## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **Charity Information**
**Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **Legal and Administrative Information**
Charity Name: The Maggie Oliver Foundation
Chairty Registration Number: 1185267
Registered Office Address: 378-380 Deansgate Manchester M3 4LY Trustees: Margaret Oliver (Chair) Andrew Bickerton Christopher Gilbey-Smith Deborah Sahota Joanne Pennington Kate Ellis Mark Ormiston K. Simon Rodgers (resigned 20[th] September 2024) Independent Examiner Sarah Winthorpe Accountancy Services Limited 4 Granville Road Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 6LW
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and "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) (effective 1 January 2019)".
## **A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIR**
I ’ m extremely proud to present the annual report and accounts of The Maggie Oliver Foundation for the year ending 30 June 2024.
This has been our busiest year since I founded the Foundation over 5 years ago, and we have supported over 750 survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation this year alone. The increase in demand this year was split across our services but was more pronounced in our unique legal advocacy service. The individuals accessing that service have often been failed monumentally by so many of our statutory agencies including police, social services and the crown prosecution service.
The growing number of survivors turning to us for help allows us to spot concerning trends in the treatment of victims and survivors, as we did with unlawful arrests and illegal strip searching of vulnerable individuals in Greater Manchester Police ’ s (GMP) custody. Our highlighting of this, with trusted media partners, Sky News, led to the commissioning of the Baird Inquiry which published its findings in July 2024. As I write this GMP have recently announced that all strip searches on “ welfare” grounds are to be banned, as a direct result of this work.
Over this year I have been immensely proud to see how the various strands of our work all fit together to wrap around those survivors who come to us for help. Our holistic, empathetic and person-led approach means they can access emotional support, legal advocacy and signposting on to other services which meet their often complex needs, all in one safe space. This quote from a survivor recently sums it all up, and is a true testament to all the work going on within the umbrella of our charity….
“ _I feel a sense of safety and love, which I_ ’ _ve never felt before. You couldn_ ’ _t have picked a better person to support me. I feel privileged, this is invaluable. You have been fabulous. It_ ’ _s made me feel I have kindred spirits there supporting me in the background. I have a future, where I don_ ’ _t have to look back. The things I have been through will help me to realise that I have hope. It_ ’ _s you guys that have helped me. You have opened up that there are possibilities, and I can gain strength, and I am now at peace. I thought I would never get it back, but I_ ’ _m at peace.”_
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIR (continued)**
There have also been challenges this year. The funding landscape for small charities like ours is increasingly uncertain and it is frightening and looms large over all we do as we face unprecedented demand for our services. This has focused the attention of our board and the staff team on how best to use our limited resources to ensure we have the most impact. In many ways it has been a year of “ growing up”, further honing and improving our systems and processes to ensure we can support as many people as possible in efficient and effective ways.
For me personally, an enormous milestone came in January this year with the publication of the independent review into non-recent sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Rochdale, which officially confirmed significant failings by both GMP and children ’ s services. This was the very case which led directly to my resignation from GMP over a decade ago and which really changed the course of my life, and ultimately lead me to create The Maggie Oliver Foundation. I had worked closely with the review team for a period of almost 7 years, and supported several victims as they shared their stories, so to be finally vindicated for all the truths I told at that time, whilst facing a brutal backlash from the police force I served in, and then losing the job I loved, brought a whole raft of emotions back to the surface. I felt relief and gratitude that someone had finally seen what I saw and was willing to expose it publicly. Pride at the stand I took all of those years ago. Anger that so many victims and survivors are still being let down by the system that should be there to protect. It lit a new fire in my belly to keep working with our brilliant team to ensure that our broken systems do better, that more victims and survivors get the justice they deserve and the care they need, and also that the criminal justice system acts as a deterrent to the perpetrators of these life-ruining crimes.
I am eternally grateful to you, the public, for your continued support and belief in both me personally, and The Maggie Oliver Foundation, and for continuing to get behind all we are trying to achieve. Without this we just could not exist, and your support and encouragement throughout all the challenges and fights we face, gives us the motivation, the determination and the courage to continue to fight alongside all those who would otherwise be silenced.
Maggie x
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **OUR OBJECTIVES AND AIMS**
Our charity’s purposes as set out in the Objects of our Constitution are:
- to provide relief to people of all ages and backgrounds who have suffered from sexual abuse by making help, advice, support and therapeutic intervention available when needed to assist their recovery and moving forward in their lives; and
- to promote awareness amongst people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the UK who are at risk of sexual abuse through the provision of information, education, awareness raising and advice.
## **Ensuring our work delivers our aims**
We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we achieved and the outcomes and impact of our work in the previous 12 months. This review helps us to ensure that our activities remain focused on our purposes as stated in our governing document.
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission ’ s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing Document**
The Maggie Oliver Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered as a charity on 11[th] September 2019. The charity is governed by a constitution. In the event of winding-up, members of the charity have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities. The Trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The Trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.
In June 2019, a company limited by Guarantee was registered at Companies House with the name The Maggie Oliver Foundation. This company was intended to hold the cash and bank account of the charity until the CIO was set up and registered with The Charity Commission. On 8[th] August 2024, all the assets and liabilities of the limited company were transferred to the CIO. As at the year end the bank account was still held with the Limited Company but the trustees confirm that the transactions are those of the CIO.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees**
As per the charity ’ s constitution, trustees are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting trustees, the existing trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.
All trustees give their time voluntarily and received no benefits related to exercising their duties as trustees. As outlined in note 6 to the accounts, in March 2021, the Board resolved to explore the option of paying a consultancy fee to our founder and Chair, Maggie Oliver, in recognition of the unique services she provides as a result of her experience and profile. A consultancy agreement was entered into between the charity and Maggie on this basis, and payment commenced for these services in July 2021. Payment is exclusively for specific services listed in this agreement and not for any duties expected of a trustee.
