Corinium House, Barnwood Point Business Park, Corinium Avenue, Gloucester, GL4 3HX
Trustees Annual Report 1[st] May 2022 - 30 April 2023
Structure & Governance
Hollie Gazzard Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered with the Charity Commission and governed by its constitution, registered on 25 April 2014. The Hollie Gazzard Trust is also the only shareholder of its Charitable Trading Company, Hollie Gazzard Consulting Ltd, Company Number 9673235 registered with Companies House, Cardiff on 7[th] July 2015.
The Trust is managed by the Board of Trustees, which meets regularly throughout the year. A Board of Directors consisting of HGT Trustees and Non-Conflicted Non-Executive Directors whose responsibility is to oversee the running and Governance of the Trading Company. By the 2006 Companies Act, the Trading Company is governed by Articles of Association.
Trustees
Alison Hook (Chair) Faye Kamara Jon Rooke Kim Whalen-Blake (Resigned March 2023) Rebekah Grant Paul Goring (Resigned December 2022) Chris Phelan Jane Nitka (Resigned January 2023) Matt Bennett (Joined 18.10.22) Lizzie Campbell (Joined 18.10.22)
Aims & Objectives of the Charity
The Hollie Gazzard Trust (HGT) was created following the murder of 20-year-old Hollie Gazzard in 2014 by an ex-partner. HGT helps reduce domestic violence by creating and delivering programmes on domestic abuse and promoting healthy relationships in schools and colleges.
HGT also campaigns to reduce anti-social behaviour and knife crime. The Trust aims to positively change the lives of young people through partnerships in communities, as well as working alongside other charities and professional agencies.
HGT was set up by Hollie’s parents, Nick and Mandy, and her sister Chloe. They have been instrumental in developing concepts including Hollie Guard and the Hollie GaZZette The objectives of HGT are:
-
To educate teenagers on healthy relationships and how to identify and deal with, domestic abuse, coercive control and stalking
-
To work to promote peace and divert young people away from anti-social behaviour and knife crime.
-
To help prevent harm and keep people safe through the use of Hollie Guard.
Review of activities and developments
Hollie Guard
Hollie Guard is our personal safeguarding app and turns your smartphone into a personal safety device. If ever you feel threatened, you can send out an alert by either shaking your phone or pressing the icon button. Once you activate an alert, your location along with video and audio evidence is automatically sent to your nominated emergency contacts. The app is widely used by victims of domestic abuse and/or stalking to help them feel safe and report incidents. Hollie Guard also has many features that make it suitable for general use, such as; travelling to and from school/work, walking alone at night, attending meetings alone, going out for a run and many more. It is a safety device available to anyone – free of charge. Key features of the app include:
-
Journey - This feature can help you travel safely. Whenever you use this feature, your emergency contacts are informed about where you are going so, they can check on you in case you are in trouble. Ideal for travelling from one location to another.
-
Meeting - This function allows the person to identify when they are going to a potentially dangerous meeting or working alone. An alert will automatically be created if the timer expires, or they do not cancel the meeting.
-
Man Down - Man Down will send an alert to the dedicated contacts to make them aware if a person has not moved in a while. The app will flag sudden non-movement and impact, for example, if someone has been assaulted or fallen.
-
Reports – The report feature allows users to record an incident quickly and easily with supporting photo evidence that is automatically categorised, time-stamped, and geo-tagged. This feature can be used to create a log of events which can be used as evidence if required.
-
New features that have been added this year include:
-
Reports – Additional categories such as ‘bullying’, ‘harassment’, ‘spiking’ and ‘hate crime’ have been added to give a wider range of incidents that can be reported.
-
App masking – Users can now choose between the default app icon for Hollie Guard, or they can disguise the app to appear as a functioning weather or calculator application. In addition, there is also the option to change the default icon with variations of colour and style to be selected.
The number of people downloading and using Hollie Guard is growing rapidly and the Hollie Gazzard Trust is constantly developing the service in conjunction with PanicGuard to ensure its functionality is fit for purpose. The Crown Prosecution Service has declared that the data that Hollie Guard holds is admissible evidence in court.
Hollie Guard Extra
As well as all the features of Hollie Guard, users can choose to upgrade their service to Hollie Guard Extra, a service through which an alert response centre will monitor any alerts triggered 24/7. The monitoring centre will determine a suitable response to the alert, which could include calling the emergency services on the user’s behalf. Individuals can upgrade through the app on a monthly or annual basis. In addition, annual subscriptions can now be purchased through Amazon.
