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2025-08-31-accounts

2024-25

Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ending 31 August 2025 Registered Charity No. 1183651

Contents

03 05

Reference and administrative information Who we are

06 07 08 09 10

Chair and Executive Director’s introduction Vision, aims and values

What we do

The PEACE Model

Metrics

11 Activities

15 21

Impact on students

Student quotes

25 28

Teacher feedback

Plans for 2025-2026

32 Financial review

Reference and Administrative Information For the period ended August 31, 2025

Trustees

Chair: Rich Grahame William Grant-Brook (resigned 17 September 2025) Steven Lewis (appointed 23 September 2025) Helen McCord (appointed 10 October 2024) Raahim Zafar (appointed 25 October 2024)

Charity Registration No. 1183651

Registered Office: Haskell House 152 West End Lane London NW6 1SD

Independent Examiner: Olayinka Tomori ACA, DChA Longmeade Consult Ltd The Old Rectory Springhead Road Northfleet, Kent DA11 8HN

Bankers: Lloyds Bank 25 Greham Street London EC2V 7HN

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Introduction

The Trustees present their report and the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Second Edition effective 1 January 2019) and comply with the Solutions Not Sides constitution.

Structure, governance and management

Solutions Not Sides is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by its Constitution dated 30 May 2019 and it is registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales.

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity.

Appointment of trustees

There must be at least three charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees or appoint a new charity trustee.

There is no maximum number of Trustees that may be appointed to the CIO.

As set out in the Constitution, apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

Management

The Board of Trustees meets as required and delegates the day-to-day running of the affairs of the charity to the Executive Director who is supported by other members of staff.

The trustees consider that the key management of the charity (Senior Leadership Team) consists of the Executive Director and other directors.

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Who we are

SNS is Britain’s leading charity for Peace Education.

We equip young people with the skills to respond to conflict, injustice and polarisation through dialogue, non-violent action, human rights and democratic participation.

Our programmes bring Palestinian and Israeli peacebuilders into UK classrooms to help young people explore different perspectives, win-win outcomes, and active citizenship.

The UK is experiencing rising levels of:

political and social polarisation

Young people are highly exposed to global conflicts and polarised narratives, yet often lack the skills to disagree constructively, assess information critically, or engage with power non-violently. When these capacities are absent, frustration and moral concern can manifest as disengagement, absolutism or attraction to dehumanising ideologies.

SNS addresses a core democratic weakness: democracy cannot function without citizens who can tolerate disagreement, recognise shared humanity, and pursue change through non-violent civic means.

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Chair and Executive Director’s Introduction

In 2024–25, SNS continued to maintain very high levels of reach around Britain. Across three school terms, our speakers delivered 139 sessions to over 8,500 young people in classrooms from South Wales to West Yorkshire, from Birmingham to Bristol. More than 2,500 adults participated in our training sessions and events. Fifteen new schools joined the Olive Branch Community, and those schools went on to run 186 independent peace education activities of their own.

These numbers matter. But what the data behind them shows is something harder to quantify: that structured dialogue works and citizenship empowerment. Our before-and-after student surveys consistently demonstrate meaningful shifts — in students’ understanding of multiple perspectives, their awareness of media bias, and their willingness to challenge hateful views when they encounter them. Teachers report that sessions are still being discussed weeks later. Young people tell us the programme has changed how they see the world.

This was a year in which the need for that kind of impact felt acute. The UK continued to experience rising polarisation, increased reports of antisemitism and Islamophobia, and deep anxiety among young people navigating an information environment saturated with conflict and division. SNS exists precisely at this intersection — not to tell young people what to think, but to give them the skills to think well.

We are grateful to everyone who made this year possible: our speakers, whose courage and humanity are at the heart of everything we do; our partner schools and organisations; and our funders, whose continued confidence sustains our work. Special thanks goes to our long-term supporters: Pears Foundation, Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Trust, Mayor of London, Randeree Charitable Trust, Lars Atkin, Rayne Trust and the Humanitarian Trust. As we look ahead to 2025–26, with plans to reach up to 10,000 young people and proposals underway to embed conflict resolution skills in the national curriculum, we remain convinced that peace education is not an optional extra. It is a democratic necessity.