## **Trustee Induction and Training**
As per the charity ’ s constitution, new trustees are provided with the current version of the charity ’ s constitution and a copy of the charity ’ s latest Trustee ’ s Annual Report and Statement of accounts. Following the accounting period on 20th September 2024, K. Simon Rodgers resigned as a trustee of the charity.
## **Risk Management**
The Trustees are satisfied that governance systems are in place, or arrangements are in hand, to manage the charity's risk exposure. In particular, appropriate insurance cover and policies are in place, and the finances of the charity are kept under constant close review. A risk register is currently being established detailing systems and procedures which are in place to mitigate the risks the charity faces.
The biggest risk faced by the charity currently is the uncertain fundraising landscape for the not for profit sector and particularly small charities like ours. Alongside our CEO, the board regularly review the financial position of the charity and funding pipeline, and we are exploring ways to build fundraising capacity and further diversify our income streams.
Another risk for the charity is safeguarding the often vulnerable individuals we support and we take this duty very seriously. We regularly review our safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure they are in line with current best practice. All staff and volunteers must undertake safeguarding training with an external, specialist provider when onboarding, with regular refreshers, and additional training for staff and trustee safeguarding leads. Following the end of the accounting period, in August 2024, we received a safeguarding referral relating to the conduct of a member of staff in relation to some survivors accessing our services. A thorough investigation was immediately carried out by an external consultant and appropriate action taken. Whenever necessary in relation to safeguarding concerns, referrals are made to the relevant external agencies.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
**Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **Organisational Structure and Decision Making**
The Trustees have collective responsibility for everything that the charity does, including the legal responsibility to ensure it is controlled and properly managed. The Trustees delegate responsibility for operational management to the Chief Executive and service Managers who each have responsibility for different parts of the charity's operations, as detailed in the Scheme of Delegation.
The staff members develop plans, policies and processes following the Trustee ’ s advice and approval. The Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction of the charity and meet at least quarterly to review progress and to ensure the charity is on track to meet its objectives.
## **Related Parties**
As mentioned in the operational overview, we are building partnerships with a wide range of organisations, such as police forces, other charities and local authorities. We have no related parties or related party transactions, other than the consulting arrangement with our Chair, Maggie Oliver, as detailed in note 6 to the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner**
In July 2024, the Trustees resolved to appoint Sarah Winthorpe as the charity ’ s Independent Examiner.
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## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **OUR ACTIVITIES**
The primary objective of our charity is to create a society where survivors and those at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation are empowered to live fulfilled and successful lives, and where every survivor is treated with dignity, respect and as an equal and valued member of society.
The strategies we used to meet these objectives this year included:
- Providing a holistic package of emotional support and legal advocacy to survivors of sexual abuse;
- Giving survivors a voice by supporting them to share their stories to advocate for positive change within the criminal justice system;
- Working in partnership with police forces to develop best practice in victim care based on the experiences of the survivors we support; and
- Raising public awareness of issues faced by survivors trying to seek justice through the criminal justice system.
## **How our activities deliver public benefit**
The Maggie Oliver Foundation (TMOF) helps survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation transform the pain of their abuse into power, by advocating for survivors ’ rights at local and national levels. We empower survivors of sexual abuse to create a positive ripple effect through society. They are supported on their recovery journey (improved wellbeing, life choices and prospects) and build the strength and resilience to support others on their path to recovery. Sharing of their experiences of how the criminal justice system and statutory services have failed them leads to improved practices when dealing with victims of sexual abuse and as a result more victims feel safe and confident in seeking justice.
Our founder and chair, Maggie Oliver, resigned from Greater Manchester Police in 2012 to expose the full extent of failings by police and social services to investigate and prosecute the sexual abuse and exploitation of hundreds of children by organised networks of perpetrators. As a result, the majority of the survivors who reach out to us were abused in childhood but we support adult survivors whose abuse occurred at any age.
## **Why we exist**
The Crime Survey for England and Wales in 2019 reported that 7.5% of adults experienced sexual abuse before the age of sixteen. The European Agency for Fundamental Human Rights’ Violence Against Women survey 2014 reported that 18% if women in the UK said they had experienced some form of sexual abuse before the age of fifteen. One third of all policerecorded sexual offences are against children (NSPCC, February 2024).
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## **Why we exist (continued)**
This abuse has lasting effects on individuals and society. Survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) are:
- 4x more likely to develop symptoms of drug abuse
- 4x more likely to develop PTSD as adults.
- 3x more likely to experience a major depressive episode as adults (RAINN, 2023)
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Assault also reported that survivors of CSAE are six times more likely to attempt suicide than the general population.
Experiencing CSAE has been associated with a wide range of adverse physical health outcomes. One study (Allnock, Hynes and Archibald (2015)) found that one in four CSAE survivors reported a long-term illness or disability versus one in five in the general population and CSAE survivors had twenty times more doctors ’ appointments than those who had not experienced CSAE.
Around half (52%) of children who experienced abuse later experienced domestic violence or abuse as an adult, compared with 13% who did not.
Less than 2% of rapes reported to police in the UK result in a conviction of the alleged perpetrator. With child abuse cases, 49% proceed past police report, only 4% result in charge (Office for National Statistics, 2020). Research punlished in September 2023, funded by the Home Office, found that 40% of rape victims who reported to the police did not feel believed and one third did not always feel safe in the presence of officers, 75% said their mental health deteriorated and 55% said their physical health decreased due to their police experience.
## **Lack of support:**
72% of adults who experienced sexual abuse as a child do not tell anyone at the time of the abuse (Criminal Injuries Helpline, 2023). A third of children never tell anyone about their abuse (European Parliament, 2023).
