Torbay Ladies’ Lounge Trustee’s Annual Report 2024-2025
The Trustees of Torbay Ladies’ Lounge are pleased to present their report together with the audited accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.
Administrative Details
The reference and administration information about the charity, its Trustees and Advisors are set out as follows:
| Charity Number: |
CIO 1171754 |
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| Charity Address for correspondence | Torbay Ladies’ Lounge |
| 8 Leys Road | |
| Torquay | |
| TQ2 6ED |
| Trustees | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Ros Ede | (re-appointed 23.2.2021) Chair | 4 years |
| Rosie Wilkinson | (appointed 1.2.2020) | 3 years |
| Ian Deakin | (re-appointed 23.2.2022) | 3 years |
| Sylvie Hynes | (appointed 1.5.2021) | 3 years |
| Sylvia Bevis | (appointed 1.5.21) | 3 years |
Governance
The Ladies’ Lounge is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation), incorporated 23[rd] February 2017. All Trustees gave their time voluntarily and received no remuneration or other benefits.
Objects and Activities
For public benefit, to relieve the needs of women in the Torbay area who are, may become or have been engaged in sex working; street sleeping; domestic violence; suffering with mental health problems or victims of substance misuse issues by working in accordance with Christian principles to provide support, funds, goods or services and signposting to appropriate services to enable them to become aware of alternative possibilities for their lives.
In planning our activities for the year, we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. As mentioned in our Plans for the Future in last year’s report.
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We have continued to advertise our service to statutory services, doctors, clients and volunteers.
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The current location has continued to be a great advantage in delivering support to our ladies, especially as there are numerous beneficial links with Upton Vale Baptist Church.
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We have continued to attend DA Forums and events held in Torbay and to be part of the wider focus concerning the delivery and local strategy of support victims of Domestic and sexual violence
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Craft continue to help a lot of our ladies and provide hours of enjoyment.
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We are met weekly with very challenging situations and have a great team to deal sensitively with these issues. We liaise with other local agencies to support.
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• Our Project Manager runs also continues to run an employment programme and or ladies are encouraged to join up for this.
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Our team, where needed attend, with our ladies, court hearings and doctor or hospital appointments.
Our numbers have seen a constant increase and we have continued to be a listening ear service speaking to women survivors who cannot attend the sessional work. Regular calls are made until the ladies themselves feel confident enough to join our sessions.
Our ladies continue to enjoy the Creative Writing sessions and the many craft activities we run weekly. These therapies and craft/sewing sessions have helped our ladies to relax and learn new coping skills. We have seen many Ladies grow in confidence and self worth.
At present we have 16 volunteers and training and supervision is ongoing, new volunteers continue to show an interest
During 2024-2025 we have had 1254 attendees, 24 new Referrals (either supported by telephone or attending the sessions) and served 1139 hot snack lunches. Our volunteers have given 1776 hours.
Comments from some of our Ladies
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The team are so friendly, always take time to listen and encourage
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A brave and safe place to attend and leave feeling so much better
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A warm and inviting venue, cosy. It is like having extended family supporting us
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• The staff and volunteers are incredible
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My confidence has grown so much over this past year
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I don’t know where I would be without this support, someone who understand what I am going through
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I do not think I would be alive today without this group, they have saved me
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Volunteers and staff are friendly and do what they say they will do
Financial Review
Principal sources of funding in 2024-2025
1 Grants 2 Individual donations 3 Gift Aid Reclaimed
Reserves Policy
We hold unrestricted balances at the Bank of approximately £1,229.
The trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and are now seeking to hold enough funds to cover running costs for a period of three months. With additional funding and a reduction in overheads for 2025/2026 the trustees are hopeful that the reserves at 31[st] March 2026 will reach that level.
Plans for the future
Torbay Ladies’ Lounge will continue with the following goals:
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To inform all statutory agencies who use our services of our future plans
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To link in with other DA Agencies and Charities to grow and support our service
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To educate other communities in the area of DA
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To continue to train all staff and volunteers.
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To continue to secure funding
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To link in with other agencies and local programmes
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To encourage local fundraising support
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To look for new a new Chair of Trustees and new trustees
Approved by the Board of Trustees on * and signed on behalf Ladies’ Lounge by:
Ros Ede
Chair of Trustees
TORBAY LADIES LOUNGE CIO Charity no. 1171754 Receipts and Payments Account for the
Year ended 31st March 2025
| Receipts Donations Misc receipts Gift Aid Grants Payments DCF Feel Good NL Community fund Community investment fund Comic Relief Groundworks Equipment Professional charges Volunteer expenses Courses & craft costs Office overheads & premises Refreshments Stationery& postage Telephone Training Salary costs Travel & parking Independent examination fee Miscellaneous expenses Net Receipts Transfer Add Bank at 1.4.24 Cash at Bank 31.3.25 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 17,233 0 17,233 8,109 6,715 0 6,715 1,176 0 0 0 191 5400 0 5,400 7000 29,348 0 29,348 16,476 19 0 0 4,344 55 0 55 475 0 0 0 0 4,330 0 4,330 5,939 76 0 76 0 0 0 0 48 67 0 67 592 473 0 473 344 3,909 0 3,909 2,449 2,459 0 2,459 889 54 0 54 99 466 0 466 303 0 0 0 272 26,956 0 26,956 27,283 598 0 598 457 0 0 0 300 1,234 0 1,234 767 40,696 0 40,677 44,561 -11,348 0 -11,329 -28,085 0 0 0 0 12,577 0 12,577 40,662 1,229 0 1,229 12,577 |
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TORBAY LADIES LOUNGE CIO Charity no. 1171754
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March Assets Cash at bank Debtors Gift aid Liabilities Creditors Independent examination fee |
2025 1,229 0 0 0 |
2025 1,229 0 |
2024 12,577 |
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| 0 0 0 |
Note The trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, that at the year end the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on the assets of the CIO.
Approved by the Trustees on …................ 2026 and signed in their behalf by Trustee
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Torbay Ladies Lounge CIO Charity no. 1171754
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Torbay Ladies Lounge CIO (the Trust) for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of the report
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust’s as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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The accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns 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.
Ian Barrett FCA FCIE Barretts 22 Union Street Newton Abbot TQ12 2JS
- 27[th] January 2026