## 2021/22
Registered Charity: 1164998 Registered Company: CE005945
Annual Report “Making a Difference”
## **Table of Contents**
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS .................................................................................................................................. 2 CHAIR’S INTRODUCTION TO ANNUAL REPORT ..................................................................... 4 OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES ....................................................................................... 6 OUR WORK................................................................................................................................. 6 Delivery .................................................................................................................................... 7 Our model of working; how we achieve our objectives ............................................................. 7 Case Studies ............................................................................................................................ 9 What our clients say ............................................................................................................... 10 OVERVIEW AND ACHIEVEMENTS .......................................................................................... 11 COVID Legacy ....................................................................................................................... 11 Key successes ....................................................................................................................... 11 WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ................................................................................................ 13 OUR OUTCOMES ..................................................................................................................... 14 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT .............................................................. 15 Constitution ............................................................................................................................ 15 Method of appointment or election of Trustees ...................................................................... 15 Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees .................................................... 15 Pay policy for staff .................................................................................................................. 15 Organisational structure and decision-making ....................................................................... 15 Delivering public benefit ......................................................................................................... 15 RISK MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 16 OUR CHALLENGES .................................................................................................................. 17 OUR FUTURE PLANS .............................................................................................................. 17 INVESTMENT POLICY ............................................................................................................. 19 FINANCIAL REVIEW ................................................................................................................. 19 Expenditure ............................................................................................................................ 19 Going concern ........................................................................................................................ 19 Funding .................................................................................................................................. 19 Reserves Policy ..................................................................................................................... 19 Public benefit .......................................................................................................................... 19 OUR TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT ................................. 20 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT .................................................................................. 21 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 22 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022 .............................................................................. 23 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS .............................................................................................. 24 Thank You to all our major supporters and funders ................................................................... 25 Notes to the financial Statements .............................................................................................. 26
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## **SAFETY NET (UK)**
## **A Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS**
## **For period ended 31 March 2022**
## **Trustees**
## - **Biographies of our trustees can be found here:** https://www.safetynetuk.org/our team
**Ms L M Vance** : Appointed January 2017
**Mr A Kevern** : Appointed August 2020
**Ms E McGregor** : Appointed August 2020
**Ms K Dixon** : Appointed April 2021
**Ms V Corbishley** : Appointed July 2021
**Mr M Hattrick** : Appointed January 2022
**Ms C J Green** : Appointed 16 January 2017 (Resigned: December 2021) **Ms G Maietta** : Appointed 13 August 2020 (Resigned: December 2021) **Mr R Wood** : Appointed 13 August 2020 (Resigned: September 2021)
## **Head of Service**
**Jo Birch** Head of Operations **Julia Carver** Head of Strategy and Development **Fionuala Wareing** Head of Clinical Practice
## **Registered Charity Number**
1164998
## **Registered Company Number**
CE005945
## **Registered Office**
1 Fisher Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8RR
## **Independent Examiner**
Armstrong Watson Audit Limited, Fairview House, Victoria Place, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1HP
## **Banking**
Cumberland Building Society, 38 Fisher Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8RQ
## **Solicitors**
Burnetts, Victoria House, Wavell Drive, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2ST
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## **Our Strengths**
In December 2021 we asked our trustees and the team what they thought our strengths were?
**The year in summary: April 2021 – March 2022**
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## **CHAIR’S INTRODUCTION TO ANNUAL REPORT**
I am proud to have completed my first year as Chair and would like to start by saying how honoured I was to assume this role following the excellent work done by our previous Chair, Chris Armstrong. During his years in office, he skilfully steered Safety Net through good and bad times, coping with the demands of the Covid crisis, providing support and guidance to all. I would like to extend my personal thanks and best wishes to him for all the help and wise counsel he has given me in assuming the role of Chair; he has left Safety Net in a very good place and will be a very hard act to follow.
This year has been marked by the slow recovery from the pandemic. It is clear that this will continue for some time as Covid continues to strike and outbreaks cause set backs on the road to normality. Safety Net has been able to adapt and change to face challenges which no one could have foreseen two years ago. Our delivery model has been altered to offer a mix of face to face and online assistance in accordance with our client’s wishes; their feedback suggests that 60% prefer a combination of styles with a mix of both virtual and face to face sessions.
The theme of our annual report this year is “Making a Difference”. By reflecting on the past and putting into practice the lessons we have learnt we are endeavouring to meet the challenges of the post pandemic era and make that difference to the community we serve. We have installed a new duty helpline, increased our pre-trial work, school pathways and have invested in improving our website to enhance our social media presence. Operating in a rural community we are acutely aware of the hidden minority who suffer in silence and actively seek out to help them through our engagement with marginalised groups. Our men’s section has developed and become embedded over the year. As highlighted by our report we have provided wrap around support to 1116 clients this year. Despite these heavy demands I am pleased to note that feedback shows us that 77% of adults and 78% of children and young people have said that we have made a positive impact on their lives.
This could not have been done without the help and support of all those who work for Safety Net –Trustees, staff and volunteers in whatever capacity all share a resolute commitment to our vision.
This year we said farewell to three Trustees; Ron Wood who relocated to the North East on his retirement, Gio Maietta who has become a member of staff at Safety Net and Carol Green, a founder trustee who retired after many years in post. Their advice and help to the Board and all at Safety Net has been invaluable and I would like to thank them for giving their time and for their commitment. I am pleased to offer a warm welcome to three new Trustees; Vanessa Corbishley, Mark Hattrick and Kathryn Dixon, each bring a wealth of experience and I look forward to working with them over the coming years.
Good governance is fundamental to a charity’s success; it enables and supports compliance with the law and relevant regulations and promotes a culture in which everything works towards fulfilling a charities vision. In December 2021 the Board adopted the Small Charities Governance Code to ensure that we are acting in line with best practice.
I hope that the changes we have made will place us in a much better place to face the challenges of the future. You will see from the report that demand for our services is at a record high and cases continue to rise, with a long waiting list for help. We are adapting our methods to ensure that by keeping in contact with those on the lists and by being flexible we can still provide interim care and help to them so that they do not feel forgotten.