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse found that 80% of survivors do not feel heard within the criminal justice process and only 16% of survivors received enough support from NHS mental health services.
A key factor in survivors learning to thrive is them witnessing the positive impact of healing of those around them. We believe that mutual support and visible thriving of fellow survivors can be a catalyst for change. Approximately 65% of our current volunteer and staff team have identified themselves as survivors, or family members of survivors, of CSAE.
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## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **STRATEGIC GOALS**
In January 2021, we created our Strategic Plan for the period 2021 to 2025. During the past year we were working towards achieving the medium-term outcomes laid out in our Strategic Plan:
- _Wider range of support services available to and being accessed by survivors_ – We want to continue to develop and deliver services which meet the needs of survivors, as well as establishing meaningful partnerships with organisations already delivering services from which survivors we work with could benefit with the right, tailored support.
- _More survivors obtaining justice_ - We want to develop relationships work several police forces to encourage and develop best practices in victim care, building trust and leading to better evidence gathering, investigations and subsequently more prosecutions.
- _Improved understanding of the need of survivors_ – We want to work with survivors to understand their needs and to help them to share their experiences to build knowledge within our own organization, across statutory and voluntary services and amongst the public.
- _Children and young people are better educated to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE)_ - We want to work with partners on this to share our expertise gained in working alongside survivors.
- _The Foundation is a robust organization, well governed, appropriately staffed and with a mixed funding base_ – We can only achieve our other strategic objectives if we are a well governed, well managed organization with the right staffing structure, processes and a diverse income stream.
## _**Our activities, who benefited from them and achievements of each of them in the last year are detailed in the following pages.**_
Across all of our services we responded to 546 new requests for support in this financial year. Over 80% of the survivors we support refer themselves to TMOF, which highlights the lack of other support available to survivors of CSAE. We are aware that some of those most in need of our services might not feel robust enough to self-refer. Our Outreach Worker continues to connect us with other like-minded organisations and spread the word about our services and in the past twelve months we have seen a number of repeat referrals from some organisations and professionals.
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## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
## EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
We currently provide emotional support for survivors through our Pain into Power phoneline and through group therapy sessions.
## **Pain into Power Phoneline**
Our outbound phoneline provides a safe place for survivors to be heard. A survivor accessing emotional support is matched with a trained volunteer who provides 1:1 telephone support throughout their engagement. This ensures individuals do not have to repeat traumatic events and enables the formation of trusting relationships. Such safe attachments have been shown to be a vital part of recovery from trauma, especially that experienced in childhood.
Volunteers are trained how to support survivors to identify their strengths, adopt positive coping strategies and think of ways to improve self-confidence and resilience in response to their unique needs. The most important things volunteers do are listen, believe and respect. This underpins survivors’ journeys towards recovery (CSA Centre), they feel connected and less isolated.
This service is coordinated by our Emotional Support Manager.
We have been told by survivors that onward referrals to other services working with TMOF would help them to continue on the positive track created through working with us. Our Outreach Worker develops signposting routes with trusted partners providing complementary services, thereby strengthening the support network around survivors we support. Through this work, we aim to develop meaningful partnerships and work together with other services to understand the true impact of sexual violence and how best to work collectively to support survivors on their recovery journey. We want to ensure that resources across the sector are deployed in a way that strengthens the support available to survivors without doubling efforts.
Recent feedback from survivors accessing our Pain into Power phoneline includes:
_“I was a mess when I first contacted the Foundation. Isolated, depressed, suicidal just to name a few. Slowly I’ve been pulled back from the edge. At first, I didn’t notice it or feel it, a gradual process. That change has been because of the unwavering support the Foundation has provided. I wouldn’t be where I am now in the process of healing with you that’s a fact. My journey of recovery is going to be long. My trauma has been a burden for some years. My lack of understanding and just assuming hasn’t helped. But through the support you have given I now have some clarity. I have greater understanding of my emotions. My support worker has throughout shown kindness, empathy and an emotional context regarding stuff shared. I know now ‘I wasn’t to lame and I'm not carrying the shame anymore’. Thank you seems, too smaller price, but it’s from the heart._
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## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **Pain into Power Phoneline (continued)**
_“Your offer seemed too good to be true. I just wanted someone to validate. It helps me feel more stable. I was so desperate. I have never spoke out before about what happened. It’s a really hard place to be. To have something so personal and relational. I can chat and she understands the struggles I have on a day-to-day basis, and she gets it, and to have that connection. This one fortnightly call is what I needed and helped and it was set up so quickly. Other services, you are waiting months for support.”_
In the twelve months to 30[th] June 2024, 205 new survivors accessed OUR Pain into Power Phoneline (124 in the financial year ending 30[th] June 2023). Our ambassadors provided 1,625 hours of emotional support calls (1,110 hours in the financial year ending 30[th] June 2023).
81% reported an improved sense of wellbeing after accessing emotional support through the phoneline. Areas most improved were “able to make up my own mind” and “feeling useful”.
Another part of our Emotional Support offering is group therapy. In the last year, we delivered these sessions to 13 survivors in collaboration with Dr Georgina Clifford of the London Trauma Specialists. Dr Clifford is a psychotherapist specialising in the impacts of trauma resulting from sexual violence. Based on feedback from survivors accessing these sessions, we worked with Dr Clifford to amend the provision, focusing on psychoeducation and understanding the effects of trauma. We piloted these new sessions in April 2024 and based on positive feedback intend to deliver further courses over the next year. Results from clinical assessments and our own questionnaires show the majority of survivors completing the courses reporting improved mental wellbeing.
## **Volunteers**
Our work is not about what we can do for survivors but what we can do with them and them with us. Approximately 65% of our volunteer and staff team have identified themselves as survivors, or family members of survivors. More people we have supported getting involved in delivering our work is a result of us listening to their feedback and evolving our work to meet their needs. We believe that mutual support and visible thriving of fellow survivors can be a catalyst for change.
