. REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08508288 ￿nglI￿d aud.Wile$)." REGISTERED CHARITY I¥UMBER: 1153273 REPORT OF THE TRU&TELS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 FOR CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE tYIE Busine%$ Advisers Limitoj CharteJed Ac¢ounthots Statutory Audilors The Exchange 5 Bank Stre Bury BL9 ODN •ACGIQP3E* 1711112023 COMPANIES HOUSE #122 CHESHIRE wrrHoiry ABiISE CONTEKfs OF THE FINANCtAL STATEME￿[8 . FOR THE YEAR ENDEDJI MARCH 2023 . . Psge to 10 R¢m of the IDdepettdetst AudltOTS 11 ts 13 Statsment Arti*ilies 14 15 StafemeDt of Cash Flows 16 Notu to the Stsiemtm of C•sh Flo 17 Notrs t• the Fillgll(iaJ Ststements 18 kn 32 CHESHIRE wrrHOUT ABUSE (REGi¥fERED NUMBER-. 08508288) . REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The Truslee5 arc pleas¢d to present their TCFnrt a]on8side the audiled finaTKial ststcmcnts for the yearend&J Mwrh 31, 2023. This r¢poning period marked a rdurn to pr¢-COVID-19 sexvi¢¢ d¢liv¢ry for th¢ MYCWA team. following the previous years, servÈce disn]ption5 du¢ to lockdown Mea￿Te%. Dwite the absence of l(Kkdowns and resthctiOTts - ￿￿elY rega￿ell as the primary cause of the SUTge in dornestic thse cases during ihe pandemic - we have seen a consisioit month-on-rnonth increase in referrals this year. Against the backdrop of incr¢asing d¢man(L the team's daerniitwion has led to ihe overachievemeni on all service delivery targets. all while tnaintaining an ex¢¢pliona] #atmlard of servit£. Key highlights from the reE￿Ing ￿ri¢M1 are as follows: Answerirbg l(KP/o of calls to the 24n helpline Supporting 1,122 new adult victirns and allocating them io a dedicated workes or an intervention (¢ontracted KPI: 4￿) Delivering 141 Fttr supp)rt Eroup scssion5 for domestic abuse SUNVOT5- a 34°A increase from 2021122 177 children and young people 5ucce5sfv11y completed safety or therawti¢ work (¢on¢racted KPI: 80) 95Q/o of adults rcrx)rtcd ￿l$ll1ve change in individual Health & Wcllbcing Outcomes score5 (contraaed KPJ.. 75/) 97'h occupancy of ac¢ommThJation units {Conrrn￿cIfj KPI.. 75/0). 91 % of departures from accomm¢>l3tion noted &5 planne4J exits (contracted KPI.. 6￿/) The MYCWA training team delivued 70 training and aWaTe￿ sessioN forteams in CEDSAP agencies (conira¢t¢d KPI.. 12) In alignment wth thjr objec¢ive of promoting awareness about domestic abuse to the br(￿derCoMmunity. the MYCWA team participaied in 27 community awaTen¢5s evenrs {wntraC￿ KPI: 4) Going above and tyond c¢)rt contracted Servic￿ th¢ team's ¢ommiÈment to iwstinE clieni wellixtng whcncver 5MTrssiblc was demonstrated by the OT8anisation and delivery of over 180 E&Qer e88s and gifts to clients (includin8 $8 children). The team also organised four Christtnas partics in Mac£lesfield and Crewq aftended by 47 childru with their families. Gucsts werc treat&1 to meet and 8rttt with Santa (who gave each child a gift). various Chrislrnas activitles (including rnaking reindeer food. biscuil decorating and painting festive pIdU￿$￿ musi¢ and paTty fcK%J. aThJ a Monkey Bob WOTkshop. Cli¢nts that attend Pe¢r Support Lounge dithil mi5$ Out on the fe&ive celebrations either, with ChrisThas craft sessions njnning thmughout D￿nber, and two s¢parate parties held (one in Macclesfield and orte in Crewe). attended by 27 people. My CWA also provided over 1200 gifts io 256 children through our staff aTKi volunteer-lun (hrism)85 and tyeatol 14 ¢lieThts (adults aThJ their ehildren) to a Complimentary festive pantomime. Thc dedication of te4rn LS exemplified by the compliments we re￿iVed durin8 this re[￿ing from ix)th cllents and parn)er organisations. See ju# a ftw examples below: "I have WOTked with My CWA for many yeaTS. In my prnftssional opiniory they ale always PTofts5iona]. respeciful and fo￿ard looking. They walk ihe walk as well 15 talk the talk. putting wThivors al th¢ heart of all iheir work. A truly inspirationaj organi5ation who are held in high regard in Cheshire F*." "I feel like I have rny life back now altd l am kTrving IL l am six months clean and now unde¥thd emotions where before I was just numb. I dread to think where I would be without the gJpw)rt from My CWA ￿ rny life was out of control. Now ihough I am happy. heg]ihy settloysafe and th¢ bty mummy ￿ my daughw." 'Peopl¢ like you help women in dom¢4ic Sin￿110m$ and give ug Confida￿e. I am thankfvl for your support. My ￿￿t has be¢n rcstored in prof￿5]0nais and I feel stronger now ro fa￿ the You have been my lifeline." The trustees have ad(v￿ the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by a)aTities.. Statement of Recommend¢d Pra¢ti¢e applicable to ehaTitie5 preparing their accounts in atcwthrtt wilh the Financial Rep)rting Stsndard a￿1]cable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)(effective l January 2019). CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE (REGisfERED NUMBER: i￿08288) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21123 ORIECTtVES AND ACTMTIES Objettivu •nd activities Ch&shire Withoul Abuse Imy CWA)'$ core rAJjertive is lo wrt famili¢5 and individua15 in Che$l￿re who are Impa￿￿3 by dome￿1¢ abus¢. The ¢hariry fulfils this objtttivc thrDugh the wsvision of a 24IK)ur helpliT& CTigiS &¢ommod*ion, prdctical support clinies. and recov¢ry at¥1 t¢haviour change p￿￿4$. We apply a 'whole family. holistic 4pproa¢h to our seMce4 supporting all those impactrAI by dom&%tic abuse - including th¢ survivor. frien¢ts and family impacied. and thosc who hann. who want support in changing unheaiihy behavi¢yJFS. Wc aixi provide eAucation. awaruw training a]Ml Ksearch on the subjcct of domestic abuse for the bEtKfit of the wider community. The Trustrts review the aims. objectives and aaiwbes of the Ch￿lty exh yeaT. This re￿rt l(K*ks at what the charity h&$ achieved and the outeomes of its work in the reporting pui(Kl. Th¢ Tetxjrt the progre55 of the activitie5 that underpin each llTategi¢ priority and the ben¢fJts the ¢h•ity has bToughi to those gTOUPS of people that it is set up to help. The review a]so helps the Trust￿ ¢n￿rethe charity's aims objectives and *iviii¢s remain fr￿ on its styed purpos The Trust¢¢s havc referred to th¢ guidance contsined in the Charity Commission's general guidance on publi¢ benefit when rewewing the chan"ty's airns and objtrtive5 and in planning its firture xtiwities. In particular. the TrustC£5 COTtsidcr how planned ?rtivitie5 will contribJ* io th¢ aims aThl obJ"eaives that have been seL srRATEGIC REPORT AchEevement •nd perform*oee Tlus ye4r. we Continu￿ to work to objectives linkol ￿ ￿r¢Ole￿issIon ￿ cliu)L seryices and parthe45. During 2022.23 we sur4￿¢d over 3.0￿) •Ju]ts and childrol xfoss Cheshire . incluth.ng 1.122 new athjli victims . and answered I(#P/i of calls to our24ll hdplinfy one of thc tnrA acc¢ss¢d s¢ryict& Peer sUp￿rt is 8nother essential element of our WOTk and we d¢]iv¢red 141 peu wport group sv4ons for domestic abuse survivors- a 340/4 increase from FY22. The peer lounges had a colltt#ive annual attendaftee of 477. wtih 115 new elients jtsining th¢ groups across the y¢ar. W¢ also provid•J ¢riti¢41 - and in many cases. lif&saving . sUp￿rt to 139 service users assessed as high-risk. As a testament io the quality of our s¢rvice, 95Y• ol adults reported experiencing p)sitive chang¢s in th¢ir individua] Health & WdlkinB 041tcom¢ s￿1¢4 Si￿1r1¢8n1IY wrpawng the