WAVENEY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE FORUM REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES For the YEAR ENDED 31" MARCH 2022 W VENEY
WAVENEY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE FORUM Charity Regn. no. 1149288 The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their Annual Repott for the Year Ended 31 March 2022. The Waveney Domestic Violence & Abuse Forum ts registered wrth the Charlty Commlssioners, no. 1149288, and is constitLrted by a t)eed adopted on 21 February 2012. and amended on 27 September 2012 and 17" May 2015. The registered address is KirW Resource Centre. 154 London Road South. Lowestoft, Suffolk. NR33 OAZ. It ts administered by a managerrnt cornmittee comprising all the Trustees named below. who 5eN throughout the year unless indicated. a a)ar•ty Manager and one Advice and Guidance worker and one Admin Assistsnt. who are not Trurtees. Trustees: Mrs Christine Tripp Ms Angela Haye Mrs Drena Black Dorene PbyFe Tamara Allen TreasUr Resyned.. June 2022 Appointed No¥ernber 2021 JenniferJone5 APPOted November 20ZI Trustees are not app)inted for any specific period and are not therefore required to seek re-election. Adrninistration: Viki Yeaman Irina Hodkins¢)n Ad¥Ke & Gullance and Admini5tratlon Charity Manager Diane Crrck Bts)kkeeper Jade Hales HaY Hodger Administrator. reSid May 2022 AdvKe and Guidaftce: reSned May 2022 Chair of Tn Secretsry Objects and a¢tMty. The objects of the charity are to provKle the relief of etroJtkThl Ilistress and suffering and the preservation and protection of the mentsl and phystil health of men. women. young people and chIldn who have suffered or are exposed to dornestic violtnce and abuse the Waveney area. We wi)rk local with over 45 statutory and vofuntary agerw. to help people es¢ape dOSt[C violence and abuse. Hnandal InfornUon: The Charity is fvnded solely from grants and dortations with the maionTr of its income being derived from grants received for Specif projects for a specific perKMJ of tinE. It works closely with the Suffolk Police & crtrne Commisstty*rs arnl is verygrateful for the Brants reived from them. Untompleted grants 01.04.2021 Gr4nts awarded during year Less: Grants completed dUrId ar Uncornpleted grants 31.03.2022 The total fvndin8 receivable durinE the next financial year from uncornpleted projects and approved grants is £10.275.5012021 £5).
Incorne is spread eventy over the durat¥)n of t proierts. ensuring a fairer matchlng of expenditu with income. Amounts received after the ar end date. Wh were èxpended during the financial year. are shown in the Balance Sheet as'Grarts receivable.. The Trustees are sattsfd that the funds held at 31 Mah 2022 arÈ suffi¢ient for all un¢ompleted projerts. Whilst there is no guarantee of future fundirK they are also confident that ftJThJÈng receivable n the next financial year. as well as grants currently beir applied fvr. will enable the Charity to continue its work beyorKI the next twelve month The Charlty employed 4 rnèmbers of staff dur the year whose costs were £36,884.66. All consultation and advice services are prided by extemal consultants or freelance workers on specifir projects. £1,068 12021 £1.1201 was paid to reimburse Trustees for expenses inctsrred by them wholly for the purposes ofthe Charity. Anatysls of Rlsk. The trustees have identtfied that the marn risks and uncertainties to ensuring the Forum Is able to continue its objectives are- The charity's fvnding Is derived frorn a nuFthr of relatr¥ely short term grants and awards. If ircuMstan5 should change so that thi5 fijnding is no longer available, or grant awarders de¢lde to meet their reds from altemati¥e provKters. then the ruCtion in the Charitvs income wgukl haye a very serious impact on its ability to continue. The Trustees mltigate thts risk by maintaining an extreme gmI relatttinship th funding bodies, ensuring they provkde the highest quality of servtce and with the best value for money for fund providers. The char5 ability to recruit and retain key staff is essential in being able to deliver continued and quality service. and Pla a high valtstr on the performance and exeellence of serwce provlders. Wtth the number of IndN*4ual grants. effective cashflow control is essential in enSUfing that funds are always available in order to enga servKe providers. The trustees ensure that there is always a minlmum of £7.51XI available in tsnrestricted funds forthis purpose. The charit$ bankers are HSBC Bank plc. London Road North. Lowestoft. Suffolk. The Extemal Examlner is Mr K R Vlncent. 23 w3nrk Close. Carlton Cotville. NR338DW For and on behalf of the Trustees Mrs Christine Tripp 17 November 2022
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Independent examinerf5 repoTt to the trstee$ of Waveney Domestic Wiolence & Abuse Forum I report on the accounts of the Trust forthe yearerd 31 March 2022 thith are set out on pages 2 to 4. The charitys trustees are responsib for thè preparatton of the accounts. The charlty's trustees consider that an audit is not fequired forthi5 year under section 4312) of the charittes Act 1993 (the Actl antl that an independent examinati is needed.. ft is my responsibility to: exarnine the accounts under Secti 43 ofthe 1993 Art: to foifow the procedures laid down in the general Thrections gNen by the Charity Commissioners undersrftK)n 43 (7llbl of the 93Act,. and to state whether particular matters ha¥e come to my attention. 8a of examlne¢5 rep(Yt My examination was carried out in accordan wlth the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examiMtion indude5 a ree of the accounti records kept by the charrty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. tt ai%0 Includ consideration of any unusual item5 or disc105ures in the acwunts, a1 5eeklng explanatnS from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audiL and consequently no oP10n is given a5 to whether the accounts pSeTrt • 'true arml fair vlew. and thè report is limited to thrjse matters set out in the sLitement below.. IndependaKexaminerfs strtement In connection with my exanmnation. no wter ha5 corr to my attent)n: which 8i¥es rrt Teasohabie cause to believe that in aly mèteri•S respect the requirements (a) to keep accounting records in aCClanCe with section 41 of the Art; and (b) to prepare accounts whh ac£ord with the accountingrecords and to comply with the accounting requirents of the Act have not been ttt; or to vthich. in my opinion, attention slx)uhl be drawn in ordérto enablea proper undetstandlng of the accounts shouhj be reached. Keith Vincent 23 Wannock Close Carlton Colville Lowestoft NR33 8DW K R Wincent i* November 2022