All volunteers must complete our bespoke training package which includes:
- sessions outlining the causes, signs and symptoms of trauma, PTSD and Complex PTSD with Dr Georgina Clifford, an expert psychotherapist specializing in trauma developed as a result of sexual abuse.
- sessions on applying this knowledge through trauma-informed practices with our inhouse trauma informed educator
- safeguarding training and
- a full induction into our policies and procedures.
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## **Volunteers (continued)**
Our volunteer team meets fortnightly over Zoom. In addition to volunteers’ monthly supervision with our Emotional Support Manager, these team meetings provide the opportunity for volunteers to feedback what has and has not been working with clients on their calls (on an anonymous basis), develop a sense of community amongst volunteers, and allow us to provide continued training and development.
_“Volunteering and being part of this Foundation makes me feel like I have reached the place in life where I was always destined to be. Surrounded by passionate people all committed to the same cause and trying to support those who have not only been severely let down but allowing them to be heard, empowering them and hopefully instilling some confidence in them that they are worthy.”_
_“Volunteering has made me realise how far I have come on my own journey. Holding space for survivors to share their stories is healing a part of me because I am able to give them something I never had. This feels empowering to me and I hope to show other survivors that it’s possible to create a life filled with joy and safety after experiencing abuse.”_
The Trustees are grateful for the enormous contribution made by volunteers across a variety of roles. The charity is truly powered by its incredible volunteers and they are one of TMOF's most critical and valuable assets. There were 30 active volunteers during this financial year.
## LEGAL ADVOCACY
The criminal justice process can be opaque, confusing, and adversarial. Survivors are often traumatised by their abuse and then again as they feel let down by a system they believed was there to protect them. Our legal advocacy team works alongside those who report sexual violence to the police, especially where communication or investigations have broken down. Our holistic support package addresses both the emotional aspects and practical challenges (legal recourse and justice) of survivors ’ recovery journeys.
The impact of our involvement on a criminal justice process can be wide ranging but includes:
- improving communication between police forces and victims, survivors and their families, building trust and leading to improved information sharing and investigations,
- victims and survivors accessing their rights through review and complaints processes,
- closed cases being reopened with new lines of enquiry and
- misconduct of police forces being investigated by their Police and Crime Commissioner, or the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
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## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## LEGAL ADVOCACY (continued)
In the last twelve months we have continued to develop close relationships with several police forces and Police and Crime Commissioners, entering into a memorandum of understanding with a new police force. We aim to establish a single point of contact (SPOC). These SPOCs have oversight of all cases we refer to their force. Our hope is that this continuity leads to improved communication by police forces with victims, survivors and their families, better information flow and improved speed in the handling of cases. While it takes time to change a culture within a police force, we have seen progress in a number of the cases we are involved in, and in some instances our advocacy has led directly to the arrest of perpetrators. We are keen to develop such relationships with other police forces interested in working with us to develop best practice in victim care.
The length and frequency of our engagement with survivors seeking this support is responsive to their needs and can vary widely from days to years. For the victims and survivors we work alongside, feeling supported through this daunting journey by an expert who treats them with compassion can be as important as any outcome of the justice process.
Every interaction with a survivor is recorded within our bespoke client relationship management (CRM) database. As well as facilitating case management, this allows us to build an evidence base of the, often difficult, realities that victims / survivors face in seeking justice.
In the past twelve months, we have responded to 546 new requests for legal advocacy support from survivors seeking help or advice in navigating the criminal justice process (329 for financial year ending 30[th] June 2023).
We do not currently routinely record quantitative data on the mental wellbeing of survivors accessing only our legal advocacy service (although some of these survivors might also be accessing emotional support and be captured in the phoneline data). While we advocate for victims, outcomes of legal processes are beyond our control, yet can have a huge impact on a survivor’s mental health. As such, we do not think mental wellbeing of survivors we are supporting in this way would be a meaningful metric of our own impact. We have designed a bespoke questionnaire to gather feedback from survivors about the difference our support has made both in their case and in their ability to cope with the criminal justice process.
_“I’m believed for the first time through all of it. I’ve had support in the past, but no help......there is a difference. I feel properly supported, you stop to listen and you believe me. I questioned my own sanity before, around the police, before you supported me. I feel supported now,”_
_“Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I am literally sat here with tears rolling down my face as someone finally believes in my daughter and what happened. I am truly, truly grateful. Knowing that we are no longer alone in this fight has given me a much-needed boost. I just want to thank you all for helping my baby,”_
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## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## LEGAL ADVOCACY (continued)
_“Firstly, massive thank you to yourself and the foundation. You have been truly a life saver as I was feeling so despondent before her intervention. I know my journey is not over, but at least now I feel so supported.”_
TMOF provides its services nationally. As a general rule, we receive more requests for support in the most populated areas. The large caseload in the Northwest could be down to a number of factors, including Maggie's profile in the region, a larger number of child abuse cases or worse performance by police forces in investigating and prosecuting these crimes.
## FORCE FOR CHANGE
Our advocacy and campaigning work is firmly rooted in the practical experiences of those survivors we support through our frontline services nationally. As a result, the two activities Legal Advocacy and Force for Change are grouped in terms of accounting for expenditure within our accounts.
Our work alongside survivors provides us with irrefutable evidence on which to base our campaigns for improvements in the response of statutory services to sexual abuse and exploitation. We do not see this as an “add-on” to working directly with the survivor community but as a vital part of their healing journey. Advocacy for individuals allows them to take control of their search for justice. Seeing a system which treats survivors humanely, functions more effectively and prevents future abuse, which has been informed by them and their experiences is hugely empowering.