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I would like to thank all those who have contributed to Safety Net with grants, donations and the raising of money through events. As a charity we are dependant for financial support on their generosity and without this assistance we would cease to exist, leaving vulnerable adults and children and young people in North and West Cumbria without specialist support and therapy.
Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has worked with us this year; our staff and volunteers who continue to do so, sometimes in difficult circumstances when resources are tight, and our clients who place their trust in us to support them through really difficult times in their lives in the hope and expectation that Safety Net can and will make a difference.
In the words of Nelson Mandela, “We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in our hands to make a difference”. At Safety Net we commit to making that difference for all those we help.
As the ‘Cumbria Rape & Sexual Violence Partnership’ with The Birchall Trust we received an award from the office of The High Sheriff of Cumbria citing “ _The award recognises the great and valuable contribution to enhancing the life of your community and_ _**making a difference** to people’s lives”_ .
_Helen, one of our therapists accepting the award._
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## **OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES**
## **Our Vision**
Our vision is for communities free from abuse.
## **Our Mission Statement**
Safety Net supports those affected by rape, exploitation, sexual and domestic abuse across North and West Cumbria. We offer advice, support, therapy and a safe space to help people recover from the trauma of abuse.
## **Our Values**
## **OUR WORK**
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## **Delivery**
Our core service takes a holistic, and trauma-informed approach, we often work with whole families to help them understand both the impact of trauma and what the individual needs from them in order to recover.
We are an organisational member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work within the BACP ethical framework, therapists are accredited to BACP or equivalent and we are also Members of The Survivors Trust, a national sexual abuse umbrella organisation. All our work takes place in psychologically-informed environments, designed to put our clients at ease.
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## **Gender**
The demographics haven’t changed that much from last year.
We deliver services across Cumbria. Primarily Allerdale, Copeland, Carlisle and Eden with some domestic abuse work in the south of the county and some in the border region.
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## **Our model of working; how we achieve our objectives**
## Tier 1: Immediate information, advice, and advocacy
Providing advice around court procedures, pre-trial advice and support, linking you in with and liaising with other agencies and services, as well as advice and support to professionals and family members (up to 3 sessions).
## Tier 2: Short term, trauma-informed stabilisation work
As well as practical support with housing, benefits, court procedures and your health needs, our specialist practitioners can provide strategies to improve your safety and ability to cope. This can include mindfulness, relaxation, sleep and self-care techniques, as well as psychoeducational work on the impact trauma has on the brain and on the body (up to 12 sessions on average).
## Tier 3: Longer term counselling and therapeutic support
We have a team of specialist trained therapists and counsellors who work within a traumainformed model. Our counsellors and therapists provide a safe, trusting, non-judgemental and confidential space where you can build a therapeutic relationship with your counsellor to explore how your trauma is impacting your life now. The duration of this support is adjusted according to need (max of 20-25 sessions on average).
## Tier 4: Recovery community and relationship building
We work in partnership with other charities, groups, gyms and clubs to support integration back into the community, helping you to build social networks and relationships. We also have peer mentors and befrienders to support you when you have finished therapy or support at Safety Net. Our work in this area includes an arts and crafts group, and a specific men’s group, managed by volunteers, many of whom have been clients.
## Training, education and awareness raising
Increased awareness of the psychological and emotional impact of domestic violence and sexual abuse through education and training.
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**Case Studies**
## **Maya’s story**
Maya was a vulnerable young woman with a complex past. As a child she had endured Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and enduring childhood sexual abuse, she had been shunned by her family. After moving to the UK, she experienced another abusive relationship, involving both rape and domestic abuse, and her two youngest children were taken into care. All of this left Maya struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, guilt, shame plus very low feelings of self-worth.
Sessions explored these feelings of intense guilt and sadness, how she punished herself further by avoiding eating and self-care, and how this was counterproductive to her overall goals. We worked with the domestic abuse she had experienced, looking at the controlling dynamics of domestic abuse and how it can leave victims feeling helpless without their abusers, and unable to consider a life without them. We looked at her own anxieties that had built up as a parent, which were exacerbated by both the family court process itself, as well as her ex’s criticism of her parenting.
## **Hannah’s story**
Hannah is a 13-year-old who had witnessed domestic abuse between her Dad and Mum from an early age, she still has some contact with Dad. Hannah was referred into Safety Net by the local authority Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). When Hannah came to Safety Net, she was anxious, and she had high scores on the trauma symptom check list, and she was really struggling with going to school. She was terrified of getting anything wrong, so much so that she couldn’t engage in what was happening around her, or the work she was being asked to do.
We started 1:1 Zoom sessions with Hannah during the pandemic which moved into 1:1 face to face sessions later on. Mum attended some of the sessions with Hannah and we also supported Mum. Hannah was very quiet and reserved on the calls, and she often found it easier to use the chat function than to speak to the camera, or to speak ‘through’ her teddies and soft toys. We used the whiteboard on Zoom to draw pictures together, but Hannah found it extremely difficult to even put one mark on the board. Our work with Hannah was specifically to provide her with the skills to cope with school and the family dynamics with seeing her Dad, and she said that she had found these sessions useful.
It was clear to our team that there were other issues affecting Hannah, so with our support, her Mum put her forward for an autism assessment. Hannah was given a diagnosis of autism, whilst this made sense to her Mum, it understandably left Hannah feeling very anxious.
Hannah is now receiving specialist support from CAMHS and her Mum is planning to refer her back to Safety Net to work on the trauma in the future. Hannah’s Mum was really happy with the support she received from Safety Net, in particular, she found it really helpful to gain an understanding of the impact of trauma on the brain and the dynamics of domestic abuse. Her Mum is now able to separate which of Hannah’s behaviours are a trauma response, and which are due to her autism diagnosis. Hannah’s Mum can now communicate better with her, and she understands why she behaves in certain ways and also how to respond to avoid an escalation. Finally, her Mum has stopped blaming herself for the impact of the abuse on Hannah, and she no longer feels like “ _a bad parent_ ”.
