Company regislratron number 09527065 (England and Wales ) Charity Registration No 1185078 AAFDA ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE LTD TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 March 2024 ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE LTD LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustses Mr J O'sulllvan MT J Lenihan Ms J Drown Mrs R Chawala (Appointed 18￿nI 2023} (Appointed 1 February 20241 (Appointed 9 February 20241 Senlor managoment Mr Frank Mull￿0 CEO ¢harlty number 1185078 Company number 09527￿5 Roglstorod office 30 C¢)mmercial Road Swindon Ilshire SN1 5NS Indep¢ndenl examln•r David Owen & Co 17 The Market Place Devizes Imllshire SN10 1PA ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE LTD CONTENTS Page Trustees, roport 1-12 Independent examinerf8 report 13 statement of financial athvities 14 Balance sheet 15 Statement of cash flows 16 Notes io the finanaal statements 17-28 Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT 2023124 To Year Ending 31 March 2024 Foreword by AAFDA'S CEO 2023124 was another extremely busy year with continued growth in demand for our services. We S8w further increases in the rate of suicide and unexplained death related referrals. and in requests for A4FDA's support across the academic, voluntsry and statutory sectors to develop and improve responses to fatal domestic abuse. Our direct work with families highlights the need for consistency of quality through the DHR process. After many years of providing training to those involved in DHRS, we were delohted to secure the opportunity to develop and deliver a mandatory qualificatlon for DHRS. Thls will make slgnificant difference to the quality of DHRS and, consequently, the prevention of domestic abuse related deaths. In D￿mber 20231 wrote a guest blog for the Domestlc Abuse Commissioner as part of the #16DaysOfActivism campaign. Within this I reflected that DHRS reveal the horrific and compromised lives of so many (usually) women and they act as pressure loops feeding back into agencies to ensure continuous improvement to prevent further abuse. So, while there is much work to do lo ensure the DHR process is as good as it can be. we must not veer from their critical purpose, to shine a bright light on the antecedents, giving us all a chance to make the future safer. At AAFDA. lye raise the status of families in their interactions with agencies after fatal domestic abuse. We help them to assist the review and help protect Ihem from secondary trauma. As one family member told us. °After the death. il's almost like you're on another traumaticioumey. There is no respite from it. And people just sit on the outside, they go, well it's nearfy two Yea￿ now. Theyjust don't get it. They don't realise what Gon7es next." Of course, none of this would have been possible wlthout the Impresslve skill. tenacity and hard work of the amazing AAFDA team, incorporating our paid staff. volunteers and board members, to whom l am immensely grateful. I further extend my thanks to our funders arKI supporters who continue to make this critical vrfork possible. .1111 Illlli, .Jl_ I lill}.¥ Photo from le wayd in fanc n January2024.Iwtth Frank Mullane MBE Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd About AAFDA Advocacy After Fatsi tk)mestic Abuse (AAFDA) was founded by Frank Mullane MBE in 2008, in memory of his sister and nephew, Julia and Will Pemberton, whose murders in 2003 prompted an inquiry exposing the difficullies families face in these clrcumstsnces. Kno￿ as the Pemberton Homicide Review. the inquiry was the first of its kind, exposing a deeply inadequate response to domestic abuse victims. The emotionally exhausting. arduous, and costly process gave Frank the resolve to ensure no￿ne else faced the same barriers to access justice. He then helped to establish Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRS), which became law in 2011.Frank was awarded an MBE in 2019 for his work supporting families bereaved by domestic homicide. AAFDA is also a Cenlre of Excellence for revIeV￿ into domestic homicides, suicides and unexplained deaths following domestic abuse. We are particularly skilled in DHR methodology and best practice. having been closely involved in developing the model with the Home Office since 2008, three years before they became law. Using our speclalist knowledge and collectlve Insights, we provide for the needs of families bereaved by fatal domestic abuse and help agencies to refine their seNices for victims suffering domestic abuse and to revSew domestic abuse related