Charlty Number. 1174264 (England and Wales) NOThINGHAM SAMARITANS TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 NO￿INGHAm SAMARITANS Content5 of Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2025 Page5 Legal and Administrative Information Trustees, Report Independent Exarniner5' Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Financlal Statements 7-10 NOThINGHAM SAMARITANS Legal and Administrative Infarmatlon Year Ended 31 March 2025 Charlty Number: 1174264 {England and Wale5) Reglstered Office: 18 ClarendDn Street Nottingham NGI 5HQ Trustees: A Mateo-Trea5urer A Clarke G Coult H Lucas M Moorhouse T Patrlck V Roberts S G William5 Secretary.. H Lucas Accountants: Seagrave French LLP I Poplars Court Lenton Lane Nottlnghèm NG7 2RR Bankers: National Westminster 16 South Parade Nottlngham NGI 2JX NOTTINGHAM SAMARITANS Trustees, Report Year Ended 31 March 2025 The Trustees present their report and the flnancial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees who Served durlng the year and up to the date of this report are set Dut on page l. Structurey governance and management stotus Tho charity is managed in accordance with the rules and regulation5 of the Nottingham Samaritans a5 laid down in the original Trust Deed lJanLfary 19631. The charity is also a fegistered charity with the Charity Commission, number 1174264. Orgonlsatlonol strurtu The Notlingham branch of Samaritans Uses an agreed model constitution, amended In May 2006. This changes the structure of the trustees and membership of the national organlsation of the 5amaritan5. Responslbllity for the management of the Nottingham Branch and its financial affairs is devolved to the Branch Managing Committee. The member5 of tho committee are elerted for a maxlmum of three years continuous service, Objectives and artivities The charity 15 an independent branch of the Samaritans Drgani5atlon which aims to be available 24 hours a day to provide emotional support for people who are experiencing feellngs of distress or despair, including those that may lead to sulcSde. Achlevements and performance The charlty provides support for people in emotional dlstress, Including those wlth suicidal feeling5. We sèrve our local community but are part of the Natlonal Connect System and receive calls from all parts of the UK. Caller5 may contact us bv telephone, PDSt, email and text message. We aim to be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week but recruitin8 and retaining volunteers remains a challenge since the Covid pandemlc. The branch currently has 92 volunteers but only 64 of these are active listeners, with the remaining 26 provlding a variety of Support to the branch in a non-listening capaclty. The branch management team has formulated a recruitment strategy and is proactively trying to increase listenlng volunteer numbers, Despite the challenges and Increasing competition from other charitles, we are confident about the future of Nottingham Samaritans. Llstener Schemes A very important and satlsfyin£ part of our work is in preparing and supporting prisoners as Llsteners to thelr fellow inmates. There are 14 listeners in HM P Nottingham and 26 in HMP Whatton who provide a 24-hour service offering confidentlal support to prisoner5, We have a150 recently started working In HMP Lowdham Grange. Reducing the number of 5elf-infllcted deaths in custody Is a high priority for the Prison Servlce. NorriNGHAM SAMARITANS Trustee< Report Year Ended 31 March 2024 Financial review Reserves Policy The Trustees are satisfied that the Charity's assets are avallable and adequate to fulfil its Dbligatlons. It Is our policy to have at least slx months costs in re5erve1£20,0001. Total reserves at 3113125 stood at £110,601 of whlch £104,376 was held in cash. Flnanclal Management All payments are supported by a bill or Invoice. Statement of trustees. responslbllltles The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and the financial statements In accordance with appllcable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Klngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). L3w applicable to charitie5 in England and Wales requlres the trustees to prepare financlal statements for each financial year whlch glve a true and falr view of the state of affairs of the charlty and of the incoming resources and applicatlon of resources of the charity for that year. In preparlng these financial statements the trustees are required to,. select sultable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,. observe the methods and prlntlples In the Charitiès SORP; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,, state whether appllcable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any