wgded 75Y. Cn'sis aC￿MMOdatIoft continu•J to k an irtte￿￿ part of thjr savice this year. During this reFK*Tting period, our a¢eommodation units mwntained 9PA i*cupancy rate Ftr quarter. well a￿ve the 75Yo rarg¢t. Equally nrteworthy is the fact that 91°A of a¢¢ommodaii0ry5 depamires adheToJ ￿ planne41 exit #rdtegies gllp&*ingthccontracttsl 6CP/o target. This rqKSrting perityj also saw us supp￿rt 363 clÉents with Spe¢ia]i# Suvic£s Fund grants ts)ta]lin8 £31.551- spcnt on horne safery ¢quipmenl. whitc goods and other essential$. While ¢(yJnscllin8 is ncrt a fundesj seMc< thanks to time donated by 18 volunteer eounsellor& we were able to provide cli¢nts with 230 hours of ccwA5¢]ling. 771¢ cosl to provid¢ thi5 privately at £50AJour would be £11.500. Exiending our reach io as matty peqjle in need rjf g)PF￿ rn Ch&hir4 we held 168 domestic advice dini¢5 acro Congleton, Knutsford, Crewe & MacclesfJel¢l" attended by 260 pe(yl& We a]so invited clients io attend 18 poli¢¢ ¢linics - attcndcd by 84 pcopl4 and 12 legal cltniG%- attended by 72. Client voices centrdl to our OPEration5 atKI thision.m&kin& our setmtts are sha￿[ by those w￿> use it. Marty of our clients become volunteers and then stsff membcr5- With their valuable eXperie￿£S not only influencing our PTaCtices bui those of other OT8antsati(ffl5. CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE (REGISTEREDWUMBER: 08508288) ' . REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 During this reporting puiod, our comrnitment to maintaining an unwavering gjrvivor*￿trJ¢ approxh remain￿ steadfast. Our Amplified Voice Lead playe41 a pivotal role in f0￿c￿ng Conn￿10￿$ bthveeo survivors and the latest operaiional decisions and initiative& inviting their invaluable In￿1. For exampl4 dwiie an initial &wrnption that clients would prefer a return to fa¢e-ttrface serrices as soon L% covirfv19 restrictions were lifted. a SUTvey of our clients ￿Ve41￿xi a *gnificant numlxr of our client5 preferre4110 continu¢ accessing remote S￿lOns. From this feethxK we ¢rn5w¢d th¢ continuation of online s¢rvi¢e delivery alongside in-peTson ￿S1Ons. In January 2023, we welcomed Cate Sheppard from Saf¢Liv¢s to our P¢¢r Suptort Inunge. Cote li5t¢ned to survivoP5 valuable insights In￿ ¢he barrieys ihey've faced and what they fed needs to Change across vaTiOUS organisations and partneTships to better support those impacted by domestic abuse. This feajbxk is to ￿ irKOrpOT*￿ into th¢ Theshire East Amplified Voic¢ Toolkit, whjch is currently in development. Building on the rnomentum from the launch of our ground.breaking Lighthouse initi*ive la%t ycar, our efforts to identify, and support communiiies with added barricr5 to 5UPW)rt havc yieldcd ranarkable results during this rew)rting. Highlights include.. We commissioned tesearch into the wevalencc of ge￿{tr.b￿se1I ￿0]en¢t in ￿trans¥endercoMmUnIty to better infonn our &ssessmeni of the inclusivity of our sermce offering forthis community. We ran a focus grtyjp at the PAMIY Positive Trans 5UPIK)rt gmup in Crewe io rdise awaTene&s ofour serviets. When told by trans worn¢n att¢nthThg the group that Ilw teThJed to shop in charity slws due to limiied finantts. but were often made to feel uncomfortable in sior¢8 oiirt¢am ran a tKJp up My CWA charity slhop at the Body Positive centr4 tsking clothes rails clothes and accessorie& Our tcarn attcnded pridc ¢¥¢￿ts across Cwire to rais¢ awarenw of the inclwimry of rx]r scrvicc5. At Nan￿lth and Chester pnde event& the teArn spoke to dozffl5 of pu)plc from IhcLGBTQ￿ comrnunity- bth SUTViVOT5 and pcrpctrdtors- about the 511P￿rt aV￿lable io ihem_ Atler ideniifyinE additional barriers faced in acce55ing domcstic abuse wthin the Gypsy Roma Trnveller (GRT) community, our team have WOTked Closely wilh members of ihiscommunity durirtg this reporting perirf *)d with pamers aspart of a n]ulti-agerty 0[￿tIOnal group. to create awaretw around domeAic abuse and the support available. Our t¢am also att¢nd¢d a Priile of Romani event in Naniwich in June 2022 ￿ speak io aneDdee5 atA)Ut support we offer. We created a short film to fdise awaTen¢5s of th¢ issu¢ of domtyic abuse within the deaf cornmunity. The film tells the siory of a yowig deaf girl's idyllic life ba.ng shattered whth her father gctt to work on an oil ri& leawng her trapped with her abusive stepmothu. Th¢ filrn is based on rnJ¢ stories from brAh h¢aring and non¢-heaTing women. It wks io ¢¢l¢br¥e resilience and raise awaT¢rKs5 of the importance ofall of us learnin8 BSL a5 a xKicty, and has beert entered into International Film Festiv￿& Ensuring digital intlusion for thosc scMce u5Cf5 With Mdden di5*ililie5 and lan8ua8c barrier4 we int¢￿ted acce55ibility software, Reci￿ M¢- a cl(yJd-based inclusion toolbar for websites irt¢ludes personalisation features such as languag< size, font and ctsl(yJr. and featyres lik¢a s¢rttn rr4d¢T8nd diffe¥¢M r¢•Jing 5upw)n twls to broa&n th¢ a￿¢$5 io oih¢r indimdual needs. We translated arHI distributed many of our leaflets inioPolish amid iwAwng numbers of r¢ferra15 from the community. This reporting period also saw us join forces with Ch&shire Co￿1?￿ to offer a revoluiionary new custody progtzmme designed to prevent reoccurrence of dom￿1¢ abuse. Sirtt November 2022, w¢ hav¢ supw)rted ovu 1.000 people arr¢5t¢d in domellic thse incidents and taken into Cu￿OdY in Ch£ster. Middlewich and Run￿rn. These clients have been offered supN)rt from our team arting Wlth emoiion-regul*ion iools ajvl the cyp)￿nity for referrnl lo one of our behawouraj change programmes. .1 met Tiff in the CU￿OdY Suite and to be ￿￿neSt J wag pretty low....Tiff offernl me supp)rt while I was on bail. I had to stay at my Mum's Fttause of the bail conditions. I can ring Tiff and her team any time night and day for ￿pport and now that I won't be going io court l am starting Enga8e frKhaviour change proyammc)."_ cu￿(mIY Suite Client . CHESHIRE WITHO1￿ ABUSE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08508288) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEFS FDR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 In additiort.to our team's e4llalx)ration with Th¢shire Police in sultr& we have al￿ embTace41 cfrlwation OPFK)rtunities with our valued parthers at tyjr Crewe 5￿p￿)rt centre. fkning thts rep)rting t¢rirf our office spxe h&$ shared wih Pure In5igh4 RASASC IRape and Sexual Atw¢ Su￿rt Centre) Ches￿.[¢ Change Grow Live Charity, and PSS Shaped Supp)rt),. fostering a collaborative and supwjrtive cnvironme4rt. Out&de of public service parth¢rShI￿ we a150 focu￿1 efforts on fowng aThJ strengthMing ¢xi*ing Col￿rat¢ parthe]¥hip& In December 2022, we anTk)u]Ked a new strategic partnership with Assurdnt. a global Fortur* 5(M) Fina￿131 SeTric¢5 Organisaiion. Assurdnt's European head office is bas&J in Crew< h(yJsing over 9(X) employees. Aft¢r My CWA s¢l¢¢ted &% their Clthir¢ Charity of Choice for the year in DeCem￿r 2022. A55urant dwt¢d £3.