RE6157ERW COMPANY PIUMBEK. (18326320 IEn81?nd and Walesl fortheyear Ended 31 De¢•kn2024 Dalton Pardoe Urnlted 794 Hlgh street KInnfOrd West MldL4rrfls
forthe Year Ernled 31 December 2024 Réport of theTnotees I to 3 Independent Examlnefs Report Statement of Fknandal Athilies Balancé Sheèt Note5 to the Nnandal Statements 7 to 10 li
Idde Crlsts for the Year Ended 31 DKember 2024 The trustees who are also dlrectors of the thaTIty for the purpos of the Companles Act 2006, present thelr pOrt with the flnancial Statements of chathy for the year ended 31 Oecember 2024. The trustees have adopted the provlslon5 of Accountlng and Reporung by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charitles preparlng their accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Stsndard applicable In the UK and Republ1¢ of Ireland IFRS 102) leffectEve i January 20191- OBJEcnvE5 AND Acfmn Oblectlves and alms The dlrectors refer to the Charity Commlssk)n's genernl guidano on wblk benefft when revW1 the Trusvs alms and obJectSves and In plannlng future actfvitles. In partlcular. the tyustees conslder anned actlvltles wlll contrlbute to the alms and objettlves they have seL Oblectl¥es The charlty's objects ('ObJects') are speclflcally restrlcted followlnz: l) to prode services to suPrt people who are in or at th of sukldal crlsts and to provlde servlees to support people who have experlenced recent or h15torlc psychologkal trauma; 2) to set up and particlpate In suiclde prevention inltKitfve& Actl¥ltles and achlevements In year The feedback from clients we supwrted at our gJldde Crisis Centre contlnued to be exceptlonal. Our approach has always been that'we do everything we can for each indidu01 to help them surdve thelr suicidal crlsls.. We are tenaclous In the way that we support IfvIdua to survlve. Our charlty contlnued to hwe a national impart. The tharity was one of two flnallsts In .pPOrt DurfnE The Pandemlc. category In the UK Mental Heah Award5 2024. Our team had provlded a frontline servke durlng all the bxkdowns. Our mobile team went out to the homes of Indlvlduals at hlgh rtsk of sulclde across our re8Ton. The other f]nallst was South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrusL We contlnued to be Inv6ted to Sha InfOrniat across tr* UK abt ethos. approach and methods whlch are used at our Sulcide Crlsls Centre. This Included being invited to ge tslks and presentatlons and to Speak at amferen, as well as belng asked to provide tralnlng to Oan1St10n$ across the UK. some ofwhlth are detsiled bel. We were asked once agaln to provide suicide preventk)n awdreness tralnlng for Brltjsh T13POrt Pollce for thelr polke offlcers acro55 England, Wales and Scotland. We were also asked to provhle suklde prevention trainin8 for paramedk students in 50uth4ast England. They are our ambulan staff of the future and, Sn the course of thelr they will be goln£ out to people who a at Imminent rtsk of suklde. Our CEO was asked to speak at a national healthcare conference. Her tslk was "Supportlry People To Be Safe After Sulclde Attempts" The conference wa5 for NHS professlonals arHI other 0fh)nal$ worktng In healtlKare settlngs. Our CEO'S talk hlghliBhted how risk can be urKlerostimated rf Someone seeks help after a sulclde attempL We establbshed a new Sulclde Crisi5 °Centre for Leamlng. to enable us to work on More natlonal projects. As part of thts, we attended Inquests in dlfferent parts of the UK for our ongoing research Into deaths by suicide. We are focuslng on partlcular Issues of concern: one 5pecffic Issue is the number of patlent deaths where the indNidual frequentty seeklng help (frequently accesslng crtsls and/orerner8ency seThI) in the day5 or weeks before thelr death. Other projects within the 'Centre for Leaming" Indudes our Thrk vAth a GP surgery In the West Mldlands to COVate a suKlde preventlon tralning module for reptionISts In GP surgerles. Receptlon15ts a usually the first point of contatt for Individuals In crlsls. The plan Is to make the tralnlng package avallable to GP surgerfes across the UK. The lCIde Prevention Guidebook la book wrrtten lty the CEO of charlty whith is K4ilable from most bookshops) Contlnued to receive excellent feedbock and contlnued to be recommended by professkjnals and tharltles. We also donated coples of the book to community centres and other5ettings. Safeguardlng The charity provides ser¥lces to adults at risk. All volunteers wl)o work vAth suth dients have passed the approprlate Enhanced DBS d)eck. They alx) have safeguardng tralnlng. We also ask trUsteedIrecEOrsto have an appropriate D8S chec We have not become aware of any seilous Incidents v4hirh I1 rep(Ktlng. Page I