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## **What our clients say**
Excerpts from some of our feedback forms:
_I've absolutely loved my time with Safety Net. I was never made to feel judged My counsellor is a very kind and caring person which was a huge weight off my and I felt like I was listened to but also that she shoulders. was honest with me when she needed to be which is fantastic. I feel like I really am a Overall, between initial contact different person from when I started my time with Safety net and actually with her. It's been a very wholesome beginning Counselling took a experience. I would highly recommend people long time but I was appreciative use this service. of the intermediate contact Safety net helped all of my given to me whilst awaiting my family, they have helped counselling to commence. us all move forward and live with the sexual abuse my daughter suffered by a I am very grateful to have had family member. the chance to work through my The support was done without trauma and understand it more. overwhelming me with too much Although anxiety is still quite information or handouts. During high it pre-dates the trauma. I Covid I feel as though I've been felt understood, valued, able to keep my head above believed and listened to water due to my phone calls. throughout the whole process. I found my therapist non-judgemental This has been a superb and very understanding. He gave me experience. I was explanations such as Stockholm tentative because my syndrome which helped me to experiences were so Everything was understand why I felt compelled to long ago, and my explained clearly to defend my abuser. I enjoyed the inner memories have been me, whether that child work and still talk to my photo of repressed, but I was in the initial me at 5 years old. This has really genuinely felt heard and assessment, or helped me to heal and become believed when I during therapy strong. I really appreciate your contacted Safety Net. sessions. I felt organisation helping me when the heard, and able to extremely violent abuse I suffered was make sense of my forty years ago. Thank you. trauma and how it had affected me. I just wanted to say a massive thank you to my Safety Net did not have to do much to counsellor for his support and kind genuine improve on my experiences with other services, but you have surpassed my manner. Along with the more recent issues he expectations. I was listened to and has helped me deep dive into old traumas and believed with compassion and find resolution, I finally have understanding and understanding. have now moved past some things that have held me back for years._
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## **OVERVIEW AND ACHIEVEMENTS**
## **COVID Legacy**
As restrictions have lifted, we have flexed and adapted our service delivery to meet the needs of our clients. The pandemic and our online work has also driven many positive changes to our service delivery, many of which are here to stay. We have been able to:
- Offer flexibility – with a mix of online and face to face work.
- Improve accessibility to our most vulnerable clients.
- Extended services to those in the most remote parts of the county.
- Offer regular sessions to those service users with disabilities who often find it hard to get to our offices.
- Reduced travel time has increased the number of sessions we can provide.
- Reduced our office overheads.
- Reduced travel costs for staff and clients.
- Reduced our carbon footprint.
- Embedded effective communication across the team including daily briefings, weekly online meetings.
- Embedded wellbeing and team support and an increase line management and clinical supervision.
## **Key successes**
- We can demonstrate positive outcomes and have excellent client and professional feedback. 77% of adults and 78% of Child & Young Person (CYP) clients showed improvements on wellbeing scores, 81% of adults improved on trauma scores and 64% of CYP.
- We continue to provide wrap around support with– 9827 contacts across all services. Staff have supported clients with benefits, housing needs, more complex mental health needs, food bank referrals. We have supported 384 people via our new duty/helpline service with a range of enquiries and have employed a new Duty and Assessment Worker to manage this service.
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- We have two practitioners training as counsellors in psychotherapy, one as a cognitive analytic therapist, and another two starting in September 2022. Two of the team are also starting McKenzie Friend Training to provide our family court base support.
- We have a multi-disciplinary team consisting of social workers, mental health workers as well as therapists, play therapists and equine therapist.
- We have been able to take a social work student, supporting our vision of a trauma informed society.
- As restrictions have lifted, we have flexed and adapted our service delivery to meet the needs of our clients. We offer a mix of online and face to face work which has improved accessibility to our most vulnerable clients, extended services to those in the most remote parts of the county. We offer regular sessions to those service users with disabilities who often find it hard to get to our offices.
- This year we have recruited a team of volunteers supported by a dedicated coordinator, we are developing support and services delivered by our volunteers including befriending, peer mentoring, a men’s group, craft groups, and walking leaders.
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## **WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA**
- We have improved our website so that we can deliver tools and resources to those who need it.
- Our contact pages provide another format that the community can use to contact us.
Our social media presence and content has greatly increased our reach to our communities.
**Website:** www.safetynetuk.org/ **LinkedIn:** www.linkedin.com/company/safety-net-uk **Facebook:** www.facebook.com/safetynetnorth **Instagram:** www.instagram.com/safetynet_uk/ **Twitter:** twitter.com/safetynetnorth
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## **OUR OUTCOMES**
Despite the uncertainties caused by the pandemic we can demonstrate improvements across all outcome scores, with clients improving in all health and trauma scales. 77% of adults and 78% of CYP clients showed improvements on wellbeing scores, 81 % of adults improved on trauma scores and 64% of CYP. We also know the risk has increased for many CYP and additionally that their mental health has suffered, 64% of CYP showed improvement in trauma scores compared to 81% of adults.
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## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Constitution**
The charity existed as Safety Net Advice and Support Centre for thirteen years but changed status from an unincorporated association to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 16 January 2017. This new entity, Safety Net (UK), has a legal identity and the ability to conduct business in its own name. The Trustees and senior management team regularly review the charity’s governance, and its policies and procedures, on a rolling programme.
## **Method of appointment or election of Trustees**
Safety Net has a balanced board of seven Trustees who have a range of relevant skills and experience. The strategic management and oversight of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees, who are elected or co-opted by the Trustee Board. Recent appointments have addressed skills gaps, particularly in the areas of marketing, business development and planning. Furthermore, the Trustees have identified diversification of the demographics of the Board as an area for further development.
## **Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees**
Safety Net has an agreed staff and Trustee induction policy and checklist and provide induction training and ongoing staff/Trustee development days. We have a staff/Trustee policy handbook which is updated on a rolling basis. The charity has an annual strategy day, and biannual staff/Trustee training sessions.
## **Pay policy for staff**
We agreed pay scales and in 21/22 we have implemented a new pay structure to ensure we remain competitive which will enable us to recruit and retain staff and provide development and training pathways.
## **Organisational structure and decision-making**
The strategic management and oversight of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees. We have recently reviewed our structure and divided the Chief Officer functions into Head of Operations, Head of Strategy and Development and Head of Clinical Practice who attend Trustees Board Meetings. Each Trustee has responsibility for a defined area of Safety Net’s activity and is available to senior management for consultation and advice.
