**Registered Charity No 1176994**
## **The Natashas Project**
# **Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 28 February 2022**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Annual Report|**2**|
|Statement of Financial Activities|**4**|
|Balance Sheet|
**5**|
|Notes to the Accounts|**6**|
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**THE NATASHAS PROJECT**
## **ANNUAL REPORT**
## **For the year ended 28 February 2022**
## **Legal and Administrative Information**
The Natashas Project (TNP) was founded in 2013. It has been a registered charity, number 1176994, since 5 February 2018 and the address for correspondence is 2 Fensomes Close, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 5DH or e-mail info@thenatashaproject.co.uk. Its governing document is its Constitution.
## **Objects/Principal Activities**
The objects of the Charity is to use dance and performance to inform and equip the public about Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery and support survivors through the use of creative arts.
## Its three branches are:-
Performance: TNP gives professional dance productions that raise awareness through informing audiences on the effects and realities of modern slavery. The performances aim to instigate and empower change, by taking audiences through a journey of lost innocence, 21st century slavery, and how this injustice still affects every single society throughout the world today.
Education: TNP has audience tailored workshops that have been created to inform, equip and inspire students and participants to take ownership of instances of human trafficking in their own communities and engage in conversations about safe relationships.
Restorative: The third branch works with survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking, through its Restorative Dance Workshops. These are fun, creative workshops which aim to develop confidence, self-esteem, physical fitness and ownership of survivors’ bodies. The workshops use a broad range of music genres, to encourage amateur musicians, in order to promote appreciation of music by the public.
All branches of TNP signpost the audience to services and organisations in their local areas, where they can either contribute to anti trafficking and anti-slavery activities, or access more information on the subject.
## **Organisation**
TNP is governed by the Board of Trustees which is responsible for all aspects of the organisation that affect this UK-based Charity.
As at the year ended 28 February 2022, the Board of Trustees was made up as follows:
Jim Treherne - Chair Sophie Smyth - Secretary Kevin Lowen - Treasurer Timothy Withers - Trustee
The Trustees may appoint new trustees throughout the year. They are all volunteers.
Hannah Parker Beldeau resigned as Trustee on 1 March 2021 Rebecca Kinahan resigned as Chair on 25 October 2021
Jim Treherne was appointed as a Trustee on 1 September 2021 and Chair on 25 October 2021 Quinton Lake resigned as Trustee on 5 January 2022 Timothy Withers was appointed as a Trustee on 1 February 2022
TNP’s bankers are Natwest Bank.
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THE NATASHAS PROJECT
Review of Actlvlties
Restorative branch." TNP commenced the year achIng survivors online bul reverted lo FacE-
Io-Face workshops as post-COVID restrictions allowed. A fourth lottery grant for £10,000 was
received during the year.
Flnanclal Review
The overall result for the year was a deficAI of £4,679 compared with a surplus of £3,389 the
previous year.
Reserves
TNP aims lo maintain funds of at least £2,000 so that it is able lo enter intg contracts lo hire
perfomance venues and commit lo other expenditure for the follo¥Mng year.
Rlsk Management
The Board of Trustees has examined the principal areas of the Charf(y's operations and
considered what major risks may arise in each of these areas. In the opinion of the Board of
Trustees, the Charity has established resources and review systems which. under nomial
conditions, should allow the risks identified by them to be miligaled lo an acceptable level in
ils day to day operalic>n5.
The Charity has appropriate risk mitigation measures in place including policies and training
on the following..
Working with vulnerable groups- particularly suNivors of human trafficking
First Aid
The Charity ensures 311 volunteers and staff have up lo date DBS ched(s prior lo working
with children or vulnerable adults
Future prospgcts
TNP will continue to provKle support to women and victims of trafficking workshops in and around
London, Swndon. Bristol and Manchester.
TNP will be exploring activities under the Education Branch for Primary Schools and to explore
opportunities for the showcasing of "On Demsnd., in the latter half 012022123.
