Compassion
addressing domestic abuse
Annual Report
2023-2024
Charity Reg. No. 1157970

## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AS AT OCTOBER 2021 

|Charity Name|Compassion||
|---|---|---|
|Registered Charity no.|1157970||
|Registered address|TBA||
|Website address|www.compass-ion.org||
|Trustees|Julia Korona Chair||
||Nicholas Pearson||
||Tracey Barton||
||Vince Chandler|Treasurer|
||Kirsten Robins||
||Katie Beaven||
|Projects Manager|Paula Devaux (succeeded by Tony Howard)||
|Bankers|Barclays Bank||
||TBA||





## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[st] March 2024** 

The Trustees present their annual report for the year ended March 2024, incorporating the Reference and Administration information on page 1. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

Compassion was established in 2001 as a voluntary organisation and became registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, by the Charity Commission in 2014. 

Under the constitution the power to appoint Trustees, of which there shall be at least 3 and is not limited by any maximum. 

In the event of the Charity being wound up, the Trustees of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts or liabilities. 

The Trustees met five times during the year in pursuance of the Charity’s objectives, performance, policies, management and to decide strategic direction and in support of the volunteers in their work with women, children, young people, and partner organisations. All meetings took place remotely. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

1. The relief of emotional distress and suffering and the preservation and protection of the mental and physical health of men, women, young people, and children who have suffered or are exposed to domestic abuse by the provision of advice, information, programmes of support and such other ways as shall be determined. 

2. To advance the education of the public, organisations, and agencies in all aspects of domestic violence including its impact on individuals and wider society. 

## **Public benefit** 

The charity’s public benefits are outlined in the charitable objectives above. All our charitable activities focus on the relief of need, hardship and distress of persons who have suffered and are suffering from domestic abuse and any children of such persons. These activities are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit. 

## **Financial Review** 

The financial statements are included in the report, for the year and the financial situation as at 31[st] March 2024. 





## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR’S ACTIVITIES, PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS** 

## **Chair’s Review 2023 - 2024** 

This year has seen us consolidate and refine our existing services for victims in the area. We have received 210 new referrals (over half of which were agency referrals) who were all victims of coercion, violence and whose lives have been damaged by trauma and are looking for ways to take back control of their lives. 

During the year we provided four areas of direct support for our clients: 

- Befriending on a one to one basis to (19 clients) 

- Attendance at online and face to face support group – (over 50 clients) 

- Access to free legal support at a monthly law clinic made possible by Birketts LLP (26 clients) 

- Access to our programmes, designed to provide support and guidance for the future (75 clients). 

Our ability to offer a hybrid form of support - online and face to face - allows us to be responsive to the individual needs of victims, some of which prefer in person support, whereas others who are suffering with complex trauma often feel unable to leave the house. 

A key part of our service is the provision of three different programmes aimed at providing support for victims of coercive and physical abuse from their partners (VOICE) or a third party, parents who are suffering abuse by their children WIC (Who’s In Charge) and young people wanting to find ways of developing healthy relationships with their peers (Escape the Trap). 

During the year, we also ran a number of external activities, to raise the profile of the support we can offer victims and raising the whole level of public awareness around domestic abuse. We designed and launched our own domestic abuse campaign called #UseMyPhone which was rolled out in parallel with the National White Ribbon Campaign, 16 Days of Action. We also took part in the Rotary Christmas Tree Exhibition in Sudbury in December 23, which again raised the profile of the charity and of Domestic Abuse. Our theme was to highlight the devastating consequences of Domestic Abuse and pay our respects to the 108 victims of domestic homicide in the UK in 2022. 

This year has enabled us to develop and strengthen our team to broaden our reach in the county and widen the kind of support we can give victims of Domestic Abuse. At the time of writing, because of this investment in planning, resource and training, our level of engagement in programme delivery and range of support has increased significantly thanks to work of the trustees, staff and volunteers at Compassion. 

## **Julia Korona – Chair** 



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lThJependenl Examiners Report