We are continuing to work alongside various police forces, local authorities, businesses, and charities to provide Hollie Guard Extra to help safeguard individuals. As of 2023, we have partnered with 9 police forces across the country to provide Hollie Guard Extra. In total over 4,000 codes have been purchased and assigned to various individuals including lone workers and victims of domestic abuse and stalking.
Nottingham Trent University Evaluation
The students evaluated our Sexual Harassment Active Bystander workshop to compress down to an hour session we could deliver in schools. They came up with various recommendations and found some new and relevant statistics which were very insightful. We were then able to use some of the work they completed to help us to create an hours of Active Bystander session and an hour Sexual harassment Active Bystander session to deliver in schools which we broke down into KS3 and KS4.
Finances
The trustees monitor the financial statements through the trustee’s board meetings. Accounting statements and bank statements are provided for monitoring. The reserves policy is reviewed at each meeting and will be adjusted accordingly to business needs.
Events
We have held our four main events for the year as well as attended various events such as the Knife Angel in Gloucester to help to raise awareness of what we do and to also raise vital funds. We have held:
- Purple Hollie Day 2022
Purple Hollie Day went well, with lots of schools and businesses participating. We expect this to become a much bigger event and to grow each year now that we have been into more schools, colleges and businesses as we will get them involved alongside the corporate ambassador programme that is blossoming.
- Golf Day 2022
The Golf day went well and sold out quickly. This year it was organised by Kirby & Knott which we have been working closely with and have been giving us lots of support! It was enjoyed by all and a few teams booked in for the 2023 golf day straight away!
-
Dinner 2022
-
The Dinner ran smoothly with the theme of Enchanted Garden and sold out within two weeks of offering tickets!
-
Walk4Hollie 2023
We ran the Walk4Hollie from the Glevum again this year with some new merchandise for sale. The weather was fantastic for us being warm and sunny which meant we had a good turn out and the event was enjoyed by all.
Training and Education
In the United Kingdom, domestic abuse is thought to cost £14 billion in lost economic output due to decreased productivity, administration difficulties from unplanned time off, lost wages and sick pay. Working Without Fear is a tailored programme of workshops designed to show employers the vital role they play in safeguarding their employees against domestic violence & abuse, coercive control and stalking. We help them to do this through training, education and raising awareness. The Working Without Fear programme is delivered by the Charitable Trading Company and supported by Gloucestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.
We have delivered workshops and training on raising awareness in educational facilities and businesses on; Hollie Guard, Stalking, Healthy Relationships, Coercive Control, Sexual Harassment Active Bystander and Knife Crime. With increasing demand, we have now employed another team member to assist with training.
We have delivered to 12 schools across the country, repeatedly at some and we have attended numerous well-being and freshers events. An exciting project that has
We have also been invited to speak as part of training sessions delivered by other organisations such as foster carers, women’s groups, and police training days, as well as being asked to speak on various media outlets – the Netflix documentary that we were asked to be part of aired in February which further raised awareness of the issues Hollie faced and resulted in an influx of people reaching out.
Details of Future Developments
The promotion of Hollie Guard and Hollie Guard Extra with Police forces will continue. Hollie Guard Business is still being rolled out to the business community to help businesses comply with the various Health & Safety and the new domestic abuse act. We have had various companies take on Hollie Guard Business and renew again this year.
The commencement of a new project, Hollie’s Project provides a hub for training and education, as well as a working hairdresser, based on a social enterprise module. The hub would aim to bring together administration, training and hairdressing, providing a community resource with a focus on keeping people safe. This will be a huge development for the Trust and ensure a place in the community with the potential of developing in other areas. This is still on hold for now as we develop in other areas and navigate the current economic climate.
The team have been working hard in creating an Ambassador Scheme which is a great way for local businesses to give support to the Trust, whilst mutually benefitting from being part of the Scheme. By setting up a monthly charitable donation (recognised as a charitable donation for Corporation Tax Purposes), businesses can join a community of like-minded people, all aligned to the aims of the Trust, ultimately helping to reduce the instances and impact of domestic abuse and stalking, through our collective work.