death8 more effectively. We provide a unique national voice for the leaming that each DHR generates. While no two cases are the same. we believe that each DHR is an opportunty to end domestic abuse. AAFDA'S Vision: A future free of domestic violence AAFDA'S Mission: We advocate, educate and Influen￿ to ensure victims. voices are heard, driving change. Support families after fatal domestic abuse, lislenlng, informing, advising, guiding, enabling and advocating. Advance education of the public as regards domesti¢ abuse. Aims of AAFDA Improve the standards and impact of reviews into fatal domestlc abuse and sèrlous InJurle& other tharitable purposes as the Trustees determine, for example helping agencies improve prevention services. Advocacy After Fatal DDme5tic Abuse Ltd Our work with familias impacted by fatsl domestic abuse Advocacy.. *th•t A4FDA's specialist and expert advocates are 8t the heart of the charity. They have lived experience and understsnding of the issues faced. Our advocates provide specialist and expert advocacy and peer support, working with the family to secure their right to an adequate investigation and equal treatment within the post-fatal domestlc abuse process. They challenge disadvantage, raise the ststus of the victim in the case narrative. and ensure that the family is integral (not just involved) within post-homicide reviews. A4FDA's trauma-informed service, providlng long-temi advocacy, goes 'above and beyond, to restore dignity and relief for families. Some highlights of the advoGaGy support provided in 2023124 include: Securing several DHRS where it was not the intention of the commissioning authorities to undertake one. This inGludes for a victim who worked in the sex industry and for whom the authorities were reluctant to commission a DHR. Successfully influencing the police in multiple areas to reopen two criminal investigations and improving interaction between bereaved families and the police andlor the coroner. Ensuring rich delail in DHRS, one of which allowed a Coroner to make the first ever link between suicide and domestic abuse. tfrETr at•4 utiQ IGr*bd AAFDA continues to be the onl national provider of specialist and expert advocacy and peer support to people bereaved by suicide and unexplained death where there was a history of domestic abuse. In 2023124 we received 113 new referrals, 78 of which went on to become cases, taking the total re￿iving active advocacy support to 255 family members impacted by fatal domestic abuse. 2023-2024 Ongolnglexlstlng support 72 76 27 New Cases adopted Totsl Homicide Suicide Unex lainedlsudden death Otherlnot known Parole Total 27 41 99 117 35 177 78 255 Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd Support for Chlldren and Young People: Whilst the Home Office Mutti-agency Statutory Guidance for the Conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews (2016) acknowledges that children should have the opportunity to participate in reviews. this rarely happens. with professronals involved in DHRS lacking the knowledge and tools to facilitate this. And there has been no specialist support available to assisl children impacted by fatal domeslic abuse. In response to these identified needs, in 2022123 AAFDA estsblished a dedicated support service for children bereaved by fatal domestlc abuse delivered by specialist and expert Children and Young People's Advocates. This year we have worked to raise awareness of our children and young people's advocacy service and provided advice and support to many professionals and chairs considering a referral for children and young people. We have also continued to develop ways of identifying how many children have been bereaved and providlng, where possible and safe to do so, direct or indirect support to ensure those children (linked to families we are currently supportirvJ) benefit from or are aware of specialist support via assisting with referrals andlor signposting. AAFDA now has two staff members who are accredited Healing Together facilitators. supporting children impacted by fatal domestic abuse. Glving famllles a platform to influence change: AAFDA has always held in high regard the personal testimonies of the families and friends who use our services and their importance in influencing improvements to policy and practice. Further, we recognise that. for some family members, telling the story of thelr lost loved one and ensuring that lessons are leamed is critical to their recovery process. Family members have been Integral to the delivery of our training events. Virtually all courses have had