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2023-03-31-accounts

I',--:I,Ii , *r. ¢J FELDVEbY ANNUAL REPORT 2022 2023

Contents Page Reference and Administrative Information 4 Report of the Trustees 5-13 Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees 14 Receipts and Payments 15 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 16 Notes to the Financial Statements 17-20

" Beloved has supported me so much its made me not give up. The support has changed my view on life, its giving me love and hope, thank u Beloved x" “I can smile when I look in the mirror now, I see a better me, more happy and more confident about myself…and I’m proud of myself”

"One of the things I really admire about Beloved is that they don’t just focus on women who want to leave the parlours – they also support those who have to stay in the work, for one reason or another. Beloved make us all feel special and loved, and they pray and care for us no matter what."

BELOVED REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE St Agnes Church Thomas Street St Pauls Bristol BS2 9LL

GOVERNING DOCUMENT CIO Constitution dated 18 November 2016

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1170261

TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR This charity has been given a dispensation MANAGING THE CHARITY from the charity commission for publishing the names of its trustees.

BANKERS Cooperative Bank PO Box 101 1 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Joshua Kingston, BSc ACA Burton Sweet Limited Chartered Accountants The Clock Tower 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1UR

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES Letter from the Chair

2023 has been a more turbulent year than could have been expected for Beloved.

No-one could have anticipated the cost-of-living crisis. This has had an impact on the women we seek to serve, our staff and our donors. As with many small charities Beloved has faced the twin challenges of increased outgoings in rent, salaries and heating at the same time as rising demands on our services.

We are thankful for the continued generous support we receive from local churches, organisations and individuals. The financial donations and practical gifts of toiletries, food parcels and hampers have been greatly appreciated.

To all the volunteers who accompany our Women’s Case workers on visits and trips -thank you, our service could not function without you.

Two senior members of staff were on maternity leave for most of this year and we are hugely grateful for how remaining staff stepped up to fulfil their roles and ensure continuity of the service. We have also seen staff retire or move on to other organisations, and are proud that they were able to secure more senior positions elsewhere.

I took over as Chair of Beloved in January this year and want to express my thanks to Nigel Ring who previously, so ably Chaired Beloved. My thanks also to new folk stepping up to be Trustees of the Board.

Despite the changes and financial challenges, I am delighted that Beloved has managed to continue to deliver our core services of parlour visits and casework.

Beloved’s unique selling point is offering gift bags, friendship and prayer to the women working in massage parlours & brothels around our city, to remind the women of their dignity and help them flourish and leave the work if that is their wish.

As this report will illustrate, Beloved provides so much more and we have a vision to do more still.

I commend this report to you.

Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Objects of the charity

The Object of Beloved is to relieve poverty and hardship, in particular by working with those involved in prostitution or at risk of being drawn into prostitution as a result of unemployment, poverty, deprivation, financial hardship, ill-health, or disability and to do so:

Our mission

To support women working in any area of the indoor sex industry in Bristol and the surrounding areas, promoting the dignity and self worth of every woman that we meet. Whether they are remaining in the industry, seeking to leave or have already left, we walk alongside women, raising their awareness of alternative opportunities and supporting them to address any physical, emotional, economic and spiritual needs they may identify.

Governance

Beloved is a CIO (number: 1170261), registered in 2016. The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the organisation. New Trustees are appointed by the existing body of Trustees in accordance with Paragraph 11.1 of the Constitution.

Review of Activities

Our support for women working in the indoor sex industry involves the following key elements:

Parlour visits

Meeting with women on a twice monthly basis inside the massage parlours. Our team of volunteers and caseworkers offer time to talk alongside signposting to local organisations such as specialist sexual health clinics, debt advice, housing support and mental health services.

One-to-one casework

Supporting women to access accommodation, employment, benefits, sexual health services and primary care services as well as other specialist support within Bristol. We are also able to assist women with issues such as EU settlement, provide access to short-term emergency financial assistance and liaise with our network of local supporters to meet any other needs the women may have.

Well-being work

Over the last year, we have been able to support the women by delivering a series of well-being sessions. These have involved activities that promote the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of the women we support.

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Impact Snapshot

Casework hours completed.

950 46

Women given ongoing emotional support.

32

Well-being sessions delivered.

Employment support sessions delivered.

41 27

Parlour visits offering safety information and practical support.

