STAFFORDSHIREWOMETrYSAID RNANaALSTATEM FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Number. 1155364 srAFFORDSHIRE WOMWS AID FINANaALSTATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 PAGE CONTENTS Referen￿ and Administratwe Inf0m)at￿n 2-13 Trustees, Report Independent Auditors, Reportto theTrvstees 14-16 17 Statement of Financi81 Activrt￿S Balance Sheet 19 Cash Flow Statement Notes tothe Financial Statements 20-31 AFFORDSHIRE WOMETr¥5AID FINANCIAL ￿ATEmE￿n$ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 iEGALAND ADMINISTrATIVE INFOR1•￿TION CHARITY NUMBER 1155364 IEngland and Wales) REGI￿ERED ADDRESS Stafford5hire Women's Aid PO Box 2387 Stafford stsffordshi ST16 3WS TRUSTEES Claire Rowdiffe-chair Karen Morrey-WKe Chair Ltnda HOr￿-T￿85u￿r Sue Shirt Trish Rowlands AUD￿oRs Lavrton Bradford A¢coufttants Charte￿d Certffied Accountants and Statutory Audrtors 7 Marconi Gate StaffordshireTechnokw Park Stafford ST18 OFZ CHIEF EXEcullvE D￿k￿jameS IMsl- resigned 01 March 2023 Charlotte Almnd-apF¥)inted 01 March 2023 &4NKERS UntyTrust Bank PLC PO Box 7193 Planetary Road Willenhall WVI 9DG STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT R THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The Trustees present their Annual Report and audited Financial Statements of the ¢harity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance th the accountsng policies set out in notes lo the accounts and comply wrth the charrty'5 governing document. the char￿eS Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice appli¢able to charrbes preparing their a¢counls in accordance wth the Financial Reporbng Standard applicable in the UK and Republ￿ of IreLand published in October 2019. The Trustees named on Page 1 have Se￿ed throughout the year. ApFointmenl of Trustees is governed by the Conslilulion of the Charty. There must be at least 3 charity TTuslees. The Board of Trustees is authorised to recruit and appoint newTrustee$ to fill vacanues as and when necessary. The charity Trustees shall decide how their meetings are lo be called, and what notice is required. As from 1* April 2014, StsffortJ$hire Women's began operating as a Charttable Incorporated Organisation. although the organisation has been a registered charty since 25th November 1976. INVESTMENT POWERS The Constitution aulhorises the Trustees to make and hold investmerts using the general fijnds of Staffordshire Wornen's Aid. The Chanty's policy is to invest any surplus fvnds in I0￿risk deposit a¢coiJnt investments to ensure that funds invested are in a liquid form to faulrtate easy access for meeting variations in fvnding stream income. The Tru$lee$ continue to review the Charrty's Énvestrnent policy on an on-gotng basis. For the year ended 31 March 2023. the Charity invested £271,497 {2022-£270,276} in deposit accounts, eaming interest lotaling £2,298 as shown in r￿te 5. The retum on the investsnent has achieved tsur objective of generating funds without undue risk. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES To reliève the distress and increase the safety of women and children who have suffered or are exposed to domestic and sexual violence and abuse. by the provision of support, advice. temporary accommodation and any other services or aclivfties which may relieve their circumstances. and where required, we wll support rnen in the same situation. To relieve any woman or child in necessitous circumstances who may be temporarity homeles$ by making grant5 of money or providing or paying for items seNices or faCil￿.eS and by the preservation and protection of their mental and physical health in such ways as shall relieve their nee(l_ To educatè the pub5ie in the causes and effects of domestic and sexual violence and the prevention thereof and to undertake or contribute to research into suth matters and l or publish the useful results of such research. The Trustees have reviewed the Charty Commission's gutdan¢e to report on public benefft and the Charity's aims and objects are consislenl with this guidance. During the year, all the activrties described in this report were undertaken for public benefft. OUR VISION A wo￿￿ whore any fomi of Ifioloncs Against Women and GI￿$. and all forms of domestic and sexual V￿)IenCe are no longer loler*ed. TAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2023 OUR MISSION To empower victims to become $utvr¥ors. to INe safety and to thrive. OURVALUES Passion, Empowement and Trust OUR SOCIAL OBJECTIVES 1. To Increase the safety of viclims of d¢Jnestic aThJ sexual V￿ler￿e. induding children and young people, whether current, recent, or historKal. 2. To meet the immediate and longer temi pr&ii(*l and emotKJnal needs of wctims of domestic and sexual v￿lenCe. 3. To empower those have suffered. or are at risk of experiewrwJ, dome$tiG and sexual violenceland abuse lo: Have choices and understand ther rights. Improve their physKal and menlal wellbeing. Build confidence, aspirations. skills. and ind￿ndence. 4. To ensure thatthose impacted by domestic and sexual vthnce and atr￿$eare grven a v0￿e in our Cornmuni￿e8. 5. To educate, campaign, and raise awareness of domesb"c an¢J sexual violence, and thewidespread phenomenon of violence against women and girls, and its impact on individuals and communities. STRUCTURQ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARITY The Board of Tnjstees provides govemance and strategTC management to StaffoTdshire Women's Aid. The recruitment process for Trustees airns to buiKI a Board th* has a strong commitment to the Vision, Mission an(1 Values of the organvzation, with a Tange of managerial and govemance sknlls. an appropriate understandlng ofthe legal responsibilities of Trusteeship and eXperier￿ in making decisions as part of a Board. Recwthent of Tnjstees involves openly advertising for places on the Board lin￿"ng into t￿r own Volunteer Project and a range of local volunteer infraslwcture organisati'ons. An application pack is sent out to prosF)ective TTUStees, and a successfvl application wll be followed by an interview with the Chair and another TNstee. or the Ch￿f ExeculNe OITicer. A successfvl candidate follo¥Mng InleNiewwill be asked lo attend at least 3 board meeting5, which represents a probationary and induction period. During this period, induction and training of new Trustees is canied ¢xJl in accordance wrth the organisation's Trustee and Recruitment Policy. If this process is successful, and it is agreed by the Board, the probationary trustee is invited to become a trustee. During the year. the Board recnjited 2 potential new Trustees who are ¢urrenUy within their probationary period. The chanty yeeksto rep￿SentStrOn9 women's ￿adershIpthroUgh an all vrfomen Board of Trustee5, as well as volunteer and stsff team. Major risks have been reVIe￿ed and systems or procedu￿8 have been èstablished to manage those risks. The Trustees delegate day to day ￿SPonSIbl1￿ for Tunning the organisats.on lo rts Chief Executive Officer w￿? provides leadership and strategic management. and who is supported by a management and administrative team. A range of free, user-led, specialist support is provided by a team of staff aThJ vdunteers, who also train and raise a￿￿renesS within comnwjnities. In March, after more than 25 years. Dickie James stepped down from her role as CEO of Staffordshire Women's Aid. Dickie ￿tked tirelessty to support victims of abuse in stsff0rdshl￿, and leaves behind a strong and committed organisalion. The Trustees YK¢uld like lo a¢knovledge Dickie's fantasb"c conlribub.on to the Charity, and thank her for all she has done to support women and children INing 7Mth. fieeJr*J or recovering from ¢Jomestic and sexual violence. Foll¢)wing a thorough recrUIkn￿t process the Board of Trustees were pleas&J to appoint Charfotte Almond as the new CEO for the coming year. Pag8 3 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORlaANCE During the year we are proud to have ¢ontinued ourwork supporting those living with, fleeing. or recovering from the impact of domesbc and sexual ￿olenCe in Stsffordshire. Forty-six years on we remain a grass roots, user-led organisation, placing at the heart of our work the experiences of those we support. The Trustee3 consider the performance ofthe Chaity to be in line wrth Tts Charitab￿ objects, vison, mission. values and social objectives, and to be most satisfactory as outlined below. 