**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
**Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements**
**For the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
**Charity Registered in England and Wales Number: 1156451**
**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Contents For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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|Contents|1|
|Reference and Administrative Details|2|
|Trustees’ Annual Report|3 - 11|
|Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees|12|
|Statement of Financial Activities|13|
|Balance Sheet|14|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|15 – 28|
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Reference and Administrative Details For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
|**Trustees**|A Fouracre||
|---|---|---|
||E Berry|Treasurer|
||D Mawer||
||C Anderson||
||A DeHavilland|(resigned 1 November 2024)|
||N Hockey|Chair|
||K Vickery||
||S Reynolds|(appointed 27 October 2024 &|
|||resigned 28 October 2025)|
||A Rey|(appointed 1 April 2024)|
|**Resistered charity name**|Stand against Violence||
|**Working name**|SAV||
|**Principal office and Registered Office**|Office 312 Bridge House||
||7 Bridge Street||
||Taunton||
||Somerset||
||TA1 1TG||
|**Chief Executive**|A Fouracre||
|**Independent Examiner**|J Chatterjee ACA||
||3 Walliscote Avenue||
||Henleaze||
||Bristol||
||BS9 4SA||
|**Registered charity number**|1156451||
|**Bankers**|The Co-operative Bank||
||PO Box 101||
||1 Balloon Street||
||Manchester||
||M60 4EP||
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
The Trustees present their report and unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity’s governing document and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **Public benefit**
The trustees report that the charitable activities, described in the “Mission statement”, “Activities” and “Achievements and performance” paragraphs, are for the public benefit. The trustees also confirm that they have complied with section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## _Governing Document_
Stand Against Violence was formed in December 2005 as a not-for-profit organisation and becoming a registered Charitable Trust in May 2010. On the 31st March 2014 SAV became a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and has a governing document signed by all active trustees. The CIO governing document sets out the powers and responsibilities of SAV and its trustees.
## _Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees_
When recruiting trustees the charity advertises the vacancies and the skills/ experience we are particularly keen to enhance within the charity. We welcome trustees over the age of 18 from many different backgrounds and different skills and experience to contribute to the charity.
Applicants are asked to send a CV, which is reviewed at the monthly trustee meetings, and after short listing, the potential trustees are informed and an informal interview is held. They are offered the chance to attend a trustee meeting to see how we operate and if both parties are satisfied then the applicant is asked to join the board and must sign and adhere to the CIO document.
All trustees are required to be proactive contributing to managing and running the charity and supporting with fundraising. We aim to keep the board as mixed as possible both in ages, skill and knowledge. We have a particular interest in people with backgrounds in education, management and business, law, criminal justice, youth work and health care.
A trustee position is voluntary and generally not paid. Expenses are claimed in accordance to our CIO document at the discretion of the individual trustee. Our CIO document allows for the employment of trustees providing it is in the best interest of the CIO, the board are in unanimous agreement, and the majority of the board do not benefit in this way.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## _Trustee Induction and Training_
New trustees are invited and encouraged to attend an introductory meeting to familiarise themselves with the charity and the context within which it operates. These are led by the Chair of the board of trustees charity and cover:
- The obligations of Management Committee members.
- The main documents which set out the operational framework for the charity including the CIO document
- Resourcing and the current financial position as set out in the latest published accounts.
- Future plans and objectives
- Business plan
- Anti-bribery information
The Charity Commission’s guide “the Essential Trustee” is distributed to all new trustees along with the CIO document and latest annual report including financials _._
## _Risk Management_
The trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed. They have reviewed those risks and established systems and procedures to manage them appropriately.
A risk assessment template has been designed and approved by the board and these are completed for our activities. Low risk activities can be signed off by a direct line manager or a single trustee. Medium to high risks require board sign off.
A risk register for all long term risks i.e. the office environment is also maintained and reviewed annually. A trustee is allocated the role of managing and reviewing all risk assessments.
SAV holds an organisation risk register to look at wider risks to the organisation and makes every effort to mitigate these risks. This is reviewed at each trustee meeting.
SAV has appropriate insurances in place including public liability and employer’s liability. We also have in place a number of policies including:
- Child Protection
- Equal Opportunities
- Health and Safety
- Data Protection and Security
- Code of Conduct
- Volunteering
- Capability management
- Expenses
- Schools working
## _Organisational Structure_
We aim to maintain a board of between 6-10 trustees. The board must always maintain 4 trustees to adhere to our governing document.