**Compassion** 

**Charity number 1157970** 

## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

|Restricted Suffolk Police b/fwd|6182.04|||
|---|---|---|---|
|Restricted Community Action Suffolk b/fwd|2348.00|||
|Unrestricted Community Account B/Fwd|27123.70|||
|||Expenses:-||
|||Insurance|786.54|
|Income||||
|Fundraising|2200.69|WIC Programme Co-Ordinator's|7825.00|
|||S Ansell fees (Restricted)|7155.00|
|Stanbury-Jones donations|480.00|Stationery costs etc|444.18|
|Suffolk Community Fund donation/grants|5080.00|Training|120.00|
|||Projector|57.99|
|||Trustees expenses reimbursements|0.00|
|Suffolk Police (Restricted)|20000.00|T Howard fund raising commissions|1302.00|
|||Miscellaneous|683.31|
|||Website|720.76|
|||Marketing|467.12|
|CAF anonymous donations|32.00|||
|Miscellaneous income|20.24|P Devaux administrator fees (restricted)|15375.00|
|||Mileage costs (restricted)|597.73|
|||Telephone costs (restricted)|119.88|
|Trustees Mrs LD Rope Charity donation|5600.00|Charity Ball 2024 event costs|294.00|
|Gift Aid claims|726.92|DBS checks -Community Restart|0.00|
|||Community Fund||
|Income Total|34139.85|Expenses Total|35948.51|
|||Restricted Suffolk Police c/fwd|2934.43|
|||Restricted Community Action Suffolk c/fwd|2348.00|
|||Unrestricted Community Account c/fwd|30910.65|
||69793.59||69793.59|
|**Bank reconciliation**||**Funds summary**||
|Income|34139.85|Restricted Funds|5282.43|
|Expenditure|35948.51|Unrestricted Funds|30910.65|
|||||
|-Loss/Profit for the Year|-1808.66||36193.08|
|Bank Accounts Brought Forward|32860.81|||
|Cash expenses|0.00|||
|Bank Accounts Carried Forward|31052.15|||
|O/s payments||||
|Bank balance per statement|31052.15|||



These accounts have been prepared by the Trustees and approved by them on 7 Jnauary 2025 

Vincent Chandler (acting Treasurer) 

Trustees expenses incurred during the year related to reimbursement of expenses of £719 which are included in the expense type in the accounts above. 

No Trustees were paid for their services nor had any form of remuneration. 

## Independent Examiners Report 

I have examined these receipts and payments accounts as prepared by the Trustees and confirm that the charity qualifies for exemption from audit and also qualifies for exemption from preparing the accounts under the accruals basis. 

Clare Anderson FCCA 



**Compassion** 

**Charity number 1157970** 

## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

|Restricted Suffolk Police b/fwd|6182.04|||
|---|---|---|---|
|Restricted Community Action Suffolk b/fwd|2348.00|||
|Unrestricted Community Account B/Fwd|27123.70|||
|||Expenses:-||
|||Insurance|786.54|
|Income||||
|Fundraising|2200.69|WIC Programme Co-Ordinator's|7825.00|
|||S Ansell fees (Restricted)|7155.00|
|Stanbury-Jones donations|480.00|Stationery costs etc|444.18|
|Suffolk Community Fund donation/grants|5080.00|Training|120.00|
|||Projector|57.99|
|||Trustees expenses reimbursements|0.00|
|Suffolk Police (Restricted)|20000.00|T Howard fund raising commissions|1302.00|
|||Miscellaneous|683.31|
|||Website|720.76|
|||Marketing|467.12|
|CAF anonymous donations|32.00|||
|Miscellaneous income|20.24|P Devaux administrator fees (restricted)|15375.00|
|||Mileage costs (restricted)|597.73|
|||Telephone costs (restricted)|119.88|
|Trustees Mrs LD Rope Charity donation|5600.00|Charity Ball 2024 event costs|294.00|
|Gift Aid claims|726.92|DBS checks -Community Restart|0.00|
|||Community Fund||
|Income Total|34139.85|Expenses Total|35948.51|
|||Restricted Suffolk Police c/fwd|2934.43|
|||Restricted Community Action Suffolk c/fwd|2348.00|
|||Unrestricted Community Account c/fwd|30910.65|
||69793.59||69793.59|
|**Bank reconciliation**||**Funds summary**||
|Income|34139.85|Restricted Funds|5282.43|
|Expenditure|35948.51|Unrestricted Funds|30910.65|
|||||
|-Loss/Profit for the Year|-1808.66||36193.08|
|Bank Accounts Brought Forward|32860.81|||
|Cash expenses|0.00|||
|Bank Accounts Carried Forward|31052.15|||
|O/s payments||||
|Bank balance per statement|31052.15|||



These accounts have been prepared by the Trustees and approved by them on 7 Jnauary 2025 

Vincent Chandler (acting Treasurer) 

Trustees expenses incurred during the year related to reimbursement of expenses of £719 which are included in the expense type in the accounts above. 

No Trustees were paid for their services nor had any form of remuneration. 

## Independent Examiners Report 

I have examined these receipts and payments accounts as prepared by the Trustees and confirm that the charity qualifies for exemption from audit and also qualifies for exemption from preparing the accounts under the accruals basis. 

Clare Anderson FCCA