Rich Grahame, Chair of Trustees Sharon Booth, Founder & Executive Director

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Vision, aims, mission and values

Vision:

Contribute to building a fair, compassionate and democratic society in Britain where we are proud of our diversity, disagree well, and protect one another from harm.

Mission:

Promote empathy, critical thinking and active citizenship around the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its impact in the UK.

Aim:

Deliver Peace Education to British youth and empower leaders to foster dialogue and tackle racism in schools, colleges and communities across the UK.

The core values of SNS are:

1.Non-violence

2.Equality for all

3.Rejection of hate

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What we do

SNS is an education charity, not a campaign group, pressure organisation or political advocate.

The object of the CIO is the advancement of education, in particular but without limitation:

(a) of young people and people who work with young people, predominantly in the UK;

(b) through facilitating dialogue with regards to diverse narratives on the subject of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its resolution; and (c) through teaching conflict resolution skills.

SNS:

SNS’s work is deliberately question-led, politically impartial and safeguardingfocused, enabling schools to engage with difficult topics without escalating risk.

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The PEACE Model

Underpinning our vision, mission and aim is our educational model for conflict resolution. It is a series of steps that we teach via our workshops and resources that people can put into practice. Through this unique PEACE model for resolving conflict, young people and leaders in British society are equipped to become changemakers and bridge builders for discussions and activism on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Five steps of the PEACE model:

Step 1: Participate:

Embracing a win-win approach as the best thing for humanity’s progress and the preservation of our democratic societies

Step 2: Equip:

Engaging in social and emotional learning to equip us for dialogue

Step 3: Ask:

Engaging in dialogue to provide us with the understanding for critical thinking

Step 4: Create:

Using critical thinking to apply human needs theory for conflict resolution and equitable outcomes for all

Step 5: Empower:

Promoting active citizenship to effect the change we want to see

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Metrics

Total metrics for the year 2024–25:

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Activity Number
Youth Education Programme 8,548 participants
Adult training sessions and events 2,566 participants
Youth Leadership Programmes 81 participants
Study trip 15 participants
Teacher conference 20 participants
Olive Branch Community sign ups 15 schools
Number of independent activities at Olive Branch
186 activities
Schools
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SNS. Activities 11 12025 Report ++++++

Our activities 2024–25

SNS delivered a wide-ranging programme of school, youth, and adult engagement activities throughout the 2024–25 academic year, expanding its reach and impact to new geographical areas across the UK and internationally.

Across the autumn, spring, and summer terms, SNS delivered school and youth sessions through multiple regional speaker tours, reaching thousands of young people in areas including Hertfordshire, London, Yorkshire, Birmingham, South Wales, Northwest and Southwest England, West Yorkshire, and the Midlands. The autumn term alone included 47 school sessions reaching over 3,000 young people, with particularly intensive activity in November and December when more than 2,300 students were reached in five weeks.

In spring 2025, SNS delivered 53 school sessions reaching approximately 3,400 young people, including a notable return to South Wales and Southwest England for the first time since before the pandemic. Summer 2025 included 39 school and youth sessions alongside ten workshops at summer camps and with Jewish youth movements, opening a new strand of informal education work to complement the schools programme.

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Our activities 2024–25 cont...

Adult training and speaking events also grew substantially throughout the year. In autumn 2024, SNS reached 1,684 participants across 32 adult sessions —nearly double the number reached in autumn 2023. Spring 2025 added a further 11 sessions reaching over 600 participants, while summer 2025 included 20 sessions reaching more than 500 participants, contributing to an overall 27% increase in adult training participants compared with 2023/24.

The Olive Branch Community continued to expand, growing to 47 signed-up schools during the autumn term. In spring 2025, SNS launched its inaugural Student Leadership Conference for the Olive Branch Community, bringing together 55 students from five schools. Youth leadership work also exceeded expectations during the summer term, with the Bridge Builders Programme residential in Cambridge attracting 26 participants and involving Palestinian and Israeli speakers alongside partner organisations including the Woolf Institute, the Feast, and Show Racism the Red Card.