$00 to SUPBKWt our ChTiStmas activitie5. At the corc of our commitmcnt to providin8 excepliona] seryicu is the ￿lIab0rdli0n we rnaint3in with our multi-agency partners ensuring a cwrdinated and COQIXr￿lvt appr¢)ach. Sustiining thcsc high 51andaxds dem￿d$ ¢ontinuous &£sessmtnl and rrfltttion on our suecexfjes and areas that warrant improvemeni. We regularly seek fcaqback from stskcknlders regarding our pamerships and seNces. During thLS repMinE peri￿, we receivoj an overwhelmingly wtive rw05￿ from over 50 partners, some of which are shared Ixlow". "I work for fow Authorities within CheshiT¢ aTrJ I have got to say that My QWA aT¢ th¢ rnost prWive" approach8ble and dynamic of all." Christine Youth JU￿1re Servkes m￿ager ￿ DA l¢rfYo¥thJwtic¢ Ser￿s- Cht5bire "My CWA are onc of our Expert Partners. we k￿k to them for inrthation and to identify pottans. They are always ahead of the erowd. We have Worked collar￿JVe1Y on ihe Engage Model sirKe 2016 and this w&$ one of the key su¢cesse5 of wr 2020 report Conn￿t. In recent ycar5 we have created an &￿redIt￿ qualification for profeffjona]s workittg with those who hami. This is the ¢quival¢Trt of an IDVA qualification for working wth vi¢Aims. My 04VA are professional expens in behaviour chang¢ and w¢ are proud to be a partner." Mi¢helk PhiMip5 Held of IDDOVbtioD S*feL4ves "My CWA are integral to Chtshirc's complex and expandiTJg thRne51ic abu5t agenda. My CWA are a vital suppon1￿ partner in multidis¢iplinary working across Ch¢shire in both the adult and childrens arenLs. The learn at My CWA offer an ouwanding domestic abuse service wlK> offer trauma infonn¢d for S￿ViW)rs FwJl¢ who harnJ- they are a vitsl service who I am privileged to work alongside.- S8rAh MArtln Associate DSr¢ctor of Safeguarding Chesbtre NHS Cheshirt Illd Merseyskl¢ ICB Flnanti*] rtvitw Flnall¢ial positio Durin8 2022-23 total income in¢reased by arouTrJ 5% on the Prior year. This refi¢¢ts the wider range of grant fuTwJers we have been able to engage with and attract fvThling from durin8 the year following the nrruitment of a dedicatd Fundrai&ng Lead Wlthin the orgw)isaiion. Expendiwre has ink7ease41 by 21Yo on the prior yeaT iawgely due to an in¢¥ease in 4aff numbeTS required to deliverthe incrc&qed actimtits being ddivwtd by the Team duringthe year. Reserve5 poII¢y My CWA hol¢L% a mix of restricted and unTe*icted r¢s¢rve& Restricted re5eTves rcpre5ent the unspeni balance of re*riaed iDcome receivtsl by the clwity. where thc funding is a]located to specifi¢ charitsble a¢iiwiies and prOJ￿ts. Re*rided rcscrve5 will ￿ applied ￿ tht futUTe of those SF¢eific activiti¢5 and pmje£ts to which the funds wu¢ intende4L .. CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE (REcisfERED. NUMBER: IJ8508288) .. REPORI.OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR.ENDED3J MARCH 2023 STRATEGIC REPORT FlnaneiRI review Unrestri¢ted r¢5erves are held io fund and supp)n the overall ot*raiion ofihe charity and can be applied by the eharity to fimd any aspect of the charity's operations. Uthrestricted reserves are alA) held as a buffer to enable the charity io (a) withstsnd any short lemi cash flow and woiknng ¢apita] shortfall4 Ib) mitigate against the financial impad of risks identifjed and monitor&4 in the Risk Register, and (c) to cover any unfor¢seo) ex￿t￿li111Te. Unr¢stricted resm*¢s have reducoj from £1.142.492 in 2021-22 to £1,037,474 in 2022-23. However, Ihe5e remain above the target range of £750.000. This target range has s¢t by referer￿C to the risks fr&ed by the Charity (&% documthted by the Risk Regisier). and by reviewng the funding mix a￿1 fi]nding risks of the Charity's operations and cos1 base. Restricted expeThdi￿re h&s incTe&sed in the year from £1,401.457 in 2021-22 to £1.458.511 in 2022-23. ReMri¢ted funds in tlus year included those from: Cheshire Community Foundation Lloyds Bank Foundatio £6,5(￿• £2.750 £15,520 Graht ¢0 supw Cost of living increase for Clients Grant io support cost of living irKrCa￿ for clients Funding io support our Volunteer CoordiThator Salary plus contributions to days for ¢lients Funding for refugc accommodati¢)n Funding for r¢souTces for Childre Pan Chtshire Perperdtor work Grant io support cort Costs Fltnding for cornrnunity 8TOUPS10 fjnd new ways t0 5UPPOTI people to be a¢tive Funding for ont to one and group SUPPDrt for childrtn and y¢)ung Feople who have experience of domestic abuse GTan¢ for MI￿￿1 Heal¢h suppx)rt and iniejveniions Fundingto SUPWTrrt WOTk with seldorn seen communiti&S Funding ￿ Inte￿te a ctrloc*ion model of delivery of domestic alyJse SUPFKJrt servic¢5 Funding for Children affected by domestic abjse Funding to ￿pPort general charitable a¢iivity FU￿lIngto 5UPFX)rt educational material FuThJingto ￿p￿)rt thernpy foT clients Funding forClinica] Support Workforce Development FuTwJing to support Christm&s Aaivity in the eornmunity Ministry of Housing (fvIHaG) Morgan Foundaiion Police and Crim¢ Commissioners (PCC) Julia and Hans Rausing Active Ch¢shir¢ £280.000 £23.000 £857.100 £SO,(K)O £io.c BBC Children in Need £59.OM NHS Cheshire CCG Bentley- Cheshire Community Foundaion Ch&shire East Council £27.500 £24.000 £40.846 SafeLives Scottish Power Ltd Shout loud Creative Women5 Aid Fcderdtion of England Health Education England Lifole Serviccs £18.wo £s.¢y £i.c £3,960 £31.103 £3.51KI Going eoncer Th¢ T￿￿CeS have revtewed the charity's plans znd fortr&s and the risk Tegister and have ¢oncludoJ thexe are no maierial risk5 or uncertainties which would bring inio doutrt ihe ¢haritYs ability to continue to operdte &5 a 80ing concern into the foreseeable fubjre. In rnaking this going corKern assessmen4 the Trustets have taken inth account the impact of the risks face41 by th¢ Charity on this yeafs aciLd and next ye*s proJ￿I¢d outturn. CHESHIRE wrrHouT ABUSE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08S118288) REPORT OF THE TRUSTELS . FOR TUE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2(123 STRATEGIC REPORT FinaDtig1 revSew Fundraising Historifdlly, the majority of our fundraising has come from trusts and statutory sources. Our efforts io expand and diversify our financial avenues have traditionally encornpas5ed initi*iv￿ su¢h &5 the runnit)g of our charity shop. and iaking part in Com￿unity ¢vents and corp1)rd￿ collaborations. This year maTked a pivotal shift in our funthaising approa¢l wtth the recwimi¢nt of My CWA'S fjrst designated Fundrws2ng teaTn member, Kate OrnieriMI. Kare implementpJl a new fundraising strttegy. resulting in further div¢Tsification of our income sireams. She h&$ betn insmimental in securing several *gnifiwii grani proposals and lender bids this year- including a £51M).000 five-year National Lottery FurM1 bid to fvnd our work in reaching margina]i5cd communities and h&s h¢1￿ amplify our ¢orpor*¢ pwtrKrship SUPF4rt eAablishing ZTMI building on key conneciions with influential pathers including A55ufdnl and Barclays. Financi*l and rS$k ob5¢¢itves •Thl policit5 Our key risks lic in the 5hort-ierm nature of the majority of Trjr in&yne and the need for conslant fundraising. The tsngoing impa¢t of th¢ pand¢mi¢ ¢ouplesJ with an un¢enain financial clirnatc and looming Tec&won also present risks to the organisation from fvnding volatility to the chall¢nge of rdaining staff. With this in mind we will mainthin a monihly review of risks in line with our business continuity and make changes &$ requird. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing doturnent The charity i5 conirolleAI by its goV￿lnE dctumenL a deal of trI￿L and con#iwtrs a limi1￿ ￿)panY. lirnited by gLwaTht¢¢, as defined by ihe Cotnp*Jies Act 21K￿. Cheshire Withcwjt Abuse (My CWA) is a ehaTitable compwry lirnittd by gua• which incoryN)ra*d 2013. and registered as a harity the same year. Tr organisation is govemed by its Artid¢s of A￿1￿10￿ (as updated in 2018) but has existed onlinuously since its bc8itLnin85 in 1977. The organisation was set up in 1977. bccorning a re8iSteml charity. Thc Ctharity Incorp)r&￿ as a limited company on 29th April 2013 simultaneously ¢losing the txistt.ng charity arwj rC-reg]S￿i￿g ftsr ch*itable status on 7th August 2013. It is govemed by the CompanYs Articlts of Association. amended by Spe¢ial Resolution on 23rd July 2013. A list of misitts serving during Iheyear is set out in the following page5. Trustee5 are appointed for a 3-yeAr tenn that may be renthved twce more foi 3 years. Trnstees are selected on the basis of their thlls and experienc4 and to ensure an appropriate mix of skills aTKI diversity in the &)ard. There is a fvll induction programme for m¥ Tru5tvJ and thechance io ob5ery¢ differeni actiwtiesof cheshirew1tho￿ Atwjse (My CWA). The TnJ*ee5 are r¢sponsilTrl¢ for th¢ governance of the tharity according to the temis of the Articles of Association. have delegated authority for the day-t04Jay running of th¢ ¢harity io the ￿0. Truslees develop the stsategic WSiOTJ for the C1￿7ty workL'n8 Wjth staff. volunieers and clients and dele8atc tIK res￿n￿bility for Operatio￿al delivery io iht senior leadership team. .. CHESHIRE wfrHOUT ABUSE OiEGISTERED NUMBEIL. 118508288) .. REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The Board of Truste¢s (also directors of the Company) are ac£ountable for ensuring the Charity's gwd gov¢rnance, fLnaThcio1 prudence and solvtncy. The TTU5tee5 rnu￿ also be Sure that legal and human resour￿ res￿nSibilItIeS are Met and that strategies and policies aTe ¢onsistenl with the Charity'5 overa]l &Yategi¢ objttlives. To th* purp)54 throughout th¢ year, Ihe trusw pursucd the ChaTiWs strategic plan in line with the Charity's mission s1aLanent, ￿rategieS and governance and ￿ a for developing core ¢apabililics, pursuing resourccs and building a posjtiveculturc in thc orsanisatron. The Ch&iWs systems for internal controls aTrJ bencficiary Trcords wue reinforcuj in the year. It continues to include an amual report approved by the board of tyu#ees. monthly scr￿iny by the b0￿d of trume￿ of financia] results. reviews of variances from budgets and progress against plan. As part of the effe£tive de1c￿l0ft of authority. thc t￿S￿L$ identify risks and ddegatc actlons to management io ensure iheir effective mitigation. Throughout the year. the tTu#ecs ¢onMdered, prt-ernpttsj and managed the major risks to which the charity w&8 exposed. and applied opproaches to mitigate those risks. Internal iisks were rtsJuc&J by Workfor￿ and managemen¢ ¢hanges and ¢hallenges io commercial performance dat4 explaining the rnanagernent WJunt8 authorising traThsa￿l￿￿ the intellig¢nt use of Sage dat4 outsourced bookk¢eping seryices and awlying erthanc•J ￿T¢¢ controls across the Charity. Reernltmttst #p￿1￿*￿ent •f neTv trustee5 A5 set out in the anicles of aswciaiion, all membus are circulale41 with i￿￿￿10n5 10 attend and have a right io SFtak ai lh¢ Atwuai GeneAI Meeting. Membu5 aTt invited to norninate officer5 prior to the AGM whcre The Chair, Trelsurer and Secretary are to be ele¢ied. Officials and Directors or the board have the kKJwer ￿ fill vxancies ￿l￿n8 3Jnongst the board where this OC¢UTS aft¢T the last rnttting ofihe AGM. Such Per￿n5 shall serve uniil the next AGM and shall be eligible for election. Spe£ific invilalions to join lh¢ board may be made io ensurt our Organi￿lO￿al netyts are md. Board membus cwrttyj by invi￿lOn will serve until the nexi AGM and shall be eligible for eleclion. New t￿￿ are recn]it¢d in two ways.. By open advertis¢m¢nt in both news m&lia and via the local CVS. Identify￿￿8 thc skills sought and. By invitatiort based on the skills gap identified at Board levd Applicabon is via an application form which 15 part of our tiustce rccruitment wk. thi5 15 then Tewewe41 by a group of the board and then the cartdidai¢ is subje£t to an inierview by at least members. A clear set of yx)li¢ies and procedures in¢ludinE our trustee skÉlls audit, role descriptions, code of ¢OTthd and cornpetencies for trustees ensure that the recTUitmeni of new mLsie¢s is focussed M the skills soughi at Board level, is fail. trnnsparent and meds both ihe ne¢ds of the charity and the requirementsof the eharity commission. Org4ni5atioNI strn¢￿re The charity is led by the CEO and the Senior i&eT5hip Team. We have a th)ng operational management team consisting of the spe¢ialisw setvice rnana8eTS and ieam leads who are ￿$￿nSible for the implements¢ion of our delivery plam. the tighi ovewght of our finances and development and swpport of our stsff. The averdge nwnt*rof employee4 on a full-timeequivaleni basis forthe year increased fJDm 31 in 2021-22 to 44 in 2022-23. *nd trai￿lAg of new tru#tes Following appointynent. new In¥￿e¢S undergo an orien￿10￿ day io bTief them on their legal obligations under charity law, the charity's aims the conteni of lh¢ governiThg documenl wJlicie4 Procedures and decision- makiftg pThK&sses, Ihe business plan and rettnt financial performance of the charity. During the induction day, they meet key ernployecs and other trustee5. Trustees are encouraged to attend appropri￿¢ extemal events whoe ihese will facil1th￿ ihe undertaking of th•"r role as well as the annual away day lo r¢vi5it strdtegic planniDg and ¢nwr¢ the organiwiot¥] vision 15 on-lwk. CUESHIRE wrrHOUT ABUSE OiEGisfERED I¥UMBER:.0851)8288) .: REPORT OF THE TRiJSTEFS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21ll3 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Staff remuner4ti0 The Board scrs remuneration pKJlicy which i$ Ben¢rd]ty in line wth the Joini National Councils pay ￿￿les. This is review periodieaily as change5 to the scale ¢xcur. Tn￿et5 of the chaTiry are eommittal to ensuring that every eTnployee of the eharity is paid a living wage as set by the Living Wage Commission and the Charity is a Lhving Wage Employer having achieved ihe Living Wage Foundation accreditation within this year. The trustees policy on T¢muner*ion in¢ludes: Considering salary levels a5 part of our staff retenuon p)li¢y Paying every membera living wage in line with the Living Wage Foundation Paying fair Salaries linked to theNalionai JoiTht Council scal< including Cost of living rises Kecpin8 the highett salary Tr) more than 3..1 rdtio to the median sa]ary Being trnnsparent about salary scaks within and outside the organisarion The highest salary in th¢ organisation is of the Chief Executive whid) ai the •K1 of 2022-23 is £60.284 (2021-22 £58,047) the lowest salary in this periiMI was £23.194 (2021-22 £19,336). Median salary in this Peri￿ w&s £28 J71 (2021-22 £25.357) with the average 5al¥ry ai £31,637 (2021-22 £27,849). R*io of highest salary to median sal*y 1$ 2.1=1 (2021-22 2.3..1). There were management expe1￿¢$ r¢]*ing to trdvel for the CEO. ￿E0 aThJ Opuations Manager in 2022-23 of £308 {2021-22 In 2022.23 no staff aTmuaJ leave was accrued or paid ou¢ ahd tTr¢refore there is nothing to re[￿. Risk management li is the rcsponsibility of the twstees to id¢niify ass¢ss the risks th* the charity may face, aTMI tts establish suitable eontrols to mitigat¢ th¢ possibility of fraud and errnts. Risk management remains a fut)dameJrtal duty of the B¢)ard of Tn]#ees. The charity employs a tailored risk management framework that moniiors vaTiOUS risks aff¢¢iit)g