Projects

Details

Outcome

Casework

Outreach

Providing 1:1 casework support for women outside of the massage parlour context.

Outreach visits to massage parlours.

Well-being

Well-being workshops and activities.

Employment

Supporting women into education and employment.

Emotional and Spiritual Support

Providing an ongoing listening service as well as offering prayer.

Physical Health

Supporting women to improve their physical wellbeing.

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Partnerships

Churches

We continue to maintain strong connections to churches within the Bristol area. Local churches continue to support us through prayer, volunteering, regular financial giving, delivering wellbeing activities, providing food packs and gifts at Christmas and Easter.

Safeguarding

As part of our regular outreach, we support local statutory services to reach some of the most vulnerable and hidden women, for example, those working in pop up premises.

Staff Well-being

Our team of caseworkers are highly valued and we recognise the frequent exposure they have to trauma. As such we have a regular programme of well-being days and provide monthly clinical supervision, external to Beloved, allowing staff to take a break from the challenging nature of their work. We also provide group supervision for our volunteers on a termly basis.

Multi-Agency Working

We fit into a broader local and national context, working in direct partnership with other women's organisations across Bristol as well as statutory organisations to ensure the women we support are able to access the services that they need.

Advisory Board

We are guided by the women we support to ensure that the service we deliver is one that meets their needs. Our advisory board meets quarterly, providing a forum for women to express their needs, advise on what they think is going well and to make suggestions for improvement.

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Looking Forward

We stand in the gap for those women whose voices society refuses to listen to. We show love and compassion to those who are disregarded and dehumanised. We are led and guided by women who have experienced the trauma and pain that the sex industry can bring. We continue to move forward.

As we move forward into a new financial year, we know we still have a long way to go in overcoming the ongoing challenges that the women we support, face. Please join with us as we pursue big dreams for our Beloved women.

Housing- We would love to have a place to offer women who are ready to leave the massage parlours but cannot access the usual housing pathways due to having no recourse to public funds.

Financial Support- As women continue to struggle with the cost of living crisis alongside a reduction in their income, we want to be able to continue to offer access to our hardship fund.

Employment- Many of the women we support have gaps on their CV's which makes it difficult to gain secure employment despite having the necessary skills. Over the next year we want to work towards developing secure employment pathways, where women are able to progress in their chosen careers.

Outreach- This is where Beloved began. We know that more women are working online, from their own homes and in new premises that are emerging across the city. We want to continue to develop and adapt our outreach model so that we can offer support to as many women who want to access it.

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Women's Voices

The women we serve are the most important part of what we do at Beloved, they are the reason we exist. It is essential that their stories are heard.

Raquel is a woman who was trafficked into the UK for the sole purpose of being exploited within the commercial sex industry. Beloved volunteers met her on parlour outreach visits and she began to regularly engage with prayer and one to one support outside of the parlour. With the support of Beloved and another charity, Raquel was able to leave the parlour. However she quickly entered an abusive relationship, attacking her self esteem and putting her at risk of serious harm. Beloved continued to support her during this time, creating safety plans and providing financial support as well as ongoing emotional and spiritual support. Raquel eventually made the decision to leave the abusive relationship and we have since been able to support her into new accommodation, attendance on an employability programme and most recently, into full time employment.

Although women's journeys are never a straight line, we are present for it all, the highs and lows, wins and losses. It is our privilege to be able to serve in this way.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS

We couldn't have done it without your generous support .

From the cupcake bakers to the outreach visitors, the regular donors to the prayer warriors, we thank you all. Without you, Beloved would not be possible.

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Please continue to support us through prayer, volunteering and giving. If you would like any further information about Beloved, please contact us directly on the details below, we would love to hear from you.

info@beloved.org.uk www.beloved.org.uk

Bristol

07541 366577

Please consider setting up a regular financial commitment using the QR code below.

If you wish to donate via online banking, please use the following account details: Beloved, 08-92-99, 67258633.

If you wish to give via cheque, please make all cheques payable to Beloved and post to: Beloved, St Agnes Church, Thomas Street, Bristol, BS2 9LL.

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Finance

The charity received £150,384 in the reporting period and total expenditure was £139,826. Unrestricted funds at the end of the reporting period were £45,301.

This year has brought considerable financial challenges for Beloved. However, with a reduction in the size of the staff team, and an increased utilisation of volunteer skills, we have managed to continue to deliver both our outreach and casework services within budget.