24-Hour Helpline The Helpline provides emotional support and specialist infomiation. aJnise that because they are living in refuge, the opportunities for women and chIld￿n to access other celebrab.ons as part of the Queen's Jubilee was signfficanly reduced. This project enabled the residents to make cLJnnections wrth each other and reduce feelings of isolation. It also helped create p0s￿ve, happy mernories. which Ls pa￿.¢￿Iarty important for children, anrl is key in helping to build emotith)al resiliènce in young people. During 2022123 we receNed 420 referrals for refuge space. Of this. we accommodated 25 women and 55 chiklr8n wthin our range of refuge accommodation. wtth 26 v￿men and their children success￿IlY completing Servi￿ and resettling in long-temi a￿mModatt0￿. In addrtion, we secured refuge for a further 145 families from Stsffordshire. "Won￿￿ s Aid has savedmy life. I started myjoumey in the refuge Fofflard House and from day ono the support I had was absolutely bnllian¢ $0 m￿h $0 rfit wasnt for the team I genuiTnÈly wouldn't be alive today. I￿e come across so many barriets along myjoumey but the one constant was the Refuge team. The workshops at Women's Aid including power to change, welfvbeing Wednesday and BBO have been life changing formyseff. bwrfhoutyoursupport I wouldn't be the woman l am todayand know my boundaries and my rlghts. My confAlence is down to all the staff who are a part of Staffordshire Women's Aid." Women's Homelessntss and R¢s•ttl¢monl Sorvlco The Homelessness and Resethement Service is fvnded by Stafford Borough Cwnul, Cannock Chase District Council and Sothh Staffordshire District Counal. A dedicated domestic abuse practitioner acts as a single point of contact for the Housing Options Teams across all 3 Iccal authoriti.es. The aim of the role is lo achieve solutions forwon*n at risk of homelessness or homeless due to domestic andlor sexual vK)lence. The Homelessness and Resetdement ro￿ includes regular meetings Y￿h the housing team, joint working, and exchange Of knO￿edge. Its aim is to build close working partnerships focusing upon the needs of victims, seeking solutions such as speedier a¢¢ess to refuge, safety measures and other accommodation and support solutions. As well as working inlensivety wth victims of domestic abuse presenb.ng to housing team as homeless. the project also works wlh the housing team and other homelessness agencies to provide appropriate support forfemale rough Sleepers living ith domesliclsexual abuse. It aims to engage this parbcularty vulnerable cohort in speryalist support via the partnership since fernale rough sleepers are Slgnffican￿Y less ￿kety to approach SWA for supwrt through established refe￿al pathways such as the 24-hour help line. There have been 80 referrals into this service in 2022r23. All W￿en were offered advice. safety planning, signposting, mult'_agency working and support in securing safe ¥c￿MM0dat￿n. STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TR STEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Slollordshire Survive Survive Sexual Assault and Abuse Sèrwict pro￿￿eS a free, non-judgmer*tal. and confidential service for adutt5, both male and female, children over the age of 4, and Close family memberslsigntficanl others who have been affecleL% by sexual assault or abuse al any point during their lives across Slaffordshire. WTctims (3n seek support whether they report the crime to the police or not. During the yearwe have Su￿$$ful￿ supported 654 men. worn8n. trans adults andthildrnn agedb&tween 4- 78years old through the ISVA, CHISVA and FaM￿Y Support SeThKe. ISVA and CHISVA SeThl¢o Our Indèpendent Sexual Wiolenc8 Advisors IISVAI and Children's Indepondant Sexual Vlolence Advisors {CHISVA) provide practical help, adwce, and emotional support to vTrclims of sexual violence and abuse_ Thi5 asso includes support to navigate the criminal jusb"¢* $y3tem for those victims who have ￿ported to the police. We have continued to offer support sessions by telephong. video Call and face to face. This has hell￿1 seNice users detemine the type of support they woukl like, and enabled greater accessibilty lo our seM¢e for those who work, have caring responsibilities or who don't want to come to our wour¢e centrefftave a home visrt. We have also provided one to one support to children and young people in over 50 schools and colkges across Stsffordshire. Th• Famlly Support Serllce This service prowdes pracbcal and emotional support to peopte have been impacted by any forni of sexual abuse against a close family member or si9nfficant other. It helps lo meet the needs of wctims and their families, providing accurate infomialion on criminal justice processes. victims, rights and referring to other agencies as appropriate. Parthershlp Working in th• Survive Sexual Assault and Abuse Servl¢o We regularly attend both the RASSO strategic and scnrtiny meeb.ngs aknngside partner agencies. In addrtion, we also meet with the Police, Vicb"m Gateway, an¢J other providers to improve partnership workn.ng to ensure the best possible response to wctims of sexual Molen¢e in Staffordshire. Other partnership work indudes.. Vvorking in partnership wth Midlands Foundation Partnership NHS Trust and North Staffordshire Combined NHS Trust on a new Pathfinders ProjectforAdult SurvNors of Sexual Assault and Abuse with Complex Trauma Related Mental Health Needs. Participation in the West Midlands National ISVA Framework Implementstion Group. Attendance at the CPS ISVA Forum and quarterty meetings wlh the RASSO prosecutor. Participation in the West Midlands CPS VAWG scnjtiny panel reviews. "Yours•Nle•s w•rn absolutelyamazing. I wo￿*d elosely with my ISVA. andshé was absolutely brilliant l am very thankful for the supportprovided by Women's Aidand wouldrecommendyoursupport to anyone who needed it." "l am still using an ISVA andStaffor¢tshire Women's Aid forsupportafter 2 years." I will neverbe able to thank them enough." STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'SAID TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 SWA Counselling Services We have continued to fijrther develop and deliver our Counsell•ng Ser4lce this year to victims of domestic and sexual olence. Counselling is an important part of the recovery process for victims of abuse, enabling service users lo acknowledge Ih8ir experiences and express their feelings in a safe and supported environment. We have continued lo offer counselling through fa¢e-to-face appointments and remote appointments by telephone or zoom. Whilst most service users want tsce to face appointments, some p￿fer the option of femote counselling. The flexibility of remote counselling reduces travelling and the diffiojlties of getting to appointments, especialty for those in work or those who have caring responsibilities. Due lo the continued hYJh demand forcounselling, arK1 despite increasing prowsion. have continued to hold a waiting list throughout the year. The Vra￿ng time for adults is four months and for children and young people il is three months. We have introduced a number of measures to manage the waiting list and lo ensure that service users are not left feeling unsupported. Hel￿1￿e volunteer5 provide regular welfare calls to those on the Wa￿ng list offering emotional support and assessing rf riskslneeds have changed. We have also introduced an online self-help program called Taste of Recovw that we offer to those on the W8￿ng list as an extra supwt vthilst waib.ng for counselling. During the year our team olqualified counsellotspmvided theraKwlr counselling to 416 adults and 79 children. We are extremely gratefvl to The Nab"onal Lottery Community Fund, Ihe Staffordshire Commissioner and the hAinistry of Justice for fvnding our Counselling servi￿ and helping us respond to the needs of victims of domestic and sexual violen¢e in our communty. Fast Track Coun$•lling The Fast Track counselliThJ servKe. funded by G4S, provides a dedKated counsdling setvice to anyone vtho