## **Delivering public benefit**
Safety Net’s objectives and activities fully reflect the purposes of the charity. There is an inherent public benefit in raising public awareness of the extent of rape, sexual assault and all forms of abuse against children and adults of all genders, so they feel able to talk about their experiences, seek help and access appropriate support. The Trustees have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and comply with this guidance.
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## **RISK MANAGEMENT**
The following have been identified by Safety Net Trustees as the key risks facing the charity. Our full risk assessment is reviewed at every meeting.
|**Risk:**|**Managed by:**|
|---|---|
|Loss of
significant
funding|•We work hard to develop and maintain a diverse funding mix.
•We have insight of changing political priorities and how we can influence
and access service delivery and funding.
•Developing our community fund-raising capacity after lockdown is
important.
•Our reporting to existing funders and commissioners is of a consistently
high standard.
•Senior staff are identifying and pursuing new income streams and
diversification opportunities in this changinglandscape.|
|Loss of key
staff|•Safety Net invests in its staff team, with regular reviews for skills gaps,
succession planning, personal and professional development.
•We have an excellent support and supervision structure, to assist staff
with increasingly complex cases and demands.
•We have excellent levels of staff retention – with staff engagement
surveys, flexible working, and follow-on actions plans.
•We have an experienced bankpool of freelance therapists.|
|Competition
from other
providers|•We are uniquely positioned working as we do with all genders and ages,
across all forms of domestic and sexual abuse.
•We have a flexible delivery model with increased outreach via remote
service delivery.
•We are always over-subscribed; we work in a field where there is no
shortage of need.
•Our schools project can restart providing vital support for staff and school
children.|
|Damage to
reputation|•We have comprehensive policies and procedures which are live
documents, supporting and structuring our day-to-day work.
•We have an experienced and knowledgeable Board who know the
organisation well and take an active governance role.
•We have dedicated specialists in health and safety and safeguarding.
•We regularly review internal and external safeguarding policies,
procedures, and training to ensure compliance and best practice.
•We work within BACP ethical frameworks to ensure aqualityservice.|
|Impact of
Covid-19|•We have regular communication with all staff and the Board covering
operational requirements, financial implications, and staff wellbeing issues.
•We are following government guidance on safely returning to work, whilst
building service resilience for any future outbreaks.
•Children and young people referrals are increasing since schools have
opened,we are recruitingand trainingto meet demand.|
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## **OUR CHALLENGES**
- Our team is always working at capacity so if we have sickness in the team or a member of staff leaves there is no give in the system which adds pressure to the whole team. Covid is still affecting staff and clients, placing additional strain on our service.
- Recruitment takes longer than notice periods which has an impact on the team and waiting lists There is a noticeable shortage of highly qualified adult and children and young people therapists in Cumbria, exacerbating an already difficult recruiting situation.
- We lost 6 weeks staff time last year due to COVID. Our waiting lists are currently longer than ever with some clients waiting 6-12 months to access services, this has put additional stress on the clients and the team.
- The potential of stress and burnout to staff, especially when working at capacity remains a real challenge. We have invested in staff wellbeing ensuring effective communication and support for all staff and volunteers, including additional clinical supervision, line management and flexible working, and have together developed a staff charter.
- Crisis services have been pushed over the last 2 years and clients are being referred on to recovery support too early, the number of clients with complex needs continues to increase.
- Increasing number of pre-trial clients. With courts being shut and now having a back log of cases - cases are taking much longer to get to court, clients need more sessions and support post trial.
- The pandemic has reduced substantially our community fundraising plans, training and group work during 2021-22, the plan is to develop this area of work in 22-23, in partnership with The Birchall Trust.
- We paused our schools work during most of 2021-22, we have re-opened the schools pathways and 1;1 work in schools from October 21 .
- Monitoring and applying for funding is more competitive and very time consuming which is putting a huge amount of pressure on managers and operational support.
- Increased staffing/ overhead costs - NI has increased and overheads by at least 1/3. We have around £2000 per start-up costs for each new member of staff.
## **OUR FUTURE PLANS**
## **Our future plans 2022**
2019-22 have been unprecedented years, we have learnt a great deal, re-shaped delivery, reviewed how we operate, survived, grown and developed despite many obstacles. During 202021 we embedded our new structure and began to recover from the global pandemic and the impact this had on our clients, the team, and the wider service. We now want to plan and look to the future.
Many of our goals are not new, they have been embedded over the seven years since we trialled our model and way of working with the support of key funders who believed in the services we offered.
Our key outcomes are outlined below. To shape our plans, we have had a series of sessions with Trustees, staff and volunteers and have asked our service uses how best they would like to see services delivered. These goals form the basis of our strategy for the next 3 years 2022- 2025. Each area will be supported by an operation/project plan.
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## **Our main goals**
## **1. Ensuring effective governance and financial management to support and the long-term sustainability of the service:**
- Strong governance and effective leadership and a skilled board that includes those with lived experience of domestic and sexual abuse.
- We will keep up to date with national, regional, local strategy and how it might inform service delivery and funding.
- We aim to achieve The Survivors Trust Quality Mark.
- Embed a funding strategy that includes mixed income generation including longer term contracts and trust and foundation funding and community fundraising and training income streams.
- Increase income generation from community fundraising / training - with an aim of increasing to around 5-10% of total income.
- Find a greener building/headquarters.
Continue to increase profile and reach via our website and social media platforms.
## 2. **To keep challenging ourselves and to embed a culture of continuous improvement and development by** :
- Making sure clients voices are heard.
- Embed training and CPD and Learning and development pathways.
- Retention and recruitment of staff – We will continue to support internal staff training and CPD by implementing a full training programme and by supporting individual training requests based on our annual appraisal process.
Commitment to staff wellbeing.
## 3. **To work in partnership to deliver high quality trauma informed and accessible services** :
- Identify emerging gaps.
- Offer a mix of online / face to face work . Based on a client survey move towards 50/50 mix of online and face to face work.
- Supporting marginalised groups.
- Embed our duty and assessment service – including short term interventions, information and advice and helpline for both clients and professionals.