FINANaAL REWEW General The ¢harty Is heavlly rellant on the work of Its wlunteers. sevenl of whom work dlrectly wlth cllents. The efforts of these IDdl¥lduals help keep expenditure to a mlnlmum. Twelve ¥onteer8 excluding the trustees, worked for us this year. The financlal statements Sh totsl Income recelved In the year of £32.113 In-comparlson to B4,120 In 2023. Expendlture for the year totslled £44.430 resulting In a net deficlt fortt ar of £12.317 (£10,446 defeclt: 2023). A5 a result funds reduced over the year ty £12.317 frtr £194.474 to £181157. Income from dona¢lon5 Two-thlrd5 of our donatk)ns are made through onllne platf0M suth as Facebook (via the PayPal Glvlng Fund) and JustGivlng. Manv of these donations are anonymous. Our CEO also donates the royaltles from sales of her book5 to the tharlty. Reserves pollcy Reserves are held to ensure the charlty Is ¥ll placed to meet fure demands on Its resources. 8lven that vo have no rellab PdicbIe Sources of Income. In order to ensure the lon84erm surthl of our tharlty, are Ilkety to have an increaslng need to dTrw upon our reserves. Thls 15 particularly becatsse the cost of Ilvlng crlsls has Impacted on peopk's ablllty to donate to charltles. We are looklng at new premlses and monthfy nts1 of any new property wrll requlre us to draw upon our rese. FLITURE PLANS The charlty Intend5 to contlnue to Work as a national charity. As part of thi5. we will continue with our actlvltles wlthln our Centre for Learning includlng our suiclde prevention tralnln& our research and prolects in v4hlch we a Invited to participate or whlch we Inltlate out5elves. Our suklde crlsis service wll continue. supportlng Indual5 In crlsls In our reglon. sTrucruRI GOVERNAP4Ce AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by Its governing documenL a deed of trusL ar#1 constItu a Ilmlted company, Ilmlted ty guarantee. as defined by the Companies Act 2006. emiltment and appolntment of new trustees It Is preferred that trustees {dire¢tors) have eXperiee Ilived andlor professk>nall relevant to Lwr work Currently all but one of our trustees has such experlence. Members The onfy members are the trustees. Each member undertakes to pay an amount not exeee¢fin8 £1.00 towards Ilablllts In the event of the charity being d15solved. Rlsk polkv The trustees have a duty to Identhi and revlew the rlsks to which the tharity is exposed and to ensure approprlate controls are In place to provlde reasonabte assurance agalnst fraud and error. The trustees re8ularly revrew rlsks to the charlty's future both at and between board meetlngs and conslderways to mltl8ate thern. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglstered Company Thurnber 08326320 (England and Wales) ReBlstered Ch nunthr 1170444 Reg15tered offke 16 Cranleigh House West 8arnes Lane London SW20 OBE Page 2
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Prfndpal address P.0. Box 1344 Cheltenham GL50 9FP Trustees Ms J Hibblns (Chlef Executlvel A Fawlk Ichalr) T Mile5 (Deputy Chair and ActIn8Treawr} Ms V Isaac Ms S J White Independent Examlner Dalton Pardoe Limlted Chartered Accountants 794 Hlgh Street King5wlnford West Mldlands DY6 88Q TRUSTEES. RESPOI4SI8IUTY STATEMEP The trustees {who are also the dlrectors of Suicide Crrsis for the purpos of company law) are re5PDnslble for prepaflng tre Report of the Trustees and the financial ststements In accordance with applicable law and Unlted Kingdom Attountlng Stsndards IUnFted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Practlce} IncbJdln8 FlnaKlal Reportlng Stsndard 102 Tr Flnandal Rewrtln8 Stsndard applicable In the UK and Republk of Iland°. Cornpany law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each ftnanclal year whlch glve a true and hlr view of the slate of affalrs of