Yada
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Unaudited Financial Statements
For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Trustees Annual Report
Full name
Yada
Registered Charity Number 1176601
Trustees
Mr James Amner Mrs Elizabeth Dalby Mrs Helen Taylor Mrs Petula Bladen Mrs Anna Madge
Principal Address
Pilgrim House, 51-63 St Dunstan's Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1AA
Bankers
Lloyds Bank Business Banking BX1 1LT
Independent Examiner
Iain Taylor 3, BN14 0HP
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The objects of the CIO are to preserve and protect the physical and mental good health of women and young people at risk of sexual exploitation in Sussex and beyond, and relieving the needs of such women and young people by providing support in particular, but not exclusively by providing outreach and support services.
Summary of the main activities
The organisation currently focuses its activities on providing support to those women who are working in the sex industry, in particular by the provision of charitable assistance including direct support through our specialist outreach service, The Esther Project, working in partnership to improve access to a range of specialist services and providing training to partner organisations. All activities aim to increase safety and reduce risk of harm to the individual, decrease social isolation and improve the general wellbeing and outcomes of the individual.
The purpose of the charity is to work towards a future free from sexual exploitation. This brings benefit to the public as a whole through supporting women at risk, implementing models of best practice and sharing this knowledge with other agencies and individuals locally and nationally.
Strategic Aims
To grow our capacity to deliver excellent quality, specialist, outreach support services to self-identifying women in the sex industry and to develop a broader range of support services to meet their needs. To increase the number of women supported by 100 % over the next three years.
To increase our profile with professionals and local partners, attracting opportunities to collaborate and deliver workshops and training. To increase the number of frontline professionals/organisations trained by 50% over the next three years.
To grow, develop and refine our frontline service for the support of Police, Social Services and Health Professionals and other agencies engaged in the prevention of sex trafficking and to develop specialist support services.
Public Benefit Statement
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, ‘Charities and Public Benefit’.
Achievements and Performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Netreach (Online Outreach)
We have conducted regular online outreach, contacting 213 women advertising as independent escorts online by phone to introduce our support service, The Esther Project (TEP), providing links to safety information and telephone support.
Netreach is targeted across coastal West Sussex and remains our largest source of referrals with this being the entry point for 67% of women supported this year.
"It's an amazing joy to have you in my life... on my journey" TEP Service User (May 2022)
1:1 Outreach
Our trained staff provided 34 women with tailored practical and emotional 1:1 support including housing, benefits, employment, education, counselling, debt relief, immigration, volunteering, the National Referral Mechanism, reporting crime, work experience, as well as signposting to specialist substance misuse and domestic violence services. Our outreach supports women to achieve their goals and make sustainable changes. We support women to overcome the barriers they face to exit the sex industry, to improve women’s physical and emotional wellbeing, to decrease isolation and to increase safety.
“Getting this new job is a big step forward, plus it's done heaps for my self worth too.” TEP Service User (January 2022)
“Thanks for all your help. I'd be so lost and so stressed without your and the team's help.” TEP Service User (March 2022)
““I tried to give up on sex work many times but I always came back to it. This time I feel like I stopped for good. My life changed. I changed. I started to appreciate a more stable income. Even if it’s smaller. I can see different ways of getting where I want to be (financially) and it feels ok working and waiting for it. I understand a bit better how my family was effected by my sex work. Additionally when I suffered with PTSD I received more support from you and at the time it became more like therapy. I’m very grateful for all the help I got. Thank you!” TEP Service User (April 2022)
"Was great to catch up and talk everything through, I just wanted to say again how helpful it has been to have support from you and the Esther Project. I think it's really helped me to move forward in the direction I want to go so thank you!" TEP Service User (September 2022)
Practical Support
We provide free wellbeing packs including safety alarms, condoms, sanitary items, pregnancy tests, toiletries and TEP service, safety and sexual health information to women we support directly and through local partner services. We distributed 66 free well-being packs in 2022 along with 22 emergency toiletry packs, 14 emergency food parcels, five food hampers, and nineteen £25 supermarket vouchers. We provided electric top-up for two women.
“"Just got home and found my box has arrived. So thrilled thank you, really appreciate it" TEP Service User (June 2022)
Partner Drop-In’s and Well-being Workshops
We reached 39 women through partner drop-in’s, particularly Worthing Women’s Probation Breakfast, Adur & Worthing Council Street Outreach Team, My Sister's House Women’s Centre, Emerging Futures, Turning Tides & Safe in Sussex. We delivered our series of 6 well-being workshops through Worthing Probation including topics of Boundaries, Change and Self-Esteem as well as one off workshops at the Probation breakfast, Emerging Futures hostel accommodation and Safe in Sussex/Turning Tides Drop-in.