- Develop and expand our group work.
- Embed our Tier 4 support – Volunteers / reintegration back into the community work - More peer led 1:1 group work, befriending, peer support and other volunteer opportunities.
- Develop of prevention work - working in more schools providing peer support / 1:1 support for CYP, staff and professional support and training.
## 4. **To be a Centre of Excellence: In partnership with The Birchall Trust, be recognised strategic leads for trauma informed support and therapy services for domestic and sexual /domestic abuse across Cumbria:**
- Raising our profile and reach.
- Working in partnership.
- Influence policy and strategy in Cumbria, regionally and nationally.
- We will continue to work in partnership to ensure that sexual violence and abuse remains a priority on the strategic agenda in Cumbria.
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## **INVESTMENT POLICY**
Safety Net holds all funding in two accounts with the Cumberland Building Society and relies on a mixture of grants, donations, contracts and local fundraising for income.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Expenditure**
The year started with an opening reserve balance of £292.03k of which £167.6k were restricted funds (previous year £255k with £159.2k restricted funds).
For the year to 31 March 2022 the excess of income over expenditure stood at just under £98.4k. The closing reserves stood at £390.5k of which £249.4k were restricted, leaving an unrestricted carry-forward reserve balance of £141.1k which is just over 25% of the annual expenditure for the year just ending.
## **Going concern**
For the year to 31 March 2022 the staff and management ensured the provision of services continued without interruption, using technology and remote access, they met the needs of their clients. During this period, the fundraising team continued securing funds to support the remote working of all 19 staff, without a need to rely on the brought-forward reserves to support the charitable activities for the year. Considering the level of reserves and some of the recent successful grant applications, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
## **Funding**
- Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) contracts represented 57% of our total income in 2021/22, we were fortunate to have received an additional £38,660 to support our men’s work across the county. The remaining 43% was made up from grants from trusts and foundations. Our community fundraising element in 2021/22 was still small due to COVID restrictions, we did have one big Murder Mystery event in November 2021 which raised over £3,000. We will start to increase and develop our community funding stream in 2223 as restrictions are eased, with an aim of increasing to around 5-10% of total income.
- We have identified our financial needs over the next three years for our current practice. Safety Net has secured funding of around 95% of its core activity for 2022/23. We do have challenges ahead to overcome in that our commissioned services, with the MOJ and PCC, will be coming to an end in 2024, re-commissioning of these services will start in November 2023. We have a small shortfall for 2022/23 but we have applications in progress to address this. We also apply to smaller trusts and foundations to support project work.
- We will continue to work with the sector to pressure commissioners and funders to provide longer term funding to provide stability, sustainability and security for our staff team. Without this we are always at risk of losing staff who we have already invested in with training and development.
## **Reserves Policy**
It is our intention to maintain the level of unrestricted funds balance of no less than 25% of the total annual operating costs.
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees have considered the guidance issued by the Charity Commission in respect of public benefit and believe that the operations and activities of the charity comply with this guidance.
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OUR TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
STATEMENT
Our Trustees are named in the 'reference and administrative details of the charity, its
Trustees and advisers, section at the beginning of this report. Please check out more about
them on our website www.safet
netuk.o
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Current law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under
current law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that
they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of its incoming resources
and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, 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 of the Charities SORP IFRS 102);
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
? state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards {FRS 102) have been followed, subject to
any material
* departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.,
f 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 keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to
show and explain the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time
the financial position of the Charity. 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.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
MsLMVa
(Chair of Trustees)
Ade Kevern
(Trustee)
Date approved: 15111 ,8
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Safety Net (UK) ('the Charity.)
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the period ended
31 March 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity Trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions
given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body
listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination
because l am a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed
bodies.
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..
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records,. or
3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the
Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to
charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concems 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.
This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the
Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might
state to the Charity's Trustees those matters l am required to state to them in an Independent
examinerfs report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or
assume responsibility to anyone other than the CIO and the Charity's Trustees as a body. for my work
or for this report.
Signed:
Dated: s (k02¥&e 2sy7L
Karen Rae
Armstrong Watson Audit Limited Carfisle
FCCA
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## SAFETY NET
## (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation) **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
(INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
## _**The notes on pages 26 to 43 form part of these financial statements.**_
|**Note**
**Income from:**
Donations and grants
3
Charitable activities
4
Fundraising
5
Investments
6
Other income
7
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
8
Charitable activities
9
**Total expenditure**
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**24,249**
**20**
**7,645**
**112**
**-**
**32,026**
**15,397**
**-**
**15,397**
**16,629**
**124,481**
**16,629**
**141,110**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**636,626**
**-**
**3,200**
**-**
**-**
**639,826**
**-**
**557,976**
**557,976**
**81,850**
**167,553**
**81,850**
**249,403**|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**660,875**
**20**
**10,845**
**112**
**-**
**671,852**
**15,397**
**557,976**
**573,373**
**98,479**
**292,034**
**98,479**
**390,513**|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_566,468_
_13,842_
_32,300_
_98_
_4,699_
_617,407_
_17,634_
_537,776_
_555,410_
_61,997_
_230,037_
_61,997_
_292,034_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the period.
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SAFETY NET
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
REGISTERED NUMBER. CE005945
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
The notes on pages 26 to 43 form part of these financial statements.
2022
Fixed assets
Noto
2021
Tangible assets
4.025
5.367
4,025
5,367
Current assets
Debtors
14
61,682
36,438
274.455
Cash al bank and in hand
365.644
427,326
310.891
Creditors.. amounts falling due within one
year
{40.8381
(24,224)
Net current assets
386.488
286,667
Total assets less current liabillties
390.513
292,034
Total net assets
390.513
292,034
Charity funds
Restricted funds
Unreslricled funds
16
249,403
167,553
16
141,110
124,481
Total funds
390,513
292,034
The Trustees aCknOedge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to
accounting records and preparation of financial slalements.
The financial slalements were approved and aulhorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by..