a family speaker joining us. with an opportunity to lake questions from the audience. In March 2024 AAFDA facilitated another leaming day. bringing together nine family members bereaved by suicides or unexplained deaths following domestic abuse and the Metropolff(an Police SeNice Assistant Commissioner, National Police Chiefs Council lead for domestic abuse, police colleagues. Home Office. Domestlc Abuse Commissioner's Offi￿ and VKPP1 project representalives. The purpose of the day was to seek feedback from family members and to foster continual learning about what needs to improve regarding police ￿spOnseS to suicideslunexplained deaths within the (xjntext of domestic abuse. "I think it's great thal.the pdKe and resaarch team W8nl lo meel us. I believe it gives them 8 far better underslanding ralher than just a number of stalistios on a screen 8nd the ripple effect thal domestic 8buse has on the famty left behind.- (Family member) ' National Policing Vulnerabilty KnO￿edge and Practic& Programm8. Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd With a range of partners and led by Wearside Women in Need. AAFDA has continued to support the development of the 'We Findaway, project, and our reference group of family members who are experts by experience has p￿Vided critical input to ensure that the support service for family and friends concemed that someone they care about may be experiencing domestic abuse is as good as It can be. The Findaway project and the family members Involved In It were featured on Comic Reliefs Red Nose D8y in March 2024. We welcomed Volunteer Week from 1 st-7th June 2023 with an online celebration to thank AAFDA volunteers for their time, dedication and work. We gifted them with a card and a cuppa on us! The volunteers also enjoyed the stsrt of thelr training programme and celebrated our first Peer Supp)rt session co- facilitated by a volunteer. Peer support: AAFDA'S drop-in peer support sessions (facilitated online by an AAFDA team member) are an established safe space to enable familles impacted by fatal domestic abuse to connect and share ways to cope with their loss. These sessions also enable families who wish to remain in touch with AAFDA to do so once their advocacy support ends. 201 individuals have attended peer support sessions. May 2023 sawthe launch of our new Peer Support model thal we hope beneffts all family members This included more sessions per week. the introduction of fortnightly day sessions. specifiG group sessions, activities and guest speakers. Our first guest speaker was Nicole Jacobs (Domestic Abuse Commissloner) who enjoyed meetlng our famlly members. Nlwle provlded an update on her current work and answered questions from families that joined us. We also introduced Peer Support music sessions, led by Catherine Razzell. Family members W0￿ed with Catherine, putting Iheir feelings into words. The feedback was great for this uplifting and creative session. Positive outcomes for family Mernbe￿ surveyed: 93°/o felt infonned about the DHR andlor other review process 890/0 felt supported on how lo engage in the review or other inquiry process 820/0 were actively engaged in the review process 85% felt satisfied that they know the facts of the case 80010 felt better able to ￿pe with the practical and emotional challenges after the homicidelDomestic Abuse related death 66¥0 feft that their wellbeing has improved 790/0 felt helped to move on positively with their INes Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd rrn.. Our work wlth professlonals In addition to the direct work our advocates undertake with agencies and professionals lo improve their responses to individual cases, AAFDA provides wide-ranging training and professional development. with the aim of improving practice. The report undertaken In partnershlp wlth Wanmlck University that AAFDA published in March 2023 Leaming Legacies: An Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews in Cases of Domestic Abuse Suicide"_ has been utilised through our training and infiuencing work to highlight ways in which DHRS might develop our understanding of the experiences of those who take their own lives and identify pathways lo improved suicide p￿ventIOn in the context of domestic abuse. The DHR Network: The DHR Ne￿Ork has continued to grow its membership to include over 250 members representing professlonals involved in DHRS. including CSPS and Independent Chairs. The main aim of the DHR Network is to create a consistently high standard of DHRS and offer resources and support for the key professionals involved in