Although we did not meet our income projections (income was lower than budget) for the financial year 22/23, we reduced our expenditure to ensure that Beloved was able to continue to deliver the essential support to the women who use our services.

Towards the end of the financial year, our fundraiser who we had contracted to write funding bids, moved on to another role. We have recently secured a new fundraiser who is able to continue this process.

Fundraising Income £75,650 Donations & Grants

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Gift Aid
1%
Regular donations
20%
Fundraising
50%
Donations
28%
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£74,708

I report to the trusiees on my eyAmInatic￿ of the Kcounts of 8elo¥ed (the Charity) for the year ended 31,, March 2023. Rèsponslbllltles and basls of report s the tharity trustees of the Charity you are reSp)nsIb￿ for the prepalztion of the accounts tn accordance with the requirerrents of the Charriies Act 2011 Ilhe*£VI. I report in respert of rny exarnination of the Charivs accounts carried out urnltr section 145 of the 2011 Act and In cairying out my eXaMinat￿n I have lollowed all the applicable Dirertion5 8i¥en bv the Charity Commission Ufbder section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent ey•mlMrfs st•temwrt I have cornpleted my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attentton In connection with the examrnation 8ibin8 me cause to believe that in any materlal respect- accounting recwds were not kept in rèspert of the Charlty as required by sectlon 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not accord wrth those records." or the accounts do not comply wth the applicable requlremÈnts concern1￿ the fomi and content of accounts Set out in the Charttles (Accounts and Report51 Regulatlons 2(N)8 other than any requlrement that the accounts glve a 'tTue and falr ￿eW lthlch Is not a matter onsldered as part of an Independent examInat￿. I have no COn￿rn$ and have come Kr055 no other matters In connertion w￿h the examlnation to whlch attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper understarbding of ihe accounts to be rexhed. Joshua Klngston Bsc ACA Burton Sweet Umited The Cl¢xk Tpwer S Farlel8h Court Old Weston Road Flax 8ourton Brlstol 8S48 IUR 14

BELOVED RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Funds Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 Receipts Donations & grants Fundraising Interest 73,620 37,150 1.088 38.500 74,708 75,650 26 65,114 72,632 11 Total recelpts 110,796 39.588 150,384 137,757 Payments Charitable activities 90,381 49,445 139,826 141,353 Total expenditure 90,381 49,445 139,826 141,353 Net receiptsl(payments 20,415 (9,857) 10.558 (3,596) Transfers between funds N•t movement in funds 20,415 (9.857) 10,558 (3,596) Cash funds as at 1 April 2022 24.886 19.878 44,764 48.360 Cash fund8 as at 31 March 2023 45.301 10,021 55,322 44,764 15

BELOVED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABIUTIES AT 31 MARCH 2023 2023 2022 As8ets Retained Computers and IT equipment Cost 3,391 3.550 3,391 2023 2022 Cash Re￿ryo8 Cash at bank Petty cash 55.296 26 55.322 44,758 44,764 Other Currnnt a$80ts Other debtors 12 12 12 12 Llabllitles Trade creditors Fee for Independent Examination 2.334 1.320 3,654 855 1,200 2,055 Funds Re8eNe8 Brought forward Net receiptsllpayments) for the year Carried forward 44,764 10,558 55.322 48.360 3,596 44,764 Signed on behalf of the trustees on .. Chair of Trustees 16

BELOVED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 1 Charitable Actlvltles Expendlturn General Re5trfcted Funds Funds Total 2023 Employment and subcorrtradors costs Property costs Administration and exiting costs Outreach Fundraising Insurance Events Donation8 Other costs 79,160 729 629 2.243 7.116 29.329 5.234 9,689 3,905 108,489 5,963 10,318 6.148 7,116 913 383 50 913 193 264 182 90.381 49.445 139.826 Prlor year comparatlv• Genernl R•8trlctad Fund• Funds Total 2022 Employment and subcontractors co8t8 Property Costs Administration and exiting costs Outreach Fundraising Insuran Event8 Other Gosts 94.585 300 6.923 691 1.954 9,501 3,550 14,298 5,269 104.088 3,850 21,221 5,960 1.954 749 1.670 1,863 749 1.870 120 1.743 106,196 35,157 141,353 17

BELOVED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 2 Movement In Funds Balance Balance at 31.3.22 Receipts Payments Transfers at 31.3.23 General Funds Designated funds Joseph Rank Trust 24,337 100,796 (86.112) 39,021 10.000 (4,269) 6.280 24.886 110796 SYJ,381 45,301 Restricted Funds Anonymous." Promotional Film Awards for All Burden Trust Christmas gifts Garfield Weston Hardship Fund John James Lottery Grant Oliver Borthwick Fund Quartet Social Action Quartet Well-being Work8hop8 St Thomas Ecdesiastical Trusthouse 1,742 491 (1,026) (491) (8.883) (1,830) {9,061) (930) (8,5311 (11.912) {71) (5,000) (512) (300) 1898) 716 5.000 242 10,000 3.000 939 2,711 641 8,531 1.912 1.238 10,000 1.167 5,000 4,488 19,878 39,588 49.445 10,021 44.764 150.384 139,826 55,322 18

BELOVED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 2 Movement In Funds (contlnued) Fund dexrlptlons Joseph Rank Tnjst (Designated) - A Caseworker salary. Anonymous". Promotional Film - Grant funding for the creation of a film lo promote our se￿1￿$ and share information of our work extsmally. Awards for All - For the funding of 'move-onIdrop￿ r•rk' managed and ¢(￿rdinated by the 'transition y￿rker and is restricted to paying their salary. Burden Trust - Funding for the salary of the Wom8n'8 SUPPOrt worker. Carpet.. League of the help - A direct grant applied for on behalf of a woman towards a carpet for her new Kcommodats'on. Christmas gift8 - Funding for our Christmas gifts for the women. Garfield Weston - Funding for our core costs, namely caseworker salaries. Hardship Fund - A direct fund for emergency exiting support Costs for women. John James - Funding for charity projeL#s. Lottery Grant - A Caseworker salary. Oliver Borthwick FurKI - Funding for housing, accommodation and prevention of homelessness. Quartet Social Action - Funds towards cost of Ir¥ing Cfisis. used for caseworker salaries and winter well-being packs for dients with e88entials arKI self care item8 over the winter month8. Quartet Well-being Workshops - To redu( isolation, build communty and offer the women a chance to be in a different environment. examples are horse ridiNJ. spa days, arboretum visrts. St Stephens Grant- Provision of paid spots on the Lovewell Training and Employment programme. St Thomas Ecdesiastical Fund - Beloveds outreach arKI mov&on work. Trusthouse - Funding for Beloved running costs. 19

2 Movement in Funds (continued) Prior year comparative Balance Balance at 31.3.21 Receipts Payments Transfers at 31.3.22 General Funds Designated funds Joseph Rank Trust 26,367 93,423 (95,453) 24,337 1,292 10,000 (10,743) 549 27.659 103.423 106.196 24,886 Restricted Funds Anonymous: Promotional Film Awards for All Burden Trust Carpet: League of the help Christmas gifts Hardship Fund John James Lottery Grant Oliver Borthwick Fund St Stephens Grant St Thomas Ecclesiastical Trusthouse 1.750 (8) 1,742 491 3,883 491 3,883 239 2,845 (239) (2,603) (1,325) (259) (8,088) (262) (8,000) (5,271) (9,102) 242 641 8,531 1.912 1,238 1,966 8,790 10,000 1,500 8,lJ)O 5,571 300 898 10,000 20.701 34.334 35,157 19,878 137.757 141,353 44.764 20

Statement of trustee< responsibilities The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee< Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standard5 includin8 Financial Reporting Standard 102- The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Practicel. The law applicable to charlties In England & Wales requlres the trustees to prepare flnancial statements for each flnancial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the Income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to.. select suttable accounting policies and then apply them consistently: observe the methods and princlples in the Charities SORP: make judgments and accountin8 estlmates that are ￿asOnable and prudent: state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed. subject to any material departures disclosed and explained In the financlal statements: and prepare the financlal statements on the golng concern basls unless it Is Snapproprlate to presume that the charlty wlll contlnue in buslne55. The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlrne the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the flnancial statement5 comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charlty (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provlsions of the trust deedlconstltution. They are also responsible for safeguardlng the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irregularltles. This report was approved by the trustees on .&Q..(J.%.. 23.and s18ned on thelr behalf by., Chalr of Trustee5