## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date **Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 08 2023 To 31 07 2024**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Escapeline **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1184475 **Charity's principal address** PO Box 987
Taunton Somerset **Postcode** TA1 9QB
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Lisa Morris Chair
2 Clare Stone Treasurer
3 Glenn Beavis Trustee Appointed 11/01/2024
4 Kirsti Nelson Safeguarding Lead
5 Karen Talbot Trustee Appointed 27/01/2025
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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Type of adviser Name Address
Accountant Albert Goodman LLP Goodwood House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton,
TA1 2PX
HR & Employment Law Peninsula Business The Peninsula, Victoria Place, Manchester, M4 4FB
Consultant Services Ltd
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by agreement with CEO and Board of Trustees Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
Escapeline has the following policies in place, reviewed annually: **may choose** to include Safeguarding Policy additional information, where Code of Conduct relevant, about: Complaints Policy policies and procedures Confidentiality Policy adopted for the induction and Data Protection Policy GDPR Policy training of trustees; Lone Working Policy the organisational Safer Recruitment Policy structure and any wider Risk Register network with which the charity Social Networking Policy works; Whistleblowing Policy Health & Safety Policy relationship with any related Volunteering Policy parties; Anti-Bullying Policy t Reserves Policy major risks and the system Environmental Policy and procedures to manage Allegations Policy them. Cancellation Policy Driving with young person Policy Equality and Diversity Policy Mobile Phone Policy
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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To promote for the benefit of the public in Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall, in partnership with the police, the protection of people and property from, and the prevention of, criminal acts. 2. To **Summary of the objects of the** relieve the needs of young people and children who have been exploited **charity set out in its** by criminal gangs in Somerset and the surrounding counties, in **governing document** particularly but not exclusively, by the provision of counselling, education and pastoral support Escapeline takes a holistic approach working not only with young people (age 6-18 years), but also their families and carers, professionals working with young people and the larger community, to increase awareness of county lines and teach protective strategies. We offer the following services: Escapeline provides education and support programmes to children and young people, aged 6-18 years, raising awareness of child exploitation and grooming, teaching them what to look out for and protective **Summary of the main** strategies. **activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to** Targeted support to vulnerable young people (small group or 1 to 1) **these objects (include within** identified as being groomed, or at risk of exploitation, by county line **this section the statutory** gangs, to assist them to break the cycle and move away from a path of **declaration that trustees have** crime and drugs. We also offer a follow-on service, enabling young **had regard to the guidance** people to become peer mentors. **issued by the Charity Commission on public** We provide training to professionals in education, health, social care and **benefit)** the police on child exploitation by county line gangs. Escapeline offers parents awareness workshops and 1-1 support on county lines and child exploitation, and how to keep their own children safe. We also offer a counselling service for parents and carers. We also strengthen community knowledge of, and responses to, child exploitation by running awareness-raising campaigns, working closely with services and providing online resources. We have a 1-1 telephone advice support service and a face-to-face support group for parents of young people who find themselves at risk of exploitation. The service provides confidential, independent and nonjudgmental support.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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Escapeline works closely with a number of volunteers who assist with our parent support programme, overseen by our CEO.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
- Major achievements in our 5[th] year include: We held a successful conference in Bournemouth in March 2024, opened by the Police & Crime Commissioner for Dorset Our CEO is a member of the Anti Slavery Board in Somerset and attends regular meetings with the police, local authority and other agencies Our CEO spoke at the Keeping Our Young People Safe Conference in Dorset in November 2023 Our CEO spoke at the Westminster Insight County Lines Digital Conference 2023
- We have successfully grown our parent counselling service We have expanded our services in Wiltshire We had a team of runners take part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon in 2024, raising vital funds for our charity Our CEO is now a member of the BCP MET group We have been commissioned to training all police officers in Wiltshire
- Our Youth Mentor attended the Wiltshire knife amnesty alongside Operation Sceptre and supported the PCC Wiltshire campaign to reduce violence, appearing on the local ITV news Expanding our services for primary schools due to growing needs of younger children in all areas
- During the period 1/8/23 31/7/24, Escapeline provided the following: 17,282 children and young people received education and support, including 1-1 support and small group work 202 parents/carers received support and counselling 855 professionals received training on county lines and child criminal and sexual exploitation
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the** of the risks to the organisation and has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed should equate to six months of our fixed overhead expenditure. On that basis, our reserves target at 31st July 2024 was £122,614. The actual level of unrestricted reserves at 31st July 2024 stood at £ . The Board aims to continue to build reserves through planned operating surpluses as activities allow, together with careful budgeting and promotion of fundraising activities. Where reserves held are greater than six months overhead expenditure, the charity will seek to use the difference as match funding for projects with which it is involved. The reserves policy is reviewed annually by the Board of Trustees to ensure it reflects any changing requirements of the charity. **Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)**
|You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
the chari
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.|Our principal sources of funds are:
Fee income from training and workshops
Donations from the public, local organisations and charitable groups
Fundraising events
Grants during the year from the following:
The Fore
Groundwork UK
Somerset Community Foundation
The Woodward Trust
Grocers Hall
Dorset Community Foundation
Nani Huyu Charitable Trust
Alice Ellen Cooper Dean
Belacqua Charitable Trust
The Leonard Laity Stoate Charity
Four Barrows
Redlynch Charitable Trust
Geoff Herrington
Allen Lane Foundation
Albert Hunt
Walter Guiness Charitable Trust
National Lottery Awards for All
Cheshire Community Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Hunts Food Group (via SCF)
Bournemouth Rotary Club
Wessex Water (via DCF)|
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Expenditure of these funds has enabled us to carry out our Education Programme, provide Parent Support Services, Training to Professionals, Detached Youth Work, and Counselling. This has increased the awareness of the risk of child exploitation by county line gangs in the South West.