I declare, in my capacity of Charity Trustee, that..
the Trustees have approved the report above.. and
have authorised me lo sign it on their behabf
Kevin Lowen Treasur¢rffrustee 7 Septembgr 2022
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## **THE NATASHAS PROJECT**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 28 February 2022**
|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 28 February**|**2022**|
|---|---|
|**2022**
**Notes Restricted Unrestricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Incoming resources from:**
**Grant income**
**10,000**
**0**
**10,000**
**Donations and fundraising**
**8,044**
**8,044**
**Charitable activities**
**331**
**331**
**Total income**
**10,000**
**8,375**
**18,375**
**Expenditure on:**
**Fees**
**3**
**14,187**
**5,859**
**20,046**
**Other costs**
**4**
**2,210**
**798**
**3,008**
**Total expenditure**
**16,397**
**6,657**
**23,054**
**Net income**
**(6,397)**
**1,718**
**(4,679)**
**Accumulated Funds brought forward**
**9,070**
**4,060**
**13,130**
**Accumulated Funds carried forward**
**2,673**
**5,778**
**8,451**|**2021**
**Restricted Unrestricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**10,000**
**0**
**10,000**
**1,985**
**1,985**
**370**
**370**|
||**10,000**
**2,355**
**12,355**
**5,681**
**1,748**
**7,429**
**1,129**
**408**
**1,537**|
||**6,810**
**2,156**
**8,966**|
||**3,190**
**199**
**3,389**
**5,880**
**3,861**
**9,741**|
||**9,070**
**4,060**
**13,130**|
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THE NATASHAS PROJECT
BALANCE SHEET as at 28 February 2022
Note
2022
2021
CURRENT ASSETS
Ch at bank and In hand
8,451
8,451
13,130
13,130
REPRESENTED BY
Re8tricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2.673
5,778
8,451
9.070
4,060
13,130
Kevln Lowon TreasUrerlUSte? 7 S8pt8mb8r 2022
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**THE NATASHAS PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 28 February 2022**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## **Basis of preparation**
These accounts have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including:
- a) FRS102 1A, “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” as applies to small companies;
- b) The 2015 Charities Statement of Recommended Practice.
## **Incoming**
- a) Grant income is accounted for on receipt, but taken to restricted funds until all their terms and conditions of receipt are met.
- b) Donations from individuals and organisations and from fundraising events are accounted for when received.
- c) Charitable activities, which includes income from performances at venues, are accounted for when received.
## **Expenditure**
Resources expended are accounted for on a cash basis, inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are funds which can be used, in accordance with the charitable objects, at the discretion of the Trustees.
Restricted funds are funds which can only be used for particular purposes within the objects of TNP. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular purposes. The nature and purpose of each restricted fund is set out in note 5.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Items below £750 are not capitalised. During the year ended 28 February 2021 TNP had no tangible fixed assets.
## **2. Trustees expenses**
No member of the Board of Trustees or any person connected with them has received or is due to receive any remuneration for the year directly or indirectly from TNP funds.
## **3. Fees**
Fees include payments to teachers, choreographers, stage managers, consultants and dancers. Some consultants were paid a fee which was directed to a money purchase pension scheme of their choosing.
## **4. Other costs**
Other costs include travel costs for performers, costumes, equipment, studio hire, training and development, advertising, insurance and office expenses
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**THE NATASHAS PROJECT**
## **5. Restricted funds**
## **Restrictive Funds 2021/22**
|**Restrictive Funds 2021/22**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Balance at**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Balance at**|
||**28**|**February 2021**|||**28 February 2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**a) The National Lottery**||**9,070**|**10,000**|**(16,397)**|**2,673**|
**a) The National Lottery A fourth grant was received on 21/1/22 for £10,000 for Restorative workshops**
## **6. Related party transactions**
Total donations given to the Charity during the 12 month period by Trustees, key management personnel and persons connected to them were £4,437 (year ended 28 February 2021: £1,660).
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