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2024-12-31-accounts

Love Into Action

Registered Charity in England and Wales number 1148630

Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts for Year Ending 31 December 2024

www.loveintoaction.org

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Love Into Action Trustees Annual Report 2024

Introduction

Five years on from the difficult decision to close our Bethlehem centre, Love Into Action has taken root in Jordan and found a renewed, confident calling. 2024 was a year of rebuilding and steady growth in Mafraq: commissioning our centre, restoring family outreach, and piloting short-break day sessions that give caregivers precious respite while their children receive safe, meaningful stimulation. We remain in touch, where possible, with families in Bethlehem and the wider region. The ongoing instability and conflict that constrain their daily lives continue to grieve us and to sharpen our resolve.

Our focus is unchanged: to stand with families caring for children and adults with profound and complex intellectual disabilities—especially those in the most overlooked places. In Jordan this has meant sustained work with Syrian refugee families and Bedouin communities, alongside others who have little access to support. Although we set out to concentrate on the north of the country, need has led us further afield, including to remote desert areas. We have chosen to follow that need, carefully and responsibly, even when it has stretched our small team.

The centre in Mafraq now serves as our operational hub for assessments, caregiver coaching, 1:1 support, and small-group sessions. Volunteers—screened and trained—have added capacity under close staff supervision. We have deepened links with local NGOs and relevant government bodies, sharing good practice and improving referral pathways. These foundations are beginning to deliver quiet but significant change: safer routines at home, reduced caregiver exhaustion and moments of joy and progress for children who live with complex challenges.

Looking ahead, our priorities are clear: to strengthen core delivery in Mafraq; extend family outreach where travel is feasible and safe; develop carefully risk-managed overnight respite; and formalise partnerships that improve access to services and entitlements. This will require wise stewardship, additional local hires as funding allows, and new long-term volunteers who share our values and commitment.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I commend this report to you and pay tribute to our staff, volunteers, and supporters—and, above all, to the remarkable families we serve. Thank you for standing with us.

Sara Wadsworth

Chair, Board of Trustees

24 October 2025

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Love Into Action Trustees Annual Report 2024

Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2024

1) Reference & administrative details

Love Into Action (LIA) is a registered charity in England & Wales (no. 1148630).

Principal Address:

Penquit House Farm, Ivybridge, PL21 0LU

Trustees for the Year 2024:

2) Charitable objects & public benefit

LIA relieves the needs of people with profound intellectual disabilities and their families by providing short breaks (respite), family outreach and support, day activities, and by sharing good practice with partners. The trustees confirm that activities during 2024 advanced these objects and delivered clear public benefit in line with Charity Commission guidance. The charity undertakes other activities for the public benefit, in accordance with the charity’s objects.

3) Activities, achievements & performance (2024)

Mafraq (Jordan) centre commissioned: Safety adaptations completed, essential equipment installed, and operating procedures implemented. The site now functions as LIA’s operational hub.

Family outreach restarted: Home assessments and follow-ups resumed, prioritising families with the highest needs (complex behaviours, lifting/positioning, limited access to services).

Short-break day sessions piloted: Structured small-group sessions with 1:1 support provided stimulation for children and routine respite for caregivers.

Volunteers deployed: Screened and trained volunteers supported 1:1 delivery under staff supervision.

Partnerships: Working links initiated with relevant Jordanian disability bodies and local NGOs for referrals and signposting.

Impact was monitored through session records, supervision notes, and feedback from caregivers; learning from these pilots is informing service design for 2025.

4) Financial review (narrative)

The Statement of Financial Activities and notes for 2024 set out the detailed position. Income continued to be primarily donations and grants, with minimal trading income. Expenditure focused on direct programme

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delivery in Jordan (staff, premises, transport, programme consumables), commissioning of the centre, and core governance/administration.

5) Reserves policy & year-end position

The charity aims to hold around three months of unrestricted operating expenditure to manage timing and volatility risks. In 2024, the trustees intentionally used part of unrestricted reserves to complete the Jordan restart and commission services. Rebuilding unrestricted reserves is a 2025 priority, alongside protecting programme continuity.

6) Risk management

The Board continue in their efforts to ensure due diligence is undertaken to consider risks to the charity and to minimise these as possible.

7) Safeguarding

Safeguarding remained a non-negotiable priority. During 2024 LIA refreshed the safeguarding policy and code of conduct, completed appropriate background checks, delivered induction and scenario-based training, maintained 1:1 ratio in day sessions, and ensured clear reporting/escalation routes. No safeguarding concerns were substantiated or escalated during the year.

8) Serious incidents

No reportable serious incidents occurred in 2024 under Charity Commission guidance.

9) Structure, governance & management

LIA is an unincorporated charity registered in England & Wales. The trustees are responsible for strategy, oversight, and compliance. The Board met regularly with standing items on programme, safeguarding, finance, risk, and compliance. Day-to-day operations were delivered by a small local team in Jordan, supported by time-limited international volunteers, with clear role descriptions, supervision, and objectives in place. No trustee received remuneration. No employee received total benefits of £60,000 or more.