With Corporate, Not-For-Profit and Retail Ambassador Schemes, there is a tailored package for most types of business. Benefits of joining the growing community of Ambassadors include discounted access to various training workshops (Active Bystander, Working Without Fear, Healthy Relationships) delivered by the Trust, regular Ambassador networking days, and much more. 3 types of Ambassador Scheme are now live:
Corporate: £100 per month on recurring Direct Debit Supporter: £600 per annum invoiced (typically) Retail: £25 per month on recurring Direct Debit
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signature:
Position: Chair
Name: Alison Hook
Date:
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1156804
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023 for Hollie Gazzard Trust
Hollie Gazzard Trust
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Legal and Administrative Information | 1 |
| Report of the Trustees | 2 to 4 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| Balance Sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 to 13 |
Hollie Gazzard Trust
Legal and Administrative Information for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
| Trustees | A Hook (Chair) |
|---|---|
| F Kamara | |
| J Rooke | |
| R Grant | |
| C Phelan | |
| M Bennett (Appointed October 2022) | |
| L Campbell (Appointed October 2022) | |
| K Whalen-Blake (Resigned March 2023) | |
| P Goring (Resigned December 2022) | |
| J Nitka (Resigned January 2023) | |
| Charity number | 1156804 |
| Registered office | 41 Brunswick Road |
| Gloucester | |
| GL1 1JS | |
| Independent examiner | iLex Accountancy Services Ltd |
| 41 Brunswick Road | |
| Gloucester | |
| GL1 1JS |
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Hollie Gazzard Trust
Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2023.
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 trust's constitution, the Charities Act 2011 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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016)
Structure & Governance
Hollie Gazzard Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered with the Charity Commission and governed by its constitution, registered on 25 April 2014. The Hollie Gazzard Trust is also the only shareholder of its Charitable Trading Company, Hollie Gazzard Consulting Ltd, Company Number 9673235 registered with Companies House, Cardiff on 7th July 2015.
The trust revised its charitable objects by resolution on 25th April 2014.
The Trust is managed by the Board of Trustees, which meets regularly throughout the year. A Board of Directors consisting of HGT Trustees and Non-Conflicted Non-Executive Directors whose responsibility is to oversee the running and Governance of the Trading Company. By the 2006 Companies Act, the Trading Company is governed by Articles of Association.
Trustees
Alison Hook (Chair) Faye Kamara Jon Rooke Rebekah Grant Chris Phelan Matt Bennett Lizzie Campbell
Aims & Objectives of the Charity
The Hollie Gazzard Trust (HGT) was created following the murder of 20-year-old Hollie Gazzard in 2014 by an ex-partner. HGT helps reduce domestic violence by creating and delivering programmes on domestic abuse and promoting healthy relationships in schools and colleges.
HGT also campaigns to reduce anti-social behaviour and knife crime. The Trust aims to positively change the lives of young people through partnerships in communities, as well as working alongside other charities and professional agencies.
HGT was set up by Hollie’s parents, Nick and Mandy, and her sister Chloe. They have been instrumental in developing concepts including Hollie Guard and the Hollie GaZZette.
The objectives of HGT are:
-
To educate teenagers on healthy relationships and how to identify and deal with, domestic abuse, coercive control and stalking
-
To work to promote peace and divert young people away from anti-social behaviour and knife crime.
-
To help prevent harm and keep people safe through the use of Hollie Guard.
Hollie Guard
Hollie Guard is our personal safeguarding app and turns your smartphone into a personal safety device. If ever you feel threatened, you can send out an alert by either shaking your phone or pressing the icon button. Once you activate an alert, your location along with video and audio evidence is automatically sent to your nominated emergency contacts. The app is widely used by victims of domestic abuse and/or stalking to help them feel safe and report incidents. Hollie Guard also has many features that make it suitable for general use, such as; travelling to and from school/work, walking alone at night, attending meetings alone, going out for a run and many more. It is a safety device available to anyone – free of charge.
Key features of the app include:
- Journey - This feature can help you travel safely. Whenever you use this feature, your emergency contacts are informed about where you are going so, they can check on you in case you are in trouble. Ideal for travelling from one location to another.
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Hollie Gazzard Trust
Report of the Trustees (Continued)
for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
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Meeting - This function allows the person to identify when they are going to a potentially dangerous meeting or working alone. An alert will automatically be created if the timer expires, or they do not cancel the meeting.
-
Man Down - Man Down will send an alert to the dedicated contacts to make them aware if a person has not moved in a while. The app will flag sudden non-movement and impact, for example, if someone has been assaulted or fallen.
