WORTH Trustee Annual Report 2023-24 Charlty objoctlves 1. To advance educalion for the public benefft, in particular but not exclusively. by delivering educational talks and raising awareness about domestic abuse. 2. To relieve the needs of people who have been affected by domestic abuse. in particular but not exdusively by the provision of mentoring and support and group activities to help with rebuilding their lives. Charlty Actlvltl•$ WORTH provides free and vilal aftercare. wellbeing and 1-1 support to vnmen who have experienced domestic abuse. WORTH provides a safe space to share experiences, give and receive support, leam new skills, reduce isolation. build friendships. and give women their voice back. It is a space where clients can focus on the future and get support their healing post abuse. Wellbeing support is provided through a range of therapeutic services and classes.. Art Self4efence Music Creative writing Nature JoumalSng Yoga Guided meditstion Bible study WORTH offers a befriending seNice providing 1-1 support to clients. Befrienders walk alongside women on their healing joumey and support them with signposting. confidence building. and goal setting via a range of tools, techniques and workl)ooks. The Board of Trustees are aware of the Charity Commission guidance regarding a charity's provision of public benefft. The Board of Trustees are satisfied that the S8prfices provided by WORTH meet the criteria of public benefit. Contrlbutlon mad• by voluntser¥ A talented and dedicated pool of volunteers are al the heart of WORTH and the charity relies heavily upon their support for the provision of dient services. A¢hl•v•ments and Perforniance As with previous years. the demand for WORTH'S ser4ices has continued to grow this year. WORTH has supported 127 women and children this year through the Wellness Centre and befriending service, with 72 new referrals from local crisis support charities, GPS and social prescribing. Whik this is good news for dients and WORTH, it also presents new challenges for WORTH with an increased demand for therapeutic and wellbeing provision and tailored support to meet the needs of individual clients. Maln achlevem•nts and porfornianc•s In th• y￿r 2023-24 Include: The employment of a Wellness Centre Manager to oversee the day-to￿aY running of the therapeutic sessions has freed up the CEO to attend speaking events and festivals during the year, including delivering workshops and education on the subject of domestic abuse at: Manchester University Cliff Festival Derfoy University Hlgher Education partnerships wlth the Unlversity of Manchesler and Cllff College continued, and new partnerships wefe established with Derby University with the Criminology. Policing, and Nursing Departments. WORTH hosted postgraduate menial health nursing students for short temi placements as part of their clinical setting training. A collaboration project with Cheslerfield College saw design students working with WORTH supporting the design of publications for Voices Worth Publishing. Wellbeing group sessions taking place several days a week have contlnued providing much need8d therapeutic support for clients. This includes sell- defence, writing. and art therapy. A grant from the People's Health Lottery and Active Communities supported the continued delivery of these sessions. A new a51otment project was establSshed in 2023, wlth the support of a grant from Chesterfield Borough Council. The 10-week project, Garden of Hope. provided a new nature wellbeing initiative for clients and the opportunity to learn new skills. The training cenlre that was established last year for the delivery of domestic abuse awareness trainirKJ, was able to continue thanks to a grant from Foundation Derbyshire. Trauma informed training courses received accreditation from the CPD Stsndards Office. WORTH employed a Community Engagemenl Officer who has worked hard to eslablish engagement with k)Gal businesses. organisations and community groups and dignitsries in Chesterfield and the surrounding area. This has led to successful fundraising and much needed additional income for WORTH. A collaboration with Aclion for Children led to the publication of a children's book written by a joint dient. A new digital dient management system was introduced in 2023. enabling the secure and efficient storge of client information. management of new referrals and progress trackbng. Flnanclal Revlew The Year End accounts present an oveNiew of the charity financial position at the end of March 2024. The