attends the SARC {Sexual Assault Referral CentTel based in stok￿n-Trent Ml service user5 attending the SARC are able to access immediate trauma counselling for up to ten sesgons. For Servi￿ users who require more than ten sessions. their counselling conlinues through SWA'S counsellirKJ servi￿. HMP t*aka Hall We are very pleased to have been able to ¢Mtinue our work in Drake Hall Prison oftring wee￿Y rLJunsellirKJ ses8lon8 to women who have experienced domestic ¢y sexual atryjse. Our partnership wrth Drake Hall has alknwed us to ￿tinue to support their charity shop. ￿lch is run by the women. for the women in Drake Hall Prison. We are able lo supply the charty shop our surplus donations, and any funds raised are then don*ed to SWA. This Wdy of working alOngs￿e Drake Hall has enabjed us to raise awareness of our wot1( thin the prison and beo)me more visible tothose women who are vulnerable and impacted by violence again$twomen. Studont PlaCeM￿ts During the year we recruited ar￿ trained 4 counselling students on placementwrth us from Keele University and Buxton & Leek College. They have proved to be an invaluable addth.on to our Coynselling service providing up to twenty-four counselling Sessi￿)$ a week to our service use￿. Three of our stsId￿ls from previous years corjtsnue lo wofk for us as fully qualified counsellors. "The Counselling Service helped me so much, everyone has been so professional and empathet￿. It was reassurlng to speak to someone wrth no emotional attachment to mysetf and just be able to talk openly and not fo01 judged or belittled. Brilliant servic£. thank y¢JU!' PJ*7 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 $TrQNGER TQ(IErH We offer the following range of communty-ba$e(J services tswomen. ddivered in safe. trauma infomied environments which aim lo combat gender inequality. which is. in our Mthv. both the cause and consequence of violence againsl women antl girls. Group Work Over 400 women accessed one of our groups or workshop5 in 2022f23 to aid recovery. improve well-being and build seK-esteem and skills, including.. Powerto Change is an educational prOgraMn￿ fory•￿rnen who have experienced violence and abuse. The programme focusses on assertiveness techniques. estsblishing boundaries and assessing abusive and hea￿hY relationships as well as building self*steem. confiden￿, aThJ setf-deteminats"on. -This course has definitely openedmy eyes andgiven me dirECtion. my confmkne has grown." Our Well-Belng Group, ddivered in partnership vthh MP￿. ha$ been ¢￿ts$￿jned with seNice users and is tailored lo the needs of women who have experienced dome5b"G andlor sexual violence and abuse. It provides guided, self-help techniques and 10015 10 improve mental health and well-being and 1$ delivered ak*ng5ide Peer Vo5unteers. In addition to the structured group work pr(>sramffes above, we have aLw delivered a range of group activities and workshops at our Women's Centre to help redu￿ isolatyon and improve women's eonfidence, heatth and welkbeing, including". Coffoe Momings where women Can drop in and parb"rApate in a range of drfferent actrvilieg. This group encourages peer support, empowtmient and self-resilience and helps lo develop and shape ftjture service provision. Winter Warnith Event prowding infomBtion regarding erergy saving b"ps, cooking on a budget, preparing f inter blackouts, accessing warni sp￿$ and explainiry the government winter fuel concessions. Digital and Financial Drop4ns and Employablllty Workshops Legal Clinic Our partnership with Staffordshire UnNersty and Lewis Rogers Solicitors continues to provide a free, ¢onfidenb"al, legal advice clinic once a month for victims of domesttc and sexual violence and abuse. In 2022123, 34 women accessed the Legal Clinic for a range of issues. induding Divorce, Child Contact, Famity Law and Injunctions. BES- Bullding B8tt8r Opportunitias Building Better Opportunrties Stsfft)rd & South StsffOrdshi￿ is a joinuy fvnded project by The National Lottery Community Fund and European Social Fund, aimed at supporting people living in Stafford and South Staffordshire who are out-of-work. The inff(ialive is led and developed by Business Enterprise Support. We have continued to offer the Building Better OpF)OrtunÉttes project thToughoLrt the year suppO￿n9 women into e(Sucalion, training. and employment. This also inVo￿eS raising seif*steem and aspirations through structured group work and tall0￿d 1-1 support. Paqe 8 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2023 During 2022123 we re￿iVed 35 refeffals to BBO for individual 1-1 support and 14 referrals for BBO grotjp wod(. FITS for thè Future Prole¢l The FITS project is a new additTon to our range of *fjmen's community services funded by Thè Santander Foundation. This project has been developed in response to the particular needs of Nw)men at risk of, living wlh or recovering from olence Against Women arKI Girfs to improve their personal independence, employabilty, financAal resilience, and digital resources. The project stsrted in the summer and provides tsilored 1-1 support to meet seNice users identified needs to combat the Impa￿ of finanrAal and econom￿ abuse. In addition, we also deliver structured group wod( programmes allowng 4w)men lo build their digital and financial skills, covering topics such as money managemen( budgeting skills and online banktng. We also support women to access free IT training to improve their basic computer skills and have established links wth loc￿ schemes Ihat distrtbthe re¢ondrtK)ned IT equipment. The Trustees would like lo thank The Santander Foundats"on for their support in fvnding this project to meet the needs of women in gur commun￿. In 2022123, 36 ￿tIMen were supported thrcHJgh the FITS project. smal￿0d Grants Stsffordshire Women'5 Aid is an approved Communty Grant Partner for the Smallwood Trust. This means we are able to provide grants of up lo £1,000 to help women overcome financial athersty and improve their well-being. Through this project we have been able lo assist 47 women accessing our seNces to improve their financAal stabilty and relieve hardship during the year. In December, we V+ere ￿eaSed to se(￿re continuation funding for this project for a further 3 years. The new funding also enables Lt$ to support women to access employability interventions to improve their financial independence. The Tru$lees would like to thank the Smal￿00d Trust for their conb'nued support in helping women overcome finantyal adversity, this support is even MO￿ important at the moment given the cost of living crisis affecting so many of the wc¥nen we work with. Rosearch. Tralnlng and Awaren￿ RatSing Alongside the provision of front-line services. aim to ¢Je* POSTtsve change in our comMun￿e5 through training, resear¢h, awarenes$ raising and preventstive edu¢akn"￿. Over the year we have successfully continued to delNer a range of ￿[enesS raising activthes, research and training as follows.. &x CPD accredited Sexual Violence MUtt￿AgencY Training Days to 76 delegates. Four Sexual Violence Awareness Raising webinars to 153 delegates. Three SSCB Muth'_Agency Level 3 Sexual Abuse Trnining Days to 84 delegates. Two CPD accredited Domestic Violence Training Days lo 16 delegates. Two Expect Respect Healthy Relationship Webinars to 31 delegates from educational estsblishments. Healthy Relationship Workshops to 232 students al Stafford Grammar School and Lichfield Grammar School In partnership with Stsffordshire Universty, we carried out a Commun￿ researth and consuY(ation project lo better understand the needs of Sexual Assault and Abuse Victims from Black and Ethnic Minorrty Communities in Staffordshire and Stokwn-Trent We ran a public awareness raining campaign during Sexual widen￿ Avrdreness Week in February, this in¢luded a soaal media campaign ratsing awareness of Sexual abuse and kne suppon provided tyy Surwve as w911 as attending events at Keele Universty and Stafford College We held a candleltt v¥Jil to mark Intemalional Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls in Market Square Stafford. Pa9p 9 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT R THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Womon'5 F¢odbank Sadly, we continued to see a signffjcant need for the Food Bank from *omen accessing our seNces over the last year. Our Food Bank prowdes food, toiletries, personal hygiene pr￿ucts. clothes, and baby equipmenl. We have also had several women in the last year who have unable to buy birthday gffts for their chihdren due to increasing level$ of poverty. As a resur(, we have also stsrted to provide birthday gifts for children. Through our Food Bank we were also able to dislribute Festive Hampers. Christmas grfts and Easter Eggs lo families we $upport. In addition, during the summer we partnered wrth Signpost Semces and Rising Brook Church to deliver a Uniform Bank distributing new and 5econ(khand school unrfornis to local families in the communty. 