The year included several significant partnerships, visits, and special projects. SNS organised a second annual study trip to Northern Ireland for 13 Israeli and Palestinian speakers in partnership with CIEL. A dedicated London tour enabled collaboration with organisations including Stand Up!, UJS, and the Feast. Staff and speakers also delivered 13 sessions to more than 900 participants at the Limmud Festival.

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Our activities 2024–25 cont...

SNS maintained a strong public and institutional profile throughout the year. Speakers addressed cross-party MPs at the House of Commons, briefed 160 diplomats at the Foreign Office, and met the Prime Minister. Ali attended the Prime Minister’s roundtable with British Muslim leaders, while Sharon and Ali each had letters published in the Guardian on education and social cohesion. SNS representatives also contributed to major conferences and international events, including Universities UK, Eustory’s Annual Networking Meeting in Oslo, a UNESCO-organised event in Slovenia, and the Paris Peace Summit.

International engagement remained a key feature of the organisation’s work. Jess and Ali visited Israel-Palestine to recruit and train speakers and attended the People’s Peace Summit in Jerusalem. Staff also delivered antiracism training to the BBC during the summer term.

SNS received external recognition for its work, including a Bridging Gaps Award at the NECE Festival in Tirana and a Stellar Resilience Award from the Mayor of London’s Office.

Alongside programme delivery, SNS continued to invest in organisational development and future planning through activities including the annual Olive Branch Teachers’ Conference, curriculum review work, and a senior leadership retreat, ensuring the organisation remained focused and prepared for the year ahead.

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SNS. Impact on students •+• 15 12025 Report ++++++

Student feedback 2024–25

We had a feedback sample this year of 768 students. The following graphs show a quantitative study on the number of times students indicated agreement on the following questions:

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Student feedback 2024–25 cont...

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Student feedback 2024–25 cont...

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Before and after

Participants were asked how they had felt about the following questions before taking part and after:

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SNS. Before and after cont... l understand the importance of awareness about media bias, and seeking diverse sources of information on this conf lict BEFORE AFTER Strong5y Agree • Agree • Somewh8t A8ree • Somewhat Oisagree • Oisagree l am aware that supporting one side to win and th8 other to lose will likely lead to a lose-lose outcome with the death and suffering of many ordinary Palestinians and Israelis BEFORE AFTER Stron85y Agree • A8ree • Somewhat Ag￿e Somewhat Disagree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree 20 12025 Report

SNS. Student quotes •+• ++ 21 12025 Report •+•

Example quotes

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Example quotes

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Example quotes

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SNS. Teacher feedback ++++ + 25 12025 Report

Teacher feedback

‘Students have really benefited from the session, and are still talking about it now. Seeing people work together rather than against each other has had a huge impact on them.’ - Teacher from Wolverhampton

The graphs below shows some teacher responses in 2025 to a questionnaire with questions graded from 1-5:

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Example quotes

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SNS. Plans for 2025-26 +++++ ++++ 28 12025 Report •+•

Plans for 2025–26

The Youth Education Programme: We are planning up to 20, one-week tours for the next academic year, which will mean reaching approximately 10,000 young people during the year.

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Plans for 2025–26 cont...

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Participate Embrace a win-win approach

Equip Build social and E emotional learning Apply Use dialogue for critical thinking Create Apply human needs theory C for equitable outcomes Enact Promote active citizenship

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Metrics target

Objective by August 2026

Up to 10,000 participants in the Youth Education Programme in schools

Up to 1,000 adults in SNS trainings and events

2 Youth Leadership Programmes, 70 participants

10 new Olive Branch Schools

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SNS. Financial review •+• 32 12025 Report •+•

Financial review

For the year to 31 August 2025, Solutions Not Sides secured income of £590,000, £525,000 of which came from grants and donations. Expenditure in the year was £623,000 resulting in an overall deficit for the year of £33,000. Unrestricted funds at the end of the year were £131,000 which the trustees consider is sufficient to provide financial security into the current financial year and beyond.