-
Reports – The report feature allows users to record an incident quickly and easily with supporting photo evidence that is automatically categorised, time-stamped, and geo-tagged. This feature can be used to create a log of events which can be used as evidence if required.
New features that have been added this year include:
-
Reports – Additional categories such as ‘bullying’, ‘harassment’, ‘spiking’ and ‘hate crime’ have been added to give a wider range of incidents that can be reported.
-
App masking – Users can now choose between the default app icon for Hollie Guard, or they can disguise the app to appear as a functioning weather or calculator application. In addition, there is also the option to change the default icon with variations of colour and style to be selected.
The number of people downloading and using Hollie Guard is growing rapidly and the Hollie Gazzard Trust is constantly developing the service in conjunction with PanicGuard to ensure its functionality is fit for purpose. The Crown Prosecution Service has declared that the data that Hollie Guard holds is admissible evidence in court.
Hollie Guard Extra
As well as all the features of Hollie Guard, users can choose to upgrade their service to Hollie Guard Extra, a service through which an alert response centre will monitor any alerts triggered 24/7. The monitoring centre will determine a suitable response to the alert, which could include calling the emergency services on the user’s behalf. Individuals can upgrade through the app on a monthly or annual basis. In addition, annual subscriptions can now be purchased through Amazon.
We are continuing to work alongside various police forces, local authorities, businesses, and charities to provide Hollie Guard Extra to help safeguard individuals. As of 2023, we have partnered with 9 police forces across the country to provide Hollie Guard Extra. In total over 4,000 codes have been purchased and assigned to various individuals including lone workers and victims of domestic abuse and stalking.
Nottingham Trent University Evaluation
The students evaluated our Sexual Harassment Active Bystander workshop to compress down to an hour session we could deliver in schools. They came up with various recommendations and found some new and relevant statistics which were very insightful. We were then able to use some of the work they completed to help us to create an hours of Active Bystander session and an hour Sexual harassment Active Bystander session to deliver in schools which we broke down into KS3 and KS4.
Finances
The trustees monitor the financial statements through the trustee’s board meetings. Accounting statements and bank statements are provided for monitoring. The reserves policy is reviewed at each meeting and will be adjusted accordingly to business needs.
Events
We have held our four main events for the year as well as attended various events such as the Knife Angel in Gloucester to help to raise awareness of what we do and to also raise vital funds. We have held:
- Purple Hollie Day 2022
Purple Hollie Day went well, with lots of schools and businesses participating. We expect this to become a much bigger event and to grow each year now that we have been into more schools, colleges and businesses as we will get them involved alongside the corporate ambassador programme that is blossoming.
- Golf Day 2022
The Golf day went well and sold out quickly. This year it was organised by Kirby & Knott which we have been working closely with and have been giving us lots of support! It was enjoyed by all and a few teams booked in for the 2023 golf day straight away!
- Dinner 2022
The Dinner ran smoothly with the theme of Enchanted Garden and sold out within two weeks of offering tickets!
-
Walk4Hollie 2022
-
We ran the Walk4Hollie from the Glevum again this year with some new merchandise for sale. The weather was fantastic for us being warm and sunny which meant we had a good turn out and the event was enjoyed by all.
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Hollie Gazzard Trust
Report of the Trustees (Continued)
for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
Training and Education
In the United Kingdom, domestic abuse is thought to cost £14 billion in lost economic output due to decreased productivity, administration difficulties from unplanned time off, lost wages and sick pay. Working Without Fear is a tailored programme of workshops designed to show employers the vital role they play in safeguarding their employees against domestic violence & abuse, coercive control and stalking. We help them to do this through training, education and raising awareness. The Working Without Fear programme is delivered by the Charitable Trading Company and supported by Gloucestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.
We have delivered workshops and training on raising awareness in educational facilities and businesses on; Hollie Guard, Stalking, Healthy Relationships, Coercive Control, Sexual Harassment Active Bystander and Knife Crime. With increasing demand, we have now employed another team member to assist with training.
We have delivered to 12 schools across the country, repeatedly at some and we have attended numerous well-being and freshers events. An exciting project that has
We have also been invited to speak as part of training sessions delivered by other organisations such as foster carers, women’s groups, and police training days, as well as being asked to speak on various media outlets – the Netflix documentary that we were asked to be part of aired in February which further raised awareness of the issues Hollie faced and resulted in an influx of people reaching out.
