10,542
-
36,654
-
-
8,369
65,565
958,111		 Incoming
resources
£
204,787
-
204,787
-
25,200
27,625
60,000
36,000
55,000
-
203,825
408,612		 2025
£
2,517
2,448
17,500
22,465
Resources
expended
£
(206,880)
(10,123)
(217,003)
(10,000)
(17,660)
(575)
(73,871)
(23,074)
(19,159)
(947)
(145,286)
(362,289)		 2024
£
3,235
2,352
-
5,587
Balance at 31
March 2025
£
130,513
749,817
880,330
-
18,082
27,050
22,783
12,926
35,841
7,422
124,104
1,004,434

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The Deborah Ubee Trust Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted funds
General
General Funds
Designated
Fixed Asset Fund
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Her Centre
Prevent, Protect and Repair
National Lottery
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust
Greenwich Charities
(Community Innovation
Grants)
The Henry Smith Charity
Zurich Community Trust
The Hearn Foundation
Sensory Room
Total funds		 Balance at 1
April 2023
£
21,889
769,931
791,820
65,426
5,107
21,768
-
2,053
797
13,200
-
-
108,351
900,171		 Incoming
resources
£
199,281
-
199,281
10,500
-
30,200
5,000
-
60,000
40,000
12,500
16,050
174,250
373,531		 Resources
expended
£
(109,064)
(9,991)
(119,055)
(45,426)
(5,107)
(41,426)
(5,000)
(2,053)
(60,797)
(16,546)
(12,500)
(7,681)
(196,536)
(315,591)		 Transfers
£
20,500
-
20,500
(20,500)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(20,500)
-		 Balance at
31 March
2024
£
132,606
759,940
892,546
10,000
-
10,542
-
-
-
36,654
-
8,369
65,565
958,111

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:

Designated Funds - Fixed Asset Fund

The investment in the building and equipment is considered to be not easily realisable and therefore should not be included within the General reserve. A Fixed Assets reserve has been established that matches the net book value of assets.

Restricted Funds - Big Lottery

This fund has been established to recognise the funding received from the Big Lottery Fund. This award has helped the Trust to expand our services and to help reach those in the community who need support around emotional help, through a combination of one-to-one therapy and group work.

Restricted Funds - Her Centre

We receive 2 types of funding from the Her Centre:-

• work commissioned by Greenwich Council to ourselves and the Her Centre in partnership. This is for individual therapy for clients under the age of 18 who have been affected by domestic abuse.

• individual therapy sessions commissioned by the Her Centre with adult women who have been affected by domestic abuse.

Restricted Funds - Prevent, Protect, Repair

The PPR funding is for work commissioned by the Home Office in partnership with Lewisham Council, The Early Years Alliance and Athena. This project focuses on the effect of Domestic Abuse on Children in Lewisham, and the first year was a pilot project based in two specific areas of the borough; Evelyn and Bellingham. The aim is to offer education and support to professionals working with children and group work with families. The DUT's role is to offer 20 sessions of individual therapy to 12 under 18s a year.

Restricted Funds - Walk and Talk

This fund was granted by CCSF to pioneer Walk and Talk therapy for the Charity's beneficiaries.

Restricted Funds - Signal

This fund represents amounts received from Signal, a Charity based in Lewisham, London, for work with parents of children on the autism spectrum.

Restricted Funds - National Lottery

This fund has been granted by the National Lottery and is to be used for the Preventing Crisis, Promoting Wellbeing project.

Restricted Funds - Kelly Family

To deliver an intensive family centred Parent Child Attachment Programme for up to 30 families.

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Restricted Funds - Mrs Smith & Mount Trust

Towards the early therapeutic intervention support to adults and children to prevent them from going into crisis, to help them live well in the community.

Restricted Funds - Greenwich Charities (Community Innovation Grants)

Grant made towards understanding anxiety and stress workshops.

Restricted Funds - The Henry Smith Charity

To support people with mental health issues in Greenwich and Lewisham

Restricted Funds - Zurich Community Trust

To be spent on the salary for the Young People's Director, the clinical supervision of the volunteer counselling team, the professional development training of the staff volunteer team and a contribution to the increased running costs of the centre.

19 Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 Unrestricted
funds
General
£
754,859
147,936
(22,465)
880,330
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
764,454
133,679
(5,587)
892,546		 Restricted
funds
£
-
124,104
-
124,104
Restricted
funds
£
-
65,565
-
65,565		 Total funds at
31 March
2025
£
754,859
272,040
(22,465)
1,004,434
Total funds at
31 March
2024
£
764,454
199,244
(5,587)
958,111

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