Trustees meet monthly and hold an annual general meeting which is promoted for supporters to attend.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Certain trustees are allocated specific roles within the charity. Currently the roles and trustees are as follows:
|**Trustee**|**Role**|**Responsibilities**|**Responsibilities**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Adam Fouracre|CEO|•|Operational
management|of|the|
||||charity|||
|||•|Figure head & networking|||
|||•|Account signatory|||
|Nicola Hockey|Chair|•|Strategic oversight and governance|||
||||for charity|||
|||•|Supporting and line management of|||
||||the CEO|||
|Ellie Berry|Treasurer|•|Account management|||
|||•|Financial planning|||
|||•|Authorising and monitoring payments|||
|||•|Account signatory|||
|Debbie Mawer|HR|•|Support and management|of CEO||
||||and advisor to the charity|on|HR|
||||related issues|||
|Carly Anderson|Education|•|Strategic
management|of|the|
||||educational work of the charity|||
## _Related Parties_
In so far as it is complimentary to the charity’s objects, the charity is guided by both local and national policy as well as best practice evidence. This includes evidence and policy from:
- The World Health Organization
- The Home Office
- The Department for Education
- The Department of Health
- NHS England
- Local authorities
- Public Health England
We also work with other charities and businesses who compliment and support our work
## _Employees and Volunteers_
## Volunteers
Stand Against Violence utilises the skills and time of volunteers for the supporting of fundraising activities and other administrative roles within the charity
## _Freelance/Contractors_
SAV uses freelance experienced and trained teachers to deliver workshops to young people. All contractors are inducted in to the charity including our policies and the delivery of our materials. All contractors are DBS checked if lone working with young people on a regular basis and are line managed by the Education Lead.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## _Employees_
SAV currently employs three people. Employees are line managed by the Operations manager and the CEO is line managed by the board of trustees. Recruitment processes are open and fair with all posts advertised appropriately and avoiding discrimination. All employees sign an employment contract and are paid via a PAYE system on a monthly basis. Expenses are reimbursed and there is appropriate policies, procedures and an employee handbook in place.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Purposes and aims**
Our object:
‘To promote good citizenship amongst young people so that they may grow to full maturity as responsible members of society by such means as the Trustees consider appropriate. In particular to discourage them from anti-social behaviour and violent crime by making them aware of its consequences, in order to reduce and prevent future violence.’
‘To promote good citizenship amongst people living in England and Wales particularly in relation to the reduction and prevention of violence and improving safety in communities by such means as the Trustees consider appropriate.’
The Trustees have complied with their duty in section 17(5) of 2011 Charities Act (public benefit) and have had due regard to Charity Commission guidance on public benefit when organising the activities of the Charity.
## _Ensuring our work delivers our aims_
SAV uses regular evaluation and an appropriate evidence base to evaluate the effectiveness of our work. Feedback forms from young people and teachers/adults inform the development and improvement of our work and ensure we are achieving our objectives.
## _The focus of our work_
We aim to reduce violence in the UK through education and raising awareness of the consequences of violence. We will do this through:
- Educational workshops with young people
- Criminal justice workshops
- Raising public awareness
- Community training
## **HOW OUR ACTIVTIES DELIVER PUBLIC BENEFIT**
Our results consistently show:
- A statistically significant impact on changing attitudes, with pupils less likely to choose violent means of conflict resolution.
- Positive changes in young peoples’ attitudes towards violence
- Young people exposed to SAVs workshops are less likely to resort to violence as a means of conflict resolution.
- The impact of SAV’s work is sustained over 6-8 weeks after delivery of our workshop.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Based on evidence from the World Health Organisation and other reliable research we can expect the outcomes of our work to be summarised as:
- Education
`o` Improved sense of security and safety for young people
- Improved academic attainment
`o` Reduced bullying, violence and improved peer to peer behaviour
- Police
`o` Reduced incidences of antisocial and violent behaviour
- Improved community safety
- Cost saving
- Health
- Reduced violence to staff
- Cost saving
`o` Reduced attendances to A&E following incidences of violence
- Society
- Safer communities for all
- Productive and well educated individuals
- Reduced unemployment, benefits claims etc through the improvement of academic attainment and safety
`o` Reduced personal and financial cost of violence
A complete evaluation of SAV’s violence prevention workshop is available at www.cph.org.uk/publication/evaluation-of-the-stand-against-violence-workshop
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
## _ACHIEVEMENTS – 2024/25_
- Delivery to over 62,199 young people
- 21 freelance teachers covering the country
- 85% pro social attitude change for violence prevention
- 251 workshops delivered
- £132K funds raised
- £124k spent on charitable activities
SAV is a growing charity and now works across England and Wales.