MS L M Vance
Mr A Kevern
{Chair of Trustees}
(Trusteel
Date:
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## SAFETY NET
## (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation) **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS**
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
## _**The notes on appendix 1 pages 26 to 43 form part of these financial statements.**_
|**Cash flows from operating activities**
Net cash used in operating activities
**Note**
19
**Cash flows from investing activities**
**Net cash provided by investing activities**
**Cash flows from financing activities**
**Net cash provided by financing activities**
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the period**
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period**
20|**2022**
**£**
**91,189**
**-**
**-**
**91,189**
**274,455**
**365,644**|_2021_
_£_
_99,909_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||**-**|
||||
|||**-**|
|||**99,909**
_174,546_|
|||_274,455_|
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## **THANK YOU TO ALL OUR MAJOR SUPPORTERS AND FUNDERS**
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **1. General information**
The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The members of the charity are the Trustees named on page 2. In the event of the charity being wound up, the members of the CIO have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities. The principal activity of the charity is to provide support to those affected by rape, exploitation, sexual and domestic abuse across North and West Cumbria.
## **2. Accounting policies**
## **2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - 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), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
Safety Net (UK) meets 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.
## **2.2 Income**
All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.
## **2.3 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Expenditure on raising funds includes all expenditure incurred by the Charity to raise funds for its charitable purposes and includes costs of all fundraising activities events and non-charitable trading.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **2. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **2.4 Taxation**
The Charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
## **2.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
A review for impairment of a fixed asset is carried out if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of any fixed asset may not be recoverable. Shortfalls between the carrying value of fixed assets and their recoverable amounts are recognised as impairments. Impairment losses are recognised in the Statement of financial activities incorporating income and expenditure account.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, on a reducing balance basis.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
Office equipment - 25% Reducing Balance
## **2.6 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.
## **2.7 Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
## **2.8 Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and 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.
## **2.9 Liabilities and provisions**
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance Sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **2. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **2.10 Financial instruments**
The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **2.11 Pensions**
The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Charity to the fund in respect of the period.
## **2.12 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **3.** Income from donations and grants
|**Donations**
Other
**Grants**
BBC Children in Need
National Lottery Award for All
Ministry of Justice
Francis C Scott
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Henry Smith Charity
Copeland Community Fund
CCF/ Sellafield Family Wellbeing
Cumbria County Council/ COMF/ MHCLG
PCC Cumbria
PCC Cumbria Survivor Research
CCC Household Support Fund
Coronavirus Grants
Edward Gostling Foundation
Small grants under £5,000
HQ Central|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
4,899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,000
15,350
24,249|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
-
17,264
10,000
224,462
17,000
25,000
40,000
21,342
33,600
81,688
135,870
22,000
900
2,500
5,000
-
-|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**4,899**
**17,264**
**10,000**
**224,462**
**17,000**
**25,000**
**40,000**
**21,342**
**33,600**
**81,688**
**135,870**
**22,000**
**900**
**2,500**
**5,000**
**4,000**
**15,350**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||636,626|**660,875**|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **3.** Income from donations and grants (continued)
|**Donations**
Other
**Grants**
BBC Children in Need
Garfield Weston
Ministry of Justice
Henry Smith Charity
Lloyds Bank Foundation
PCC Cumbria
Coronavirus Grants|_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_888_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_888_|_Restricted_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_-_
_33,864_
_25,000_
_136,080_
_40,000_
_25,000_
_133,225_
_172,411_
_565,580_|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_888_
_33,864_
_25,000_
_136,080_
_40,000_
_25,000_
_133,225_
_172,411_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_566,468_|
## **4. Income from charitable activities**
|Income from charitable activities - Recovery services for those affected
by rape or sexual abuse
Income from charitable activities - Recovery services for those affected
by rape or sexual abuse|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**Total funds**
**2022**
**£**
20
**20**
_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_Total funds_
_2021_
_£_
_13,842_
_13,842_|
|---|---|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
|**5.**
**Income from other trading activities Income from fundraising events**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
Fundraising
7,645
_Unrestricted_
_funds 2021_
_£_
Fundraising
_26,800_
**6.**
**Investment income**
Bank interest receivable
Bank interest receivable|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
3,200
_Restricted_
_funds 2021_
_£_
_5,500_
**Unrestricted**
**funds 2022**
**£**
112
_Unrestricted_
_funds 2021_
_£_
_98_|**Total funds**
**2022**
**£**
**10,845**|
|---|---|---|
|||_Total funds_
_2021_
_£_
_32,300_|
||||
|||**Total funds**
**2022**
**£**
**112**|
|||_Total funds_
_2021_
_£_
_98_|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **7. Other incoming resources**
|Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
_Unrestricted_
_funds 2021_
_£_
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
_4,699_|**Total funds**
**2022**
**£**
**-**|
|---|---|
||_Total funds_
_2021_
_£_
_4,699_|
## **8. Expenditure on raising funds Fundraising costs**
|Fundraising costs
Fundraising costs|**Unrestricted**
**Fund**
**2022**
**£**
**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
15,397
**15,397**
_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_17,634_
_17,634_|
|---|---|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **9. Analysis of expenditure on charitable**
## **activities Summary by fund type**
|Recovery services for those affected by rape, exploitation, domestic and
sexual abuse
Recovery services for those affected by rape, exploitation, domestic and
sexual abuse|**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
557,976
**557,976**
_Restricted_
_funds 2021_
_£_
_Total funds_
_2021_
_£_
_537,776_
_537,776_|
|---|---|
## **Summary by expenditure type**
|Recovery services for those affected by rape,
exploitation, domestic and sexual abuse
Recovery services for those affected by rape
or sexual abuse|**Staff**
**costs**
**Depreciation**
**Other costs Total funds**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
324,203
1,342
232,431
**557,976**|
|---|---|
||_Staff costs_
_Depreciation_
_Other costs Total funds_
_2021_
_£_
_2021_
_£_
_2021_
_£_
_2021_
_£_
_298,042_
_1,789_
_237,945_
_537,776_|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **10. Analysis of expenditure by activities**
|Recovery services for those affected by rape,
exploitation, domestic and sexual abuse
Recovery services for those affected by rape,
exploitation, domestic and sexual abuse|**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**Support**
**costs**
**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
534,914
23,062
**557,976**|
|---|---|
||**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**Support**
**costs**
**Total funds**
_2021_
_£_
_2021_
_£_
_2021_
_£_
_507,857_
_29,919_
_537,776_|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **10. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)**
## **Analysis of direct costs**
|
Staff costs
Depreciation
External operational resource
Insurance
Telephone
Rent and services
Postage and stationery
Maintenance
Website costs
Recruitment expenses
Training costs
Travelling expenses
Volunteers expenses
Miscellaneous expenses
Office equipment, licenses and computer costs
Birchalls subcontractor for Cumbria PCC
Room hire
Bank charges|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**324,203**
**1,342**
**49,524**
**6,086**
**5,471**
**12,905**
**661**
**8,623**
**-**
**2,398**
**17,970**
**2,451**
**2,719**
**24,232**
**10,689**
**65,037**
**550**
**53**
**534,914**|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_298,042_
_1,789_
_72,445_
_4,987_
_3,366_
_20,313_
_550_
_11,765_
_518_
_3,053_
_10,929_
_68_
_4,455_
_7,290_
_23,839_
_44,408_
_-_
_40_|
|---|---|---|
|||_507,857_|
## **Analysis of support costs**
|Accountancy fees
Legal and professional fees|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**4,000**
**19,062**
**23,062**|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_4,000_
_25,919_|
|---|---|---|
|||_29,919_|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **11. Staff costs**
|**2022**
**£**
Wages and salaries
**297,493**
Social security costs
**19,611**
Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes
**7,099**
**324,203**
The average number of persons employed by the Charity during the year was as follows:
**2022**
**No.**
Employees
**15**|_2021_
_£_
_274,169_
_17,165_
_6,708_
_298,042_
_2021_
_No._
_12_|
|---|---|
No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.