accounts illustrate a large increase in income from large grant funding. This has provided greater stability for th8 Sustainability of the charity and enabled seNice provision to continue and expand as listed above. The accounts also illustrate that the majority of income is restricted for use for dedicaled and specrfic purposes and unrestricted funds are limited. A review of the monthly running costs of the charity in 2023. established Ihe reserves required to ensure the charity could continue to provide. at a minirnum, the services of the Wellness Centre to clients for a period of three months. The overall aim of holding reserve funds is to limit potential disruption to dients in the event of a loss of grant funding or a gap in securing grant funding. In 2023-24, WORTH was not in the finanaal position to hold the minlmum three months reserves. In order to increase reserve funding. WORTH requires an increase Sn regular mnthly giving to build the level of unrestricted funds. Expenditure did nol exceed income in the year 2023-24. Supporting clients and providing therapeutic W8llb8ing sessions through the Wellness Centr8 remains the key priority and purpose of WORTH. Work on the Training Centre cannot progress unts'l further funding is sought to recruit a paid fundraiser to establish corporate partnerships, increase donations and manage bid writing and grant funding. Addltlonal Informatlon The charity's principal source of funds is from a combination of short and long temi, large and small, national and local grants for restricted purposes. In addits'on lo grant funding, WORTH also receives unrestn'cted smaller value monthly donations from individuals and a local church to support ongoing work and the day-t041ay SMal￿r running costs. In 2023-24 WORTH was supported by a larg8 grant from th8 National Lottery Community Fund. This covered a range of the core and main running costs incurred by WORTH and addttsonal work to grow the charity including employee salaries, rent. data storage, devebpment consultsnt and insurance. The principal risk facing the charity is a lack of sufficient funding to secure the long-tenn work of WORTH. extend the contracts of employed staff and to recruit addits'onal staff. The shortage of time and expertise in bid writing and sourcing grant funding is also an identsfied risk. WORTH needs to secure regular income to ensure that there are sufficient unrestricted ￿serve funds available to support the long-term running of the charity, and limit disrupiion to clients in the event of a loss of or a gap in grant funding. Structure, Governance and Management WORTH is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and govemed by ts Constitution. The board of Trustees are apFM)inted on a twtryear temi at a convened meeting of the board. Trustees are eligible to renew their tenn for a further two years to serve for a maximum of six years. A maximum of six trustees can sit on the board at any one time. New Trustees are appointed by the Chair of Trustees and are required to pass a DBS check. This is in line with the charity's safeguarding policy which is reviewed and signed off annually by the Board of Trustees. The Charity Is managed by a Chief Executive Officer who Is accountable to the Board of Trustees. The serrfices of the charity are delivered by paid freelance specialist praclilioners and one paid staff member who are accountable to the CEO. Charity accounting Is managed an extemal Chartered Accountsnt overseen by the CEO and Board of Twstees. R•fer•nce and Admlnlstratlv• d•talls Charity Name.. WORTH - Women on the Road to Heallng. Registered charity number: 1172703 Charity's principal address.. Head Office, NeN*t)old Road, CheSterf￿1d. S41 7PS Charity Trustees Jlll Hancock {Chalf) Pamela Brader (Acting Secretary) Louise Hayden (Treasurer) Madeleine Hayden Rebecca Scar Anna Malnutt No trustees hold any title to property belonging to charlty. Name of CEO.. Robyn Riggans. Declarallons The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees. Signature: Full names: Anna Malnutt Position: Current Acting Chair ## **WORTH Women on the Road to Healing** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDING 31.03.24** |**INCOME**
Irregular Donations
Regular Donations
National Lottery
Postcode Lottery
Other Grants
Gift Aid
Total Income
**EXPENDITURE**
Salaries
Client Activities
Publishing
Staff Training
Repairs and Renewals
Rent
Rates
Gas & Electricity
Accountancy and Payroll Costs
Bank Fees
Telephone
Travel
Printing Postage Stationery
Computer & Website Costs