them. Benefits for members during 2023124 included: An online discussion forum. with 31 new discussion topics active during the year 63 DHR alerts circulated, connecting Chairs with CSPS undertaking a DHR A repository of research. articles and resources Short monthly leaming and connecting events Longer quarterfy leaming events with expert speakers. Amongsl other topics and open networking sessions. events this year included leaming sessions on: Understandiro Autism and related good practice in conducting DHRS Developing your Overview Report- a discussion on different approaches An update from the Home Office on DHR reform The scope of a Panel to make recommendations The voices of South Asian women in DHR'S Learning Legacies: An Analysis of Domestic Homicide Revlews In Cases of Domestic Abuse Suicide. Illuminating the past to make the future safe￿, Exploring the potential and peril of domestic homicide reviews as a mechanism for change. "Nehvork is greal. Full oliTnlo and resources and Ihe variety and frequency ollearning evenls is really in¥xe$8i￿. Gr•818upwl ts Ihose who new lo DHR'8, like myseff." (DHR Nelwwk The DHR Netwo￿ SteerirvJ Group continued to meet. drawing on intelligence provided by the DHR Network rnembership and enabling national work on DHR reform to be connected. This includes from a survey in May 2023 of our DHR Netsvork members to gain a snapshot of key issues 2999368 law dom8stic violence main Ms08￿ re rt fSnal final nt. tential and ril ofdomestic homicide reviews a Advocacy After Fatal Domestlc Abuse Ltd impactlng on DHR related work. and to form a pictu￿ of the landscape and of who the professionals involved in DHRS are. Tralnlng: AAFDA delivered both bespoke and CPD accredited national training on "Being an Effective DHR Panel Memberf. "Reviewing Suicide and Unexplained Deaths. and "Managing a Domestic Homicide Review., as well as many other topic related training events. A total of 246 professionals have re￿iVed training by AAFDA in these topics. A further 100 delegates have benefitted from locally commissioned bespoke training to meet the area's need. Glven the importance of DHRS In drlvlng Improvement in domestic abuse services, a primary focus for AAFDA is the professional development of DHR Chairs. This year we facilitated four deliveries of our accredited national DHR Chair trainlng wrth 37 participants. In February 2024. following an open procurement exercise. AAFDA was seleGted as the provider for the Home Office Funded national DHR Chalr training. This provided an opportunity to expand our current offer and create a bespoke qualification the Certificate in Chairing a Domestic Homicide Review (level 3). The development work on this qualification prepared us to begln dellvery in the spring of 2024. Feedback on our courses has been extremely positive with some areas of trK)nitorirvJ achieving 1 oofi/o satisfaction rates consistently. "Excoll8nt tslning. I camg away far more informed about DHRS and confident in ensuring the wctim and Iheir faM￿y8 vcvce is he8￿. Thank much." (Traffjing participant) Our national influenc8 AAFDA. along with sector partners, has continued to provide strong leadership in building the knowledge base about domestic abuse and fatal domestic abuse, the needs of those impacted by it and best practice responses. A4FDA responded to the govemment's consuttation on DHR legislation launched in July 2023. There was a consensus around adding the statutory definition of domestic abuse into DHR legislation. and ovewhelming support to rename DHRS to better refiect the range of deaths which fall in scope of a review. Continuing our influencing work from 2022123, we monitored Ihe definit*)n of victim in the Victims and Prisoners Bill as it passed through parliament.. a previous iteration risked narrowing the definition of victim ￿1¢h may have led to a reduction in access to victims. rights for some. The bill was considered by a public bill committee over 14 sittings between 20 June 2023 and 11 July Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd 2023, to which AAFDA provided information through expert wiinesses and members. During Ihe bill's progress through the 2023124 Government session. we are particularly grateful for the support of Jess Phillips MP, who highlighted our concems relating to support for those who are bereaved by suicide where the cause is domestic abuse during a number of committee meetings. We are also grateful for the unwavering support of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner. Nicole Jacobs. and the previous and current Victims