materlal departure5 disclosed and explalned In the flnancial statements,. and prepare the financlal statements on the going concern basis unless it is inapproprlate to presume that the charity wlll continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accountlng record5 which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tlme the flnancial posltion of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements Comply wlth the Charities Act 2011 and the Charlty IAc¢ounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responslble for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detectlon Df fraud and other Irregularities. On behalf of the board H Lucas Trustee Date.. A Mateo Treasurer Date: Trustee. Date: INDEPENDENT EXAMINER5, REPORTTOTHETRUSTEES DN THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOThINGHAM SAMARITANS Year Ended 31 March 2025 We report on the accounts of Nottingham Samaritan5 for the year ended 31 March 2025 set out on pages 2 to 10. Respectlve responsibllilies of trustees and Independent examlner As the charitvs trusteE5 you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, you consider that the audit requirement of section 144121 of the Charitie5 Act 2011 (the Actl does not apply and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibllity to examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act, to follow the procedures lald down in the General Dlrectlons given by the Charlty CommSssion under sectSon 14515llbl of the Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to our attention. Basis of independent examlnÈrs' statement Our examlnation wa5 carrled out In accordance wlth the General Direction5 g5ven by the Charity Commlsslon. An examlnatlon Includes a revlew of the accountin8 record5 kept by the charity and a comparison of the accDunts presented wlth those records. It also Sncludes consideratlon of any unusual Items or disclosures In the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audlt oplnlon on the vlew given by the accounts. Independent examiners, statement In connectlon with our examlnation, no matter has come to our attentlDn.' lil which give5 U5 reasonable cause to believe that In any materlal respect the requirements: to keep proper accounting records in accordance wlth section 130 of the Act,. and to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accounting record5 and to comply wlth the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met,. or whlch, In our opinion, attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be hed. re Jas Seagrave FCCA Seagrave French LLP I Poplars Court Lenton Lane Nottlngham NG7 2RR Date: NO￿INGHAm SAMARITANS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES Year Ended 31 March 2025 Unrestr5cted Re5trlcted Fund5 Funds 2025 2024 Total Total Note5 Intoming resources Incomlng resources from generatlng funds Voluntary income Actlvlties for generating funds Investment income 16,131 9,678 3,108 16,131 9,257 9,678 11,180 3,108 629 Total Incomlng resourcés 28,917 28,917 21,066 Resources expended Branch Affiliation Fees Estab115hment costs Motor and travolllng expenses Accountancy fee5 Legal and professlonal fees Communications and IT Other offlce expenses Depreciation and impairment Conference and training Advertising and publlclty 14,651 40,975 1,018 660 35 1,507 589 253 648 14,651 7,056 40,975 10,220 1,018 1,171 660 630 35 35 1,507 2,150 589 222 2,050 2,303 2,173 648 918 Totsl resources expended 60,336 2,050 62,386 24,575 Net Incoming/loutgoingl resources before transfers 131,419112,0501 133.469>13,509) Total fund5 brought forward 90,770 53,300 144,070 147,579 Total funds carrled foNard 59,351 51.250 110,601 144,070 The notes on pages 7 to 10 form an integral part of these financial statements. NOTTINGHAM SAMARITANS- Charity No. 1174264 BALANCE SHE As at 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Notes Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets Fixed asset Investments 52,261 25 53,790 25 52,286 53,815 Current assets Bank and cash Prepayments 104,376 90,885 104,376 90,885 Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year 146,0611 16301 Net current assets 58,315 90,255 Net assets 110,601 144,070 Funds Restrlcted income funds Unrestrlcted Income funds io io 51,2SO 59,351 53,300 90,770 110,601 144,070 These f inancial statement5 were approved by the trustees on signed on its behalf by.. T Patrlck Trustee H Lucas Trustee A Mateo Treasurer The notes on pages 7 to 10 form a n inte8ral part of these financial statements. No￿1NGHAm SAMARITANS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year Ended 31 March 2025 Accounting policie5 The princlpal accountlng pollcies are summarlsed below, The accounting policies have been applied conslstently throughout the year and the precedlng year. 1.1 Basis of accounting The financlal statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reportlng by Charities, IFRS 1021 and the Charities Act 2011. 