In addition to schools buying-in our expertise, SAV also has a couple of corporate sponsors who help with a range of in-kind and financial support to the charity. The implementation of the new business training model will support the charity core costs and educational work we deliver by enabling us to offset our costs to our core clients and reach more young people.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## _Principle funding sources_
SAV secures income in the following categories:
- Trusts and grant funding
- Donations
- Fundraising activities
- Service charges
- Sponsorship and corporate support
This year our main funders have been:
- First Great Western
- Gibbons Family
- Groundwork
- Harmony Energy
- Hinkley Point Community Fund
- Leicester & Rutland Community Foundation
- Normal Family CT
- Quartet Community Foundation
- Renishaws
- A&S PCC Commissioners Fund
- Somerset Community Foundation
- Schroder CT
- Surrey Community Foundation
- The 7 Stars Foundation
- The Lawson Trust
- The Noble Charity
Income in the year was £132,243 (2024: £166,287). £45,230 (2024: £47,640) of income related to project restricted activities received during the year.
Expenditure during the year amounted to £125,088 (2024: £137,350) of which £118,731 (2024: £129,560) was spent on charitable activities.
A surplus of £7,155 (2024: surplus £28,937) was made in the year. At 31 March 2025 total reserves were £71,236 (2024: £64,081) of which £41,124 (2024: £33,423) represented unrestricted funds.
The decision was taken by the trustees post year end, in August 2025, to repay the full loan balance of £37,901, therefore the loan balance is considered short term debt as at 31 March 2025. As at 31 March 2025, the charity’s free reserves (unrestricted funds – net current assets) are £41,124 (2024: £71,324).
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **Going concern**
After making appropriate enquiries, the board of trustees has a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Statement of Accounting Policies.
## **INVESTMENT POWERS AND RESTRICTIONS**
The Charity has adopted an investment policy which minimises financial risk to the Charity, while producing potential for capital growth over the long term. Under the memorandum and articles of association, the Charity has the power to make any investment which the Trustees see fit.
## **RESERVES POLICY**
Stand Against Violence is required to ensure that free monies are available in each financial year to meet any reasonable foreseeable contingency. The charity will maintain a projection of income for at least 3 months ahead and will ensure that this continues to be derived from as wide a variety of sources possible. They will take all necessary steps to ensure that at no time within this period would it be possible for the cessation of one or more funding streams to present so serious a challenge to the future of the organisation that it could not be managed so as to continue to meet the objectives of the charity.
In reviewing the potential costs that could arise should a significant reduction in income be incurred the Trustees have determined that ‘free’ reserves should be maintained which is equal to the contractual liabilities of the company.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **FUTURE PLANS**
In 2025-26 SAV will continue to work towards its vision of working in communities throughout the UK. We will be focusing on expansion of youth deliveries to reach greater numbers whilst developing brand awareness across the UK, with focus on saturation of Somerset and surrounding counties. We will also be working to improve sustainability through community and corporate training income and growing our fundraising income. We will continue to focus on our long-term succession planning for the future of SAV over the next three years.
## Vision Statement
“Working in communities throughout the UK to give people a chance to live in a world without violence.” Mission Statement
“Stand Against Violence will be leading provider through lifelong learning of violence prevention services in England and Wales. Through the delivery of high quality, innovative and evidence-based learning that encompasses the diverse nature of a community. We will ensure we have a voice at all levels to influence agendas and create positive change to attitudes towards violence. We will work with other agencies who share our values and strengthen our impact.”
## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements, and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed/constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Approved by the board on 27 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
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A Fouracre Trustee
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for Stand Against Violence (“the charity”) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not comply with these records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a “true and fair view” which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
> J Chatterjee ACA —[Behe] 3 Walliscote Avenue Henleaze Bristol BS9 4SA
Date: 27 January 2026
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## **STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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Unre- Re- Unre- Re-
stricted stricted Total stricted stricted Total
Notes Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
Income from:
Donations (including grants) 2 8,578 1,875 10,453 13,575 9,845 23,420
Charitable activities 3 77,141 43,355 120,496 103,623 37,795 141,418
Other trading activities 4 1,294 - 1,294 1,004 - 1,004
Income from investments - - - 445 - 445
Total 87,013 45,230 132,243 118,647 47,640 166,287
Expenditure on:
Raising funds 5 5,866 491 6,357 7,790 - 7,790
Charitable activities 6 70,097 48,633 118,731 79,063 50,497 129,560
Total 75,963 49,125 125,088 86,853 50,497 137,350
Net income/(expenditure)
for the year before transfers 11,050 (3,895) 7,155 31,794 (2,857) 28,937
Transfers (3,349) 3,349 - (2,635) 2,635 -
Net movements in funds 7,701 (546) 7,155 29,159 (222) 28,937
Reconciliation of funds:
Fund balances at 01 April 2024 33,423 30,658 64,081 4,264 30,880 35,144
Fund balances at 31 March 2025 41,124 30,112 71,236 33,423 30,658 64,081
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The results for the year derive from continuing activities and there are no gains or losses other than those shown above.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2025
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets
11
**Current assets**
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand|5,252
107,087|**£**
-
**2025**|12,275
104,609|**£**
-
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Creditors**
Amounts falling due within one year
13|112,338
(41,103)||116,884
(14,902)||
|**Net current sssets**
**Creditors due over one year**
13||71,236
-||101,982
(37,901)|
|**Net assets**||71,236||64,081|
|**Funds**
Unrestricted
14
Restricted funds
14||41,124
30,112||33,423
30,658|
|||71,236||64,081|
Approved by the Board of Trustees for issue on 27 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
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A Fouracre Trustee
E Berry Trustee
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## 1.1 **Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statements of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
Stand Against Violence fulfils the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## 1.2 **Going concern**
The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the company to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## 1.3 **Income**
Receipts are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when; the charity becomes entitled to the resources; the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## 1.4 **Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
## 1.5 **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.
## 1.6 **Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:
- Raising funds is expenditure incurred in generating funds from fundraising activities carried out by the charity.
- Expenditure on charitable activities includes the direct cost of work with service users and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.
- Governance costs comprise of all costs incurred in running the charity itself as an organisation, and its compliance with regulation and good practice.
- Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity categories on a basis consistenet with the use of resources.
## 1.7 **Tangible Fixed assets**
Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets over their estimated useful lives at the following rate:
Furniture 4 years straight line
Fixed assets are valued at cost less depreciation. Fixed assets are reviewed annually for impairment.
All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost. No assets are capitalised costing under £1,000.
## 1.8 **Debtors**
Accrued income comprises amounts due from funders and is recognised when the charity is entitled to the grant, receipt is probable and the amount can be measured reliably. Prepayments arise from the payments for services prior to benefit from those services. Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of business. Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
## 1.9 **Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## 1.10 **Creditors**
Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Trade creditors are recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. Accruals are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event and will be invoiced post year end. Deferred income is recognised where the charity has received funds in which the charity is not entitled to at the year end.
## 1.11 **Taxation**
As a registered charity, the charity is not liable to corporation tax or capital gains tax to the extent that its income and gains are applicable to charitable purposes only.
The charity is not VAT registered and therefore any VAT is added to the relevant cost and charged as an expense in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## 1.12 **Pension contributions**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The scheme and its assets are held by independent managers. Contributions are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities in the period in which they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
## 1.13 **Financial instruments**
The charity only holds basic financial instruments as defined in FRS 102. The financial assets and financial liabilities of the charity and their measurement basis are as follows:
Financial assets – trade and other debtors are basic financial instruments and are debt instruments measured at amortised cost. Prepayments are not financial instruments.
Cash at bank – is classified as a basic financial instrument and is measured at face value.
Financial liabilities – trade creditors, accruals and other creditors are financial instruments, and are measured at amortised cost. Taxation and social security are not included in the financial instruments disclosure definition. Deferred income is not deemed to be a financial liability, as the cash settlement has already taken place and there is an obligation to deliver services rather than cash or another financial instrument.