“It's so amazing to see how the women respond to you, I wish we could bottle it” Probation Officer (March 2022)
"Having you here regularly means a woman can approach you when she's ready without feeling like she has to tell Probation everything that's going on." Probation Services Women's breakfast lead (September 2022)
“I have started putting boundaries in my life, and things are starting to change” TEP Workshop Attendee (March 2022)
“Absolutely the best time in my personal life to educate myself/be educated on such personal issues. TEP has been heaven sent!” TEP Workshop attendee ( April 2022)
Education Partnership - Chichester University
We have maintained strong links with the University of Chichester, supporting the University Sexual Health and Guidance week, where we engaged with students and distributed 100 mini well-being packs. We delivered two Seminars to 26 students on the Social Work Degree Apprenticeship in March and to 20 Students on the Social Work Direct Access Course in November. We attended the Chichester campus drop-in, in partnership with the Universities well-being team.
“TEP delivered information very well, and invited discussions and exploration and reflection” Social Work Degree Apprenticeship Student (March 2022)
“The lady who came to speak to us was excellent. Very informative and confident.” Social Work BA Degree Student (November 2022)
Police Partnership and Supporting Survivors of Modern Slavery
We have a seat on both the Sussex Police Sex Working Forum, providing input from our experience and helping to shape policy, and the Building Trust & Confidence sub-group, at which we support service users to share their experiences. We supported local Police on welfare visits as part of Operation Aidant and supported three victims of Modern Slavery.
“Seems like we could learn a lot from YADA’s expertise in this space” Detective Chief Inspector David Springett (February 2022)
Yada Training Delivery
We deliver bespoke training to frontline professionals aiming to raise awareness of the complex issue faced by women in the sex industry, to better equip staff to support women at risk and help combat issues with stigma. Throughout 2022 we delivered 10 face to face and 7 online training sessions, training 214 delegates in total including: the University of Chichester Wellbeing Team, Greater Metropolitan College Student Support Team, Probation Service Rehabilitation Team, Emerging Futures staff, My Sister’s House staff team, Adur & Worthing Council, Bognor & Chichester Police, WSCC Safeguarding Adults Hub, Chichester Social Prescribers and WORTH Domestic Violence service.
We delivered awareness raising sessions at St Matthew’s Church, Tarring, Redeemer Church Worthing and Worthing Baptist Church.
“Thank you so much for the brilliant training you delivered for the Student Wellbeing Team today at the University of Chichester - it was so informative.” (February 2022)
“Thank you so much for coming and doing the training with the team, everyone said that it was not only delivered to a high standard but also how essential it was.” Emerging Futures (March 2022)
“This training has been very helpful and we will incorporate some of the question suggestions into our triage questionnaire. I can see how important it is to ask the question.” My Sisters House (May 2022)
“I really enjoyed the training, the trainers were excellent and I will definitely be taking the learning into my own work. Every area needs an Esther Project service!” The Forward Trust (August 2022)
“Fantastic training, both extremely knowledgeable and passionate about their work and engaged everyone in the group really well.”
Chichester Social Prescribers (October 2022)
Future Planning
At our Strategy Day in November, the team and board of Trustees identified four particular areas for project development in 2023:
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To investigate our potential to provide housing support to service users
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To develop our work around sex trafficking - in particular to research, write and deliver a second training stream on the subject
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To add the provision of ‘in-house’ counselling to our service offer
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To research the need for education sessions on the subjects of pornography, risks/realities of buying/selling sex in local secondary schools.
Partners & Funders
Much of our work is done in partnership and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our local network who have supported us to provide a holistic service to the women we support. Together with our partners we work hard to reduce the risk of sexual exploitation and support those experiencing exploitation, in their recovery.
We are incredibly grateful to our funders for their support and partnership with us, particularly: Kingsley Roofing Ltd, Sussex Community Foundation, the Sussex Police Crime Commissioner, Kleinwort Charitable Trust, The Henry Smith Charity, The Homity Trust, The Foyle Foundation, The Silver Lady Trust, Anchor Foundation, St Mary’s Global Outreach Team, The Four Winds Trust, The National Lottery, Redeemer Church, Allen Lane Foundation as well as many individual donors and partners.
Financial Review and Reserves Policy
The year ended 31st December 2022 recorded net receipts over payments of £5,823, of which there was £8,087 of receipts over payments in unrestricted funds and £2,264 of payments over receipts in restricted funds. The closing cash balance stands at £58,075 of which £18,523 is unrestricted general funds, £20,010 is unrestricted general reserves and £19,542 is restricted. By comparison, the year to 31st December 2021 ended with a closing cash balance of £52,252 of which £15,936 was unrestricted general funds, £14,510 was unrestricted general reserves and £21,806 was restricted.