11 thanks to the generosity of local businesses, community groups and individuals that we have able to continue to provide this invaluable servi¢e over the last year. During 2022123 we have supported 1.129 women and tsmilies through our Food 8ank. Voluntser Project SlaffordshiTe Women's Aid was established by a group of commttted volunteers, and volunteers are still at the heart of what we do. Wthoul their supporL we would not be able lo offer many of the serw¢es thal we currentty do. Our Board of Trustees also give of their lime on a voluntary basis to help provide govemance and oversight to our charity. During the year we recruited and trained 15 new volunteers to help run the helpline, legal Clinic. group programmes and activitie5, ￿Settlement support and the F(x)d Bank. We value the time and dedicab.on of all our volunteers, who each bring different skills and experiences to their roles. Our highty trained and committed team of volunteers gave 2078 hours of their time during 2022123 THE IMPACT WE HAVE MAOE ON UVES We have been able to measurethe drfference our work makes during the year using Women's Aid's On Track Outcome$ measuring tool. On-Track is an evidenc&ba5ed tool for supporting and measuring change, and compliments our approach to service delivery which is y￿tiM centred, strengths based and outcome focused. It enables support practfcioners, alongside their service users. to rneasure changes throughout their support joumey. This not only ernpowers service users to identfy individual progress. it also enables us lo track how frdr we are progressing towards overall service outcomes. During 2022123.. 96% of service usefs felt safer after using the servic 95% of service users fer( they were better able to access other seThices 94Yo of service users fell they We￿ able lo INe more independently 96% of service users fett they had improved physical and mental heallh 97% of seNice users reported a signffi¢ant increase in confidence and seff*steem STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE YEAR Followng the loss of a long-term local authority frjnded contracl in 2018119, have WOTked hard to recover from the signifiGant Ios8 of inGome and capacity. to build our financial resilience, and to transform our offer to the communrties we serve and move into new grov*th. Central tr) our business objectTve$ was to divetsify our in¢ome streams, reducing over- dependence on one funder, and to develop new ways of achieving OUT swal objectives. The Trustees are pleased to report that over the last 3 years we have achieved this, and our financial turnover has increased, alongside our offer to the local community. Al the same kn"me, demand for our seNces has increased very significanljy following the Covi&19 pandemic, and alongside the cost-of-living crisis. The needs of our beneficHries have also changed and become more wrnplex and wd ranging. We aim to build on this growth in income and demand through our new three-year Business Plan developed this yeaT followng our internal strategic review Shaping Our Future Together. It is our aim to respond lo the changing Page 10 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 needs of our kneficiaries. and to remain strong and resilient as an organigation. The Board of Trustees identified the following Business Objectives ￿lch will underpin our strategy over the next 3 years.. 1. Research, monitor and respond lo Ihe changing environment in ￿1¢h we operate, and the changing needs and challenges our benefiuaries fa￿. 2. Implement rotrtjst monitoring systems to ensure that we can measure perfomian¢e and the real impact of our work. 3. Develop resource and infrastructure in line vthh our busine55 needs, invests.ng in our board, staff, and volunteers to ensure excellence in governan￿, prdCti¢e and ser¥￿e delivery. 4. Increase the range of services offer thrwgh develcfjment of a Women's Centre model. 5. DNersfy our income streams to devdop a more financaally sustainable organisation. As 8 Charity, we believe that we have a duty to denN)nstrate th* our ￿ganiSatiOn and its work is endorsed by extemal quality stsndards so that ourservice users. staff and Stakeh￿derS can feel confident in ourapproach. We also reeognise that there is always more to leam. therefore we lake a proaactive approach towards the c0nb"nL￿Us improvement our services. In December we were delighted to be awdrded the Lime Culbjre Quality Standards for Independent Sexual Violence Adviser Services. We are incredibty proud lo have achieved the Qualty Standards in recognrtion of our work supporbng vlcts.ms and survivors of sexual ¥iolenceJabuse in Staffordshire. The team wod(ed really hard. and their outstanding commitment, knowledge and professionalisrn h￿hlIghted by the accreditation team. In addition, we were also part of a national projecL fvnded by DCMS. to devdop a trauma informed kite matk for the Specialist VAWG sector. During the year we haveworked in partnership with Midlands Foundation Partnership NHS Trust and North Staffordshire Combined NHS Trust on a new Pathfinders Project for Adult Survwors of Sexual Assault and Abuse wrfch Complex Trauma Related Mentsl Heatth Needs. The project airrts lo make a significant difference to the aeces51￿"1ity of mental health sèrvicès f¢r SuNivors of sexual abuse by ¢￿ating delivery partnetships so Survivots Can access the right care in the right Setting. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Future Challenges and D•vd¢)pnwts The Board of Trustees are pleased to report that continuiNJ steady growth will help the charity continue wth increased $uslainability in the next 12 months, and a wder ￿a¢h in our lo¢al Commun￿e$ lo those who need our Support. The 8usines$ Plan wll Continue to monitor this, a$ well a$ identify new risks and ¢hallenges. Unforiunately for many women and chtldren, the impact of the Cowd-19 pandemK and rising economic uncertainty means they are even more vulnerable to vKilence and abuse. As a resu￿, demand for all our serwces has increased over the last 3 years. In addition, %then anatysing seNce user needs since April 2019, we can see a sharp increase in the number of service users presenting wrth complex and mU￿.￿e needs. To help us meet the increased demand for seNi¢es, and the increasing range of Complex and mu￿"p￿ needs, we have identified the need to expand our existr'ng Women's Centre model. As such, we wll be moving to new premises nexi year within Stafford lovm centre. The new Women's Centre will increase the number of rooms avadable to deliver specialist. trauma infom)ed support, providin9 an environment th* is sensitive to the wide range of needs and experiences of the women we work with. Thls ¥￿11 enable us lo respond to increased numbers of Se￿iCe users as well a$ broaden the range of therapeuti servicesAnt•rv￿t￿ftS that ar• ablè to offer. The contract for our Sexual Assautt and Abuse Service. Survive, funded by the Staffordshire Commissioner, ends next year and wll be going out to competitive tender. The has revolutionoed, and 9rown considerably, since ils incept'on three years ago to meet the growng and changing need5 of wctims of sexual violence in Staffordshire. The Trustees very much hope we are successfijl in retsining this ims>)rtant service. Page11 STAFFORDSHIRE IIIOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 11 is the charty's aim to continue to thrive and work atongside our communrties. adapting our responses in a changing