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**STAND AGAINT VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **2 Donations (including grants)**
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Unre- Re- Unre- Re-
stricted stricted Total stricted stricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Grant income
The Woodward Trust - - - 3,000 - 3,000
Leicestershire & Rutland
- - - -
Masonic Charity 2,500 2,500
Awards for All - - - - 9,845 9,845
Under £3k 500 1,875 2,375 5,633 - 5,633
500 1,875 2,375 11,133 9,845 20,978
Donations 8,078 - 8,078 2,442 - 2,442
8,578 1,875 10,453 13,575 9,845 23,420
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**STAND AGAINT VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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3 Incoming resources from charitable activities
Unre- Re- Unre- Re-
stricted stricted Total stricted stricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Grants:
Schroder CT - 4,000 4,000 - - -
-
Surrey Community Foundation 5,000 5,000
Somerset Community
Foundation - 8,000 8,000 - - -
The Worshipful Company
of Grocers - - - - 5,000 5,000
J&M Britton Trust - - - - 3,000 3,000
Hull & East Ridings
Charitable Trust - - - - 3,000 3,000
Fairfield Charitable Trust - - - - 8,000 8,000
- - - -
Essex Community Foundation 3,450 3,450
First Great Western - 10,000 10,000 - - -
- - -
Hinkley Point
-
Community Fund 4,000 4,000
Leicester & Rutland
- - - -
Community Foundation 3,800 3,800
Other under £3k - 8,555 8,555 - 15,345 15,345
- -
43,355 43,355 37,795 37,795
- -
Young people's services 52,941 52,941 97,323 97,323
Other services 24,200 - 24,200 6,300 - 6,300
77,141 43,355 120,496 103,623 37,795 141,418
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## **4 Income from other trading activities**
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Unre- Re- Unre- Re-
stricted stricted Total stricted stricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Fundraising events 1,286 - 1,286 920 - 920
Lottery subscriptons 8 - 8 84 - 84
Other income - - - - - -
- -
1,294 1,294 1,004 1,004
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **5 Raising funds expenditure**
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Unre- Re- Unre- Re-
stricted stricted Total stricted stricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Marketing & website 530 - 530 529 - 529
Fundraising costs 34 - 34
564 - 564 529 - 529
Support costs 5,302 491 5,793 7,261 - 7,261
5,866 491 6,357 7,790 - 7,790
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## **6 Charitable activities expenditure**
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Unre- Re- Unre- Re-
stricted stricted Total stricted stricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Young people's services 9,225 42,763 51,988 13,195 50,497 63,692
Other services 12,400 1,440 13,840
21,625 44,203 65,828 13,195 50,497 63,692
-
Support costs 42,397 3,938 46,335 58,089 58,089
Governance costs 6,075 492 6,567 7,779 - 7,779
70,097 48,633 118,731 79,063 50,497 129,560
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **7 Governance**
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Unre- Re- Unre- Re-
stricted stricted Total stricted stricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Insurance 774 - 774 518 - 518
774 - 774 518 - 518
Support costs 5,301 492 5,793 7,261 - 7,261
6,075 492 6,567 7,779 - 7,779
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## **8 Support Costs**
Support costs have been analysed to activities on behalf of estimated time spent on activities.
|Staff costs
Consulting
Office costs
Travel and subsistence
Postage and stationery
Interest costs|**Raising**
**funds**
**£**
4,432
-
842
141
72
306
5,793|**Charitable**
**activities**
**£**
35,453
-
6,732
1,128
572
2,450
46,335|**Governance**
**£**
4,432
-
842
141
72
306
5,793|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
44,317
-
8,416
1,410
716
3,062
57,921|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
61,232
-
6,937
-
1,332
3,110|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **9 Staff costs and emoluments**
Total staff costs were as follows:
|Total staff costs were as follows:|||
|---|---|---|
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Employer pension costs|**2025**
**£**
43,071
-
1,246
44,317|**2024**
**£**
59,449
-
1,784|
|||61,233|
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: none).
The trustees consider key management personnel to be the Chief Executive Officer and the Operations Manager. The total cost to the charity for the year for key management personnel is £22,571 (2024: £19,158).