the org&usation. en¢ompassing shifts wiihin the seclor, slu'fts in dernand for services ￿teratIonS in the p)litical and cconomic cnvir0nn￿4 as wcll ￿ variations in fundhng and staffing levels. The risk rwster undeooes quarterly evaluation during Trnstee mt¢lin84 whtrc ahcration5 in risk levels are duly acknowledgd. and COTrestMJnding rniiigarion tralegi¢s are e4ablishoJ. The high￿ risks on the BJ"sk R¢￿ts￿r during the rq￿ed wi(Ml wert funding-relatesj. Given the suwined mounting d¢mand for our se]vices month-on-month. the 25Yo Clll to (wr wre ¢ontrxi - amoLEnting to £150,000 - from 1.4.231FY24 onwards Mea￿ a full analysi5 of curreni service delivtry was needed. Sifegu4rdin& Serious and Critical Inddents We take our responsibility for the safcty of those who are experiencing (or havc expcrienced) dom¢￿￿¢ abuse very seriously. Vieky Swl {Operations Manager) is our de&gn*ed safeguaTdkng lead. Vicky is experieThcd in working with safeguarding issues and has regular tTaining in this field. All staff arc traincd in safeguarding and proficicnt in protocols around taising concems about rneonds welfare. W¢ ￿ntinue w rew1 to the Bwd any unique issues raised as and when ilw (mir. Ther¢ have been no serious in¢id¢MS to be rtferrrd to the Cljarity Commi&%ion rew>rted by Ch¢5hir¢ Wiihwt Abus¢ Imy CWA) ¢ither in its own ri8ht.or in ¢onnection with any of ourproj￿ts Ixing ¢Irri￿ (All wilh proieapartws. duringthe last l2 months. . C.HESUIRE wITHOl￿.ABVSE (RECISTEREDIWMBER: 08508288) REPQRT OP.THE TRUSTEES. FOR THE-YEAR ENDED 31MARCH 2011. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Regi$ier¢d Comp•ny number 08508288 (England and Wales) Registered Cb#rrty number 1153273 Registered t)ffice Mill House Brook Str¢¢t Ch¢shir¢ CW2 7DE Tru$te¢s A J Briscoc F M Crane C A Lighrfix)t-Srnith TJ Murray (resigned 4.8.23) G Wo(Ml (re$l￿ed 20.5 22) F B&xanda]l Trustee (appTrinted 9.1.23) C Barlow {aptx)inted 9.1.23) S Blair (appointed 9.J.23) G Asion {app)inted 9.1.23) K Buttmvorth (appointed 9.123) Comp•Dy S¢¢r¢¢4ry R V Brixk Auditors DTE Business Advisers Limited Chartered A¢countants Statutory AuditOTS The Exchange 5 Bank Street Bury BL9 ODN STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RFSPONSIBILTfiFS The Irusm (WI￿ are also the directors of Cheshire Without Abuse for the purrAises of company law) are wonsible for preparing th¢ Reporl of the Trustees and the financial siaiments ID a¢coTdance with applicable law and Uniied Kingdom A¢￿uni1ng Standards (United Kingdorn Generally Accepiol Aryountin8Pyxti¢e). . CHESHIRE WITHOiJT.'ABUSE(BECIST.EBED NIIMBER." 08508288) . REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES.. '. FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH'2023 . STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIFS- continued Company law requires the tn*￿e¢S io prepare financial staternents for each fiTwKial year which &￿ve a iNe and fair wew of the stale of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resouwces aT￿ 8pplicarion of resourcu, including the incotne and expenditUTe, of the charitable ￿MpanY forthat F¢fi(d. in prepaTing th05¢ fina￿la1 statemen4 the trust¢esaE m]uire41 to select suitable xcouThting Frf)Iicic5and ih¢n apply them corLSiSteNIy: observe the mdhods and principlcs in the Charity SORP. make judgerncnts and estimatcs that are reasonable artd prnd￿t: slate whether applicable ac¢tsJnting slandards have been follow¢4 subjea to any material departurts disclosed and explain￿ in the flnancial sratement4 prepare the financial *atements on th¢ going concm basis it is inappropriate ttTr tK¢5ym¢ that the charitable cornpany will coniinue in I￿1￿￿. The trusttts are responsible ftsr kecpin8 prow xcounting records whtch disclose with rcasonable accuracy ai any time the rjnancial position of the charitable tompany and to •uble them to ensuTe that the financial a*emertts comply with the Companies Act 2¢J06. They are also Tesponsible for 5af¢guaTding th¢ asw of th¢ charitable cornpany and hence foT taking re&sonable steps forthe pr¢vention and detection of fraud and other irregularititt. Jn so far as the ttW$￿t& &e aware: ther¢ is rjo rclevant audit inf¢JrnJation of which the charitsblt companys auditor5 arc Una￿ and the In￿te£S have taken all steps Ihat Ihey ou8ht to have taken to make themselves aware of arty relevant audit inforniation aThJ io ¢thblish that ihe auditors are awareof that inforn*ion. AUDITORS The auditor& DTE Business AdvisersLirnit•L will be wowJ5AI for r¢-wJintment at tk forthcoming Annual Genernl Meeting. ort ofth trustw in ordtin8 a *rategi¢ report, atvroved by ord¢r of the of tru5t4 as the company directo@ on nd *gned on thc tx)ards behalf by: F M Crane. Truste£ io REP4)RT.OF THE'INDEPENDEYf AUDrroRS TO THE MEMBEILSOF . CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE OpinioD We haye audited the financial ￿atements of Che5hiTe Withoui Alwjse (the 'chariiabk company'> for the year eThJed 31 March 2023 wh]'ch comprise the Siatemcnt of Financia] Aciiviti(A the sts￿ent of Financial Position, the Statem¢nt of C¥h Flows and note5 to the financial 5talement& including a summary of si8nifi(ant accounting poIicic5. The financial reporting framework that h&% applied in theiT preparnhon is applicable law and United ￿"ngdoM A¢courtting SthndaTds (United ￿"ngdoM Generally Aeeq)ted Accounting Pra¢ti¢¢). In our opinion the finaKia] s¢atements: give a true aTKI fair view of ihe st*e of ihe Charilable company's affairs as at 31 Ma￿h 2023 aTMI of ITS incoming Tesources and application of resources. including irs income aTKI expendiDJre, for the yearthen ended. have be¢n properly pr¢par¢d in a¢co]thnce with United K]"ngdom Generally A¢cqMed Accouniing Practi￿ and have been prepared in accordan¢¢ with the requir¢m¢nts of ik Companies Aa 2(Kkn. B￿1$ for opinion We conductd our audit in xcordantt wih Intern*]0￿ Stsrwjarts on Auditing (UK) OSA$ WK)) aThJ applicable law. responsibilities under those standards art fvrthu described in tht Auditors. rc5ponsibilities for the audit of the financial statements $￿tIOn of our ryort. We are indcpendent of the tharitable company in attothce wth the dhical rcquirernents that are relevant to our audit of the finarKial ￿ateM￿ts in the UK inclvding the FRCS ￿h1¢a] Slaw and we have fuifille4d OUT Other ethical Tesponsibililies in accordance wth these requirements. We Wieve that the audit eyidence we have olAained is ￿ffiCie￿I and appropriate Lo provid¢ a b&sis forour opinion. CoD¢lus5ons rel•rfDg ¢0 golt)g coDcerD In auditin8 the financial ￿atemen￿ we have Conclud￿ th* the mts*¢s' use of the going ¢oncom basis of xcouniing in the rpaTation of the finam¢ia] statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have t*rforn)e(L we have not identifjed any m3terial uncertainties relating to events or contthtions that. individually or ￿lled$Ve1Y, may c&t *gnificant doubt on the charitable Company's ability 10 continuc as a going eoncern ftir a periiMI of at leAst twelve months from when the finan¢iaJ swements are authori*l for i55U¢. Our respon5ibiliti¢s the re5ponsibililies of the tsus*es wilh going concern are in the relevant secriow of this report. Other iDforwtioD Thc tru5ttts arc responsible for the other infonnation. Th¢ th information comprises the infonnalion indud¢d in th¢ Annu21 Report, otheT than ihe financial statcmcnts atKI OUT Repxt of the Indctttht