Commissioners. Vera Baird KC, and Baroness Newlove. during the progress of the IT￿lM and Prisoners Bill through Parliament. AAFDA has continued to support the Institute forAddressing Strangulation and SafeLives lo deliver sessions and training to professionals on the Non-Fatal Strangulation (NFS) offence which enable professionals to recognise when the offence has occurred arKllor where the lrfe or health of a victim of NFS may be at risk. In July 2023 AAFDA launched our first newsletter enabling recipients to keep up-to-date with AAFDA and other sector news. Ralslng the profile and understanding of domestlc abuse and fatal domestic abuso: The CEO and Executive Team spoke at 11 conferences and events Ihroughout the year. usiThJ these platforms to heighten awareness of the Impacts of and responses to fatal domestic abuse and the needs of bereaved family members. Additionally, AAFDA has issued press releases on relevant topics and our CEO was regularly approached to provide omment in national and local media. *l¥.AFDA8 Home Offite confirms steep riseln In De￿rnber 2023 AAFDA'S CEO wrote a guest blog foT suicide related DHRS. t)iLty13E7f*lbs the Domestic Abuse Commissioner as part of the Quoted in thisarticle is Frank Mullane. #16DaysOfActlvism Campaign. CEO of AAFD￿ AAFDA sUpp￿rt familres goingthfoughthe DHR process. including The webslte www.aafda.o .uk contlnues to be a key thosethatare5uiciderelated. source of infomation for both families impacted by fatal domestic abuse and professionals. We have further buitt upon our online presence througFh)ut 2023124. With ourfollowers on Linked in increasing from 528 to 1595 in the past year. we have increased our reach within professional communities. Facebook and xrrwitter (with over 6,000 followers) have also provided platfomis for AAFDA to raise awareness and share leaming across a broad spectrum of followers. AAFDA has continued to be a member of the Home Office Quality Assurance Panel. contributing to the discussions of this panel in relation to 156 DHRS and CSP decisions not to undertake DHRS. .11 F.om EOf(015Q7￿d1a cofp I>AI.2410812023. 1K Views Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd i£1 Our funders We have continued to diversify our income streams: grants from the Home Office and Police & Crime Commissioners were complemented by awards from The Henry Smith Charity, John Ellerman Foundation. The National Lottery Community Fund. Esmée FaI￿alM Foundalion. Clifford chan￿ Foundation. The Masonic Charitable Foundation and The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals Charitable Trust, Wearside Women in Need. We would like to express our gratitude to our funders and also to the many generous individuals, business. churches and community groups who continue to support our work and enable us to do so much more. These include: Mike Couzens who raised £375 tsking part in the Great South Run. Dr Anna Hopkins held a unique shoe exhibitton. 16 pairs of shoes were exhibited, with 8 pairs painted red to remember those killed by domestic abuse and 8 pairs blue to remember those who took their own lives as a result of the domestic abuse they had experienced. Anna then ran 5km every day during the 16 days of Activism dedicating each run to one of the women's stories told in the shoe exhibition raising £1,771 to support AAFDA. Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd AAFDA is extremely grateful to the following organisations for their support of our work In 2023124. C L l F F O R D C H A N C E . COMMUNITY FUND Esmee Fairbairn Masonic FOUNDATION The Henry Smith Chaiity John Ellerman Foundation WILTSHIRE FREEMASONS io- Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd Structure, good governance and management The Charity is a company limlted by guarantee. The trustees. who are also directors for the purposes of company law. and who served during the year arKI up to the date of signature of the financial ststement were: Mr J O'sullivan Ms E Jones (Resigned 31 December 2023) Mr J Lenihan {Appointed 18 April 2023) Ms J Drown (Appointed 1 February 2024) Mrs R Chawala (Appointed 9 February 2024) Ms B Seaborne (Resigned 31 January 2024) Ms H Wilson (Resigned 31 January 2024) Mr D Ford (Resigned 7 September 2023) During 202312024. our Board ￿nsisted of trustees with a range of complementary expertise and experience. Our Board meets, at minimum, on a quarterly basis. The Chair and Treasurer had regular and frequent contsct with the CEO. During Board meetings the CEO and Deputy CEO report on the main aspects of the charwiy (work with beneficiaries, impact on