The average head count for employees for the year was 2 (2024: 3) and the average number of fulltime equivalent employees in the year:
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2025 2024
£ £
- -
Fundraising
Charitable activities - 0.20
Support and administration 1.80 2.40
1.80 2.60
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **10 Related party transactions**
There have been no relation party transactions during the year (2024: none).
## **11 Tangible fixed assets**
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Fixtures
and
fittings
£
COST
As at 1 April 2024 & 31 March 2025 3,806
DEPRECIATION
As at 1 April 2024 & 31 March 2025 3,806
NET BOOK VALUE
-
As at 31 March 2025
-
As at 31 March 2024
Debtors
2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 5,168 12,275
Prepayments and other debtors 84 -
5,252 12,275
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## **12 Debtors**
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **13 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
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2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors - -
Accruals 2,382 5,325
Social security and other taxes 655 429
Other creditors 164 -
Social Investment loans 37,901 9,148
41,103 14,902
Creditors: Amounts falling due over one year
2025 2024
£ £
Social Investment loans due 2-5 years - 37,901
Social Investment loans due over 5 years - -
-
37,901
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## **Creditors: Amounts falling due over one year**
In May 2023, the charity took out a social investment loan. This unsecured loan provided by Resonance and the Somerset Community Foundation is dedicated to the development of a sustainable income stream through the creation of broader training services to the community and business sectors.
£30,000 was received from Resonance, with repayments commencing September 2023 and ending August 2028. The loan is unsecured and interest is charged at 6.25%. The decision was made by the trustees to repay the loan in full in August 2025.
£20,000 was received from Somerset Community Foundation, with repayments commencing June 2024 and ending December 2026. The loan is unsecured and interest is charged at 6%. The decision was made by the trustees to repay the loan in full in August 2025.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **14 Statement of funds**
|**Restricted funds**
Awards for all
Essex Community Foundation
Fairfield Charitable Trust
First Great Western
Gibbons Family (Devon workshops)
Groundwork
Harmony Energy
Hinkley Point Community Fund
Hull & East Ridings Charitable Trust
J&M Britton Trust
Knife Angle Fund
Leicester & Rutland CF
Normal Family CT
Renishaws
SCF Commissioners Fund
SCF De-escalation
Schroder CT
Somerset Community - Discovery Inclusion
Somerset Community Foundation
Southampton City Council
Surrey Community Foundation
The 7 Stars Foundation (Alcohol)
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire Charitable Trust
The Lawson Trust (Kent & Sussex Funding)
The Michael Cornish Charitable Trust
The Noble Charity
The Worshipful Company of Grocers
**Total restricted funds**
**Unrestricted funds**- general
**Total Funds**|**Balance**
**01.04.24**
**£**
9,583
3,060
8,000
-
-
-
-
-
2,505
605
1,800
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,200
300
-
-
-
305
850
700
750
30,658
33,423
64,081|**Income**
**£**
-
-
-
10,000
1,500
375
555
4,000
-
-
-
3,800
3,000
500
6,000
2,000
4,000
-
-
-
5,000
1,500
-
3,000
-
-
-
45,230
87,013
132,243|**Expenditure**
**£**
(9,845)
(3,060)
(3,000)
(7,018)
-
(375)
-
(2,130)
(2,827)
(605)
(1,800)
(2,078)
(125)
(500)
(4,072)
-
(3,030)
(2,200)
-
(3,065)
(200)
(975)
(278)
-
(850)
(345)
(750)
(49,125)
(75,963)
(125,088)|**Transfers**
**£**
262
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
322
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(300)
3,065
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,349
(3,349)
-|**Balance**
**31.03.25**
**£**
-
-
5,000
2,983
1,500
-
555
1,870
-
-
-
1,723
2,876
-
1,928
2,000
971
-
-
-
4,801
525
28
3,000
-
355
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||30,112|
||||||41,124|
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **14 Statement of funds – prior year**
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Balance Balance
01.04.23 Income Expenditure Transfers 31.03.24
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted funds
Awards for all - 9,845 (262) - 9,583
- - -
B&NES Knife Crime Workshops 4,000 (4,000)
- -
Essex Community Foundation 3,450 (390) 3,060