Auditijts thcrthi. Our opinion on the finarKial statements docs not cover thc other infonnation and. ￿Cept to the cxtent othcrwisc cxplLCLtly statrAI in our report, we do not express any form tsf asgJrarKe conclu*on theweJ)n. In connection with our audit of the fiThancial statement4 ￿Jr reswjnsibility is to read the other inforniation and, in doing so, ¢onsider whether ihe other inforn]ation is materially inconsisrenl with the financia] S￿eMents or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise aPr￿ar5 io be materially missty￿. Jf w¢ ideniify material inconsi￿￿￿1¢5 or apparent rnateTial misstsiements. we are required to detennine whether this wves rise to a m*rial mis4atement in the financial statements them5elv¢5. If, b&%d on ihe WOTk we have perfom)e¢L we conclude Ihat there is a m*eria] miw*ement of this oiheT infomiation. we are rcquircd to rcwt that fa¢L We have n(￿ing io rewn in this regard. Opinions on otlber matters prescribed by the Comp8nie5 Act 2(M)6 In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in ihe course Of the audit.. the infornation givcn in the Report of the Tn]*e¢s for the financiat ye4r for which the financial strtements are prtparal is consistent with the financi￿ stattmtnts and Ihe Report of the Trustees has bcen preparal in &cordance with wlicable legal wuirements. li REPORT.OF THE INDEPENDE[￿ AUDrroRS TO TBE MEMBERS OF . CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE M4rters which we are Tequired to re￿rt by exctption In the light of th¢ knoWI￿ge and understhnding ofthe charitable company aThJ its en￿TOnMart obtained in the cours¢ of th¢ audil we have not identified matcrial rnissl*ements in the Rewi of theTrnsL¢es. We have nothing to Ttport in r¢spea of the followin8 matter5 where the Companies Att 2C(J6 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion.. adequate aeeounting Tecords have not l)¢en kept or retyrns adewate for our audit have not been re£tived from braTKhes not visited by us,. or the financial s%atements are wl in agTeemenr wth ihe accouniing Tewrds and or certain disclosures of remuneAtion wifid by law are t¥X made; or we have not r¢ceivtd all th¢ infornuiion and explanations we require forcrtji audiL Rtsponsibilitits of trustees As explained more fully in the Statement of TTU5tees' Re4)onsibilities. the twustees (who are also the direetOTS of the chariiable company for the purw>5e5 of company law) are resp)Mble for ihe preparation of the fiTwKial slatrn)ents and for bein8 satisfied Ihat ihey ￿ve a tnje and fair view, and for such internal control &% the trusiee5 detennine is neccs5ary to enable the prewion of financial s&tem¢nts that ar¢ free from material missiatemenL whether due io ftaud or error. tn preparing the financial statunent4 Ihc trustces arc rc5rM)nsible for aSSe￿ng Ihe chaTitsblc compan￿$ ability io eontinue as a going concern, disclosing. appli¢able, mattets ffla1￿ to going ¢on¢¢rn and using th¢ going ¢oncem basis of accounting unless the eiihtr iniend io liquidate the charitsble company orto cea%eoperation8 OT have no rt*li&ic aiternatiye but to do so. Our re5p)nsibilitie5 fvr the audit of the l5rthtKi￿ r objttiives ¥e io obtaifi Te&8onable assurdnce ai*)Ltt wh¥her the finartial statements a whole ate free from maierial rnisslatemenl, whcihcr due to fraud or eTror. and lo ityje a R¢pon of the Indepenlknt Auditots iha include5 our opinion. Reasonable as5uran¢e is a high level of assurance, I￿t is rx)i a guarantce that an audit conducted in accordance with JSAS (UK) will always delect a material missNiYMent when it exists. MisstaiL￿trtts Can aTise from fraud or erTor and are Considered mat¢Tial if, individually or in the aggTe8at4 they could reasonably be exrttted to influenc¢ the e£onomi¢ decisions of users taken on the basis of ihese financiaI swements. The extenl to which ourprocdures aTC capable ofddttting irregularitits. includin8 fT*Ld is d&ailal below.. As part of our pl*nDiThg process: We enquir￿ of management the aThJ eontrols the charity h&8 in pl&e. Ihe areas of the financial Maiements that ar¢ mostly susceptible to the risk of irregulariiies aTrJ frau4 and wheth¢r there wa5 any kJ)own, su5[*d￿ or alleged fraud. The charity itid noi infomi us of any known, suycted or alleged frdud. We obtained an understanding of ihe legal and Tegulatory frameworks applicable io the Chatity. We drfernjined that the following were most relevant.. Charities SORP IFRS 1021 Cornpanies Act 2￿. Charilies Act 2016, and hea]th and safety Iwslalion. We con5iI"MARCH2023 2023 To¢ fllnd$ 2022 Total nds fim& INCOME AND ENDOWThIENTS FROM Donations and leBxics 29.941 Ch*rit*ble aedvldts Ethication and Iroining S¢rvic£s and wpport Tempornry accommodation 614120 182.652 IA58W4 1073.644 IIW2 1,679.609 451,737 Otherirading actkviti J4988 55,080 Tot#1 iJW24 2JJI057 2216,%8 EXPETrIDtTURE ON ChAr5tsble xctivitit5 Edu¢ats"on and uaininB S¢rvi¢es Ind ￿pPort Tcmporary x¢ommodabon 7,248 1.451264 43,868 ,720.266 249.224 938,490 2J89,754 Totsl 9843$1 I,458￿12 144l763 2,013,358 r4ET IThCOMEI(EXPENDmJRE) {iosoi$) 312 (1rf7•6 203.610 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fvnds br￿Shi fon¥ard JJ4i491 8WI IJIW3 1.024.413 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 1.037,474 1.113317 .228.023 The ￿eS forn part of these finwiJl 5W¢mU 14 caLsitllirwtrBour.ABUSE (REGISTERED NUMBER: O8SI)8288) . ST.ATEMENf.OF FWA]YCL4L posmoN 31.'MARCH 2(123" 2023 Total fuDds 2022 Total funds UnTtstrictcd Rc5trictcd fi]nds funds Notcs FIXED A&8ETS Tangiblc a&￿ts 12 14766 147156 120,548 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors C&sh at bank 13 436.756 573J2fj 436,756 659,103 664285 516,783 85¥3 8SW3 1,095gJ9 1.181.068 CREDITORS Atnounts falling du¢ within one year 14 (109J68) (1O9J68) (73.593) NET CURRENf ASSETS 85W3 986Wi ,107.475 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENr LIABILITIES 1037874 1,123?17 1228.023 ET ASSEI 1037,474 I,IW17 1,228.023 FUNDS Unrestricted funds RLstricted fu￿1$ 16 .037874 85,843 1.142,492 85,531 TOTAL FUNDS ,123J17 1,228,023 The ftnanci21 st*¢ments were approvoj by the Board of Tnwee5 and authorixd for issue signed on its behalf by= F M Crane. Tn￿¢¢ -&il tfo -Smiih- Tn¢stee The notrs fonn p3rt of thue finwt¢ial 15 cHgsHll￿ ￿THoUT ABUSE . ￿ATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ".IFoifTHE YEAREiWED 31 MARCH 2023 21123 2022 No￿5 C8sh flows from operating Artivities C&sh 8cnerated frorn operations 190,133 1304,680) Nct c&%h prowded byl{used in)opuatingactivitie5 19•.133 (304.680) Cash from In￿$t11)S actfvlties Pur¢h&seof tsngible fixed assets (47,753) {17,637) Net cash used in inv¥liThg activities (47,753) (17,637) Change In ¢¥sh ¢ash equiv*knts in ibe reporting p¢riod Cash ¥od ¢ash equiv*ieDts at th¢ b¢gInD1￿ of the reporting period 142J80 (322.317) 516,783 839,100 Ca5b and eA¥h equiv8knts At the end of the reporting period 659,163 516.783 16 CHESHIRE WITHOiTf ABUSE . NOTES TO THE STATEMETfT OF CASH.FLOW.S FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 RECONCILIATION OF NET ublic of Ireland. and the Companies A¢t 2006. The finatKial Matements have t¢en pre￿￿ uThJet the historical COA conve￿¢10￿. Unl￿ aated otherwis¢ in the rclcvant aceountins wlicy. Chcshire Without Abuse mttts the defjnition of a Public Benefit Entity ("PBE') as set out in FRS I￿. and Ihcrcforc apply the PBE prefixed parngraphs in FRS 102. Critical 