During the period key management remuneration (including trustees) amounted to £41,969 (2021 - £43,808).
## **12. Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits _(2021 - £NIL)_
During the year ended 31 March 2022, no Trustee expenses have been incurred _(2021 - £NIL)_ .
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
|**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**|||
|---|---|---|
|**13. Tangible fixed assets**
**Cost or valuation**
At 1 April 2021
At 31 March 2022
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2022
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2022
_At 31 March 2021_
**14. Debtors**
**Due within one year**
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
**15. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|**2022**
**£**
**58,432**
**3,250**|**Office**
**equipment**
**£**
**18,227**|
|||**18,227**|
|||**12,860**
**1,342**|
|||**14,202**|
|||**4,025**|
|||_5,367_|
|||_2021_
_£_
_33,306_
_3,130_|
||**61,682**|
_36,436_|
||**2022**
**£**
**16,375**
**8,315**
**1,956**
**14,192**|_2021_
_£_
_12,642_
_-_
_262_
_11,320_|
||**40,838**|
_24,224_|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK) (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **16. Statement of funds**
## **Statement of funds - current period**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General Funds
**Restricted funds**
Children in Need
Cumbria
Community
Foundation
Schools
Garfield Weston
Big Lottery Fund
Ministry of Justice Rape
Support
Cumbria Police and Crime
Commissioner
Copeland Community Fund
CCF Household Support Fund
Safety Net Fund
The Henry Smith Charity
CCF/ Sellafield Family
Wellbeing
Cumbria County Council/
COMF/ DLUHC
Francis C Scott Charitable
Trust
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Small grants under £5,000
Edward Gosling Foundation
Survivor Journey Research
Covid Fund
**Total of funds**|**Balance at**
**1 April 2021**
**£**
**124,481**
**7,710**
**7,040**
**25,000**
**-**
**-**
**60,388**
**-**
**-**
**23,694**
**2,309**
**-**
**-**
**6,452**
**7,878**
**5,500**
**-**
**-**
**21,582**
**167,553**
**292,034**|**Income**
**£**
**32,026**|**Expenditure**
**£**
**(15,397)**|**Transfers**
**in/(out)**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**(7,040)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(900)**
**20,249**
**(2,309)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(7,878)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(2,122)**|**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2022**
**£**
**141,110**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**17,263**
**-**
**-**
**10,000**
**224,462**
**135,871**
**21,342**
**900**
**-**
**40,000**
**33,600**
**81,688**
**17,000**
**25,000**
**3,200**
**5,000**
**22,000**
**2,500**|**(24,973)**
**-**
**-**
**(10,000)**
**(224,462)**
**(127,709)**
**(21,342)**
**-**
**-**
**(40,000)**
**(33,600)**
**(8,150)**
**(18,950)**
**(25,000)**
**(330)**
**-**
**(1,500)**
**(21,960)**||**-**
**-**
**25,000**
**-**
**-**
**68,550**
**-**
**-**
**43,943**
**-**
**-**
**73,538**
**4,502**
**-**
**8,370**
**5,000**
**20,500**
**-**|
|||**639,826**|**(557,976)**|**-**|**249,403**|
|||**671,852**|**(573,373)**|**-**|**390,513**|
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## **SAFETY NET (UK)**
## **(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **16. Statement of funds (continued)**
## **Statement of funds - prior period**
|**Statement of funds - prior period**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted funds**
General Funds
**Restricted funds**
Children in Need
Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Cumbria Community Foundation - Peer
Support
Garfield Weston
Big Lottery Fund
Ministry of Justice Rape Support
Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner
Safety Net Fund
The Henry Smith Charity
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Grants for peer support work
Covid Fund
**Total of funds**|_Balance at_
_1 April 2020_
_£_
_95,788_
_8,400_
_3,397_
_7,040_
_-_
_38,341_
_-_
_46,594_
_23,694_
_331_
_6,452_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_134,249_
_230,037_||_Income_
_Expenditure_
_£_
_£_
_46,327_
_(17,634)_
_33,864_
_(34,554)_
_-_
_(3,397)_
_-_
_-_
_25,000_
_-_
_-_
_(38,341)_
_136,080_
_(136,080)_
_133,225_
_(119,431)_
_-_
_-_
_40,000_
_(38,022)_
_-_
_-_
_25,000_
_(17,122)_
_5,500_
_-_
_172,411_
_(150,829)_
_571,080_
_(537,776)_
_617,407_
_(555,410)_|_Balance at_
_31 March_
_2021_
_£_
_124,481_|
|||_8,400_
_3,397_
_7,040_
_-_
_38,341_
_-_
_46,594_
_23,694_
_331_
_6,452_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_134,249_
_230,037_||_7,710_
_-_
_7,040_
_25,000_
_-_
_-_
_60,388_
_23,694_
_2,309_
_6,452_
_7,878_
_5,500_
_21,582_
_167,553_
_292,034_|
||||||
||||||
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## **SAFETY NET (UK)**
## **(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **17.Summary of funds**
## **Summary of funds - current period**
|**Balance at**
**1 April 2021**
£
General funds
**124,481**
Restricted funds
**167,553**
**292,034**
**ary of funds - prior period**
General funds
Restricted funds|**Income**
**£**
**32,026**
**639,826**
**671,852**
_Balance at_
_1 April 2020_
_£_
_95,788_
_134,249_
_230,037_|**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**in/(out)**
**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**(15,397)**
**-**
**141,110**
**(557,976)**
**-**
**249,403**
**(573,373)**
**-**
**390,513**
_Income_
_Expenditure_
_Balance at_
_31 March_
_2021_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_46,327_
_(17,634)_
_124,481_
_571,080_
_(537,776)_
_167,553_|**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**in/(out)**
**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**(15,397)**
**-**
**141,110**
**(557,976)**
**-**
**249,403**
**(573,373)**
**-**
**390,513**
_Income_
_Expenditure_
_Balance at_
_31 March_
_2021_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_46,327_
_(17,634)_
