Registered Charity No 1176994
The Natashas Project
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 28 February 2025
Contents
Page
Annual Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Accounts
Independent Examiners Report
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THE NATASHAS PROJECT
ANNUAL REPORT
For the year ended 28 February 2025
Legal and Administrative Informatlon
The Natashas Project ITNPI 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 50H or e-mail info@thenatashaprojecl.co.uk. Its governing
document is its Constitution.
ObjectslPrinclpal A¢tlvltles
Vision..
Dancing in and For Freedom
Mission..
We use dance as a powerful tool lo address the impact of modern slavery. Our interactive dance
experiences connect hearts, restore hope and inspire change. We do il for survivors and the
children of tomorrow, because we believe in a future where everybody lives in freedom, and people
dance only for joy
We currently work out this mission in three ways'.-
Performance Productions.. 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 soclety throughout the world today
and what people can do to make a difference.
Education workshops.. TNP has audience tailored workshops that have been created to inform,
equip and inspire students and participants lo take ownership of instances of human trafficking in
their own communities and engage in conversations about safe relationships.
Restorative dance workshops for SuNivors'. 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-osteem, physical fitness and ownership of
survivors, bodies.
Organisation
TNP is governed by the Board of Trustees which is responsible for all aspects of the organisation
that affect this UK-based Charity.
During the year ended 28 February 2025, the Board of Trustees was made up as follows..
Tirn Withers - Chair (appointed August 2024)
Sophie Smyth - Secretary
Sharon Green- Trustee
Sharon Sexton - Treasurer (appointed May 2024)
Jim Treherne - Chair (resigned August 2024)
The Trustees may appoint new trustees throughout Ihe year. They are all volunteers.
TNP'S bankers are Natwesl Bank.
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Revlew of Activities
Restorative branch.. TNP conlinued to provide tailor-made dance workshops to support survivors of
human trafficking and modern slavery. Grants were received from the National Lottery and Souter
Charitable Trust lotalling £21,975 to fund Ihese Restoralive workshops. A grant was also received
from Stewardship Services to fund an Operations Manager.
Flnanclal Revlew
The overall resull for the year was a surplus of £7.750 compared with a deficit of £5,920 the
previous year.
Reserves
TNP aims to maintain funds of at least £2,000 so that il is able lo enter into contracls to hire
performance venues and commit to other expenditure for the following year.
Risk Management
The Board of Trustees has examined the principal areas of the Charity'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 normal
conditions, should allow the risks identified by them to be mitigated to an acceptable level in its day
to day operations.
The Charlty has appropriate risk mitigation measures in pla￿ including policies and training on the
following..
Working with vulnerable groups - particularly sutvivors of human Irafficking
First Aid
The Charity ensures all volunteers and staff have up to date DBS checks prlor to working with
children or vulnerable adults
Pollcles
TNP has the followlng policies to govern ils operational acllvitSes and these are reviewed on an
agreed timeline, either annual or bi-annual. They are..
Financ8
Health & Safety
R8cruitm8nt
Equal Opportunities
Safeguarding
Risk Managem8nt
Data Protection and Privacy
Future prospects
TNP will contlnue to provid& support to survDiors of modern 81avery. Workshops will be for women, men,
youth and children of the survivors.
TNP will be reviving previous productions, from before the pand8mic.
TNP will be exploring rèaching out to for Primary Schools audiences for the first time, ensuring all
safeguarding is in place lo reach this n8w age brackgt.
I declare. in my capacity of Charity Trustee, that-.
the Trustees have approved the report above- and
have aulhorised m6 to sign it on their behalf
Tim Wlthers, Chalr 7 October 2025
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THE NATASHAS PROJECT
STATEMENT OF FINANcIALACTIV￿IES lorthe year ended 28 February 2025
2025
2024
Notos Restsletgd Unrgstrfctod
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
R•strfetgd Unr•stslcted
Funds
Funds
Totsl
Funds
Incoming rtsour¢p¥ from..