As described in the Legal Advocacy section, when individual survivors come to us with concerns about handling of their case by police, we always first try to advocate for them with the police force. If we do not see an improvement, we will contact Police and Crime Commissioners or the IOPC. If after pursuing these avenues does need lead to change, we may attempt to highlight our concerns publicly through trusted media partners. Oftentimes, it is after this public pressure that we see meaningful action.
Key activities in our Force for Change work over the last twelve months includes:
- Involvement of members of our team who have experienced CSAE, and survivors we have supported, in working groups and panels alongside other organisations working to improve statutory service’s responses to gender-based violence. Participation in these groups not only allows us to elevate the experiences and expertise of survivors to those with decision making power, but also to connect with like-minded organisations providing complementary services to whom we can meaningfully signpost survivors we work with.
- When other avenues fail, supporting survivors to share their stories publicly through trusted media partners in an effort to raise public awareness and drive change;
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## FORCE FOR CHANGE (continued)
- Provision of evidence to a number of independent reviews, inquiries and commissions on CSAE including the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) commissioned independent review of non-recent child sexual exploitation in Rochdale and the GMCA commissioned independent assurance review into current practices of Greater Manchester Police in investigating child sexual abuse and exploitation. Our Chair, Maggie Oliver has given evidence to both of these reviews, as well as supported survivors to tell their stories to the review team. In January 2024, the Rochdale review published its findings of significant failures by Greater Manchester Police and children’s services and completely vindicating Maggie as a whistle blower.
- The original independent review panel for GMCA’s Assurance Review were recently replaced by a team led by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of the Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. TMOF has been invited to be part of the stakeholder group providing views and insight to this inspection team.
- In July 2024, The Baird Inquiry published its findings of “barbaric” treatment of vulnerable people in the custody of Greater Manchester Police (GMP). This review was commissioned by Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, in his role as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the Greater Manchester area, after TMOF uncovered a worrying trend of survivors of sexual violence being arrested themselves after complaining about how GMP had handled their investigations. After trying to advocate for these survivors with the police force, the PCC and IOPC but being met with obstruction, we contacted trusted journalists at Sky News who ran an investigative story. TMOF supported five survivors to share their experiences with Dame Vera Baird, of 15 people interviewed in total. Dame Baird concluded that all of the survivors supported by TMOF were illegally arrested, detained and strip searched. Her report makes numerous recommendations to be implemented by GMP, GMCA and by policing nationally.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
TMOF relies on grants and donations to fund all of our work. During the financial year ending 30th June 2024, the charity's income from grants and donations was £219,015 (2023: £146,337). Further details can be found in note 2 to the accounts.
Total expenditure for the year was £273,089 (2023: £200,684). Staff costs were our largest expense. A significant proportion of our activities are still completed by volunteers, however, as the charity grow, our small staff team ensure continuity of service through managing volunteers, finances and legal cases where specific expertise and experience are required.
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## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **Investment Policy**
The Trustees have a general power of investment. The majority of the charity ’ s expenditure is fixed and predictable so has a policy of keeping any surplus liquid funds in a combination of short-term deposits, ensuring funds are available as needed to deliver our services, while maximising returns.
## **Reserves Policy**
The Trustees continually monitor the charity's financial position and reviews its required level of reserves. This review takes into account the types of income and the risks and uncertainties associated with each; the level of fixed costs including salaries; variable costs associated with providing our services; the needs of survivors who we support; the funds required to achieve our goals; and any one-off expenditure planned in the foreseeable future.
The Trustees have agreed that the minimum level of free unrestricted reserves should be sufficient to cover our costs for between three and six months. At 30[th] June 2024, unrestricted reserves stood at £182,525 (2023: £212,502).
## **Going Concern**
The Trustees have reviewed the funding climate, growing demand for our services and level of reserves currently held, along with budgeted income and expenditure and concluded that the charity's funds will be sufficient to sustain its activities for a period of at least twelve months. Accordingly, the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
## **ORGANISATIONAL RESILIENCE**
We continue to keep under review the resources required to meet the need for our service, while remaining financially sustainable. During this financial year, we have continued to see an increase in demand and the complexity of cases coming through our Legal Advocacy service and have added capacity here.
Our staff team continues to be supported by a brilliant team of volunteers involved in all aspects of our work including providing support through our emotional support line, fundraising and awareness raising.
Income for the year was split 40% from grant-making organisations, 31% individual giving, 17% from fundraising events and 11% corporate giving. We have a loyal base of donors, with a growing number choosing to donate on a regular basis. We are hugely grateful to everyone who supported our work this year.
We continue to review our processes to ensure effective running of our operations, as well as supporting us to capture data which helps us to prove the impact of our work, responding to feedback from survivors we support. We hope this will provide a strong foundation on which to grow and reach more in need of our support.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **THANK YOU**
Once again, we really are so grateful to everyone who has played a part in another record breaking year for TMOF.
Thank you does not seem enough to our wonderful volunteers, without whom there would be no Maggie Oliver Foundation. Each of them gives up their time selflessly for free to turn our shared vision into a reality. The feedback we receive from survivors they support demonstrates what special people they all are and what a difference they are making.
Thank you to our dedicated staff team who work so hard to ensure that TMOF is a safe place for survivors to feel heard and to seek justice. This has been a challenging year in many ways given increased demand for our services and a difficult fundraising outlook but their commitment to our mission and values never waivers.
Thank you to all those who have supported us financially. We were delighted in this financial year to secure multi-year funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, in addition to our ongoing three-year grants from the Tudor Trust and The Henry Smith Charity. We feel very fortunate to have loyal support from the public. Thank you to everyone who donated however large or small your gift, and to all of those who took on incredible sponsored challenges to raise funds for TMOF. Your generosity allowed us to achieve so much of what is documented in this report.