_124,481_
_571,080_
_(537,776)_
_167,553_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**390,513**|
||||_Balance at_
_31 March_
_2021_
_£_
_124,481_
_167,553_|
|||_617,407_
_(555,410)_|_292,034_|
## **Summary of funds - prior period**
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## **SAFETY NET (UK)**
## **(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **17. Summary of funds (continued)**
Children in Need - Three year funding (2018-21) to deliver a holistic, child-centred, trauma recovery service for children and young people who have experienced violence and abuse.
Cumbria Community Foundation Peer Support - Schools/peer mentoring programme delivered to schools in the west of Cumbria.
Garfield Weston – Funding for management, admin staffing costs (core costs).
Big Lottery Fund – 5 years funding to partly fund salaries of an existing full time CEO, an existing part time clinical services coordinator and an existing part time integrated family worker.
MOJ Rape Support Fund – Contribution towards the provision of support for female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse including child sexual abuse.
Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner – Funding to provide a counselling service for victims of rape and serious sexual assault in Cumbria.
Copeland Community Fund/Sellafield - School Project - 3 years funding –To work in four secondary schools across Copeland, providing prevention & early intervention work. This will include 1:1 support and therapy for students, training and support for staff and peer mentors.
Cumbria Community Foundation/CCC Household Support Fund - to distribute to households affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Safety Net Fund – This is an internal restricted fund and is an accumulation of the small balances of old restricted funds.
Henry Smith Charity - £40,000 received for three years (£120,000 in total) contributing towards core costs, salary and on-costs for a Child and Young persons (CYP) therapist ( 2018-2021 ).
Cumbria Community Foundation/ Sellafield Family Wellbeing - Funding towards the cost of employing a specialist children and young people's practitioner (CYPP) to work with whole families who have experienced abuse including sexual violence, children sexual abuse, exploitation, rape, on-line abuse and domestic violence in West Cumbria.
Cumbria County Council/ COMF/ DLUHC - Contain outbreak Management Fund- Trauma informed wellbeing support. COMF/ Carlisle & Eden Mind/ CYA - 1:1 support for young people identified as in need of specialist trauma support and counselling as a result of being affected by rape, CSE, domestic or sexual abuse.
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust - To support the costs of early intervention work Tier 1&2 (3 years).
Lloyds Bank Foundation - 3 years ( plus 1 ) funding 2018-22- towards Integrated support team specifically working with tier 1 and tier 2 adults and children/young people.
PCC Cumbria Survivor Research - To understand their whole experience of coming forward to report the assault or abuse and of accessing services (Bridgeway, health, criminal justice, social care).
Covid Fund – Grants to support the staffing, waiting lists and functioning of the organisation during the COVID pandemic – Ministry of Justice, Cumbria Community Foundation, Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Lloyds Bank Foundation , Carlisle City Council.
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## **SAFETY NET (UK)**
## **(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **17. Summary of funds (continued)**
Small Grants under £5k – To support delivery of Tier 1 to Tier 4 services.
Edward Gosling – Trauma informed practitioner Tier 1 and Tier 2 services.
## **18. Analysis of net assets between funds**
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - current period**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**Total**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
1,888
2,137
180,060
247,266
(40,838)
-
141,110
249,403|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**4,025**
**427,326**
**(40,838)**|
|---|---|---|
|||**390,513**|
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - prior period**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**Ttl**|_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_Restricted_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_2,518_
_2,849_
_146,187_
_164,704_
_(24,224)_
_-_
_124,481_
_167,553_|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_5,367_
_310,891_
_(24,224)_|
|---|---|---|
|||_292,034_|
## **Total**
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## **19. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities**
|Net income for the year (as per Statement of Financial Activities)
**Adjustments for:**
Depreciation charges
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase in creditors
**Net cash provided by operating activities**|**2022**
**£**
_2021_
_£_
**98,479**
_61,997_|
|---|---|
||**1,342**
_1,789_
**(25,246)**
_31,605_
**16,614**
_4,518_|
||**91,189**
_99,909_|
## **20. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**
|Cash at bank and in hand
**Total cash and cash equivalents**|**2022**
**£**
**365,644**
**365,644**|_2021_
_£_
_274,455_
_274,455_|
|---|---|---|
## **21. Analysis of changes in net debt**
|Cash at bank and in hand|**At 1 April**
**2021**
**£**
**Cash flows**
**£**
**At 31 March**
**2022**
**£**
**274,455**
**91,189**
**365,644**|
|---|---|
## **22. Pension commitments**
The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Charity in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Charity to the fund and amounted to £7,099 (2021 - £6,708). At the balance sheet date contributions totaling £1,687 were owed and included within other creditors (2021 - £262).
## **23. Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions in the period (2021 – None)
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