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10) Volunteers

Screened volunteers supported centre sessions and outreach under staff supervision. Induction covered safeguarding, professional boundaries, first aid, and cultural awareness. Volunteer contributions added capacity for safe 1:1 support and family engagement.

11) Fundraising

The charity did not engage professional fundraisers or commercial participators during the year. Public fundraising followed internal standards and relevant codes.

12) Plans for 2025

Overnight respite (pilot): Launch carefully risk-managed 2–3 night stays for children with the highest needs followed by evaluating and scale responsibly.

Wider family reach: Increase assessments and those receiving regular support in Mafraq and nearby communities; strengthen referral pathways.

Team capacity: Selective local hires as funding allows; ongoing training in behaviour support, safe moving/handling, and caregiver coaching.

Partnerships & advocacy: Deepen cooperation with Jordanian disability bodies and NGOs to improve access to entitlements and specialist services.

13) Trustees’ responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and UK Accounting Standards, keeping adequate accounting records, safeguarding the assets of the charity, and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Declaration

The trustees of Love Into Action declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity:

S Wadsworth Sara Wadsworth Chair, Board of Trustees

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Love Into Action

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on the following 2 pages of the annual report.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Name: Ms C Pittas Date: 04 October 2025

Address: Endeavour Court, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5AX

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Receipt and Payments Account for the Year Ending 31 December 2024

Section A Receipts and Payments

Receipts
Donations
Olive Wood Sales
Other
Total Income
Payments
Charitable Activities
Administration
Staff Costs
Premises
Project Activities
Transport
Grants
Capital Expenses
Sub Total
Promotion
Sub Total
Total Payments
Exchange Gain / (Loss)
Net of Receipts /
Payments		 2023
Unrestricted
65,990
1,256
15,173
82,418
2023
Unrestricted
12,264
26,674
24,134
10,428
2,730
6,367
20,880
103,478
1,144
104,622		 Restricted
38,978
0
0
38,978
Restricted
0
0
0
1,135
0
16,043
10,000
27,178
0
27,178		 Total
104,968
1,256
15,173
121,396
Total
12,264
26,674
24,134
11,563
2,730
22,410
30,880
130,656
1,144
131,800
(4,899)
-15,302		 2024
Unrestricted
100,612
3,177
23
103,814
2024
Unrestricted
11,896
38,722
18,090
1,136
18,575
11,585
10,318
110,325
6,899
117,225		 Restricted
34,019
0
0
34,019
Restricted
0
6,500
3,500
5,013
0
0
10,000
25,013
0
25,013		 Total
134,632
3,177
23
137,834
Total
11,896
45,222
21,590
6,149
18,575
11,585
20,318
135,338
6,899
142,238
(2,196)
-6,599

Section B

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at Year End

Cash funds held at year end
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total		 2023
21,779
21,800
43,579		 2024
5,873
30,806
36,979

These accounts are accepted on behalf of the charity by:

Dan Villars

Treasurer

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Notes:

Receipts & Payments Accounts

Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial year. In this context “cash” includes cash equivalents, for example, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due.

Audit Requirements

In addition to the Independent Examination of the accounts included in this annual report, the accounts of Love Into Action are subject to audits in the Palestinian Territories and Jordan for the financial activities that take place in those jurisdictions. No fee was paid for the Independent Examination.

Administration

This heading includes legal and banking fees plus the day-to-day administration of the charity and projects, plus governance costs.

Staff Costs

Staff costs include salaries and equivalent payments for self-employed workers, along with staff expenses for paid and volunteer workers.

Project Costs

Project costs include costs associated with the day to day running of activities.

Promotion

Our model of operating relies on promoting the work of the charity to encourage support in a diverse range of ways and includes, but is not primarily, fundraising.

Trustee Remuneration

No trustees were remunerated for their work on behalf of the charity.

Grants

Grants were made to support partner organisations in Jordan and Palestine. Grants are ordinarily made because of instructions from donors. All grants are made to organisations already known by the Trustees and application for financial support from other individuals or entities are not accepted by the board.

Restricted Funds

Restricted Funds
Carried Forward: £1,800 Books
£10,000 Relocating equipment from Palestine
£10,000 Development of adapted room at the centre and salary support
Received 2024: £8,500 To make use of equipment relocated from Palestine
£5,960 Creating Kitchen
£19,059 Support for families affected by regional conflicts
£500 For specific project at Director’s discretion
Used during 2024: £10,000 Relocating equipment from Palestine
£10,000 Development of adapted room at the centre and salary support
£5,012 To make use of equipment relocated from Palestine
Remaining: £1,800 Books
£5,960 Creating Kitchen
£19,059 Support for families affected by regional conflicts
£500 For specific project at Director’s discretion
£3,487 To make use of equipment relocated from Palestine

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