Thank you to the journalists and media outlets who have supported us in telling the stories of the survivors we support. Thank you to everyone who tuned in to see or hear Maggie or one of our survivors in the media, who shared a social media post and who helped to raise awareness about the experiences of victims and survivors of CSAE. Every one of you has contributed to our fight to change a broken system.
Thank you to the businesses who have donated from their own pockets or provided their professional services pro bono or at a reduced charge. Special thanks go to Dr Georgina Clifford, DLA Piper, Converj Solutions and Actus Verto.
Finally, thank you to all of the brave survivors who have contacted us and trusted us to be part of their recovery journey.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
**Trustees ’ Report**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **Statement of Trustees ’ Responsibilities**
The Charity ’ s accounts have been prepared in accordance with 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) (effective 1 January 2015), and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
Law applicable to charities in England, Wales and Scotland requires the Trustees to prepare ’ financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the Charity s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
_Approved by the Trustees on 18[th] December 2024 and signed on its behalf by:_
_Margaret Oliver Chair of the Board of Trustees_
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Maggie Oliver Foundation ( “ the Charity”) for the year ended 30 June 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ( “ the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity ’ 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 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiners statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- 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 ‘ true 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.
Sarah Winthorpe (Dec 20, 2024 17:19 GMT)
Sarah Winthorpe Accountancy Services Limited ICAEW
4 Granville Road Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 6LW
Date 20/12/2024
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Funds|Funds|
**2024**|**2023**|
||**Note**|£|£|**£**|**£**|
|**INCOME**||||||
|Donations and legacies|**2**|114,181|104,834|219,015|146,337|
|Income from other trading activities|**2**|39,865|-|39,865|39,393|
|Income from charitable activities|**2**|4,545|-|4,545|5,595|
|Investment income|**2**|2,501|-|2,501|461|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Total income**||**161,092**|**104,834**|**265,926**|**191,786**|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||||||
|**Expenditure on:**||||||
|Costs of raising funds|**3**|24,945|-|24,945|15,036|
|Expenditure on charitable activities|**4**|150,880|82,240|233,120|185,648|
|Other expenditure|**6**|15,024|-|15,024|-|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Total expenditure**||**190,849**|**82,240**|**273,089**|**200,684**|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Net expenditure and movement of**
**funds for the year**||**(29,757)**|**22,594**|**(7,163)**|**(8,898)**|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||||
|Total funds brought forward|**15,16**|212,282|10,372|222,654|231,552|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**12,13**|**182,525**|**32,966**|**215,491**|**222,654**|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the period and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 22 to 33 form part of these financial statements.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
|||**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|
|**FIXED ASSETS**||||
|Tangible fixed assets|**9**|1,149|1,351|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||
|Debtors|**10**|204,874|225,132|
|Cash in hand and at bank||32,657|-|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|||237,531|225,132|
|**CURRENT LIABILITIES**||||
|Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year|**11**|23,189|3,829|
|||--------------------|**----------------------**|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||214,342|221,303|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**||215,491|222,654|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**NET ASSETS**||**215,491**|**222,654**|
|||============|============|
|**FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**||||
|Restricted income funds|**12,13**|32,966|10,372|
|Unrestricted income funds|**12,13**|182,525|212,502|
|||----------------------|----------------------|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||**215,491**|**222,654**|
|||============|============|
The notes on pages 22 to 33 form part of these financial statements.
These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 18[th] December 2024 and are signed on their behalf by:
Margaret Oliver Chair
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The principal accounting policies which are adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
## **Basis of Accounting**
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in January 2019.
## **Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have considered all budgets and forecasts and have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore the accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis.
## **Income**
Income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds, any conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Donations, legacies and grants that are not performance related are recognised in the period where the Charity becomes entitled to the funds, receipt is probable, and the amount can be measured reliably. Income is deferred only when the Charity must fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor or funder has specified that the income is to be expended in a future accounting period.
Performance related grants and income receivable in respect of the provision of services, including under service level agreements, is credited to income immediately to the extent that the Charity has obtained entitlement to that income by its performance against the service level agreement in the year under review.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **1 Accounting Policies (continued)**
## **Resources Expended**
Expenditure is recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
- Expenditure on raising funds comprises costs incurred to generate voluntary income and cost of goods sold as part of fundraising trading.
- Expenditure on charitable activities comprises those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and services to its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature which are necessary to support them. It also includes governance costs which comprise accountancy fees, bank charges and Trustee expenses.
## **Allocation of support costs**
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, staff costs and governance costs which support the Charity’s activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out in note 4.
## **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.
In June 2019, a company limited by Guarantee was registered at Companies House with the name The Maggie Oliver Foundation. This company was intended to hold the cash and bank account of the charity until the CIO was set up and registered with The Charity Commission. On 8[th] August 2024, all the assets and liabilities of the limited company were transferred to the CIO. As at the year end the bank account was still held with the Limited Company but the trustees confirm that the transactions are those of the CIO. Therefore, the money held in the bank has classified as debtors as the bank account is not held by the Charity but by a Limited Company of the same name.
## **Taxation**
As a Charity, The Maggie Oliver Foundation is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Part 11 Corporation Tax Act 2010 or s256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the Charity.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **1 Accounting Policies (continued)**
## **Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
In the application of the entity ’ s accounting policies which are described on pages 18 to 20, the Trustees are required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects the current and future periods.
In the view of the Trustees, no assumptions concerning the future or estimation uncertainty affecting assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to result in a material adjustment to their carrying amounts in the next financial year.
## **Fixed assets**
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates at 15% reducing balance on computer equipment..