8c¢ountiDg judgem¢nt$ Aryd kry sour¢es of¢s￿mI¢l0￿ unetrt•inty The In￿¢t9 considei that there arB inateTial uncertainties ab￿t ihe charitable eLNllpAnys ability to continue as a going con¢¢m. The ffijswes hav¢ made no key judgm•Ms which have a significani effect on the accounts. The tNM¢¢s do t)ot ¢onsider ih* there are any s(￿l¢c$ of e￿imation u]Kenainty at ￿ reporting date that hav¢ a significant risk of causin8 a matcrial adjustment lo lh¢ ¢aTryin8 Zrncrtint of assets aryi liabilities within the n¢xt T¢POrtTrng IDcome All incornc is rccognrsed in the Ststement of Finarrial Aaivtttes once the chartty ha5 entitlement to the funds, it is Probable that the income will be received and the amount can bc mewred rtliably. Income from government artd other granty whethtr 'capital' yants or 'Tevenue' 8fdnW are Trcogms•J whet) ihe charity has entiil¢in¢ni to the funds, any Ftrfom)aTV Q)ndiiioDs to th¢ grants have been met, Lt is probable thal the inwme will ￿ ret¢iv&J and the amtyjnt can be me&wTtd reliably and is TK)t defefftd. During the prioryearthe charity benefitted fn)m the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme CFurlough'). Furlough income has been re¢ogn]sed In'other incornc. LD tbe same penod as the related wage costs. For legacies, entitlemeni is thken as the eaditr of the date on whsch either. the ¢haTity is aware that probate has bttn grnnted, the eote has finall￿ and notification has tw) made by the executorfs) io the charity that a distribution will be made. or when a distribution is rtteived frotn the c4atc. Recci]x of a legacy. in whole OT pao is only ¢on5idered probable when th¢ arnouThl can b¢ measured reliably and the ¢han"ty tttn n￿lf￿d of th¢ ¢xecutor's intention to make a distribulion. Where legxies have i*en Ttotifie41 to the chawity, or the chaTity is aware of the ￿li1￿g of prob￿e, and the criteria for inwne re￿1t10n have th•) the legxy is a treated as a contit)8cnl asset and disc105cd if material. In￿me reeeived in &lvanee of a provision of a spgcified servi¢¢ is def¢￿ed until the crittria for income rttognition is met. Donated ser¥i¢es facilities Donated professional seNces ar￿ donatal facilities are rwi5¢d &$ ineorne when the clwity has control over ihe it¢n4 any ¢ODdits"ons aS￿la1&1 wilh the donataj iiem have been rnel the rtteip¢ of e£oTh)mic benefji from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that econornie ￿nefIt can be meawfe4 reliably. In accordance with Ihc Charities SORP IFRS 102). genera] volunieer time 1$ TW)t rccogni*¢' reftr to the tnTr51ees' annual rcport for more infonnaliot) aboui thur contribution. 18 continued.. CIIESHIRE ￿THouT ABUSE::: NQTESTI>.THE FINANCIAL STATEMENfs. cotttiDued OR TIIE ITAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES- e•tsllowd" Incom¢ On receipt. donattd professiona] Services aThJ th)nated faciliti&8 are ￿l$ed on the basis of the value of the Eift to the charity which is the amcwnt the charity W(rtJld have been willing io pay to oi%ain seTViC¢S or fa¢ilities of equivalent economic ben¢fit on the open market" a ￿rr¢S￿)nding arnount is then reCO￿lSed in exrthliture in the [KrI￿ ofreceipt. Expendithre Liabilities are re¢ognised as expendilure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligaiion ￿mmIttl￿g Iht charity lo that expenditur4 It is Probable that a transfer of etonomic b¢nefLts will b¢ r¢qyired in settlement and the amount of the obligation ean be measured reliably. ExperKliture is aCC￿nted for on an *cruals basbs and has l*en classified under l￿dIng5 ihai aggregate a]1 cost related to the ca￿ory. Where costs cannot be direaly attrit￿1￿] to particular headings they have been all¢M¢d ro activiiies on a ba￿$ ¢on5iSt¢ni with th¢ u5¢ of reg)ur Irrecov¢rabl¢ VAT ischarged as acoA againA the arfivity for which th¢ eX￿￿1t￿￿ was incurr Tangible fixed asset5 D¢pr¢ciation is provided at the followingaTuwal rates in oyder io off each assel ovu its estim*e41 usefvl lif Jmprovements tts property Fixtures and fittings Computer equipment Straight line over 10 years 25°h on co 33% on ci>st T8xAtion The charity L5 exempl from corwjration l&x on its clwitsblcaclivitie5. a¢COUM¢iffjg Unre5tiicted fvnds be uxd in a¢¢ordan¢e wth th¢ Ch￿ab]er￿1ixtiv¢s atth¢ discretion of the trllst￿. Restricted thnds w only ￿ us•J for pattycular restria￿ wrp05es within the obje¢ts of th¢ ¢h3rity. R¢stridions ari when specified by the donor or when filnts ar¢ rdised for particular restricted Pu￿O$C Des]￿ed funds ar¢ fiLtKls that ar¢ w asid¢ by th¢ tru#¢es out of general ffiJn¢Ls for sFcific future purpose5 or projects. Further explanation of the ¥Jature aod purpose of exh is in¢lUd￿l in the notes to ihe finan¢iaJ slot¢m¢nts. Hire purchase Smd le*siDgfommitmeDts Operating leastt are le&ses in which the title to the and the risks and rewards of OWne￿hIp. remain wtih the lessor. Rental charges aTe Charged on a strwghi line basis ovuth¢ m of the leas¢. Pension e05ts Employees of the eharity are e￿111td to join a defined contr]￿tiOn 'money Mrthase. scheme. The ¢harity's contribution is restricted to the ¢ODint￿lI0ns diKlosed in Thxe 10. Thu¢ wue no OU¢AW￿l￿g ¢onvibutions * the year end. Finantial instruments The Charity only enters into Ixsic fjnancial in5tTumenlS trdnsaction5 Ihat Te￿It in the recowtion of financial assets and liabiliiies like tnde and othtr accounts receivable and wable. loans from banks and other third parties and loans io related parties. 19 continu&J.. CHESHu￿.￿l￿trllouy ABUSE. ..NOTFS TO THE FLWANCIAL."sfATEMENTS- ¢otttifyued ".¥OR THEYEAR ENDED'3t ￿CH"2011 "- . ACCOiJNTING POLICIES-.￿￿tIm￿ed Fitsanel￿ Instruments Finan¢ial &ssets that are masur•J * Cost and amortised are &%ses*d ai the end of each reporting period for objectiv¢ evidence of irnpahrnjcnt. If obje£tiv¢ evide￿¢ of impairn￿t is fourf an impairn?¢ni loss is recogni5cd in the income statement. SeLtion PBE34.90 10 PBE34.97 of FRS 102 allows PBE to recogni5¢ ¢onces5tonary loan5 * the amounl pai¢Yrettived with subwuent mewTements bu.ng the caTryin8 arn(Mmt adju#ed for any acttued ill*rest rtteivable 01 payable. Basic fina￿la[ liabilities are iniliaily measured at tran5aetion priee and ¥ubwuently me￿red ai amortised COK being the transxtion Price any amounts settled. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2023 Tot*J fuDd$ 2022 Totsi fvnds UnrestriLxal funds Rtheted fuT Donations 44,7TJ 41773 29,941 OTHER TRADING ACTIVIT 21)23 2022 Total nd5 Unwestridtsj Restricted funds Rental income Oth¢r 5.760 31328 760 31228 20,483 34,597 31988 55.080 20 ¢ontioued... . .CHESHIRE WITHOtrT ABUSE NOTES".T.Q.THE FV4Af4CIAL sfATEMENfs. toniinued. '. FDR TUE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVIIIES 2023 2022 and TeM￿$rary Tol xtivities Total activiii¢s Grants Cortsultancy and trrinin8 Rents receivabk 1073h44 3,644 15,609 181652 182th52 115.737 182ffi52 U5Q296 2,131,947 Grants wxived, included in the abo￿ are as fo]lowY. 2023 2022 Cheshire Ew Cout)cil (Whole Family s￿la]i￿ DA Service) Cheshire Community F￿1¥1*1( Lloyd Bank FoU￿1ati¢)n 655,667 50 17SO 594,567 6,305 30,0(KJ 13,5(K) 55,0(K) Women's Community Centre Julia and Hans Rausing Morrdn Foundation Ministry of Housing PCC PeTWratOT Prograrnme Holroyd Foundation Aaive Cheshire BBC Children in Need Bentley. Cheshire CommunÉty Foundation NHS Cheshire CCG Hdih Education Et)gland Lifestyle Strviccs SafeLives Scottish Power Ltd Shout Loud Creative Worncns Aid Federation of Engla￿1 50,000 23,OiMI 280.