Advertising and Fund raising Costs
Insurance
CPD Standards Office
Business Consultancy
**Surplus at 31.03.23**
**Opening balances b/f from previous year**
Bank
Cash
Paypal
Total
add surplus
**Represented By Closing Balances**
Bank
Paypal
Cash
difference
Pensions Payable|**31/03/2024 **
3473.70
4825.00
83064.00
31120.00
165.20
**122647.90**
67541.61
20184.49
1301.79
832.86
1650.10
20804.50
2244.71
1303.80
299.11
787.58
31.82
1294.17
4509.29
11.00
1319.66
2454.60
3890.00
**130461.09**|**restricted**
83064.00
31120.00
**114184.00**|**unrestricted**
3473.7
4825
165.2
**8463.90**
144.77
29.99
24.68
164.5
618
299.11
11
295
**1587.05**|**31/03/2023**
4847.91
5325
86120.00
25000
9150
**130442.91**
38727.83
6228.53
375.74
628.65
18640
130.15
913.93
976.59
306.1
705.72
135.8
806.05
1539.87
648.95
988.44
2025
**73777.35**
**56665.56**
4730.22
96.57
0
**4826.79**
56665.56
**61492.35**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||67541.61
20039.72
1301.79
802.87
1625.42
20640.00
0.00
2244.71
685.80
0.00
787.58
31.82
1294.17
4509.29
0.00
1024.66
2454.60
3890.00||| |||**128874.04**||| ||**-7813.19**|||| ||61393.50
96.57
0.00
**61490.07**
-7813.19
**53676.88**|**53950.97**||| ||53506.55
441.57
**53948.12**
-271.24
-271.24|||61393.5
98.85
**61492.35**| 184409.21 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees WORTH- Women on the Road to Healing On accounts for the year ended 3110312024 Charity no (if any) 1172703 Set out on pages 14 I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ( the Trust.) for the year ended 3110312024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, 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 Diredions given by the Charity Cornmission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement appl16￿￿]]. Delete I l ifnot applicable. I hav& completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act-, or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a rnaller considered as part of an independent examination. 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not 8ppIy. Signed: acmer Date: 8711135 Name: CLn4e ELizR8EfFI ffAK*4t IER Oct 2018 Relevant professional quallflcationlsl or body (if any): FCCA Address: ia (￿1¢£ElD vfLLRS fsre Bz£fl£LD RofiD, S￿0 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo hi9hli9ht material matters of Goncern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners}. Give here brief details of any items that the oxaminer wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018 CHARITY COMMIS510 FOR ENGLAND AND WALE RTH-Wompn on the Road to Heallng Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For tho perlod from 01I0412Q23 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments Unro$trl¢tsd fund8 Rèstilctèd funds Endowm&nt fund8 to the n44r￿tE Total fund8 La8t y8ar tothè nBar￿l 10 th8 rsoarost È to th& nèartr61£ to thè nearnstE A1 Recel tg IrfegtA81 Oonabons Re Nauonal Lolie p￿tCOd8 Lotte Olhw Q8nl$ GLIiAJd 4,828 31,12D 165 165 Sub (o(al(Gross Incomtr for AR) 9A64 114,184 122.64B 130,443 sse an Isfr8 tablo). nvgs men sa Sub total q14 184 122,648 A3 Paym8nt SaI&￿e5 Client Activities PUtAisI￿ Sl8rtTrak)iftg Repalr9 8nd R8n8wals Rent R81ets Gas & Electricity Accovnlancy and Payroll Cos1¥ Bank Fees Tekphone Trav Printing PO&la￿ Slalioftery Computer & web￿le Costs Advertising and Fund raising Costs Insurance CPD Standards Offlte Buslness Consullanc 67.S42 2ri.040 1,302 803 1,626 20,640 67,542 20,IH4 1,202 833 1,6GO 38,728 0,229 145 376 629 18.640 130 914 977 3D8 706 136 165 2,245 1,304 299 78B 32 1.294 I￿09 618 299 788 32 849 296 1,025 2,456 3.8 1.320 3,890 2.026 Sub toÉal 128 fyT4 A4 A8$et and Investment Sub lotal 128874 130 451 Net of rec•lptsl{paym8nts) AS TransfeY& betwegn funds A6 Cash funds last y•ar ¢nd Cash funds thls year end 877 CCXX R18CCLWnt8 ISSI 2710112D25 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre5tflcted funds Rèstricted funds to nearn•l É Endowment fund6 tg n•orèsie Categories Detall% Bl Cash ￿nds CurrenlAccownl 7,667 46,66B Cash Total cash funds 8,011 45,668 ¢¢OLrfJ)I Unre5trtet•d funds to ￿PaleStI R¢8trictsd fundB to nearèBt£ Endowmgnt lunds Details io nearestE Fund to Whl¢h Details ¢ostlopii¢x&ll Current vo1¥fr tlonal Fundto whl¢h $8èt bolon Curr¢ntvolue onal Dètalls CoBt lopVon•ll B4 Assets retainod for the charity's own us& Fund ￿WhI relatbA Amountdu Wthen due Delai18 P8nsknnB Credktor BS Liabilities 271 JO Aprll 2124 Signed by one ￿ iwo trustees o behalf olaS1 the Iru$tee8 Signatur8 Pilnt Name Dal* of roval CCXX R2 accDun15 ISSI 27101tt025