the charltable company and of the inc(kning resources and application of resources. Includlng t Income and expendlture, of the charitable company for that period. In prepafing thosefinanclal ststements, the trustees ère required to select suitable accovntlng pollcles and then apply tl*m conslsteth: ob5ep4e the methods and wlnclples in the Charity SORP; make Judgements and estlrnates that are aSonable and wuden¢ prepare the fbnancial statements on the 8oln8 COnM ba515 unless it is inoppropriate to presume that the charftsble company will contlnue In buslness. The trustees are iesponsible for keeping proper accountirg records which dlsclose wlth reasonable accura at any time flnanclal posltlon of the charttable company and to enable them to ensure that the financlal statements comply the Cornpanles Act 2006. They a a550 re5pon5ible for safeguarding the assets of the charltsbk company and herKe tor taklng rea%)nable steps for the prevention and detertlon of fraud and other irregulari Thls report has been prepared In accordance with the 5peclal wovtslon5 of Part 15 of the Companles Act 2006 relatlng to small companles. Approved by order of the board of trustees on 17 September 2025 and slgned on Its bePolf by: T Mlles-Trustee Paoe 3
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Tw$tees of Sulddg Cr1515 Independent examlnee$ pOrt to the trustees of Suldde Crlsls {'the Cornpanv) I report to the charity trustees on my exarnlnatlon of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responslbllities and basls of report As the tharlty's trustees of the Company land also Its dlrertor5 for the purp05e5 of company lawl you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance wlth the requlremerts of the Companles Act 2006 {he 2006 ACVI. Havlng satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not requlred to be audlted under Part 16 of the 21x16 Art and are ellglble for Independent examlnatlon, I report In respert of my examlnatlon of your eharlty's accounts a5 carrled out under Sectlon 145 of the Charities Act 20111'the 2011 Act,). In Carrying out my examlnatlon I have followed the Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Cornmlsslon under Settlon 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Act. Independent •Marnlnerfs statement I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no matters have come to my attentlon In connectlon wlth the e¥amlnatlon glvlnl rne cause to belleve: accountlni records were not kept In respett of the Company as requlred by Sectlon 386 of the 2006 Act; or the accounts do not accord wlth those records. or the Jccounts do not comply wlth the accountlng requirements of Sectlon 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requSrement that the accounts glve a true and falr vlew whlch Is not a rn8tter consldered as part of an Independent examlnatlon; or the accounts have not been prepared In accordance wlth the methods and prlnclples of the Statement of Recommended Practlce for accountlng and reportlng by charltles lappllcable to charltles prepJrln8 thelr accounts In accordince wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Stsndard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Iland IFRS 1021). I have no concerns and have CO acr)ss no other matters In connectlon wSth the examlnatlon to whlch attentlon should be drawn In th15 report In order to emble a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Colln Dalton FCA Dalton Pardoe Umlted Chartered Accountsnts 794 Hlgh Street Klngswlnford West Mldlands DY6 8BQ 17 September 2025 Page 4
sude Crfsh forthe Year Ended 31 December 2024 31.12.24 Total funds 31.12.23 Total funds Unrestrkted fund Restrlcted fund INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and lega¢le$ 29333 29,333 32.440 Investment Income 1,680 Totsl 31113 32.113 34,120 EXPENDITURE ON Charltable artlvhles Expense5 44AJO 44,566 NET INCOMVIEXPENDfwAE) 111317) {10,446} RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 194A74 194.474 204,920 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 18l157 182,157 194,474 The notes fomi partof these finara] ststernents Page 5