Details of Future Developments
The promotion of Hollie Guard and Hollie Guard Extra with Police forces will continue. Hollie Guard Business is still being rolled out to the business community to help businesses comply with the various Health & Safety and the new domestic abuse act. We have had various companies take on Hollie Guard Business and renew again this year.
The commencement of a new project, Hollie’s Project provides a hub for training and education, as well as a working hairdresser, based on a social enterprise module. The hub would aim to bring together administration, training and hairdressing, providing a community resource with a focus on keeping people safe. This will be a huge development for the Trust and ensure a place in the community with the potential of developing in other areas. This is still on hold for now as we develop in other areas and navigate the current economic climate.
The team have been working hard in creating an Ambassador Scheme which is a great way for local businesses to give support to the Trust, whilst mutually benefitting from being part of the Scheme. By setting up a monthly charitable donation (recognised as a charitable donation for Corporation Tax Purposes), businesses can join a community of like-minded people, all aligned to the aims of the Trust, ultimately helping to reduce the instances and impact of domestic abuse and stalking, through our collective work.
With Corporate, Not-For-Profit and Retail Ambassador Schemes, there is a tailored package for most types of business. Benefits of joining the growing community of Ambassadors include discounted access to various training workshops (Active Bystander, Working Without Fear, Healthy Relationships) delivered by the Trust, regular Ambassador networking days, and much more. 3 types of Ambassador Scheme are now live: Corporate: £100 per month on recurring Direct Debit Supporter: £600 per annum invoiced (typically) Retail: £25 per month on recurring Direct Debit
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Alison Hook (Chair) Dated:
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Hollie Gazzard Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Hollie Gazzard Trust (the trust) for the year ended 30 April 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the trust you are responsible for the presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the trust's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume any responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the Trustees, as a body, for my work, or the options I have formed.
Independent examiner's statement
Since the trust's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in the section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Financial Accountants, which are both listed bodies.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for the reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no 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 trust as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2) the financial statements do not accord with those records: or
3) the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of 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.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for the reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in the report, in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
Holly Siddall AFA MIPA iLex Accountancy Services Ltd 41 Brunswick Road Gloucester GL1 1JS
Date: 30th November 2023
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Hollie Gazzard Trust
Statement of Financial Activities including Income and Expenditure account for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
| Notes Income from: Donations and legacies 4 Other trading activities 5 Investment income 6 Total Income Expenditure on: Expenditure on raising funds: Costs of other trading activities 7 Expenditure on charitable activities Support and governance costs Net Income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds 2023 Restricted funds 2023 Total 2023 £ £ £ 52,550 322,747 375,297 70,840 - 70,840 2,954 - 2,954 126,343 322,747 449,090 - 21,078 - 21,078 - 315,378 317,378 112,598 - 110,598 133,676 315,378 449,054 - -7,333 7,369 37 - -7,333 7,369 37 - 127,648 -10,166 117,482 120,315 -2,797 117,519 |
Unrestricted funds 2022 Restricted funds 2022 Total 2022 £ £ £ 64,089 81,451 145,540 43,649 - 43,649 3,305 - 3,305 111,044 81,451 192,495 8,625 - 8,625 87,536 92,419 179,955 96,161 92,419 188,580 14,883 -10,968 3,915 - 14,883 -10,968 3,915 112,765 802 113,567 127,648 -10,166 117,482 |
|---|---|---|
The statement of financial activities include all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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Hollie Gazzard Trust
Balance Sheet
for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
| Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets 13 Investments Current assets Stocks 14 Debtors 15 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 16 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Income funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds 17 |
2023 £ 2,874 - 2,874 1,000 293,129 114,055 408,184 -293,538 114,646 117,519 2,692 114,826 117,519 |
2022 £ 657 1 658 2,200 192,414 161,068 355,682 -238,858 116,824 117,482 -10,166 127,648 117,482 |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 30th November 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:
A Hook (Chair)
Trustee
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Hollie Gazzard Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
1. Accounting policies
Charity Information
Hollie Gazzard Trust is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales.
The registered office is Corinium House, Barnwood Point Business Park, Gloucester GL4 3HX
1.1 Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the trust's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 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)" (as amended for accounting periods commencing from January 2016). The trust is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS102.
The trust has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Updated Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations, but which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the trust. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2 Going concern
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
- 1.3 Charitable funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes of the financial statements.