financial and soaal climate, always led by our Vision, Mission, Social Obiectives and Values. Related Parties Staffordshlre Women's Ald is a fully affiliatod m8mbgr of the Women'5 Aid Federation of England. FINANCIAL REVIEW Total incoming resources for the year ended 31 March 2023 were £1,470,357 showng a uptum of 3.16% against the previous year of £1,425,339. The uptum was due to a new contract with Santander Foundatron. There was also a svJnificant increase in fijnds generated through communrty fundraising. Total resources expended in the year amounted to£1.379,110 Compared to£1,298,939 in the premous year, an increase of5.81%. As a ¢on$equence of this there was a surplus of resources in the year of £91,247, which has resutted in total funds and net assets carried forward at 31st March 2023 of £654,591. ofwhich £75.448 is ￿$tricted and £40,000 designated. We would like lo express our appreciab.on to all of our funders and supporters who enable us lo continue our important work a¢toss Stsffordshire. They enable the charity to achieve ils objectNes in ways which change the lives of those support. In addition, we would like to aCknO%￿edge the numerous donations made by individuals and community groups, either financial or in the form of ftjod, clothing and other surh items Tr•knich help us support ￿tIMen and children. We would also like to aCknO￿edge the time and care taken by indiwduals and ¢ommunrty groups to make a difference to the women and children through, for example, WTapping and delivering Christmas gifts and preparing welcome bags for the Reftjge residents, making one off donations and helping us run Breakfast Club and the Pantry- It 1$ dtfficull lo quantify the importance of such communrty support, but we know it means a great ijeal to the women and children we exist to Support. RISK MANAGEMEP The Board of Trustees use a Risk Register, and its monitoring covers a range of key issues, including financial, organisational. operational arKI legal risks, and aims to ensure thatthe organisation takes and monitors actions to reduce identified risks as far as possible. The organisats.on also has a Business Continuty PoI￿Y %thich aims lo ensure that in an unusual eventthal might impact upon ourabilty to delNerourservices ènd run the organvzation, we have wntingency plans in pla￿. RESERVES POLICY 11 is the airn of Stsfft>rdshire Women's Aid to maintsin unrestrTCted fijnds at a level which equates to at leastthree months unrestricted expenditure, which was £344,777 in the year 2022-2023. The organisation and its Trustees are pleased to announce that we had succeeded in achieving this the measure5 implemented in last year's accounts. We will continue to w)rk towards the same success in 2023-24 by implementing the followty)g as part of our Finance and Fundraising Strategy". Continue to invest in our Fundraising Function so that we can maximise potential income. In recognrtion of the risk of depending upon statLrtory fvnding, we wll use our skills in more dwerse ways, and so attract funding from a wider range of sources. This has meanl a signffi¢ant increase in income from training delivery and from specialist projects. Seek new ways of using our expertise and knovAedge to develop women's ¢ommunty seTvi¢e$. Make every efftjrt to maximise as$ets and stream11r￿ outgoing costs. By implementing this strategy. we are aiming to achieve 8 posrtion of being able to maintain unrestn.cled funds al a level equating lo the costs of covering management, administration, and support for at least three months by the financial year ending March 2024. Page 12 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBIUTIES The Trustees are responsible for weparing the Trustees. Annual Report and the ffinan￿aI statements in accordance with applicable l*v and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards (New United lfjngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Law applicabse to charities in England and Wales requiwthe Trustee$to prepare financial stslements for each f(nandal year which give a true and fair view cllke state ofakis aR￿C81￿M ofres(xJr In preparing these financial 8tstements, the Trustees are Nuired lo.. a. Sdect suitable accounting policies arKI appty them consistentty. b. Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 3)19 IFRS 102). . Make judgements and ests'mates that are reasonable and prudent. d. State whether applicable accounting standards have been folkhved. Subject to any material departure$ discJo$ed and explained in the finanaal statements. e. Prepare the finanaal statements on the g￿ng concem basi8 unless rt is inappropriate to presume that the charity 11 continue in operation. The Trustees a￿ responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disd¢)se th reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the chartty and enable them to ensure that the financial statements compty vAth the Charities Act 2011. the Charity {Accounts and ReF¥Ytsl ReguLations 2008 and thè provisions of the tnjst deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charty and tten￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulartbes. APPROVAL- 7 D¢cember 2023 Thisreportwasapproved bythe BoardofTrusteeson..................................... And signed on behalf by Clairo Rowcliffv (Chalrj Llnda Home (Treasurer) Pa3e 13 INDEPENDEr￿ AUDrroRS' REPORTTO THETRLisfEES OF AFFORD5HIRE WOMEN'S AID FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Cwinlon We have audited the finanoal &atements of Starrorctshre WJmen'sA#J Ilhe'thwTW year erxled 31 March 2023 vthich cornprise the Ststement of Financial Activities, The Balancè SheeL the Statement of Cash Fli)ws and notes to the financial 5ts1ements. including signfficant accountrng policies. The fina￿la1 reKKJiting framwkthat has been applied in their Freparab"on is aFpliCa￿e Law and Unrted TrQ"ng&Nn kn￿nts'ng Standards, irthding Finarrial Rwrtng Standard 102 The Financial Repoffjng Standa￿l￿ON￿O￿ ffj the UKandRepUÈrf￿0fl￿la￿d(Unrted Krydom Genwdty Accepted Aeewnbng Pra¢ti¢el. In our opIn￿n theffinanoal st*ments'. gTrie a true and fa.r wew ofthe st* ofthe thariWs affats as al 31 M¥ch 2023. ￿ ofiis In￿nINj resources and applubon ofresources, i￿￿(*￿g ts im)nE aThJ expendth, forthe yearthen eneed,. have been proFety prepared in accordarKe vilh ihited ￿r￿(kN￿ Gewalty Awted A￿￿ntir￿j Pract￿.. and have been prepared in Ihe requirements of Ihe CIBrkn"es 2011. Basls for oplnion We widucted our audit in vAth Intematkjngl Stsndarts ￿ A￿l￿ng (UK) OSAS (UK)) aThJ ap￿￿t￿e law. OJr nsibilths under Ihose stan¢*rds arè further described in the resw)rts1￿.1tsS forthe aLKIrt Ofthttfft)a￿Ia1 statements sectK)n of(￿r are indeFendent ofthe chanty in a(￿th￿ Y￿1￿ the ethKa Wu1￿m￿1ts that are rdevantto ouraudii ofthe financgal statements in the UK I￿1￿41r¢j trE FRC'S Stsndar(I, aThJ %%E have fiJhSlled our other ethical responsibilitEs in ￿ance wth tIEse requirements. ￿12￿￿ Ulatthe auditeviden￿We ￿e cttained is sufficient and aFpropriate to provide a basLs trour ￿Nn￿. Conclusion5 relating to gdng concom In audthng the financial statements, ￿e c£rniJd&l trotlhe1n*es' use cllhe gcrfng o)rwi basis OfaLwUnti￿ in Ihe ep¥th"on ofthe fmancial statements is apFwate. Based on the work￿? have Ferfonred, have ncrt hjenbtsj any mth"d Ur￿e￿Inties rdating to events (x corKlthons tha( )dnridually or col￿ty, rroy cast ￿gnffiCant doLbt cn the th8nVs thlty lo conb"ThJe as a going corwn fora period ofat least months frcffi when thefmanaal statenEnts are auttK¥s¥J fc( issue. Our respon&bilTbes and the respoWknl￿eS ofthe trustees rwto wrrfJ desubed in Ihe Televant ￿tionS of this repo The other infomiation comprise9 the itrformation t￿lL￿Jed in the ￿[Stee$ annual reFQrt, othwthan the ffflanual statements and our audrtorfs thereon. The trustees we reSpL￿sIble forthe othw inf￿latiOn CcrtaIn￿ wthin the annual report. Our opinion on the fina￿1￿ statements does not coverthe other infc¢makn arM1. pJceFrt tothe eX￿t Sta￿ in our rewrt. we do not exFress any f(Thi OfassUran￿ 0x￿1￿10n thweon. {￿r responsibilty is to rea1 the other infomab"¢J) aThJ. M ¢Jc4"ng ￿. con￿d¥Y￿eth￿ts other infcmthn rnthally inconsist￿tV￿th the financial statemerts. rx cyjr kn¢wAethJe cl)tJ"ned