Sulclde Crlsls B•l?nce Sheet 31 December 2024 31.12.24 Total funds 31,12.23 Total funds Unrestrlrted fvnd Restrlcted fvnd CURRENT ASSEfs Cash at bank 182.937 182,937 195,254 CREDThORS Amounts f•lllng due wlthln one year (7801 1780) (780) NET CURRENT ASSErs 181157 182,157 194,474 TOTAL AS5Efs LESS CURRENT UABILITIES 182,157 194,474 182,157 182.157 194,474 FUNDS Unrestrfcted funds 182.157 194,474 TOTAL FUNDS 182.157 194,474 The charitable company Is entltled to exemptlon from audlt under Sertlon 477 of the Companles Aet 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The members have not rewlred the company to obtaln an audlt of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 In accordance wlth Sertlon 476 of the Companles Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsSbllltles for la} ensurlng that the charltable company keeps accountlng records that comply with Sertlons 386 and 387 of the Cornpanles Act 2006 and preparlng flnanclal ststements whlch se a true and fair vtew of the stste of affalrs of the charitable company as at the end of each flnancial year and of Its surplus or deficit for each financlal year In accordance wlth the requlrements of Sections 394 and 395 and whlch otherwSse comply vAth the requlrements of the Companles Act 2006 relatlng to financlal statsments. so far as appllcable to the charftable cornpanv. {bl These financial statements have been prepared In accordance with the provislons applicable to charltsble companies subject to the small companles reglme. The flnanclal ststements Yre approved by the Board of Trustees and authorlsed for Issue on 17 September 2025 and were slgned on Its behalf by: T Miles- Trustee The notes form part of these flnanclal statements PaEe 6
Suklde Crbls Notes to the Flnandal Ststements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of preparfn8 the Ilnanclal ststements The flnancial statements of the charftsble Company. whkh Is a publlc benefft entty under FRS 102. have been prepared Sn accordance with the Charltie5 SORP {FRS 102)'Accounting and Reportlng by Charltles: Statement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charitles preparlnz thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102} {effective l January 20191,, Financlal Report5ng Standard 102 Yhe Flnanclal Reportlng Stsndard appllcable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland. and the Companles Act 2006. The financlal ststerneDts have been prepared under the hlrtorlcal cost conventlon. Incorne All Income ts reco8nlsed In the Statew*nt of Flnancial Actfvttle5 once the charlty has entltlement to the funds, It Is probable that the Income will be rece5ved and the amount can be measured rellably. Expendlture Uabllltles are recognlsed as expendlture as soon 85 there Is a le8al or construttlve obllgatlon committing the charlty to that eJ(pend5tU, tt Is probable that a transfer of economlc beneflts wlll be requlred In settlement and the arnount of the obligatlon can be measured rellably. ExpendSture Is accounted for on an accruals basLs and has been classlfled under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. where Costs cannot be dlrectly attrlbuted to partkular headlngs tlw have en allocated to actlvltles on a basts consistent wSth the use of resources. TaxOn The charltyls exempt from corporatlon tax on Its charltsble artlvbtles. Fund actountlng Unrestrkted funds can be used In accordance with the charitable objective5 ¥tthe dlscretlon of the trustees. Restrlcted funds can only be used for partkular re5trlcted purposes vAthln the objects of the charlty. Re5trlrtlons arlse when specified by the donor or when funds are ialsed for partlcular $trIcted purposes. Further explanatlon of the nature arrfl purpose of each fund Is Included in the notes to the financlal ststements. INVESTMEt4T INCOME 31.1224 31.12.23 Deposlt account Interest 2.780 1,680 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS The followln8 trustees re¢eW an honornrlum from the charlty In 2023, but no honorarlum has been ld this year J. Hlbblns ICEOI £0 (£1,000 . 2023} Trustees. expenses Trustees were reimbursed for expenses In the year amountlnE to £500.8012023 . £716.92) J. Hlbblns (CEO) £29.73 Facebook athertlsement T. Mlles £471.07 Travel, postage, Zoom, Companle5 House fee & tralnlng course Page 7 contlnued...