1.4 Incoming resources Income is recognised when the trust is legally entitled to it after performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the trust has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount.
1.5 Expenditure Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses including support costs and governance costs are allocated to the applicable expenditures headings.
- 1.6 Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets, less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures & Fittings 25% straight line Equipment 25% straight line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year.
1.7 Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting date, the trust reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is an indication that those assets Cash and cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of
- 1.8 Cash and cash Equivalents
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Hollie Gazzard Trust Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
1. Accounting policies (continued)
1.9 Financial Instruments
- The trust has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all it's financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the trust's balance sheet, when the trust becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at the transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans. are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present values of the future payments, discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Derecognition of financial liabilities Financial liabilities are derecognised when the trust's contractual obligations expire, or are discharged, or cancelled. 1.10 Employee benefits The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received. 1.11 Retirement benefits Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charges as an expense, as they fall due. 2. Critical accounting estimates and judgements In the application of the trust's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results many differ from these estimates.
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The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised; where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods, where the revision affects both current and future periods.
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3. Stocks Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
| 4. Donations and legacies Donations Donations Big Give Gift Aid Grants Gloucestershire County Council Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner Panic Guard Other Grants Donations Donations Big Give Grants Gloucestershire County Council Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner Panic Guard Other Grants 5. Other trading activities Golf Day Hollie Ball Training Amazon Sales Other fundraising events and donations Of all the income received £nil related to restricted funds 6. Investment Income Dividend income Interest received 7. Total expenditure Fundraising expenses Ambassador Scheme Hollie Guard Hollie Project Staff costs Consulting Accountancy and bookkeeping Marketing and website costs Website and IT costs Insurance Other support costs Premises expenses Independent examination Depreciation |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2023 2023 2023 £ £ £ 51,053 44,382 95,435 - - - 1,496 - 1,496 - - - - 21,739 21,739 - 256,626 256,626 - - - 52,550 322,747 375,297 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2022 2022 2022 £ £ £ 29,501 - 29,501 4088.67 - 4088.67 20,000 - 20,000 7,500 22,750 30,250 - 57,701 57,701 3,000 1,000 4,000 64,089 81,451 145,540 Unrestricted funds Total Funds 2023 £ £ 10,554 10,554 18,083 18,083 26,428 26,428 5,489 5,489 10,285 10,285 70,840 70,840 Unrestricted funds Total Funds 2023 £ £ 2,840 2,840 114 114 2,954 2,954 Raising Funds Charitable activities Support and governance costs £ £ £ 13,138 - - 7,940 - - - 277,160 - - - 2,000 - 36,949 66,005 - - 6,165 - - 4,527 - 1,148 5,406 - - 6,513 - - 1,419 - 120 6,917 - - 11,782 - - 1,295 - - 569 21,078 315,378 112,598 |
Unrestricted funds Total Funds 2022 £ £ 7,794 7,794 17,729 17,729 14,128 14,128 - - 3,999 3,999 43,649 43,649 Unrestricted funds Total Funds 2022 £ £ 3,298 3,298 7 7 3,305 3,305 Total Funds 2023 £ 13,138 7,940 277,160 2,000 102,954 6,165 4,527 6,554 6,513 1,419 7,037 11,782 1,295 569 449,054 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
7. Total expenditure (continued)
| 7.1 Total expenditure (Prior year comparative) Fundraising expenses Hollie Guard Hollie Project Staff costs Consulting Accountancy and bookkeeping Marketing and website costs Website and IT costs Insurance Other support costs Premises expenses Independent examination Depreciation 8. Net income/(expenditure) Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging.(crediting): Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 9. Independent examination fees Fees payable to the independent examiner for: Independent examination of the financial statements 10. Staff costs Wages and salaries Other pension costs Number of employees The average monthly number of employees during the year was: |
Raising Funds Charitable activities Support and governance costs £ £ £ 8,625 - - - 62,320 - - 7,390 - - 22,346 35,937 - - 5,252 - - 2,109 - - 21,839 - - 8,470 - - 26 - - 4,455 - - 8,201 - - 1,295 - - 316 8,625 92,056 87,899 2023 2022 £ £ 569 316 2023 2022 £ £ 1,295 1,295 2023 2022 £ £ 99,904 56,427 12 187 99,916 56,614 2023 2022 Number Number 4 4 |
Total Funds £ 2022 8,625 62,320 7,390 2,109 21,839 8,470 26 4,455 8,201 1,295 316 125,045 |
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11. Trustees renumeration and benefits
There were no trustee' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30th April 2023 nor for the year ended 30th April 2022.
12. Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.
| 13. Tangible fixed assets Cost At 1 May 2022 Additions At 30 April 2023 Depreciation and impairment At 1 May 2022 Charge for the year At 30 April 2023 Carrying amount At 30 April 2023 At 30 April 2022 |
Furniture & Fixtures Equipment Total £ £ £ - 3,312 3,312 1,438 1,348 2,786 1,438 4,660 6,098 - 2,656 2,656 103 465 569 103 3,121 3,225 1,334 1,539 2,874 - 657 657 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
| 14. Stocks Raw materials and consumables 15. Debtors Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors 16. Creditors Amounts falling due within one year: Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income |
2023 2022 £ £ 1,000 2,200 2023 2022 £ £ 21,484 5,820 265,398 186,594 6,248 - 293,129 192,414 2023 2022 £ £ 19,811 9,157 272,309 226,249 1,418 3,451 293,538 238,857 |
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17. Analysis of charitable funds
| Unrestricted funds General funds Other income General funds Restricted funds Hollie Guard Hollie's Project Hollie Guard Hollie's Project |
Balance at 1 May 2022 Incoming resources Resources expended £ £ £ 124,343 123,390 -133,676 3,305 2,954 - 127,648 126,343 -133,676 Balance at 1 May 2021 Incoming resources Resources expended £ £ £ 112,765 107,738 -96,161 - 3,305 - 112,765 111,044 -96,161 Balance at 1 May 2022 Incoming resources Resources expended £ £ £ -3,776 322,747 -315,378 -6,390 - - -10,166 322,747 -315,378 Balance at 1 May 2021 Incoming resources Resources expended £ £ £ 802 80,451 -85,029 - 1,000 -7,390 802 81,451 -92,419 |
Transfers Balance at 30 April 2023 £ £ - 114,057 - 6,259 - 120,315 Transfers Balance at 30 April 2022 £ £ - 124,342 - 3,305 - 127,648 Transfers Balance at 30 April 2023 £ £ - 3,593 - -6,390 - -2,797 Transfers Balance at 30 April 2022 £ £ - -3,776 - -6,390 - -10,166 |
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Purpose of restricted fund
Hollie Guard Hollie Guard is our personal safeguarding app and turns your smartphone into a personal safety device. If ever you feel threatened, you can send out an alert by either shaking your phone or pressing the icon button. Once you activate an alert, your location along with video and audio evidence is automatically sent to your nominated emergency contacts.
The app is widely used by victims of domestic abuse and/or stalking to help them feel safe and report incidents. Hollie Guard also has many features that make it suitable for general use, such as; travelling to and from school/work, walking alone at night, attending meetings alone, going out for a run and many more. It really is a safety device available to anyone - free of charge.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
| 19. Analysis of net assets between funds Tangible fixed assets Investments Current assets Creditors less than 1 year Tangible fixed assets Investments Current assets Creditors less than 1 year |
Unrestricted funds 2023 Restricted funds 2023 Total 2023 £ £ £ - 2,874 2,874 - - - 363,208 44,976 408,184 -289,814 -3,724 -293,538 73,394 44,125 117,519 Unrestricted funds 2022 Restricted funds 2022 Total 2022 £ £ £ - 657 657 - 1 1 261,755 93,927 355,682 -214,817 -24,040 -238,857 46,938 70,545 117,483 |
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20. Related party transactions
The Hollie Gazzard Trust is a sole shareholder of its Charitable Trading Company, Hollie Gazzard Consulting Ltd. A board of directors, including charity trustees oversees the running of the business. The charity received a dividend of £2,840.00 during the year (2022 - £3,298.39).
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Hollie Gazzard Trust (the trust) for the year ended 30 April 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the trust you are responsible for the presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the trust's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume any responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the Trustees, as a body, for my work, or the options I have formed.
Independent examiner's statement
Since the trust's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in the section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Financial Accountants, which are both listed bodies.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for the reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no 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 trust as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2) the financial statements do not accord with those records: or
3) the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of 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.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for the reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in the report, in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
Holly Siddall AFA MIPA iLex Accountancy Services Ltd 41 Brunswick Road Gloucester GL1 1JS
Date: 30th November 2023
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