## **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.
## **Fund Accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use, at the discretion of the Trustees, in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are 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.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **2. Income**
|
**Income**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
**Total**|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|
**Funds**|**Funds**|
**Funds**|
||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Donations|111,981|-|**111,981**|116,547|-|**116,547**|
|Grants|2,200|104,834|**107,034**|7,500|22,290|**29,790**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Donations and**|||||||
|**legacies**|**114,181**|**104,834**|**219,015**|**124,047**|**22,290**|**146,337**|
||=============|=============|=============|=============|=============|
=============|
|Events|39,865|-|**39,865**|39,393|-|**39,393**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Income from other**|||||||
|**trading activities**|**39,865**|**-**|**39,865**|**39,393**|**-**|**39,393**|
||=============|=============|=============|=============|=============|
=============|
|Survivor Ball|3,745||**3,745**|4,345||**4,345**|
|Income from public|||||||
|speaking|800|-|**800**|1,250|-|**1,250**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Income from**|||||||
|**charitable activities**|**4,545**|**-**|**4,545**|**5,595**|**-**|**5,595**|
||=============|=============|=============|=============|=============|
=============|
|Bank Interest|2,501|-|**2,501**|461|-|**461**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Investment income**|**2,501**|**-**|**2,501**|**461**|**-**|**461**|
||=============|=============|=============|=============|=============|
=============|
|**TOTAL INCOME**|**161,092**|**104,834**|**265,926**|**169,496**|**22,290**|
**191,786**|
||=============|=============|=============|=============|=============|
=============|
|
**Costs of raising funds**|||||||
||||**Total**|**& Unrestricted**|**Total & Unrestricted**||
|||||**Funds 2024**||**Funds 2023**|
|||||**£**||**£**|
|Advertising||||2,551||850|
|Events||||22,394||14,185|
|||||**----------------------**||**----------------------**|
|**Costs of raising funds**||||**24,945**||**15,036**|
|||||=========||=========|
## **3. Costs of raising funds**
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **4. Charitable activities**
|**.**
**Charitable activities**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||**Emotional**
**Support**|
**Legal Advocacy**
**and Force for**
**Change**|
**Total**
**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Staff costs (£67,829 restricted)|43,481|75,721|**119,202**|
|Consultancy|-|30,875|**30,875**|
|Phone helpline|4,351|-|**4,351**|
|Group Therapy (£5,920 restricted)|5,920|-|**5,920**|
|Volunteer costs (£2,668 restricted)|2,668|-|**2,668**|
|Other direct costs (£5,784 restricted)|9,451|3,000|**12,451**|
|Support costs (note 5)|17,296|40,357|**57,653**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
||**83,167**|**149,953**|**233,120**|
||=========|=========|=========|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Emotional**
**Support**|**Legal Advocacy**
**and Force for**
**Change**|**Total**
**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Staff costs (£26,968 restricted)|33,900|63,415|**97,315**|
|Consultancy|-|26,500|**26,500**|
|Phone helpline (£2,216 restricted)|3,916|-|**3,916**|
|Group Therapy|4,800|-|**4,800**|
|Marketing|-|1,860|**1,860**|
|Volunteer costs|2,373|-|**2,373**|
|Other direct costs (£1,784 restricted)|8,006|462|**8,468**|
|Support costs (note 5)|12,125|28,291|**40,416**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
||**65,119**|**120,529**|**185,648**|
||=========|=========|=========|
Support costs have been allocated to between the charitable activities on a 30/70 split. This is based on an estimated number of people reached by the services.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **5. Analysis of support Costs**
|**.**
**Analysis of support Costs**|||
|---|---|---|
||||
||**Total**
**2024**|
**Total**
**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Staff Costs|44,836|22,676|
|Other staff costs|680|743|
|Depreciation|203|253|
|Accountancy|1,575|2,265|
|Computer expenses|1,873|1,790|
|Telephones|818|1,681|
|Printing and stationery|1,069|401|
|Insurance|1,064|697|
|Marketing|-|2,390|
|Survivors Ball|3,769|6,111|
|Sundry expenses|1,480|1,341|
|Bank fees|286|67|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
||**57,653**|**40,416**|
||=============|=============|
## **6. Other costs**
The charity incurring £15,024 of exceptional consultancy costs in legal and tax advice in relation to the two legal entities with the name The Maggie Oliver Foundation.
## **7. Trustees**
Since July 2021, our founder and Chair, Maggie Oliver received a consulting fee in recognition of the unique services she provides as a result of her experience and profile. This arrangement is governed by a consultancy agreement approved by the trustees. Payment is exclusively for specific services listed in this agreement and not for any duties expected of a trustee.
None of the other Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any other remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **8. Staff costs**
||**Total**
**2024**|
**Total**
**2023**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|Salaries|152,800|114,047|
|National Insurance costs|8,051|3,651|
|Pensions costs|2,958|2,293|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
||**163,809**|**119,991**|
||=============|=============|
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000. The average headcount of employees during the year was 6 (2024: 4.2).
## **9. Tangible fixed assets**
|**.**
**Tangible fixed assets**||
|---|---|
||**Computer**
**Equipment**|
||**£**|
|**COST**||
|At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024|2,015|
||**-----------------**|
|**DEPRECATION**||
|At 1 July 2023|664|
|Depreciation charge for the year|202|
||**-----------------**|
|At 30 June 2024|866|
||**-----------------**|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**||
|At 1 July 2023|1,351|
||**-----------------**|
|At 30 June 2024|1,149|
||===========|
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **10. Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year**
|**0.**
**Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year**|||
|---|---|---|
||||
||**Total**
**2024**|
**Total**
**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Grant income|-|32,500|
|Current asset investments|174,609|102,395|
|Amounts held by Limited Company on behalf of the Charity|30,265|90,237|
||**---------------**|**---------------**|
||**204,874**|**225,132**|
||=========|=========|
In June 2019, a company limited by Guarantee was registered at Companies House with the name The Maggie Oliver Foundation. This company was intended to hold the cash and bank account of the charity until the CIO was set up and registered with The Charity Commission. On 8[th] August 2024, all the assets and liabilities of the limited company were transferred to the CIO. As at the year end the bank account was still held with the Limited Company but the trustees confirm that the transactions are those of the CIO.