for the Year Ended 31 Decthr 2024 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANaALP£TMTIES Unrestrlrted fund Restrlrted fund Totsl funds INCOMÉ AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and le8acles 32,440 Investrnent Income 1,680 Tot•1 34,120 34,120 EXPENDITURE 014 Charlt•ble ctl¥ttles Expenses 44,566 NET INCOMVIEXPENDITURE) 110.4461 110,4461 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds Ought fOard 204,920 204,920 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 194,474 194,474 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wmiiN ONE YEAR 31.12.24 31.12.23 Accrued expenses 780 MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS Net rnovement In funds At 31.12.24 At 1.1.24 Unrestrkted fundi General fund 194M74 {11317) 182,157 TOTAL FUNOS 194N74 1113171 182,157 Net movement In fvnds, Induded In the above are as follty•ts: Incomlng resources Resources expended Movement In fund5 Unrestrlcted funds General fund 3U13 (44AJO) (113171 TOTAL FUNDS 32J13 (44.4301 111317) Page 8 contlnued...
Suldde Crlsls Notes to tha FInala1 Statemonts- contlnued fot the Year Ended 31 December 2024 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnued Comparnuves for movement In funds Net movement In funds At 31.12.23 At 1.1.23 Uftrestrl¢ted funds General fvnd 204,920 110,446) 194,474 TOTAL FUNDS 204,920 110.4461 194,474 Comparatlve net movement In funds, Induded In the above are as follows: Incomln8 resources Resources expended Movement In funds Unrestrfrted funds General fund 34,120 144,5661 110,4461 TOTAL FUNDS 34,120 144,5661 110,4461 A current year 12 months and prlor year 12 months comblned posbtlon Is as follows: Net movement In funds At 31.12.24 At 1.1.23 Unrestrlcted funds General fund 204,920 {22,7631 182,157 TOTAL FUNDS 204,920 (22,7631 182.157 A current year 12 months and prtor year 12 morths comblned net movement In funds, Included In the above are as fDIIows: Incomln8 resources ResoUe$ expended Movement In funds Unrestrlcted funds General fund 66,233 188,996) 122,763) TOTAL FUNDS 66,233 188,9961 122,763) Pa8e 9 contlnued...
Sul¢lde Crl$l$ Notes to the Nnanclal Statements- contlnued for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There We no lated party transacttons forthe year ended 31 December 2024. Page 10
Suldde Crfsls Detalled Statement of Flnandal Artfvltles lor the Year Ended 31 Oecember 2024 31.12.24 31.12.23 INCOME AND E14DOWME14T5 Don•tlons and legades Donatlo Glft ald Grants 19,333 30,630 1,810 ,000 29,333 32.440 Investment Inwme Deposlt attount Interest 2,780 1,680 Total Incornlnll resources 32,113 34,120 EXPENDITURE Charltable artl¥lll IT and telephone Books Travel Premlses expenses Other expenses 2,938 935 1,000 1,462 316 853 36,283 4,872 43,650 43,786 Support $ts Governance costs Independent examlners fee Tthal resources expended 44,430 44,566 Net expendltu (12,3171 110,4461 Thls page does not fom) part of the statutory financlal statements Pa8e 11