1.2 IncomlnE resources All IneomlnE resources are Included In the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the incomo and the amount tan be quantlfled wlth reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income.. Voluntary Income Is recelved by way of donatlons and glfts and Is Sncluded In full In the Statement of Financlal Activitles when recelvable. Glfts donated for resale are Included as Income when they are sold. Donated assets are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified, and a third party is bearing the cost. The value of services provided by volunteers ha5 not been included. Income from investments 15 included in the year in which it is receivable, 1.3 Resources expended Expenditure is recognlsed on an accrual basls as a liablllty Is Incurred. Expendlture Includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered and Is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates, Resources expended are recognised in the year in which they are Incurrerl. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributlons and do not Include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Support costs are those costs incurred dlrectly In support of expendlture on the object5 of the charity and include project management. Governance costs are th05e costs incurred in the administration of the charity. 1.4 Tangible fixed a55et5 and depreciation Tanglble flxed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreclatlon. DeprecSatlon is provlded at rates calculated to wrlte off the cost less resldual value of each asset over Its èxpected useful Ilfe, a5 follows.. Land and bulldlngs Fixtures, fittings and equipment Straight line over fifty year5 20% reducing balance basis 1.5 Inve5tment5 Investments held a5 fixed assets are revalued at mid-market value at the balance sheet date and the gain or loss taken to the statement of financial activities. NorriNGHAM SAMARITANS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year Ended 31 March 2025 Voluntary income Unrestrlcted 2025 Fund5 Total Total 2024 Donations, grants and fees 16,131 16,131 9,257 16,131 16,131 9,257 Activities for generatlng funds Unrestricted 2025 Z024 Funds Total Total Fundralslng events 4,555 4,555 2,757 Card sales 25 25 69 Prlson funding 5,098 5,098 365 Club Other Income 8,354 9,678 9,678 11,180 Investment Income Unrestrlcted 2025 2024 Funds Total Totsl Bank interest receivable 3,108 3,108 629 Employees No salaries or wages have been paid, including the trustee5, durlng the year. Tru5tees' emoluments There were no employees durlng the year apart. Trustees received no remuneration12024: £NII} and were relmbursed a total of £Nil (2024: £Nill for thelr expenses In the year. NOTTINGHAM SAMARITANS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year Ended 31 March 2025 Tanglble flxed assets Land and Flxtures, buildlngs flttlngs and freeholdequlpment Total Ccst At l April 2024 Addltions in year 102,500 33,003 135,503 774 774 At 31 March 2025 102.500 33,777 136,277 Depreclatlon At l April 2024 49,200 32,513 81,713 Charge for the year 2,050 253 2,303 At 31 March 2025 51,250 32,766 84,016 Net book values At 31 March 2U25 51,250 1,011 52,261 At 31 March 2024 53,300 490 53,790 Flxed asset investments other unlisted investments Total Valuation At l Aprll 2024 and at 31 March 2025 25 25 Historical cost as at 31 March 2025 25 25 All fixed asset Investments are held within the United Klngdom. Creditors: amounts lalllnE due wlthln one year 2025 2024 Accruals and other creditor5 46,061 630 46.061 630 NOThINGHAM SAMARITANS io NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Yèar Ended 31 March 2025 io. Analysis of net assets between funds Unrestritted Restrlcted Total funds funds funds Fund balances at 31 March 2025 as represented bv: Tangible f ixed assets 1,011 51,250 52,261 Investment assets 25 25 Current assets 104,376 - 104,376 Current Ildbllitles 146,0611 146,0611 59,351 51,250 110,601 ii. Unrestrlcted funds At l Aprll Incoming 2024 resources At Outgolng resources 31 March 2025 Unrestricted funds 90,770 28,917 160,336159,351 Purposes of unrestrlcted f u nds The general fund Is deslgnilted for the costs of the objectives of the charity and the day-to-day management and administration. 12. Restrlcted f unds At At l Aprll 2024 Outgolng resources 31 March 2025 Property fund 53,300 12,0501 51,250 Purposes of restrlcted funds The property fund 15 designlc ted for the specific use of malntenance and upkeep of the chariV5 freehold property.