Grart incomg
46,975
46,975
10,500
10,500
Donatfions and fundralslng
12,132
12,132
500
14,508
15,008
Chatrltabl• Actlvltl•s
1,180
75
75
Total Incl￿+
46,155
12,132
80,287
11,000
14,583
25,583
ExpÈndltures on=
Fe95
35,127
12,200
47,327
16,283
11,408
27,691
Othercosts
1.600
2.212
3.812
Total expenditures
Net in
9,200
1A50
7.750
6,883
963
5,920
Accumulaied Funds brought
lorward
Transf9rfrom UFto RF
3,113
3,533
9,996
2,570
12,566
umulated Funds rarried fowward
14.396
3.113
3.533
6.646
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BALANCE SHEET as at 28 February
2025
Notes
2025
2024
¢URRENT ASSET8
Ca&h )t bJr>k and In hamd
14,701
6,646
Crodltors.. amounts falllng
wtthln one yo8r
Not Curront A8s9t8
REPRESENTED BY
Restrtcted Funrf4
12,313
3.113
Vnrn8trlctèd F￿n￿$
TOTAL FUPIOS
Tim Withers, Chair 7 October 2026
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the yoar gnded 28 February 2025
Accountlng pollcles
Basls of preparatlon
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..
al FRS102 1A, 'The Financlal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland" as applies to small companies.,
bl The 2015 Chaiilies Statement of Recommended Praclice.
Incomlng resources
al Grant income is accounted for on receipt, but taken to restricted funds until all Ih8ir terms
and conditions of receipt are mel.
b) Donations from individuals and organisalions and from fundraSsing 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 whi¢h can be used, in accordance with the charitable objects, al the
discretion of the Trustees.
Restricted funds are funds which can only be used for particular purposes within the objects of
TNP. Reslriclions 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 7.
Tangible fixed assets
Items below £750 are not capitalised. TNP has no tangible fixed assets.
2. Trustees expense$
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, consullants and dancers
nel of statutory maternity pay received and staff employment cosls.
4. Stsff Costs
2025
2024
Not88
Gr086 SalarlO8
25.930
16,182
EmployeTs Nl
2.t30
SJ1
Employ6r8 Pèntslon
B96
383
Total Staff Costs
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In the pgriod under review there were two part-time employees (2024.. one).
No-one was paid more than £60,000
The Charity considers the Charity Director and the Operations Manager together with the Trustees
to be its key management personnel.
6. Other costs
Other costs include travel costs for performers, costumes, equipment, studio hire, training and
development, advertising, insurance and office expenses
6. Creditors: amounts falling due wSthln one year
Taxation and soclal security
£305
7. Restricted funds
Balance 8t
Income
ExpendltUT
Balance at
29 Fèbruary
2024
28 Fèbruary
202$
Anchor FoundatFon
2,613
12,6131
Indlvldvwl rfonauon
600
15001
818t¢word$hlp
2S,000
1148831
10,417
bl The Natlon81 Loit8ry
18,975
118,9751
cl Sout8r Charltabl8 Trust
3,000
11.3981
1.601
dl Other Restrlcted Funds
865
29S
al A grant wa8 r8colv6d tolund tho OporatlonB Man498r
PQsllloD.
bl A grantwas recelvod for Re6toratlv8 work6hops.
cl A grant wa8 recelvod for Re8toratlv8 workshops.
dl Sov8rAI organl84tlons thatdonated behveon £60 tynd £160 to help fund spfrcific Restorativ• work8hoy.
8. Related party transactlons
Total donations glven to the Charity during the 12 month period by Trustees, key management
personnel and persons connected to them were £4600 {prior year.. £1100).
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Independent oxamln•V• report to tho tru8te•• olTh• N•la8ha• Projoct (Charlty
No.11769941
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended
28 February 2025
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the requirements of the Charslies Act 2011 1"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of
the TrLtsl'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 145151{b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confim that no malerial matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe Ihat in, any material respect..
othe accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. or
c.,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 'lrue and fair, view which is not a matter 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.
Kevin Lowen
FCCA
Woodley
Reading
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