victims. emerging issues. finance. strategic plan, operational performance, and risk). The Board is very aware of its responsibilities to identify and manage risk. A risk management register is reviewed regularfy by the CEO who highlights to the Board any Increased or new rlsks identified. The Board complies with statutory obllgatlons to submlt Full Year A¢￿unts. a Trustees, Annual Report, and an Annual Retum to the Charity Commission. Trustee recruitmon( induction and training: We review the composition and skills of the Board each year to ensure thal AAFDA has trustees with the right range of skills and knowledge to provide robusl govem8nce. One approach to idenlifying potential trustees is via the extensive networks of current Board members and staff. On occasion, this is supplemented by advertisement in appropriate media. Applicanls for the role of trustee undergo a vigorous recruitment pro￿sS, including meeting the Boar(l and operational staff. All new Irustees are supplied with a copy of The Essential Tnjstee" provided by the Charity Commission. and relevant training is provided to support trustees in their role. li- Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse Ltd Flnanc•: AAFDA has seen its income for 2023124 increase margirkqlly to £977K. AAFDA has maintained excellent cost control and investment in fundraising to ensure financial resilience. In addition, further improving efficiencies helped materially reduce the percentage of total costs which were SUPP3rt costs. Our referrals have been growing significantly. hence more fundraising resou￿ as part of total costs of £888K. The fundraising environment remains very challenging, but AAFDA has continued lo invest. in line with the restricted nature of the grants. in more support for families. In addition, costs have continued consistent with an organisation growing in size, leading to fvrther developlng the CharftVs Infrastructure and systems. Thls Increases our efficiency and sustainability whilst ensuiing our staff are supported to work with bereaved families in psychologically safe environmenls. As AAFDA conlinues to grow, it has been necessary to ensure excellent intemal controls, excellent govemance and maintsin financlal sustainability. Reserves Policy: To ensure the long-term success and sustsinability of AAFDA amidst a very uncertain funding and operating environment. the Trustees aim to maintain free reserves (which exclude restricted grants) equivalent to be￿een three to six months of budgeted operating costs. These free reserves inclLKle designated funds which are set aside for specific projects decided by the Board. Public Benefit Statement: The Truslees understand it is their duty in exercising It￿1r powers to meet the obligations as outlined by the Charity Commission. For example, these responsibilities include being clear that Ihe activities undertaken by AAFDA are for the public benefit and meet the objectives outlined in the Charity's Article5 of Association. The Trustees, Annual Report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 17 December 2024. James O'sullivan Chair 12- ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE LTD INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE LTD l ￿port to the trusl88s on my examination of the financial statements of Advocacy After Fatsl Domestic Al￿Se Ltd (the charityl for year ended 31 March 2024. R8spon$ibilitles and basis of report As the trustees of the charity land also its directors for the purposes of company lawl you ap responsible for th& preparalion ot the financial ststemenls in 8¢¢ordance Ythh the reqU1￿MentS of the Companie¥ Act 20C6 Ilhe 2008 Act). Havlng satlsfied myself that the financial stal8ments of the charity are requlred lo be audibj under P8rt 16 of e 2006 Act and are eligible for Indepe￿Ient examination. I report in respect of my exarninalic￿ of the charity'$ ffinancial ststements carried out u￿ler sedion 145 of the Charitie$ Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying OLEt my examinats'on I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5llbl ofthe 2011 Act. Independent examinff￿ gtstsment Since the charity's gross income 9￿eeded £250,000 your examiner musl be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confimi that l am qualified lo undertake the examination because l am a mgmter of the Institute of CharteredAccountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examinats'on. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in Connecti￿ with the examinatr'on giving me cause to believe that In any material respe¢t'. aceountmig records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by se¢tion 386 of the 20Ce Act: or the ffinancial ststemenls do not accord with those reccrds., or the financial statements do not eomply wSth the accounting requirements of 8ection 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the a¢counls glve a true and fair vi¢w whKh is not a matter considered as part of indepèndent examination.. or the finanual 8lalemenls have not been prepared In accordance wlh the methods and winciple$ of the Slatement of Recommended Pradice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable lo charities preparing their acrJ)unls in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in tho UK arKI Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021. I have no ccfflcerns and have come across no othei matters in connection the examination to ￿1¢h attentie should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding ofthe financial statements to be reachpj. MrJullan P￿0¢k FCA CTA Inslitute of Chartered Accounlants in England and ￿leS 17 The Market Place Devizes hshire SN10 1BA Dated.. 13- ¢D VO Jro ¢4 OPC ty¢> ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE LTD BALANCE SHEET ASAT 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 N¢)ts8 Flxed assèts Tangible assets 13 7,912 12,791 Currènt assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 14 124,585 449,812 105,376 448.129 574,397 553,505 Credltors: amounts falling due wllhln oneyear 15 159,4491 (132,046) Net current a$8ets 514.948 421,459 Total assots loss current Ilabllltlos 522.860 434,250 The funds of the charlty Restri¢ted income funds Unrestricted funds- general Unrestricied funds- Designated 17 19 18 125,000 347,860 50,000 125,000 259,250 50,0 522,860 434.250 The company is entilled lo the exemption from the audtt wuirement contained in section 477 of thg Companies Ad 2006. for the year ended 31 March 2024. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying wth the requirements of the Companies Aci 20r wlth respect lo accounting records and the preparation of finanual $lalemenls. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit ol its financial statements for year In qu8stion in accordance wlh section 476. These financial slalements have been prepared in gceordance with the provisions applicable to companles su￿.8 to the small cornpanies regime. The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 17 December 2024 Mr J O'sullivan Trustee Company registration numb8r 09S27065 {England and IAlalesl 15- ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE LTD STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Note$ Cash Ilovrn from opgrntlng adNltles Cash (absorbed byllgenefated from operalons {9.5671 13.441 Inv•sting actlvltles Purchase of tangible fixed assets Investment in¢ome received 114,639) 1,501 11,250 Net cash generatsd fromllujed In invesllng actlvlties 11,250 {13,138} Ngt cash used In flnanGlng actlvltles Net Incrnase In ¢￿h and cash equlvalents 1.683 303 Cash anil cash equivalents al beginnin9 of year 448.129 447.826 Cash and cash equivalents at ènd of year 449.812 448,129 16- ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Ac¢ountlng pollcles Charty information AdvLYacy After Fatal Domestic Abus8 Ltd is a private company limitad by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered offic8 is 30 C¢Jmmera81 Road, Swindon, Wiltshire. SN15NS. 1.1 Accountlng conventlon The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's goveming document, Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK arKI Republic ol Ireland" I"FRS 102.1 and the Charllies SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charili•s= Ststement Recommended Practice applirAble lo charibes pr&paring their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standafd applicable in the UK and Republie of Ireland IFRS 1021" (effective 1 January 2019}. The charity is a Publlc Benefft Enw as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are prepared In sterfing, whith i¥ the functional currerKy of the ¢harity. Monetsry amounts in these financial stat&nenls are rouThSed to the nearest £. The ￿anCIal statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounlirKJ policies athpled are set out bel￿. 1.2 Going COn￿rn At the time of approving the financial slalements, the trustees have a re880nable expectation that the charty ha$ adequate resources lo continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the tr￿tee$ ontinue to ad4)t the going c))n¢em basis of accounting in preparing the financial Stslements. 1.3 Charltsble funds Unrestricte