(KII 857.1(Kl 23.0( 376,(X)O 897,1(XJ 20,137 10.0 59.(M4 275(Kl 31,103 18,0(Kl sooo 3,9f4) 4073,644 2,015.609 21 continued... C.HESHIRE WITHOiry ABUSE NOT￿ TQTHE.FEYANCIAL STATEMENIS- ¢oJtitiued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2017 CEABJTABLE ACllVITIES COSTS Direcl Corts (see te6) SupTX)rt costs (see note 7) Totals Education and trdinin8 Serviccs and support Ternporary accommodation 16,131 2J89,754 36078 2J43J18 36078 2J96027 45,936 2842,763 DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE AcfiviTILS 2023 2022 Staff costs Accornm(thiion Marketin8 Running co Training Other Consultsncy Depreci￿lOn 1,079,118 271957 1,036,658 232,395 44.986 588.357 43,868 5,121 267,435 14131 10,022 SS964 31535 30,534 2J96827 1,981,919 SUPPORT COSTS Governance ¢o&s Service5 and SUPTXJrt 4S936 22 continutsj... . NOTES TO T.HE FINAI4CIAL. STATEMENfs.. con11￿u¢ll .. . FOR.THE ISAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023. . SUPPORT cosrs- ¢ontinued Suptx)rt CO￿ in¢luded in the abov4 are as follows: 2023 Sovi¢es 2022 Tolal activitLCS support Audit fees Payroll c05t5 Accountancy service$ Legal and profession￿ ft C￿0 3,4311 S,A IS 31 J91 %40 5,425 4,560 14054 45,936 31,439 NET ll¥cOMEI(EXPEND￿uBE) This stat&J afttt chaw'nÈl(¢r)Jitiiig): 2023 2022 Depreciation Audiiorfs remuneMion- audii fe¢s 31.535 30.534 5,4(X) TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS Neither the trustees nor any persons Conne￿Cd with them rtteived any rcmuTKration or reimbU￿j expenses duTiftg the year (2022-. Nil). No tsitsiee or other pKwson rela*d to the charity had any ￿￿nal interes1 in any contsxi OT transaction ent¢r&J into by ihe eljarity, including gLWdTrt¢¢5, during the y¢ar(2022." nill Aggregate th)n*ions from r¢lat¢d parnes w¢re Dil (2022: nil). There are ￿ ¢knalions from related parti¢s which are ouisidethe normal cour5c of bu5incss and no rc5tiicted &IT￿On5 from related partic There were no frustees, expenw paid for the yearendoj 31 March 2023 nor forthe yearend&J 31 Ma￿h 2022. continued... CHESHIRE wrrnoirr ABUSE OTES TO THE F￿ANCIAL.sT.ATE￿E￿TS- contiriutd. .. FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023. io. STAFF cosrs 2022 Wage5 and salaries Ih79.118 1,036,658 I￿79,118 1,036,658 The averdg¢ monthly number ofemployttsdurin8 theye4r was as follows.. 2023 si 2022 36 All sthff Th¢ number of employee5 wlw)s¢ employee Tr￿efits (excluding employer pension eosts) exceeded £60,000 was: 2023 2022 £60,001- £70,￿0 The average full time equivalent numberof aaff employ￿ during the peri(*l was 44 (2021-22.. 31) The key management personnel of the charity COTnprise the trusie£& the Chief Executive Officer, the deputy Chief Execuiive. athd the Opmlions Manager. The toral employee costs tsf the key manag¢men¢ personnel of the ¢harity were £188,664 (2021-22.. £183.250). ii. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENf OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES ResLrict fithds Total fi]nds funds INCOME AI¥D Ef41)OWMEKfs FROM Donations and legacies 29.941 29,941 Charitable xetsvit1¢5 Education and trdining Service5 and support Temp)rnry accommodation 601 584,567 115.737 601 1.679,609 451.73? 1.095,042 336,(XX) OthertAding actiwti¢s 55,080 55.080 Totsl 785,926 ,431,042 2,216,968 ExPENDr￿￿ ON Charitable a¢tivlties Education and training S¢rvic4s and support Tempirary accommothion 43.868 548,435 19,598 43,868 1.720.266 249,224 1,171.831 229,626 Total 61 1.901 1,401,457 2.013.338 24 ¢ontinu¢d... '. CHESHIRE WITHouf ABUSE NOY.ESTQ..THE"Fif4ANClaL.5TATEMENTS. eon¢ithu&J ' FQR TUE YEAR:ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ii. COMPARATIVES FOR THE sfATEMENf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES. ¢oDtinwd Unr¢5trictoJ fuT Restricted funds Totht ￿1￿$ NET INCOME 174,025 29,585 203,610 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS TotJ funds brwght forward 968,467 55,946 1.024,413 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWAIiD .142,492 85,531 ,228.023 TAiYGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures to Computer equipmtyrt ffttiftg5 Totals COST At l April 2022 Additions 133.446 A524 23306 27374 81.132 13.955 117,784 47,753 At 31 March 2023 A39970 285J37 DEPRECIATIOIY At l April 2022 Ch￿e for year 4A726 9.130 17.920 7,912 5¥90 14,493 117236 31,535 At 31 March 2023 5S856 25032 67,1183 148,771 NET BOOK VALUE Ar 31 March 2023 114 lJ6,766 At 31 March 2022 86.720 5286 28.542 120,548 25 continued... CHESHIRE WTTHOUT ABUSE 40TES.TO T.HE"FINANCIAL.".SfAT.EMENTS- eooti#ued FOR THE.YEAA.ENbED31 MARCH 2023 13. DEFfoRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Trdde debiors Other dcbtors Prq￿ymcnts and xcruesj inujme 414J23 643,050 977 20.258 244J3 436,756 664,285 14. CRED￿oRS. AMOUNTS FALuf4G DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Trade erutitry5 Social security and othertaxes hertreditors and affnJ¢d exF￿￿eS 3L835 SOIS3 23,686 49,￿7 109J68 73.593 LEASING AGREEMEI¥TS Minimum lease paymerjts under non-￿nCe11abk OPtt*ing leases fall due as follows.. 2023 2022 Within one year B¢twc¢n orrt ond five years IA574 41679 7,036 13.097 593S3 20,133 CWA has entered an agreemeni which allows it to Mi houses for the wr¥rt)se5 of providing safe accommodation. The agreement mns until 2025. however CWA can tcnnlnate this with &x months rwXi£e. During the year the cost of this to CWA w&$ £32k. 26 conknnued... . CHESHIRE w￿BouT ABUSE NOTES TO THE FtNANCL4L STATEMENTS. CODtiDued . . . FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 .1&" . MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movemeni in fijnds At 31.323 At 1.4.22 Unresirieted futsds Genernl fund lJ41492 (10S018) 1,037A74 Restri¢ted ￿ndS Cheshire Community Foundation Ministry of Housing (MHCLG) Police and Crime Cornmissionu(PCC). C PCC MHCLG Active Cheshire BeThtley- Cheshire Cornrnunity Foundation Cheshire East Council Safe Lives Health Education England (SJ31} (40.0001 3.1135 (40.000) 70 14,1100 38J46 14ffi72 93211 3,035 40m• 6,070 J4,000 3&846 14,672 9320 S5￿31 312 8S843 TOTAL FUNDS 1324023 (101706) 1,123Jl7 27 continued... . C.HESlllRE WITHOUT ABUSE ". NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- eontiBued ' FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 . I& MOVEMENr Ir4 FUNDS.. e•Dtln￿ed Net moveTna)t in fund4 included in ihe above are follows.. Incoming Movement in funds ex￿nded Uthre5¢ricted hnd5 G¢r)erdl fur (984,252) 1105.018) Re5tritted fund5 Cheshirc Community Foundation Lloyd Bank Foundation 111031 ) (2,750) (15￿10) (320,OIXI) 123,0(Kl) {85{065) 150,000) {40JJOO) (1930) {59,IM4) {27JKI) {10.0(￿) (2.0(Kl) (3J28) I5,0(￿1) (1,0￿) (3P60) {21J8J) (3JQO) (SWI) 1750 Is￿20 280,0 Ministry of Housing (MHCLG) Morgan Fourmlation Police and Crime Commissioner(PCC) Julia and Harts Rausing C PCC MHCLG Active Cheshire BBC Children in Ne NHS Cheshire CCG B¢niley- Ch¢shire Community FthLTMlation Ch£shiT¢ E&4 Council Safe Liv Scottish Power Ltd Shout Loud Creative Womens Aid Federntion of Engjand Health Education England Lifestyle Servi¢e5 (411,IKIO) 857,100 3,•35 (40,000) 070 10,0 59,044 27JiTh) 14,rrfio 38 I4￿72 31,103 9320 1.4*823 {1.4WII ) 312 TOTAL FUNDS 2J3V57 (1442,763) {10£706) 28 continued... CUESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE. . . ." NOTES TO T.HE Fll¥Af4CIAL.sfATEMEPa5'.