## **11. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
|**1.**
**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**|||
|---|---|---|
||||
||**Total**
**2024**|
**Total**
**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Other taxes and social security|2,553|1,771|
|Accruals|29,336|2,058|
||**---------------**|**----------------**|
||**31,589**|**3,829**|
||=========|=========|
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **12. Reserves**
|**2.**
**Reserves**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
||**Total**
**2023**|
**Income**
**2024**|**Expenditure**
**2024**|**Total**
**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Restricted funds**|||||
|The Henry Smith Charity|10,372|43,000|(41,017)|12,355|
|The National Lottery Community Fund|-|61,834|(41,222)|20,612|
||**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|
||10,372|104,834|(82,240)|32,966|
||**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|General Reserves|178,431|161,092|(158,147)|181,376|
|Fixed Assets|1,351|-|(202)|1,149|
|Tudor Trust|32,500|-|(32,500)|-|
||**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|
||212,282|161,092|(190,849)|182,525|
||**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|
|Total funds|**222,654**|**265,926**|**(273,089)**|**215,491**|
||=========|=========|=========|=========|
- The Henry Smith Foundation awarded an £130,000 grant of which £64,500 has been paid, the remainder is conditional on service levels being met. The grant was awarded to pay towards the payroll costs of the Service Coordinator and Group Therapy costs.
- The National Lottery Community Fund has provided three years funding of £190,892 of which £61,834 has been paid, the remainder is conditional on service levels being met. The grant was awarded to pay toward the cost of the Pain into Power of Community Project.
## **13. Analysis of net assets between funds**
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Total**
**2024**|
**Total**
**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Tangible fixed assets|1,149|-|1,149|1,351|
|Current Assets|204,565|32,966|237,531|225,132|
|Current Liabilities|(23,189)|-|(23,189)|(3,829)|
||**------------------------**|**------------------------**|**------------------------**|**------------------------**|
||**182,525**|**32,966**|**215,491**|**222,654**|
||==============|==============|==============|==============|
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **14. Statement of financial activity for the year ended 30 June 2023**
||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|**2023**
|
||£|£|**£**|
|**INCOME**||||
|Donations and legacies|124,047|22,290|146,337|
|Income from other trading activities|39,393|-|39,393|
|Income from charitable activities|5,595|-|5,595|
|Investment income|461|-|461|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Total income**|**169,496**|**22,290**|**191,786**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||||
|**Expenditure on:**||||
|Costs of raising funds|15,036|-|15,036|
|Expenditure on charitable activities|154,680|30,968|185,648|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Total expenditure**|**169,716**|**30,968**|**200,684**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Net expenditure and movement of funds for**
**the year**|**(220)**|**(8,678)**|**(8,898)**|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||
|Total funds brought forward|212,502|19,050|231,552|
||**----------------------**|**----------------------**|**----------------------**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**212,282**|**10,372**|**222,654**|
||**============**|**============**|**============**|
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
## **15. Reserves for the year ended 30 June 2023**
|**5.**
**Reserves for the year ended**|**30 June 2023**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
||**Total**
**2022**
**(Restated)**|
**Income**
**2023**|**Expenditure**
**2023**|**Total**
**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Restricted funds**|||||
|People Neighbourhood Lottery|3,300|-|(3,300)|-|
|Benefact (Ecclesiastical)|2,500|-|(2,500)|-|
|Allen Lane|3,250|-|(3,250)|-|
|The Street Foundation|10,000|-|(10,000)|-|
|The Henry Smith Charity|-|21,250|(10,878)|10,372|
|The Big Give Trust|-|290|(290)|-|
|The Social Change|-|750|(750)|-|
||**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|
||**19,050**|**22,290**|**(30,968)**|**10,372**|
||**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|General Reserves|145,898|169,496|(136,963)|178,431|
|Fixed Assets|1,604|-|(253)|1,351|
|Tudor Trust|65,000|-|(32,500)|32,500|
||**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|
||**212,502**|**169,496**|**(169,716)**|**212,282**|
||**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|**----------------**|
|Total funds|**231,552**|**191,786**|**(200,684)**|**222,654**|
||=========|=========|=========|=========|
- The People Neighbourhood Lottery grant was awarded to pay towards the payroll costs of the Service Coordinator.
- The Benefact (Ecclesiastical) grant was awarded to pay towards the payroll costs of the Legal Advocacy Worker
- The Allan Lane Grant was restricted to the Power for Pain Phoneline and associated IT costs.
- The Street Foundation grant was awarded to pay towards the salary of the Business Manager.
- • The Henry Smith Foundation awarded an £130,000 grant of which £21,500 has been paid, the remainder is conditions on service levels being met. The grant was awarded to pay towards the payroll costs of the Service Coordinator and Group Therapy costs.
- The Big Give Trust grant was given towards the Outreach Worker Salary.
- The Social Change grant was given towards the IT expenses.
- In 2021 The Tudor Trust awarded a £100,000 grant towards the general running cost of the charity. The grant is being paid over three years
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## **The Maggie Oliver Foundation**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_
## **Year ended 30 June 2024**
**16. Analysis of net assets between funds for the year ended 30 June 2023**
|||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted Funds**|**Total**
**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Tangible fixed assets|1,351|-|1,351|
|Current Assets|214,760|10,372|225,132|
|Current Liabilities|(3,829)|-|(3,829)|
||**--------------**|**--------------**|**--------------**|
||**212,282**|**10,372**|**222,654**|
||=========|=========|=========|
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## The Maggie Oliver Foundation Annual Accounts and Trustee Report for the year ending 30th June 2024
Final Audit Report
2024-12-20
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