It has enabled professionals to identify children who are being groomed so that interventions can be made to support them in escaping potential exploitation. We have successfully engaged with young people who were being drawn in to county line gangs so that we can support them to move away from county line gangs and pursue their education.
We have supported a number of parents and carers whose children were being groomed and exploited, and supported their local communities in working together to combat county line gangs.
A number of grants received during the year ended 31st July 2024 had not yet been spent but are fully allocated to be spent to meet specific costs in the subsequent financial year.
## **Section F**
## **Other optional information**
## **Section G**
## **Declaration**
## **Signed**
**Signature(s)** C Stone L Morris Lisa Morris **Full name(s)** Clare Stone **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer Chair **etc) Date** 30/04/2025
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For the Year Ended 31 July 2024
## **Escapeline**
## **Independent examiners report to the Trustees of Escapeline**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for Escapeline year ended 31 July 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with
in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not comply with these records
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.
Michelle Ferris BSc(Hons) FCA DChA
Albert Goodman LLP Chartered Accountants Goodwood House Blackbrook Park Avenue Taunton Somerset TA1 2PX
Date: 02 May 2025
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Escapeline 1184475
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01-Aug-23 31-Jul-24
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Conference and Events 2,705 - - 2,705 3,103
Donations Received 8,123 7,000 - 15,123 17,211
Fund Generation- Fund Raising 1,853 - - 1,853 6,159
Gift Aid Received 395 - - 395 620
Grants 40,500 135,469 - 175,969 131,534
Services 11,915 - - 11,915 15,760
Bank Interest Received 1,293 - - 1,293 207
66,784 142,469 - 209,253 174,594
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 66,784 142,469 - 209,253 174,594
A3 Payments
Conference and Event costs 1,783 115 - 1,898 2,200
Fundraising Costs 339 - - 339 1,779
Project Expenditure 179 7,588 - 7,767 2,941
Volunteers expenses 54 9 - 63 453
Wages Expense 7,018 109,720 - 116,738 79,911
Accountancy Fees 1,245 165 - 1,410 1,320
Advertising 238 - - 238 -
Bank Charges 115 - - 115 172
Computer and Software 2,073 3,804 - 5,877 3,375
Employers NI 2,597 - - 2,597 (292)
Employers Pensions 2,174 - - 2,174 1,431
Funding administration, management &
evaluation 21,035 1,195 - 22,230 9,089
Insurance (728) 1,945 - 1,217 1,059
Mileage Claims 2,278 15,480 - 17,758 10,369
Office Stationery 154 40 - 194 76
Postage and Carriage 463 - - 463 445
Professional Fees 3,687 565 - 4,252 1,532
Recruitment expenses 403 441 - 844 -
Room Hire & Rent 799 1,265 - 2,064 132
Staff Training 366 30 - 396 2,608
Subsistence 1,592 174 - 1,766 500
Sundry expenses 471 - - 471 -
Telephone and Internet (109) 995 - 886 573
Travel & Accomodation 1,029 939 - 1,968 357
Website and filming costs 180 - - 180 3,940
Sub total 49,435 144,470 - 193,905 123,969
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 49,435 144,470 - 193,905 123,969
Net of receipts/(payments) 17,349 (2,001) - 15,348 50,625
A5 Transfers between funds (7,707) 7,707 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 44,040 78,273 - 122,313 71,688
Cash funds this year end 53,682 83,979 - 137,661 122,313
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**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Current Account 53,682 83,979 -
- - -
- - -
Total cash funds 53,682 83,979 -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets Debtors 570 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the - -
- -
- -
- -
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- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities PAYE Liabilty Unrestricted 1465
Pension Fund Unrestricted 490
Accountancy accrual Unrestricted 1380
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf Date of
of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval
Lisa Morris 30/04/2025
L Morris
Clare Stone 30/04/2025
C Stone
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