Reserves

At the year end, total funds were £131,000, all of which were Unrestricted General Funds. These also represent the charity’s ‘free reserves’. The intention of the Trustees is to maintain free reserves at three to six months of recurring expenditure (approximately £100,000–£120,000).

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees of the charity to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; -observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP; -make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; -state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; -prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that this basis applies.

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Financial review cont...

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and with the Constitution dated 30 May 2019. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

By order of the trustees:

Rich Grahame Chair of Board of Trustees

19 May 2026

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet the Cash Flow Statement and related notes.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

It is my responsibility to:

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions 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 no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I 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.

Olayinka Tomori ACA, DChA Chartered Accountant

Longmeade Consult Ltd The Old Rectory Springhead Road Northfleet, Kent DA11 8HN

19 May 2026

SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Including Income & Expenditure Account)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Total|Total| |Unrestricted|Restricted|2025|2024| |Notes|£|£|£|£| |(note 9)| |INCOME from:| |Donations and legacies|1|402,652|59,158|461,810|524,592| |Charitable activities:| |Session fees|65,192|-|65,192|68,805| |Government grants|-|62,843|62,843|-| |Bank deposit – interest|48|-|48|-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |Total income|467,892|122,001|589,893|593,397| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |EXPENDITURE on:|2| |Raising funds|2,407|-|2,407|496| |Charitable activities|498,860|122,001|620,861|540,036| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |Total Expenditure|501,267|122,001|623,268|540,532| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |Net (expenditure)/income and| |movement in funds|(33,375)|-|(33,375)|52,865| |-| |Total funds brought forward|164,751|164,751|111,886| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| |Total funds carried forward|131,376|-|131,376|164,751| |=========|========|=========|=========|

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No summary income and expenditure account has been prepared because the information it would contain is given in the above statement.

All amounts relate to continuing activities.

The comparative Statement of Financial Activities for 2024 can be found in note 9 to these accounts.

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025

2025
2024
Notes £ £
£		 £
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 10,100
19,042
Cash at bank and in hand 147,818
163,704
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CREDITORS:Amounts falling
due within one year
NET CURRENT ASSETS		 7 157,918
182,746
(26,542)
(17,995)
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131,376		 164,751
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131,376 164,751
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FUNDS
Unrestricted		 131,376 164,751
Restricted 8 - -
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131,376 164,751
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Approved by the Trustees on 19 May 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

Rich Grahame Chair Board of Trustees

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £
Cash flows from Operating Activities
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities A (15,886) 66,397
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Change in cash and cash equivalents in year
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 September 2024
B
163,704
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 August 2025
B
£147,818
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
A. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
2025
£
Net movement in funds (as per the Statement of Financial
Activities)
(33,375)
Adjustments for:
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
8,942
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
8,547
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Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
(15,886)
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B. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand
£147,818
===========		 97,307
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£163,704
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2024
£
52,865
11,118
2,414
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66,397
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£163,704
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SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) - Charities SORP (FRS 102) (Second Edition effective 1 January 2019) and the Charities Act 2011.

Solutions not sides meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

Assessment of going concern

The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these accounts. The Trustees have made this assessment in respect to a period of one year from the date of approval of these accounts. The Trustees of the charity have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance of the provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

Interest receivable

Interest on funds held in bank accounts is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

Restricted funds are grants and/or donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

Allocation of support costs and overheads

Support and overheads costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly relate to specific charitable activities. They include general staff, office and other related costs.

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Pension contributions

Contributions in respect of the charity’s defined contribution pension scheme are charged to the statement of financial activities when they are payable to the scheme. The charity has no liability beyond making its contributions and paying across the deductions for the employees’ contributions.

SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

ACCOUNTING POLICIESAND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

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1. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Unrestricted
Restricted		 Unrestricted
Restricted		 Unrestricted
Restricted		 2025 2024
Funds
Funds		 Total Total
£ £ £ £
Other grants 330,349
59,158
389,507		 462,686
Donations 72,303
-		 72,303 61,906
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402,652
59,158
461,810		 524,592
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Year ended 31 August 2024 477,096
47,496
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524,592

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EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 2025 2024
Raising Charitable
Governance
Total		 Total
funds
£		 Activities
£		 costs
£		 £ £
Staff costs - 330,995 -
330,995		 318,580
Direct project costs - 244,853 -
244,853		 186,895
Legal and governance - 3,514 3,134
6,648		 2,726
Overheads 2,407 12,221 3,446
18,074		 17,332
Other staff costs - 22,698 -
22,698		 14,999
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2,407 614,281 6,580
623,268		 540,532
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Prior year comparative 2024
Raising
funds
£		 Charitable
Activities
Governance
costs
Total
£
£
£
Staff costs - 318,580 -
318,580
Direct project costs - 186,895 -
186,895
Legal and governance - - 2,726
2,726
Overheads 496 12,395 4,441
17,332
Other staff costs - 14,999 -
14,999
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496 532,869 7,167
540,532
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2. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

3. STAFF COSTS 2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 299,191 285,742
Social security costs 24,972 26,067
Pension costs 6,832 6,771
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330,995 318,580
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No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000. The average number of employees during the year was as follows:-

4.

2025 2024
The average headcount of payrolled staff
7		 7
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The Executive Director and Deputy Director constitute the key management personnel of the charity.
Gross total employment benefits (including employer’s National Insurance and Pension contributions)
for the year were £123,525 (2024: £132,711).
NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR
2025		 2024
£
This is stated after charging:		 £
Independent examiner's remuneration (excluding VAT):
-
Examination
1,200		 2,000
-
Accountancy services
700		 -
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1,900 2,000
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5. TAXATION

As a charity, Solutions not sides is exempt from tax on income and gains to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

6. DEBTORS 2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 6,184 19,042
Other debtors 2,701 -
Prepayments and accrued income 1,215 -
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10,100 19,042
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7. CREDITORS 2025 2024
£ £
Other taxes and Social Security 8,649 7,553
Accruals 16,501 7,114
Other creditors 1,392 3,328
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26,542 17,995
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8. RESTRICTED FUNDS

Current year (2025)
Balance at		 Balance at
1 August
Income
Expenditure
Transfers		 31 August
2024 2025
£
£
£
£		 £
Groundwork London
-
62,843
(62,843)		 - -
Pears Foundation
-
41,158
(41,158)		 - -
Sybil Shine Memorial Trust
-
15,000
(15,000)		 - -
Spalding Grant
-
3,000
(3,000)		 - -
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-
122,001
(122,001)		 - -
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DESCRIPTION OF FUNDS

Groundwork London – Grant received for youth education programme in London

Pears Foundation – Donation received for Northern Ireland study trip

Sybil Shine Memorial Trust – Funds received for Bridge Builders Programme

Spalding grant – The grant was received for Bridge Builders Programme

SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

8. RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Prior year (2024)|Balance at|Balance at| |1 August|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|31 August| |2023|2024| |£|£|£|£|£| |Youth Education Project|-|42,096|(42,096)|-|-| |Bridge Builders Programme|-|5,400|(5,400)|-|-| |--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| |-|47,496|(47,496)|-|-| |=======|=======|========|=======|=======|

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9. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR PRIOR YEAR (2024)

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |Total| |Unrestricted|Restricted|2024| |£|£|£| |INCOME from:| |Donations and legacies|477,096|47,496|524,592| |Charitable activities:| |Session fees|68,805|-|68,805| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |Total income|545,901|47,496|593,397| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |EXPENDITURE on:| |Raising funds|496|-|496| |Charitable activities|492,540|47,496|540,036| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |Total Expenditure|493,036|47,496|540,532| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |Net income and| |movement in funds|52,865|-|52,865| |Total funds brought forward|111,886|-|111,886| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |Total funds carried forward|164,751|-|164,751| |=========|========|=========|

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