Fairfield Charitable Trust - 8,000 - - 8,000
First Great Western 5,270 - (5,270) - -
- - -
Gibbons Family (Devon workshops) 2,475 (2,475)
Groundwork - 1,125 (1,125) - -
- -
Hull & East Ridings Charitable Trust 3,000 (495) 2,505
J&M Britton Trust - 3,000 (2,395) - 605
- -
Knife Angle Fund 2,000 (200) 1,800
Magdalen Trust 990 - (990) - -
- - -
Quartet Community Foundation 1,485 (1,485)
SASP 50 - (50) - -
Sedgemoor District Council 500 - (500) - -
- -
Somerset Community - Discovery Inclusion 2,500 (300) 2,200
Somerset Community Foundation 6,670 - (6,370) - 300
Somerset VRU 2,800 - (3,100) 300 -
- -
Southampton City Council 6,600 (8,935) 2,335
- - -
Taunton Dean Bishops Foxes 2,760 (2,760)
Taunton Womens Aid 4,000 - (4,000) - -
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire Charitable Trust - 1,000 (695) - 305
The Michael Cornish Charitable Trust - 1,000 (150) - 850
The Noble Charity - 1,000 (300) - 700
The Worshipful Company of Grocers - 5,000 (4,250) 750
Total restricted funds 30,880 47,640 (50,497) 2,635 30,658
Unrestricted funds - general 41,124 87,013 (75,963) (2,635) 49,538
Total Funds 72,004 134,653 (126,460) - 80,196
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **Purpose of material funds:**
B&NES Knife Crime Workshops – Violence Reduction Unit school funded deliveries
Somerset Community Foundation 2022/23 – for the delivery and development of workshops in the Somerset area
Somerset VRU – 2021/22- to deliver Primary school workshops throughout Somerset
First Great Western 2023/24 – for the delivery and further development of county lines prevention work in the Somerset and South West areas
Southampton City Council – for the delivery of workshops in Southampton. The transfer to unrestricted relates to administrative expenditure allowable from the grant.
Taunton Womens Aid – for the delivery of domestic violence workshops in the Somerset area
Awards for all – 2023/24 – for the recruitment and training of teachers and assessors
Essex Community Foundation - educational funding for Essex
Fairfield Charitable Trust – 2023/24 - to develop online, follow up sessions, plus transition workshop (primary to secondary)
Hull & East Ridings Charitable Trust - educational Funding for Hull and East Yorkshire
J&M Britton Trust - educational funding for Bristol and surrounding
The Worshipful Company of Grocers - workshops in areas with high level social deprivation including London, Greater Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds
First Great Western 2024/25 - Funding for anti violence workshops with a focus on gangs, grooming and county lines along the GWR network. We managed to host sessions in 27 different venues reaching thousands of young people.
Hinkley Point Community Fund - content creation, pilot sessions and funded sessions of a new workshop; De-escalation & Personal Safety.
Leicester & Rutland CF - At least 10 anti-violence half day deliveries in Hinckley, Coalville, South Wigston, Broughton Astley, Lutterworth, Nuneaton, Rugby. Funded by Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Community Fund.
Normal Family CT - Funding for Devon, Cornwall and part of Somerset (TA postcode area only). At least 7 different venues for half days of anti-violence workshops.
SCF Commissioners Fund - Bridgwater, Taunton, Yeovil and surrounding for workshops on county lines and violence, with an emphasis on primary transition half days in rural areas. In collaboration with Avon & Somerset Police who also provided us with a target list of areas.
Schroder CT - anti-violence workshops for ages 10 - 18 in socially deprived areas of England and Wales.
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**STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
## **Purpose of material funds (continued):**
Surrey Community Foundation - from the Peter Harrison Foundation Community Fund, this was for projects in Surrey around gangs, grooming, county lines and associated violence.
The Lawson Trust (Kent & Sussex Funding) - Anti-violence workshop funding for Kent and Sussex; ages 11 - 18, PRUs and young offenders within at least 8 different venues.
## **15 Analysis of net assets between funds**
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Unre- Re- Unre- Re-
stricted stricted Total stricted stricted Total
Funds Funds 2025 Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
- - - - - -
Tangible fixed asset
Net current assets 41,124 30,112 71,236 71,324 30,658 101,982
- - - -
Creditors due over one year (37,901) (37,901)
Net assets 41,124 30,112 71,236 33,423 30,658 64,081
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