Yada is committed to using its resources in pursuit of its charitable objectives. It is also committed to maintaining a level of reserves that is prudent to meeting ongoing liabilities, sufficient to ensure that all service delivery commitments can be met and to protect the
long-term future of operations. Yada’s reserves policy seeks to balance these priorities. The trustees consider it prudent to maintain general reserves at a level that represents approximately 3 months expenditure of the charity, based on planned expenditure for that year. As at 31st December 2022 general reserves were £20,010. The Board of Trustees regularly monitors the level of reserves.
The trustees’ declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above on 22 day of May 2023
Signed: Name: James Amner Chair of Trustees
Yada 1176601 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 from Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Endowment Restricted funds Total funds Last year funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts
| Yada 1176601 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Yada 1176601 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Yada 1176601 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Yada 1176601 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Yada 1176601 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Yada 1176601 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Yada 1176601 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Yada 1176601 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 01/01/2022 To 31/12/2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
CC16a |
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Fundraising Events |
- 2,565- |
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- 2,565- |
- 2,159- |
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| Grants | - 19,200- |
- 49,300- |
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- 68,500- |
- 64,226- |
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| Individual Donations | - 4,160- |
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- 4,160- |
- 265- |
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| Standing Orders | - 3,640- |
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- 3,640- |
- 1,265- |
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| Corporate Sponsorship | - -- |
- 11,550- |
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- 11,550- |
- 10,200- |
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| Gift Aid | - -- |
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- 356- |
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| Invoice Payments | - 307- |
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- 307- |
- 499- |
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| Bank Interest | - 10- |
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- 10- |
- 1- |
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| HMRC JRS | - -- |
- -- |
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- 187- |
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| Service User Funds | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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- 394- |
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| Refunds | - 503- |
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- 503- |
- 583- |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) - 30,385- A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
- 30,385- |
- 60,850- |
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- 91,235- |
- 80,135- |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total- -- Total receipts - 30,385- |
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| - 30,385- |
- 60,850- |
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- 91,235- |
- 80,135- |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Affiliation, membership, training & Conf | - 851- |
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- 851- |
- 2,590- |
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| Equipments | - 52- |
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- 52- |
- 981- |
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| Salaries, Tax & Pension | - 8,117- |
- 63,114- |
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- 71,231- |
- 57,200- |
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| Volunteer Expenses | - 349- |
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- 349- |
- 533- |
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| Fundraising Costs | - 45- |
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- 45- |
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| Phone, email & Internet | - 845- |
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- 845- |
- 736- |
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| Audit fees & Insurance | - 1,266- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 1,266- |
- 654- |
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| Print, post & stationary | - 1,382- |
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- -- |
- 1,382- |
- 3,119- |
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| Travel, accomodation & subsistence | - 3,982- |
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- 3,982- |
- 1,220- |
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| Staff expenses | - -- |
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- 212- |
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| Outreach costs | - 4,431- |
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- 4,431- |
- 3,661- |
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| Rent & Maintenance | - 677- |
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- -- |
- 677- |
- 1,040- |
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| Petty Cash | - 7- |
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- 7- |
- 50- |
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| Service User Funds | - 294- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 294- |
- 678- |
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| Sub total - 22,298- A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
- 22,298- |
- 63,114- |
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- 85,412- |
- 72,674- |
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Sub total - -- Total payments - 22,298- Net of receipts/(payments) - 8,087- A5 Transfers between funds - -- A6 Cash funds last year end - 30,446- Cash funds this year end - 38,533- |
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| - 22,298- |
- 63,114- |
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- 85,412- |
- 72,674- |
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| - 8,087- |
- 2,264- |
- -- |
- 5,823- |
- 7,461- |
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| - -- |
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| - 30,446- |
- 21,806- |
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- 52,252- |
- 44,791- |
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| - 38,533- |
- 19,542- |
- -- |
- 58,075- |
- 52,252- |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
9/18/2023
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| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details | Details | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Lloyds Current Account Balance | - 18,523- |
- 19,542- |
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| Lloyds Reserves Account Balance | - 20,010- |
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| B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account (s)) Details Details |
- 38,533- |
- 19,542- |
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Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval | |||||||
| 22/05/2023 | |||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
9/18/2023
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Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts Report to the trustees and members of Yada, charity number 1176601 on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2022. Respethve responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charltles Act), and that an indepèndent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts {under section 145 of the Charities Act) to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act),. and to state whether particular matter5 have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examiner'$ statement My examination was Carried out in accordance with General Direction5 given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit gpinion on the accounts. Independent examlner's statement In the course of my exam%nation, no matter has come to my attention iii which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the tNstees have not met the requirements to ensure that.. proper accounting records are kept lin accordance with section 130 of the Charities Actl- and accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charlties Act; or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. {21 I tvl Taylor 3 BN140HR 22nd May 2023