in the wjrse of Ihe 8ULIrt ￿ othvwtse appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material incwsisterties cf apparent material misstatements, ￿ a￿ required to detemine vknetherthis gwes rise to a matenal m￿statement in the fina￿la1 staterrwts theMSe￿e5. If, ba*J on the workwp ave perfumed, we condudelhatthere ts a matenJ mtssl*ment ofthis ottv we are re4uired to rew Ihat fact We have nothirKJ to repyt in tr15 regard. Mattets on vthlch V*B are requirnd to rgport ty exceplioD We have noth5ng to ￿p(rt In respea ofthe matters in relat￿ to Ch*thes {￿nts arKI Rep￿ts1 RwJu1at￿nS 2008 r4uire us to resyyt to you rf, n our OF￿1"￿.. the information gwen ￿ Ihe finanaal statemerts i% wwig&ent in ary mthial r￿￿tY￿h the tr￿lee$, fepry( or the charity has not kept adequate ax¥xJnb"ng reoNds', c the ffina￿vas statsments ¥e not in ageewentvth acC￿jntirQ r&)yrls aThJ rebm.. or we have not recewed al the informthn aryl eX￿nat￿)nswe requyeforow aud 14 INDEPEND￿ AU0￿OR5. REPORT TO THETRUStEES OF AFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 As explained muefvlty in the tTUStees' reS￿s￿lI￿5 3taterwt set txjt on page 13 ￿￿trJSteeS are respon&ble fcf the preparation olthe financial staternents and lor tEirvJ s*tsfiwJ th* ty gNe a tr(￿ and fair view, aTrJ for such internal contrd as the trust￿ detwmine i8 necess￿ to erth the p¥ewafy)n offin￿la1 st*nwtslhatare free from maknal misstatemert Yh*therdue lo fraud ty ew. In preparing the fina￿1￿ statements, Ihe tr￿teeS we assesgng the tharity's *lty lo ¢onbnue as a goiThJ I))n￿m. disclosng. as appL￿b￿, mattws related to gc4ng COr￿￿n and using the g)irrfJ 0)r￿n basi5 of acL¥Junting unless tnL8tees eitrw Int￿ to Iiquhlate the charity orto cease Op￿al￿￿. or have no reafj5bc attemab.ve butto do so. Auditor re5pons*>iltlies *Jr the authtof tr*finartlal statements We have teen app)int8J as auditcf urbjer 144 oflhe Chanbes Ad 2011 aThJ rerth i) axordarKewbth ￿gulatiO made undw secknn 154 ofthatAct Our OLI.￿tiveS are to obtain reasonable asSLyan￿ at(JLrt ¥%thetherthe financyal statern￿ as a Who￿ are free from rrthri nmsstatemrt ¥thether due to fraud ￿ error, and to issue an auditorfs reFQrt that i￿l¥jeS (wro￿niOn. Reasonable assuwce a high level of as5Urar￿e, but is nc* a guardntee thatan audrt c￿(*￿tet Usg ofour Y9POrt This reptsrt is made solety to Ihe dwty's trustees. as a bc**, in a￿darte ¥￿th Part4 ofthe Charibes (Accounts and Reports) Regulabon8 2008. Ckn auditwt)th has urmlert￿en so that%%t m¥Jht state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an audrtorfs rem and ts rKJ 0lheJ purpThe. Tothefrjlwextent pemlit￿￿ by Law, we do not a￿ept or assurne resFonsbilty to otherlhan ttE cFwty and tharitys Irustees as a b(Kty, for our audrtw)rk, f this rewjrt or fcrthe o￿n￿)nS V￿ have fC￿ed. itorslautht. ylrt*>ts.ThL8 Adele Elizabeth L*on (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Lawion Bradford Accountants Limrted Charte￿d Certtfied Accountants Registered Auditors 7 Marconi Gate staffordshire Technology Park stafford ST18 OFZ Date Page 16 srAFFORDSHIRE WOMEWSAID srATEMETrff OF ANANCIALAcnvmES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUN YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Unrestritted Designated Restricted Funds Funds Funds 2023 2023 Total Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 Note Income and endowmentsfrom: Donations and legacies Other Income Income from i nvestment Income from ch￿table *ivities 65,564 79,470 69) 1.117 1,344,102 2.298 L191,024 2.298 1.395.455 Total Income and endownments 1.265,926 204,431 1,470,357 1,425,339 Expenditure on: Cost of generating funds Expenditure on charitable activitie< 16,761 1,119,232 16.761 1,362,349 16,356 1.282,583 243,117 Totsl resour¢e$ expended 1.135.993 243.117 1,379,110 1,298.939 Net Income/{expendlturn) Transfer between funds 129.933 138,6861 91,247 126.41K) 17 Net movèment in funds 126,4CO Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 563.344 436,944 Totsl funds canled forward 539,143 75,448 654.591 563,344 All i￿ome and exFendiiure deri¥t from continuing actv4ft￿. The tharty has no recognise(I gains or losses otherthan the surplus forthe at￿ year. P•> 17 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'SAID BALANCE SHEEr YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Charty Number: 1155364 Total Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 Note Flxed assets Tangible assets 8,574 10.419 Current Assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets 14 2￿.836 )5,279 766,115 702,356 786,861 Credltors amounts falling due within one year 1140,844 213,19)) Net current assets 646,017 552,925 Total assets less current Ilabllltles 654,591 Net assets 16 654.591 Charfry funds Unrestricted funds General f unds Designated Fund 539.143 449,210 17 579.143 449,210 Restricted funds Charity re5trlcted funds 17 114,134 Totsl funds 654,591 563.344 The finanual Statements We￿ authorised for tssue ￿the Board on...i.l.L.i.i..3.o.I Signed on its behaff of the Board of Trustees CLaiTe Rowclrffe (Chairl The note5 on pages 19 to 31 fomi part of these financial statements. P•Je 18 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEPIS AID C4SH FLOWSTATEMETr¥fs YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 2022 Cash flowfrom Operat1￿ actlvltles Net income / (expenditure) Depreaation Charge Interest from investments 91.247 12&4 5.031 12.2981 176.331 11,117) {127,1641 107.546 I￿,751 Ilncrease}/decrease in debtors Inuease/ldecreasel in creditors Net cath Infiowllouthowl from operatlng activities 197.965 Cash flowfrom Investlng actlvltles Interest re￿iVed 2,298 13.1861 18881 1.117 18,2651 17,1481 Purchase of tan8ible fixed assets Net cash loutftowylnflow on Inve*ing activltles Net Increase in ￿sh Cash at bank at beginning of year Cash at bankatend of year 505,279 401,676 505.279 702.356 19 STAFFORDSHTRE WOMEN'S AID NOTES TO THE FINANaAL ￿ATEMEplfs YEAR ENDED JI MARCH 2023 I Statutory Informa¥on StaffordshI￿ Women's AWJ adopted a charitsb￿ Incorporated Organisation Structure on 16 January 2014. The address of the registered Offi￿ is @￿en in the charity infomiation on page l of these finanaal ststements. The nature of the char￿S operattons and principal attryities is to supwrtViLtirn5 of domestic and sexual violence. AttountFng P¢lioes The charity constr(utes a public benefft as defined by SORP FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared In accordante wtth the Accounting and reportingfor Charities: Ststement of Recommended Practice applicableto charities preF￿rIng their accounts in accordance with the Financial ReFJ)rting Standard applicable in the UK and republic of I￿18nd ICharTtie5 SORP FR51021 (effective l January 20191, the Charttie5 Act 2011 and UK General Accepted Practx& The financial statements have been prepare(l underthe historital costs convention and gNe a true and fairview. The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basls underthe historical cost convention, modifie(I to include certain rtems at fair value. The financial statements are presented in 5terlin8 which is the functional currency of the Chartty and rounded to the nea￿$t £. The signiFicant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements ale Set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otheThvise stated. Incorne reco8nrtion All incoming resources are Includetl in the staterr￿nt of Financial Actwit￿S where the charity Is legal￿ entitled to the income and any condr(ions for receipt are rr*t and the amount can be measured wrth reasonable a¢¢urary. Donated facilities and goods are recognised in income at their frdir value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the chartty. For example, the amount the charity would be willing to pay in the open market for such facilities and goods. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure. Golngconcem The financial statements have been prepared on 3 going concem basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trl￿teeS have conside￿d the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditu￿ for 12 months from atrthorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the ￿Ve1 of reserves forthe charrty to be able to contlnue as a golng concern Expenses reccsnltion Expendrture ￿ accounted for on an accruals basis and has been claSS￿d under headings that aggregate all costs Telated to the category. Expenditure is recognised where the￿ is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties. it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured Teliabty. Where cost5 cannot be direLtty attributed to a particular headin& they have been allocated to actwities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. The Chartty I￿(3me 5malNYood Trust grant partnerfordistributK)n of grants tothe seThlce use￿. Tan8llAe r￿ed atsets Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less dep￿lat￿)n. Assets under the value of one hundred pounds are treated as repairs and wrTtten off in the yearof purchase. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the c05t or valuatK>n of Fwl Assets, ￿$5 their estimated residual value, overtheir expected useful lives on the folbwing basi%= Furniture and Equipment. 20% perannum straght line and 0￿e Equipment. 33% per annum stravdht line. STAFFORDSHIRE WOME￿5 AbD NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMEiirs YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 2. AcC￿n￿￿ P(4lcles curtinued Taxation The chartty is an exempt charity within the meanlng of schedule 3 of the Charlties Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in paragraph I Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefo￿ it meets the definr(ion of a charitable entity fortsx purpose5 Fund ￿0￿￿tin Unrestricted funds a￿ available for use at the diSc￿tion of the trustees in ftjrtherdnce of the general objectives of the ¢harty and which have not been designated for other purposes. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific re5tfirtions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the spectfic fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial ststements. Designated funds are unrestrirted funds of the charitywhich the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specthc purpose. Accrued income Accrued income represents revenue earned but not invol￿d on 31 March 2023. When it is invo￿ed, r( is credrted to the accrued income account. Deferred Income Deferred income represents revenue collected tr¥Jt not earned as of 31 Marth 2023. This primarify comprises restricted fund income. When eamed it is credited to the Income and expenditu￿ account. Debtors and (zedltors recei¥able I pryablÈ withln one year Debtors and creditors Wlth no staled interest rate and re￿1¥able or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are ￿¢08n￿ed in expenditure. Operating Lease CLNnmltnents Rentals paid under operating leases a￿ charged tothe income and expenditure account on a straEht-line basis overthe per￿d of the ￿ase. financial instruments The chaitty only enters into basic financial instrumenttransactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade debtors. other debtors, trade ¢￿ditorS and other creditors. Trustee and relatsd party transactlons No members of management received any remuneration during the year in their capacity as trustee. No Trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contratt or transaction entered into by the charity during the year. Going con￿rn aicounting polity At the time of approving the financial sLitements the trustees have a reasonable expert3t￿n that the company has adequate resources to Continue in operational ex￿tence forthe foreseeable future. P*3e 21 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEKS AID NOTES TO THE FINANOAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARI>1 2023 2. Accounting Policies continued Gth1ernn￿rtgrants Income from government and other grants are reCogn￿d at fair value when the charty has entttlement after any performance conditions have been met, tt is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ff entitlement is not met, then these amounts a￿ deferred. Grant maktng The Charrty became smal￿00d Trust grant partnerfor d￿tribut￿n of grantsto the service users. The grènts dstributed as perthe 8rant agreement with Smal￿00d Trust. The income and expendrture are recorded as restricted in the financial statements. Total grants paid to indNiduals forthe year ended 31 Marth 2023 were £29.(X)1131 March 2022- £33,561). Judgements and key sources of estlmatlon uncertalnty The preparation of the financial statements requires management to mèke judgements, estimates and assumption5 that affert the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factor5. including expectations of future events that are telieved to be reasonable underthe circumstances. Accounting estimates and assumptions are made concerningthe future and. by their natu￿. will rare￿ equal the related actual outcorTE. The key a55umptions and other sources of estimation uncertainty that have a risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year a￿ depreciation, accruals, and deferred income. 3 Income fr<>m donations and le8acies Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total funds 2023 Total funds 2022 Donations 65.564 65,564 65,564 65,564 79,470 79,470 Included in donations was £24,725 donated goods at fair value12022 £22.2631 4 Other Income Unre5trirted Funds Restrirted Funds Total fvnds 2023 Total funds 2022 DA Counsultancy 6,240 6.240 Women's Aid- Honourarium 800 7,040 800 650 650 Page 22 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEp¥S AID NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 5 Inc￿ne from inve5tmertS Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total funds 2023 Total funds 2022 Deposit account interest 2,298 2.298 2,298 2.298 1,117 1.117 6 Incomefrom charltable aL*l¥l Unre5trirted Funds Restricted Funds Total funds 2023 Total funds 2022 Charitable Brants and dontions Central and local governmert grants and service level a8reements Training income Counselling income Rent 84,999 166,674 251,673 275,800 833.813 3.139 37.757 871,570 3.139 787.267 2,570 37,075 227,532 13.858 1.344,102 260.695 8,378 1.191,024 260,695 8,378 1,395.455 Resident contribution to services 204.431 Page23 srAFFORDSHIRE WOMETrYS ATD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 6 kncome from tharitable xtivities continued Analysis of charitsble grants and donations received, included in the above, are as follows= T4rtal Funds Unrestrirted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2023 2022 Deamon Solutions ti mit8 2,381 2.381 BBC Children in Need 19,919 AVA14ai nst Violence and Abusel The National Lottery Community Fund Staffordshire & Stoke-On-Trent-Together Active Thecommunity Foundation for Stsffordshire Santsnder UK foltndation Limited Keele University St Luke Church Cannock Midlands Expre55 Sarce Surge Fund Smallwood Trust (Grant for Women) Smal Iwood Trust IGrant managamentfeel 20.000 20,000 75,674 75,674 75,255 5.000 5,000 3,200 3,200 37,950 1.554 1,172 1,000 12,950 1554 1.172 1,000 25,000 75,000 31,501 30,000 4.000 30,000 4.000 30,000 6,100 2,100 Cannock Chase Churches Housi ng Coalition 20,000 20,OCKI Comic Relief 15,500 The Neigboury Forum Barton Social Club 1.000 5,000 1,000 2350 1.160 1,000 5,000 1,000 2,350 1,160 32,000 Waistrose l imited Sandon Hall H&JSpeake knmitgj British Enterprise Service518801 Ground Work 32,000 22,500 2.125 Brocton Golf Club 5,132 5.132 84,999 166,674 251,673 275,800 P•>24 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEW5 AID NOTES TO THE FINANaAL ￿ATEmENTs YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 6 Intorne from tharltable *tl¥ltles continued Analysis of central and local government grants and semce Ilvd agreements recaved, included in the above, are as follows: Unrestri¢ted Funds Restri(ted Funds Total Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 Stafford Borough Council ISLAI stsfford Borough Council IRefLtge} stsfford Borough Counci I IDom&iic busel South stsffordshire Distric Council (Domestic Abuse) Cannock Chase Council Community Based SV Counsellor Community Based DV Counsellor OPCC AAC OPCCCHISVA Mi nistry of Justice Covid Grants Staffordshire County Counctl Cannock Chase Counci I (Homdessness Cannock Chase District Council 1Service charge reimbur5edl G4S counsel ling and SARC Surge Fund MOJ Core grant ￿dditional Fundin8 MOJ counsellor Staffordshi re Commissioner of Police, Fire and Rescue, and Crime Icounsdling) Stsffordshire Cornmissioner of Police, Fi re a nd Rescue. and Crime Isexual Jbuse and Assault service) Staffordshire Commissioner of Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime INHS Prevention Project) stsffordshi re CommSssloner of Police, Flre and Rescue, and Crime 15.000 229.173 15.000 229,173 15,OOD 223,583 9A85 9.485 14,228 11057 14,227 21,593 I7￿02 12.186 18.466 11.857 14.227 21,593 17.802 12,186 18,466 2,371 3,557 79,152 500 5,000 5.000 5,586 52325 4.490 20,437 5,586 52,325 4.490 20,437 5,275 41.701 41,701 41,701 317555 317,555 334333 36,930 36,930 24*10 37.757 833.813 871,570 787.267 Pag8Z5 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEpfs AID NOTESTO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Expenditure on raising funds Unre5trirted Restrfcted Funds Funds Totsl Funds Totsl Funds Staff costs 7,294 9,467 16.761 7.294 9.467 16,761 3.244 Supportcosts 16,356 8 Expendltufe on ¢harltable actlvitie5 Unrethcted Restrirted Funds Funds Totsl Funds Totsl Funds Women's Community Services su￿1Ve Sexual Abuse Service Refuge and Dispersed Accomodatior Smallwood Trust Grant Govenance costs 265,3n 452.171 369,739 213,552 478.924 452.171 370,303 29.cljl 31.950 1.362.349 441,417 334.332 443,435 33,561 29,838 1,282,583 29.C(11 31,950 1,119.232 243.117 All grants paid under the grant agreementwith Smalknrjod Trust paKI to iThJNwJuaL8. RefiJ5e and thspersed accomodab.on costs indude £24,725 donated g(KKls at fair value. py26 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEWSAID NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL ￿ATEmE￿n5 YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Expenditure on charitable artivites. included in the above. are as follows: Unrestrirted Restrirted Total Funds Totsl Funds Funds Funds 2023 Rent and rates Telephone, printingand ststionery Software licences Websites. Subscriptions and Publicity Equipment and repairs ghting and Heating Insurance Contrarted Out se￿ICe5 Salaries Women's subsistance Srnallwood Grants Office costs Traini ng Depreciation Recruitment and staff welfare Volunteer expenses Sundries Trustee expenses Consultancy Auditors remuneration Professional fee Staff costs L￿.311 17,012 428 3.462 183,773 17,040 428 177,197 16,745 220 7.320 32.895 3.537 10.857 31895 7,744 6,241 1(6,113 867.1Y37 27.177 29,￿)1 9,107 4,285 6.240 39.568 7,845 5,517 113,285 785,081 24,721 33,561 750 6,241 6n,021 27.177 195.076 29,Cf)I 9.107 10,398 5.2 15,066 4,753 4.729 8,812 1.779 1,663 416 416 26,571 1.362,349 26.571 1,119,232 25.175 1,282,583 243,117 P¥4è 27 AFFORDSHIRE WOMEPYS AID NOTES TO THE FINANaALSTATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 9 Trustee expenses No remuneration or benefits were paid to Trustees forthe yearended 31 March 2023 orforthe year ended 31 March 2022. Trustees, expenses 3 Trustees were reimbursed for Board meetlng expenses and one Trustee ￿￿1Ved flowers to a valuE of £25. 10 Fees foraudlt of the atcounts 23 Auditors fee 11 Operatlng lew commitments The followiThJ oper8ting lease pasfflents ujmmttted to be pahl. Within one year Within two to f ive years 250.350 250,350 108.676 108,676 Operating lease costs during the yearwere £37.13412022.' £37,134}. 12 Staff wsts Wages and salaries Social secL¢rity costs Pension 82L302 73,375 737,254 62.213 911,850 814,5 The average monthly nvmberof employees duringthe yearwas as follows= Fundraising Governan Charitable artivitie5 35 33 36 No employee reeeived remuneration in eX￿$S of £8).¢XD Total key management Fwsonal ￿[Me￿b"on tLYtf* fina￿1￿ year totdl*J £45.908. The charity has two defFn4d tontribution pènsion schemes. a'money purchase, pension scheme. to which the charity does not contribute. and an auto-enrolment scheme. starting from l October 2015for all e518ible employees, to which the charity does contribute. The pension cost to the Charity of the auto- enrolrnent pension for 2023 wa5 £17.17312022'. £15.1231. Included in other creditors are pensron liabilities of £W ￿latingtO employee contributions artd £3.271 relatingto auto-enrolment scheme contr¢butions. pa￿28 STAFF(IRDSHIRE WOMETrYS AID NOTES TO THE FINANaAL ￿ATEmENTs YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 13 Tanglble fixed assets Fumlture and equlpmet office equlpment Total At IApril 2022 Additions Disposal At 31 March 2023 18.425 L616 113,5991 6,442 97.888 3.186 179,881 21,193 L570 66,282 14.751 Depreclatlon At IApril 2022 Charge foryear Disposal At 31 March 2023 71,7E4) 3.052 66,2821 8.530 87.469 5.031 {79,8811 12,619 L979 {13.5991 4,089 Net Book Value At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2023 7,703 6,221 2,716 2,353 10,419 8,574 14 Debtors and prepayrnents Trade debtors Prepayments Accrued Income 36,354 9,961 38,1 84,505 177,585 9,114 260,836 15 Credltors and ￿¢rualS Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals Taxation and soaal seajrlty Deferred income 59,848 4.219 8,770 16.438 123.915 213,1gJ 6.311 17.461 50.410 140.844 Deferred income reflects grants reoived in advan￿ forcosts and servios to be delivered in the next flnanaal year. Pw*29 STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEpfS AID NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL ￿ATEmENTs YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 16 Analysls of net assets between funds Unrestricted De5i8nated Restricte funds funds d Funds Total Tangible fixed assets Current assets Cu￿ent liabilities 8,574 671.413 8.574 40,(KM) 75,448 786.861 1140,8441 40.C(0 75,448 654,591 539.143 17 Movernent in funds Transfer Outgoing Between Resources funds At 31.03.23 At Incoming OLTrI.22 Resources Unrestrirted Funds General funds Designated funds 449,210 1.265,926 IL135,9931 140,CO)1 539,143 449,210 L265.926 {1.135,9331 579,143 Restrirted Funds PADA PAWS projert The National Lottery Community Fund Santander Foundation Nationwsde Building Society Staffordshire Commi5ioner of Poli￿, Fire and Rescue and Crlme Business Enterprise servi￿[880) Smallwood Trust (Grantforwomen) Smallwood Trust (Management Fee} 75,674 175,6741 1411f￿) 122,317) 75.CAJ) 21317 57,840 9,439 37,757 137,757) 132,2081 {29.CQl} 14,¢JxJI 2N,431 1243,1171 L470,357 11.379.110) 9,439 5,019 6.018 1,667 114,134 563.344 75.448 654.591 Apart from the Unrestritted Funds. whith a￿ used for its day-to-day activities. the other funds consii as part of the Board's free reserves are the Designated Funds. These are reserves that have been rini fenced for the refurbishment of the new headqLaater ISWA Women's Centrel, although the Trustees Board have discretion at any time to transfer the rese￿e5 back to the unrestritted category. It 15 envlsaged that the designated fund wÉll be utilised over the next 12 to 18 months. STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID NOTES TOTHE FINANaAL sfATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202a 18. Re5trtrted Fund5 The funding recewed to help payfor w accommodation for women that stsy in the Refu8e. The Natlonal Lottery Community Fund The funding recewed provides a Coun5elling Se￿[Ce forvittims of domestic and sexual violence. Santander Found*ion The Santander Foundation wants to support UK charrties in providing people wrth the digttal cofifiden￿, knowledge. and skills to enable then to make better, more informed decisions about money and have access to financial services. Staffordshlre c￿￿misSioner Police l Fire and Rescue I Crin The provision of a service to provide ISVA services forvirtims of sexual abuse. Buslne5s EntsrprisÈ SeThios (BBOI Parrnership wf(h Brf(ish Enterprise Servw (Building Better Oppxjrtunitiesl to supw)rt women to acce￿ training, educat¥)n andlor employmenL Smallwi>od Trust IDelNery ofa womerfsgrants &Yoyammel The funding received is forthe management and dlstri1xrt￿n ofgrants to w0￿￿n In need of financial support due to domestlc and sexual violeno. Nation*rfde Bullthng Society The fundrng weNed is to provide a resettlement project to support fami1*5 rN)virE into long temi Secu￿ IK)using after leavingthe refuge. 19. Related party transactlons There are no related party transartions during the year12022'. £ nil). P¥* 31